
Hanging out at Times 1040Please respect copyright.PENANADB2lCMf0R7
Square was super duper fun yesterday. The positive reactions we got from1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXHRF0gV9Xw
the fans sent us trending all over Twitter within hours and soon, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANARwjn6neCF7
everyone got to know that BTW meant BlackPink, The Toxins and WINNER.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvEh7z0kNJl
But that didn't matter. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqZwx7VpmIh
The three groups together with Lee and TOP had a ton of fun stuff to do 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAETEpPwoxb4
at Times Square soon after we had lunch. We first went to watch a movie 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAweabovCLUi
on the largest screen in the world, which was amazing. Then we went and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvjiyWDM4D7
had fun at the "I Like Dalgi Children's Theme Park", meant for little 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA22MNmIn9As
kids. But hey, who says grown ups can't have a little fun too? Don't 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAcTcbJ0xeke
worry, we weren't actually playing on the swings or anything. We 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAj2gl88rpuA
actually played around with the adorable kids.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA429Kfq7ewo
There were plenty of 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiwT9kmJ3HF
open outdoor spaces like the ecology park, a fountain and a rooftop 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVSbzzKg9mv
garden that we visited. We even took group pictures and selfies with the1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOhMFHydg0H
beautiful nature around us. And we managed to get pictures with a few 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAq8dog87pyo
fans too.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwnUydRsA7r
The time we were done 1040Please respect copyright.PENANACNqVD2XgRN
having fun at Times Square was in the evening and it was completely 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAcYuHXZgM5R
unbelievable when we stepped out into the parking lot and found three 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkvsCcEl1oV
black SUV cars, for each of the three groups waiting to pick us up. What1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqCLbgeJ8en
made the scene even more dramatic yet terrifying, was that our two 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2f12ep6FG2
managers were there, waiting for us. They had received the message 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQZ6jWe4jlo
through social media alright and they didn't look too happy that we had 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9BT1XbSef6
all met and decided to hang out. It was surprising to them that we had 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwVxmzGtfyW
all met "by coincidence." The rest of us never said a word about how 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZcwr0IWqNQ
everything came to be. Especially with WINNER visiting The Toxins the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbKxK0KJ0wE
previous day, of course.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA24BgeeEh3P
As much as the managers 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdzHeZK2iVL
kept their cool and didn't say a word afterwards meant they weren't 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKa35slHK9d
really mad at all and we managed to drive away from Times Square without1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwhzBGKQE4t
any complaints. I knew my plan would work but I also knew we were in 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkWuHCMVj6Y
for a serious talk from our two managers after they take this all in.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAHQDgScBOrE
Right now, this very 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFVSe7UWo1E
morning, I was bending over, tying my shoelaces and wondering what they 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXwk5U88rOS
could possibly want to talk to the three groups about as we meet with 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAW9oQgO7pVW
them. Collins told us a few minutes ago during breakfast that he and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzdQ2sQh1xk
Yang Hyun-suk want the three groups to go to YG and talk. I hope it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAh2dej7PLpM
isn't that serious because yesterday, they didn't seem so mad at all. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAetofeKKG0v
But why was I so worried? I couldn't figure out what was bothering me 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKbLvE5pyHl
and I just couldn't take it.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtgqul5hsIF
I stood up straight after tying my shoelaces and I noticed Zoey approach me as she came out of the bathroom.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAv34mVITVYC
"Do you think they are mad?" Zoey asked as she stood a few feet away from me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAK5adT5QZR5
"You're worried, aren't you?" I asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtcZWvBdeen
"Aren't you?" Zoey folded her arms.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8EhNqwiGgF
I sighed. If Zoey could be as worried as I was, the rest of The Toxins were too.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAk0BXNVMggY
"I am," I said. "It's pretty troublesome that they would want us all to meet at YG."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAuj4mtyjcXU
"I thought you said your plan would work."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA3clEatMR0U
"In some way, it did, because they would have been so furious at us, but they weren't."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEWALvbb2qc
"Do you think they would want to talk about this BTW thing?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYH5x3p6y4L
I felt like slapping my 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAB1z3hV6p3k
forehead because I realised I was such a complete idiot. Of course. BTW.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAjOI6B3Yc9t
Now that Zoey mentioned it, it all made sense. The managers would 1040Please respect copyright.PENANALxoh3SYejf
probably want to talk about BTW because as far as the three groups 1040Please respect copyright.PENANACdGuELimh9
meeting "by coincidence" was concerned, they had completely brushed it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoSkklQGeNJ
off.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbigg293JDW
"Ya, you're right," I said. "They obviously want to talk about that."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFtZAbNHbGp
"Do you think they would want to make it a real thing?" Zoey was getting anxious.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzLIheLNxuU
"I would hold that thought for a while if I were you and see what the managers have to say."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAszOPsixL4w
Zoey raised an eyebrow at me. "You're worried that they wouldn't agree, aren't you?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAl7OFw97j72
I shrugged. She read my 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgKIs6q26PQ
mind really well. "I can't lie. I thought about it yesterday and now 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApb1P3nemWg
that you bought up the BTW thing, I realise it's what's been bothering 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAetbByaRFWw
me the whole time."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7r1KaG7DOn
I sat down on my bed as 1040Please respect copyright.PENANALwK1nqddfT
my mind kept spinning around the issue. I shouldn't have told Zoey how I1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOiJQyxue4S
felt about all this but I had to let it out somehow.1040Please respect copyright.PENANArvTQVgEG7l
"You know, you should have given us a heads up about it, Sam," said Zoey as she also sat on her bed facing me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeZqoNb5zNB
"Gosh, you really should1040Please respect copyright.PENANA4YbXkDGwFh
have seen the looks on all of your faces when we were having fun 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAnFzIgNGOg7
yesterday. I just couldn't burst your bubble and tell you whats likely 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdcNrYFKdPX
to happen to BTW. We all weren't going to enjoy ourselves when it really1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFFuCspc8cO
mattered so I kept quiet. I for one even forgot about it too."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIXQoFYKYAc
"Ya, you're right not to have brought it up or I would've killed you."1040Please respect copyright.PENANARKa96gRmeC
"Like you almost did to Mike?" I smirked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfjNgu1I02r
"Mike is annoying 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYf0QIhwtAv
sometimes," said Zoey as she expressed her irritation with her hands as 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGtM0NsfjuV
though they were bear claws. "You could scratch his eyes out."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvpDV8diCYY
"You've been planning to do that ever since we became best friends and he knew the essence of being annoying around you."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwJS6gnGLSR
"You're right. I should burn him instead."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8bqiw8REhW
I laughed. "The drama between you two never gets old."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZsAx1FAiSh
"And what about the drama between you and Seunghoon?" Zoey's eyebrows were raised and she had a crooked smile on her face.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2eeNRHCstq
"Don't even go there," I warned as I pointed a finger at her.1040Please respect copyright.PENANANjzWtQRv8l
"Sorry, but just so you 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAHEiSsecuLl
know, all the guys on social media were kind of jealous when he posted 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEmcYj97mUf
that pic of you and him together."1040Please respect copyright.PENANARtrXBniPzT
"Pff! That's not true." I rolled my eyes.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAi0XppaC4yp
"Well, you can ask Seungri and TOP who made a comment on Instagram last night."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8vp1QbGv9h
I blushed and at the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZFQ6ToYxAi
same time felt so confused. Zoey had a silly smile on her face and I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1ndrrHb16p
couldn't tell whether she did that to intimidate me or there was some 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkzcqNJYDEO
other hidden agenda.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgSzdF9fTlq
"You weren't on Instagram last night, were you?" she asked this time with a surprised look on her face.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdH2PqLIt4N
"I was," I said as I stared at the ceiling to avoid her eyes."But only for a little while."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAuSBNnrnbFY
"Or you weren't really there at all. If you did, you wouldn't have that look on your face."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA4G11qMUAyM
I sighed in surrender. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9OaWO2Asbk
"Fine. You caught me. I logged out of Instagram because I wanted to. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmU9bQtJFdn
Besides, I knew all the notifications I was bound to receive were going 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtF03N6Wbfi
to be endless, so I did what I had to do."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtWfW4AlzWY
Zoey shook her head. "You really surprise me how much you aren't really a fan of social media when most of our peers are."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgV0T7VaRgz
"You know me already, Zoey. I like social media when it's necessary."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAUzyd4OFDJq
"And hate it when you hit the headlines. Ya, I know you very well."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWiKFXibaJD
"Okay, enough. What happened on Instagram last night?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAygrWercghu
Zoey had an excited look1040Please respect copyright.PENANACLCOHUGHoa
on her face that for a moment, I was surprised that she was ever even 1040Please respect copyright.PENANABuqZ6Zzzz9
worried about us meeting with the managers at YG. Something hot was 1040Please respect copyright.PENANATgcZ0OXjFt
cooking about Seunghoon and I being called a couple. And it could 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvCRZIclUXP
clearly show all over her face.1040Please respect copyright.PENANATWhGEwsJQC
"There was a debate last night whether you made a compatible girlfriend for Seungyoon," said Zoey as she excitedly bit her lip.1040Please respect copyright.PENANATomOAsFMRV
I shook my head. "And?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8YTGI2MCkP
Zoey folded her arms, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxAidjhgB6d
still smiling. "Some people thought you and Seunghoon made a lovely 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlrwenRqX6p
couple, but others, mostly guys, didn't."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAPkfaeJMxtz
"Hold that thought. This1040Please respect copyright.PENANAhl76Y0HVJv
wouldn't have come up unless someone said something about the two of us1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFdpFgRGupa
after Seunghoon posted that picture."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlUTjHe5UQR
"Don't look at me." Zoey looked the other way. "I didn't say anything."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5QLcLFYdrX
I snapped my fingers. "Seunghoon."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAMt1oQdm0yz
"Bingo!" Zoey clapped her hands.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9ljhgcdcIg
"Gosh, what's wrong with him?" I rubbed my forehead feeling like I might just develop a headache.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAC9IoYD1gVn
"He's a fan. Is that so wrong?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAJu0uQ9zkvb
"Well, he hid in our closet."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAcQHjx8KWhM
"That was just the closet. Even I would do that for my bias."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaaEAVGcrLn
"Wow!" I leaned back in surprise. "Did you just say bias?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAX8VAnKo7Iq
"Ya, why?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANA956fNcKXlW
"Looks like we just 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAuVlV7WVFMq
developed the k-pop culture where we refer to our favourite celebrity, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmsF6MNK0zK
whom we consider perfect as our bias."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxxB4tjpCAc
Zoey thought for a moment over what I said as she looked at the floor and then back at me. "Mmmm, I guess you're right."1040Please respect copyright.PENANArTCytIVYxz
"But anyway, Seunghoon hiding in my closet wasn't the only thing that he has done."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYQmfkYWcHL
"What do you mean? You 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9Tmhh2Aqv
got to meet Seunghoon for the first time when he jumped out of our 1040Please respect copyright.PENANARnQ6ifBD7u
closet. What else could he possibly have done before that?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAearQ0Oa6zh
"We had a few encounters before though I never knew it was him."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtOENEW6w2D
Zoey's eyes bulged out in surprise. "He was stalking you?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZHJk6IHc78
"Not really. But I can say he was. Just a little. If he was a full time stalker, he would've been doing so everyday."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVcLylmELPh
"When did that happen and when were you ever going to tell me?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAjmxzVI8U6h
"I wanted to but I kept 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaThyVdSWeE
it to myself. And when other issues started to arise, especially with 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdWrtNg0DZx
Jehan, I even forgot that I even had a stalker."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfB2kUEEZmT
"Jehan. Don't remind me," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXnCLt3f4l8
"Ya, I shouldn't. But now you know. And for the record, don't tell anybody."1040Please respect copyright.PENANATXriB1Tnfg
"My lips on this one are sealed. I won't tell anyone, not even G-Dragon."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkJskM5rqqv
I looked at Zoey with a questioning look. "Why would you mention him in all of this?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAyivHqPBUzt
Zoey quickly got up from the bed. "Pretend I never said that."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1rFwKO95nk
I quickly stood up and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANABCUqBSSP7T
Zoey made a beeline for the door. I followed her and just before she 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApxcCN3VJ1o
could hold the door knob, I reached her, held her by the hair and pulled1040Please respect copyright.PENANAslphjwbTDN
her back.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA76BtzvyM5G
"Ow, ow, ow!" Zoey yelled as she held the back of her head from where I pulled at her hair.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAz35gzxGcfb
"Zoey, you're going to 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5tP1Tdpp9E
tell me right now what you mean," I said, pulling her hair even more. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANADlfGBz41BP
"Or else, I'll pull your hair out and you will not think of dying your 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxTzVNvA5iv
own hair pink in the next ten years."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAO51hY9T9uI
"Ouch! Sam! You're hurting me!" Zoey complained. "I was just joking around."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAs9PhhxXbtT
"You're lying."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAj69TwQzYuo
"I'm telling the truth!"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAGfVITB49u
"Come on, Zoey. You personally had a talk with G-Dragon, didn't you?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqy0Kj9LGRF
I felt Zoey pause as she stopped struggling to get away. "How did you know?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0eEES9RXrH
"I know because I know. So, what did you two talk about?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXKyFDsjtiX
"I can't tell you that."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAy0iXK736bU
"Why?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEAwnwLO18u
"Because it's 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7n1DnRJqGE
confidential. Owwwuch!" I made sure I tightened my fist even more under 1040Please respect copyright.PENANATaXcCzcFgc
her hair pulling at her roots. "That really hurts!"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaKIvEA5Vv9
The door in front of us suddenly flew open. Lee came in the room and paused upon seeing the scene in front of her.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaU1O3uosX0
"Is it me or is Sam trying to braid your hair?" Lee asked Zoey with an unbelievable look on her face.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFjITUnhRYl
"Yes, I was," I said as I let go of Zoey's hair and Zoey blew out a sigh of relief. "Turns out, I'm not that good at it at all."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKWWB029DTJ
"No, you aren't," said Zoey as she massaged her scalp from where I had pulled her hair and she looked at me with a frown.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAISBAIww67D
"You can tell me about your drama later," said Lee. "The car's here and we have to go."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAumC4UTHwjB
Zoey whined as though she was about to cry. "Do we really have to go now?" she asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgnGE3QJS58
"I know it feels like you're going for a trial, but you don't have a choice."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWkiNjpAyMc
"Lee's right," I said. "We do have to hear our managers out. Though we all know it won't be pretty."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAv98S68IFUh
"Fine," said Zoey. "Before we get there, I better prepare for the worst."1040Please respect copyright.PENANACj2AC9KtLR
"Think positive," said Lee. "You can never know what might happen."1040Please respect copyright.PENANATOjV7ESjhB
"No, Sam's already spoiled my mood with her own premonitions."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqzDxg5KPSf
"And she did the right thing," said Lee with a smile.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9HVgy4TEsw
I playfully rolled my 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAr6RG6Igr5j
eyes and didn't say a word as I walked out of the room with Zoey and Lee1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2WUt7Pws3S
following suit. I found the other Toxins waiting by the elevator. They 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFO2Fucpdhx
also looked worried.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOc4oXtjGMQ
"You all look like you're going to a funeral," said Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANArBCpjusJpF
"And you were sounding like your hair's caught fire a minute ago," said Mike, folding his arms and looking at Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbdsY6zARWb
"I fell on the floor." Zoey looked at Mike with wide eyes.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA3KoAncQxJV
"Never mind. Just like you guys, we are also worried," I said.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0upROLNsDO
"Where is Collins?" Daniel asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQp7X3SzYag
"He left soon after breakfast," Lee answered.1040Please respect copyright.PENANANFZTH9LuKU
The five of us turned to look at Lee. "What?" we said at the same time.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKovzBxEyEd
"He left early," said Lee, shrugging her shoulders1040Please respect copyright.PENANAo34thRYNnT
"Why? Is he really that mad at us that he wants to go ahead to prepare a death trap?" Zoey asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANATFZ1Z2LcDe
"Death trap? Seriously, Zoey?" Christine asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANArn8qzex14m
Zoey shrugged. "Couldn't think of any other way to say it."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfkURlaCtBU
"Okay, first of all," 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkZ4y6RC76B
said Lee grabbing our attention. "There is no death trap. Secondly, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANANgpBRU4I28
after we came back from Times Square, I personally talked to Collins and1040Please respect copyright.PENANAM96c8VC0Xm
he wasn't mad at you."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0DhjqduH7f
"Then do you know why he wants BlackPink, WINNER and us to meet?" Mike asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtutkMCQvo6
"That, he couldn't say."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2DZ9buv220
"I thought you were his assistant," said Daniel.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzNZCuvCIci
"You know, Collins doesn't tell me everything. He treats me like I'm part of you guys too."1040Please respect copyright.PENANArf7xBoYHlv
"Welcome to the monkey side," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes and scratched her head.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwyg5VwgKnM
"Ya, I now know how that feels. But right now we better go."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA60NVuEKh0Z
Christine pressed the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAK8X5DVjUqd
button to the elevator and when we all got in, we headed downstairs and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxmxWD8GpWj
went in the black SUV waiting for us. There were a few fans who stood 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoiepw1rtPH
outside the hotel premises and for a moment, it felt a little awkward 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7UYcjSqc5R
that they were here in the nearly hours of the morning. I know it's 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAHgWPx6ETOj
normal for every fan to do so but today I couldn't help but feel that 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEeAbEgkMVM
something was a bit odd about it. Then I remembered BTW.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAr2wZYDxPCG
We got to YG right on 1040Please respect copyright.PENANADGUPxhnS2g
time and immediately we stepped into the lobby, we found all four 1040Please respect copyright.PENANANlsl5HiXo4
members of WINNER heading for the elevator. Looked like they had also 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeoIhEvQnyK
arrived a few seconds earlier.1040Please respect copyright.PENANATgmOYAdtWr
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted loudly so that she could grab their attention.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIBCZgsBDoG
"Zoey!" Mino turned around and had a huge smile on his face. "Hey, guys."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVaSLcyV26y
"Hi," the four of us responded and not in a way people would like to hear.1040Please respect copyright.PENANACSmsn4izmt
"You all look down," said Seungyoon. "What's wrong?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9xuvGhJphq
"It's nothing really," I said. "We just don't like how this meeting is going to turn out."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiiF6iPag1g
The four members of WINNER all muttered at the same time.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqVjt78TGpL
"Guess we're not the only ones feeling that way," said Jinwoo.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9siFwMSRav
"Are BlackPink already here?" Mike asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkRdPqHCQ5M
"The receptionist says they are waiting in the conference room," said Seunghoon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9TgFrZpJnr
"Okay," said Daniel as he rubbed his hands together. "Let's go meet our fate."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAPyyfqZQwLo
"If this comes out as a death trap, I'm going to say I told you so," said Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeNdXlH2WZY
"There will be no such 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAjbQWOQ9WRm
thing," said Christine. "You're just exaggerating what might come up 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApxmU4vLk35
that we won't like at all so you refer to it as a death trap."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdbMSPJzMIU
"And you're making it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAnqSxk7ZE0I
sound ten times worse than it already is, Zoey," said Seungyoon, as he 1040Please respect copyright.PENANABuZNvT5yJQ
pouted his lip and scratched his head.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5N9YXkluTZ
"Wonder where that came from," said Mino.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAY5D6AkQfZF
"Trust me, you don't 1040Please respect copyright.PENANASjIDe6iakM
want to know," said Lee as she pulled out her phone from her purse. "You1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZCW06PNFzJ
guys go ahead and I'll give your managers a call that you're here."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAniXLnW5lG6
"You aren't coming with us?" I asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfsiuTHWjhA
"I might have joined the 'monkey's club' but I'm not going to be there when they drop a bombshell."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAPVKhs36cXr
"See, death trap!" Zoey emphasised.1040Please respect copyright.PENANALnQwAcx4wf
"Zoey!" everyone muttered loudly that Zoey quickly covered her mouth and looked away.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0QCM2GSe1o
"Look, whether they are 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApBr6t2har4
going to say what we might not like, a death trap as Zoey likes to put 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAyx2SvdUDLO
it. Or not, you'll be fine," said Lee. "We all have gone through this 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGEeEdYwvLU
where you never like the decisions the managers have to make."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAu4CCKy1YD3
"Please, don't remind us," said Mike as he rubbed his forehead.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAz3GSxoGppH
"Either way," Lee continued, "you better go. You don't want to be late."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxJveQkYqye
"Won't you wish us luck?" I asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAuBULkELUa7
"You don't need it when you already know what's going to happen."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfsy0qhHVQa
I gave Lee a sad smile 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6XgljWUHkV
and turned towards the elevator. I started to feel the way I always felt1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFqdtVTxYyt
whenever you had to hear a decision that might just cost something in 1040Please respect copyright.PENANACt8MCItZwo
your life. Like suicide.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAECtZaB4AnW
We started our way 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2llaBwaD2a
towards the elevator when all of the sudden, I stopped when I realised 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxVMAu4zjx1
that I didn't have my phone with me. I checked the pockets of my jumper 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVKvw1GhUlB
and my jean trousers. Nothing.1040Please respect copyright.PENANALb5ZlLvZ1B
"Gosh, I think I left my phone in the car," I said. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAJmQDM3o1Uf
I quickly ran out of the1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIuvVl79Ewq
lobby as the others made their way into the elevator with Lee. When I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAe1U4I4cHDT
got to the parking lot, I made my way towards the SUV we had driven in 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZpru4ncu7E
and luckily, I met the driver who was almost about to leave the car. I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIvvLoIRXBY
told him about my phone and he unlocked the doors for me so that I could1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXdIqWRg6Ah
check for it inside.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeDg5RujTtZ
When I got to the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2BtBM3rDLz
passenger's seat, I saw the phone in between the seats I sat on with 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA19t05ZdcE6
Zoey on our way here. I got in the car and sat in just to get it. When I1040Please respect copyright.PENANABTAnT7nN2t
did, I checked to see if I had any missed calls or messages. There were1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2uJLMEXUNz
two missed calls and a message. I opened my inbox to read the message 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEih5fqNmcc
and it was one short sentence with only four words. I looked at the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAO1lR6iKh52
message again not believing what I read. There was only one logical 1040Please respect copyright.PENANARZXyyVG6jz
explanation to this and I was going to find out why.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtZ94OTmxxQ
Just as I was about to get out, I jumped in fright when I saw who was standing right outside the car. Seunghoon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2IEo2yZgEl
"Seriously, I can sue 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOuDJ6XdeBo
you for stalking me," I said as I held my chest. My heart was beating so1040Please respect copyright.PENANA32MgKIbADt
fast. I never even heard him coming.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAjWn681RlVH
"Just came to check on you," he said with a smile.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7UOyuQdT6p
"You're not my bodyguard1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZlPjg8Lxkb
that you've to follow me around," I said as I came out of the car and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkLklYAy13u
banged the door shut. "How did you get here? I never heard you coming."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIlCQWCNSHv
"Maybe I have kitty attributes like you." Seunghoon raised his eyebrows up and down and leaned towards me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAky03E0eJ4a
I blushed. "You know about that?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxq9PqpJVhi
"Everyone knows you have1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZmqWwd0hw7
cat feet, Sam. No one ever hears you coming unless you want them to. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYiCZRiJOKW
Zoey once mentioned that in an interview, I remember."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2PODqQ3rKb
"Never mind. I just came to get my phone and you didn't have to follow me."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA4fbcvqj3jI
"Looks like I did the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAVxqGOSZeF
right thing because you look like you're about to punch something right 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKkZnNdBLPq
now and I'll be the one to control your anger."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAMUkLoPIABk
"If I wanted to, can you be my punching bag?" I folded my arms.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0TqPNRQaoa
"You wouldn't even if you wanted to." He smirked and I rolled my eyes.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoUuBbIqXVE
"You're right. I don't want to be sued by YG for breaking your face."1040Please respect copyright.PENANALlJkiSS3Oe
"And because you're a 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAC1Sa2xosj0
lady and you don't have to punch anyone unless it's necessary. You might1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaTwgLM8M9w
have punched that school mate of yours but that was years ago. So, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApcCnkXfs1s
what's up? It looked like you just received a bad message."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6yfszsTlqX
"It isn't a bad message. Just something that needs a little sorting out. Come on, you'll see."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0VXfw6TDGd
I quickly started my way back to the YG building and Seunghoon was up to pace with me with his long legs.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgf8irQ3Goj
"Can you at least tell 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA3vtWvncCVy
me what's going on?" Seunghoon asked when we finally got in the elevator1040Please respect copyright.PENANAidvOrf4Jo6
and he pressed the button leading to the floor to the conference room.1040Please respect copyright.PENANABePfLdLNKr
"Nope, if I tell you it won't have that wonderful dramatic effect," I answered.1040Please respect copyright.PENANALH49ASkYrS
"What dramatic effect?" 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0ZoScy0Yc
Seunghoon looked me in the eye with a curious look on his face as he 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKfCpJURmvB
came closer. I took a warning step back.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAs0HFBXVeez
"If you hadn't followed 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAESgWu5JZDX
me to the parking lot, you would know what I mean and you would be 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9XW05wCttU
trying to recover from the little surprise you'll find in the conference1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGIVcCNec6V
room."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6z4sKRxqPN
"What surprise?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAH718vMPVBx
The elevator stopped and1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8IIeEEgITj
the doors flew open. Just as Seunghoon and I turned to look down the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1kKkpAOkvU
hall, there was Zoey coming out hurriedly through the door of one of the1040Please respect copyright.PENANAi21tJ7XRi7
rooms, into the hall and running towards the elevator upon seeing us. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAsfInicXt0n
Seunghoon and I stepped out.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAy4ppBdv1mp
"Zoey, what's wrong?" Seunghoon asked when she reached us and she had a horrified look on her face.1040Please respect copyright.PENANASYjytYv6wJ
"You will not believe what's going on," said Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8g6X7nXQsN
"I already have a guess," I said.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAf3tQjuIGpH
"You know?" Zoey grew shocked as she looked at me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAsGvObWM0Qr
"Yep. And we are going to sort this out right now."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYKOCZOzSrv
I made my way towards the conference room. Seunghoon and Zoey follow.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA77ax2b9p5P
"What's going on? Can someone please tell me?" Seunghoon asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAq5c8WB2pRQ
"You're about to find out," said Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6jRdTNNX7R
When we reached the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAW2sJlRvts
conference room, I took hold of the door knob, turned it and opened the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiqF5ZH6eEQ
door. The conference room was quiet and there was a weird aura that I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANArVgUUuLHbI
felt immediately I stepped in. I didn't have to ask why.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAHsRVMcIKcy
In the conference room 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlhILz3JW6t
was a huge round mahogany table. It's polished surface shining bright 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAUpwqF5umXU
under the tiny light bulbs embedded in the roof. There were black office1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiCc7UmNLjB
chairs around the table. The other Toxins, BlackPink and WINNER were 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFGC3VeGzzM
all seated at one half end of the rounded table. When they saw me enter 1040Please respect copyright.PENANArrZxkPGhUd
the room, the look on their faces was so worrying that I grew horrified 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAS8pwMzpHa
though I did my best not to show it.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAyWs5LMbPed
"Sam," said Mike and I stopped him short before he could say anything else with my hand raised.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdu2NkxM3dN
I looked to the opposite1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaQIpGjznK2
half end of the table from where the others sat and I noticed that one 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAMiOHOaxLaU
of the chairs faced the other way. Someone was sitting there and had 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGjNfUuiH4q
turned their backs to us facing the wall.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1rXnxRAyNw
"You don't have to act all high and mighty, you know?" I said to the person facing the wall. "I know it's you, GD."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzvt5jDifNa
G-Dragon quickly turned 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXGmGIAPPs1
around on the chair and he had that smile on his face that was somewhat 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9uF7zzmnRD
annoying and yet so cute that my heart almost melted.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8sZQyjwJrB
"Hi, Sam," said G-Dragon as he leaned his elbows on the table and his hands under his chin. "How did you know it was me?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANA73JEq218Rn
"The message you sent me wasn't too hard to figure out that you would be here," I answered as I held up my phone.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAUwQRchf2s3
"Huh?" Seunghoon looked surprised at seeing G-Dragon and also confused at what I said. "What did it say?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmJFydJgkvb
"Just a simple, 'hi, are you coming?' was all," I said as I looked at Seunghoon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkVnIb7k2RN
"Wait," said Lisa who 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAcxCI9UA07b
sat with the others at the other end, looking at me also with a confused1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2Gvr6F3ycY
look on her face. "You knew just like that? Through his message?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAesBSwYdqVU
"It felt simple and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAv4uDksSyK2
straightforward. For all we know, only BTW were supposed to be here to 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA26QJ5oUcgN
meet with our managers. And I for one didn't make any breakfast date 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWG4XpKnWoX
with G-Dragon today."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6Wj15kEca8
"Smart," said G-Dragon as he winked at me."Looks like you're really referring to your little group as BTW then."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAU00UTDJESn
"I don't have a choice." I raised my eyebrow at him. "With you around, I just have to rub it in your face." 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6s7LOIniew
"We will see about that. Because we're going to have a serious talk about BTW."1040Please respect copyright.PENANABSSqOkwHv2
"I had a feeling you would be on the managers' side the second we came here," said Mino.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGHeP6Nptun
"Ya, I know I'm a 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWWfApLojf7
threat," said G-Dragon as he grinned. "I did say all this was going to 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgSMdGwXLJl
have consequences if you guys keep on meeting each other."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFbEBmEwYfP
"If you mean us getting 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8RvNklENi
into trouble with our managers, you're sadly mistaken," said Jessie. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApedgt08vik
"They weren't even mad at all because all they know is that we all met 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAE2SuTMMRRq
by coincidence."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAypkvp2dBxE
"You're right." G-Dragon stood up from his seat. "They aren't mad, just yet."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXB8OaiqY7V
I didn't like his last sentence and something told me he had something up his sleeve.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAhCsFxi2tx6
"We wouldn't be having this meeting if it wasn't for you, am I right?" I asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAU3Nl9d2Twl
The rest of the BTW crew1040Please respect copyright.PENANALnmh2XN5SZ
grew confused and started muttering. And I could tell their eyes were 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoWGxX1eV0i
flying from G-Dragon to me, wondering who would say something next.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqxwsSBhKAO
"You know me so well," said G-Dragon as he stood up and came around the table to get to me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfGFGuzp4Xl
"I just know how the human mindset works," I said. "I don't really know you at all."1040Please respect copyright.PENANASLe93SH4df
"Hold up," said Zoey who1040Please respect copyright.PENANAi1ZbQyF5RX
stood beside me as she looked at G-Dragon. "So, you're saying, you 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAL0tJ1V2c4G
called for this meeting to get us in trouble?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAygqv9Aurk2
"That's a simple way of putting it," said G-Dragon as he smiled at Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqnFin0gcmz
"Told you we'll 1040Please respect copyright.PENANATwfLWr3pEj
experience a death trap," Zoey muttered loud enough for everyone to hear1040Please respect copyright.PENANADif4idrx0n
as she went to stand beside the others at the other end of the table.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0YMhP9C3pR
"But is he going to do 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1z9FZKNfpH
that?" Rosé asked. "He will need a lot of evidence to show that we all 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWIpN1oaS1Z
didn't really meet by coincidence."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvdHRNqCZO6
There was silence in the1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVJTtb9QXeO
room until Daniel and Mike murmured "oh no" at the same time. I knew 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlKy6zTd2Uz
that just like me, they had already figured out what G-Dragon was 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApFS3rgqIpx
planning to do.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAIVwCGzWIY
"He doesn't need any evidence to trap us," said Mike.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8lYW97LwK5
"What do you mean?" Jisoo who sat beside him asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAPH9fDGCWdB
"The managers would believe him if talks about what happened the day before yesterday at the hotel," said Daniel.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWno6ToqP9F
"The time WINNER came to see us," said Christine as the realisation settled in.1040Please respect copyright.PENANATO8urCaUD9
"And they would take his word because he has Daesung and Seungri to back him up," I said.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdzyWWSQm7p
"And also because he's 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAt3z2rl8BeA
our senior," said Zoey as she folded her arms. "That's how he even 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAnAfZeDryPL
managed to set this meeting up in the first place."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvSXxnLWrv4
"Well, you Toxins did your homework," said G-Dragon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwen2GGJvsj
"Why do I feel like I'm in court?" Seungyoon asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAp9CYvxrSR7
"It's because we are and we have to take defence," I said.1040Please respect copyright.PENANANNP8gMXgzp
"Can't we just settle this matter somehow?" Jinwoo asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIfC5oYPrVc
"Why do I feel I just entered an episode of Suits?" Mike asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvwpAjPBYWg
I turned to look at Mike and I wasn't the only who did. Mike shrugged his shoulders.1040Please respect copyright.PENANANL2XzruoM7
"What? I watch Suits from time to time."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6epnt3wD8I
"What will it take so that you won't tell our managers?" Seunghoon asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIWajcWQlMd
G-Dragon smiled. He had 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbtDm7vx5Oa
us right where he wanted. I was so not liking this right now. When I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAqZeUPulBtY
thought we would be dealing with our managers, we actually were meant to1040Please respect copyright.PENANAHEyxL7pNfw
deal with G-Dragon instead.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQRSMOeZGig
"I'm glad you brought that up because I was thinking of the same thing," said G-Dragon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQK2OPibh9s
"What do you want?" I asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXzsr7zFk3i
G-Dragon looked at me as1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOmVU2Vui4H
he bit his lip. I looked straight at him in the eye wondering why he 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5Htz1aS1id
was doing all of this. I had a hunch, but I had to be sure of it before I1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQBg6zshaVr
came to any conclusions.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2hGfeBihZH
"To make things clear 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOBJIagxOOW
with all of you," said G-Dragon. "I might have brought up this idea of a1040Please respect copyright.PENANAI2IRYR408A
meeting in the first place concerning BTW, but the managers had been 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlE9ijA35WD
thinking about doing the same thing."1040Please respect copyright.PENANACKaHhnU7Xu
"That still doesn't change the fact that all this was your idea," said Seungyoon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlS08x3wawj
"You're right. And just to give you a heads up, the managers aren't going to let BTW be a group."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAn4IMtddiyK
"We already know that," said Zoey. "We all had a feeling that it would come to this."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1RsZLKmC6g
"And we will not allow it," said Rosé.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwZFBstJjWe
"Most of us are up for this idea and some of the fans too," said Mino.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwMSOXrLmGu
"That's the problem," said G-Dragon. "You guys aren't going to let it slide and this why I came here with a deal."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxVjztjeKcJ
"You want us to agree or else you tell our managers everything," I said.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYMA7lY55XE
"All's fair in love and 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmQq1kL3xdr
war." G-Dragon gave a huge smile. "You guys are stubborn and they might 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAndVaWlaDaT
just agree to your whims. So just accept what they bring up and we can 1040Please respect copyright.PENANARoghp2F85C
go and pretend we never even had this meeting."1040Please respect copyright.PENANATPWgZLaRlB
"Come on," Christine 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtLdBY3ieTL
complained. "As if BTW is even going to be an ongoing thing. The Toxins 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIOn6SUbMQU
won't be here for long and you know it."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAFiQBuq1fVN
"Christine's right," said Lisa. "I don't think it's wrong if we make BTW temporarily."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgTWgtN2jfV
"BTW is nothing but a 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAis2rf2P9vL
collaborative group on my part," I said. "It's almost in the same way 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGgjSrjys0Q
artists collaborate. Like the way The Toxins and BigBang did."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOnOQR9NDz4
"I firmly agree with Sam," said Jisoo.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA4prazcJ460
"We all do," said Seunghoon. "Just imagine what BTW can do."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAY4LRe0ZFAt
"Who knows, we might just have our own show!" Zoey said excitedly.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiCWMgzm6cg
"Which won't last long by the way," pointed out Mike.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQPZ90wfZL9
"And it's going to attract a lot of media attention like it did yesterday," said Jinwoo.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAf8GXhaotRZ
"We might just make BTW involved in market promotions too," said Mino.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAPeaAbiKEqv
"That's being business minded and I like it," said Jennie.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoSRhXYMTID
"See, there's a lots of things BTW can do though it might only be for a short while," I said as I smirked looking at G-Dragon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAG0YMvrJFYJ
"Well, you guys can dream all you want but it isn't going to happen," said G-Dragon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzXOKCR5xtH
Upon saying that, the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAZeFWt5PjU
door to the conference room flew open. I turned to the door and coming 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAvtmjlcVi4M
in were the two managers and Lee. For a moment I grew silent with 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6nGEuBsX5
everyone else in the room due to their sudden presence. Those who were 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0H03u4SbET
seated stood up.1040Please respect copyright.PENANALm6GUbZIT2
I gulped. I hope the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAY6VyfkAUKW
managers hadn't heard the entire conversation. Especially the part where1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgaSaitZSR0
G-Dragon was to get us in trouble by telling them the truth.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkt3vZw99aO
The two managers had 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlwUR93unz6
their eyes on me at first and I felt they had finally figured what was 1040Please respect copyright.PENANABwmV4dpSj1
going on. I wanted to break into a sweat when they looked at me. But I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAupR73D1KOY
kept myself calm telling myself that I maybe over thinking and nothing 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApg3AJcIdV7
is wrong.1040Please respect copyright.PENANATZzLLF1KgS
"Good that you're all 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAs9Dyq5cl5w
here," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We have a few things to discuss. Zoey, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVgK0GZe1KO
Seunghoon, Sam, Jiyong, take your seats, please. And everyone else too."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA53bgD9bbne
I have always hated it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEEkwtFVc37
when managers have that serious tone in their voice that shook every 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfWV4eERikV
cell in your body. I quickly took the chair in front of me and G-Dragon 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9uWU3tEMBU
sat to my left and Seunghoon to my right. For some reason, I felt really1040Please respect copyright.PENANA58RuazS4wm
uncomfortable sitting in between them. The others sat back down on 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQRX70hESPM
their seats.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwgmi9ggbhO
The two managers and Lee1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVBwxE2LP1I
stood at the other end of the table and we all had our eyes on them. I 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGjCeAIsWAA
started to silently tap my fingers on the polished wooden table as I bit1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoUCAz25Fzf
my lower lip. I turned to look at the others and even though some were 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxBRfaKWBtB
trying to put up a straight face, I could tell they were as nervous as I1040Please respect copyright.PENANArXZee0DqNL
was.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7AJ7OOo53O
"Everyone in here looks really tense," said Collins. "As though you weren't the ones laughing about yesterday at Time Square."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKAR3HtIXjh
"Well, we all know why we are," I said as I looked at Collins. "And we know it's something serious."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA3biUIB4yY3
"You're right, it is serious," said Yang Hyun-suk.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVJr5ixBqk9
Zoey sighed loudly in 1040Please respect copyright.PENANACpC80KlboX
frustration and everyone turned to look at her. "Please just say it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1snyAjW6KW
already," she said. "'You created a huge mess yesterday, blah, blah, 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2CflEmBcjw
blah you weren't supposed to meet, blah, blah, blah and so BTW was just a1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGL1rkcwDz2
one day thing.' Some of us just want to go back to the hotel and watch 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlDnRfRWVn4
some K-drama to forget the horrible aftermath of this meeting."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAD3U8Qkjfn5
The two managers 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQTYlKiucMu
chuckled at Zoey's response and I couldn't figure out why they found it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tp4GSMorY
so amusing when most of us in this room were grieving in the inside. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5Powg8YvT1
That was so not cool.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYVtCB0DgF0
"You never cease to amaze me, Zoey," said Yang Hyun-suk. "And you're right. This BTW thing was nothing but a one time thing."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAK1MWoGYy6H
"Here we go," muttered Jessie as she leaned back on her chair and closed her eyes in despair.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAc6P7FSLoas
"But that doesn't mean we can't reconsider it," said Collins.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAF6joA3rGNs
My ears perked up when 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAQjBzmhRgf8
Collins said the word "reconsider." And I bet the others were all 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAPoJl3CFHCk
attentive too. Could it be that they might just turn things around?1040Please respect copyright.PENANAhsA6RGNWUy
Seunghoon cleared his throat. "What do you mean?" he asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAnWC0sV6neY
"We heard you outside 1040Please respect copyright.PENANASnJhphAMaz
the door discussing or rather debating about making BTW a real group 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkPRvrLIfde
thing even if it's just temporary," said Yang Hyun-suk.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmNVCKjEz7J
"And as stood by the door, we reconsidered giving BTW a shot," said Collins.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAW9ZGGraGwB
"For real?" I couldn't believe my ears.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAc5ZTd8uUOf
"Yes, Sam. For real," 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA3fxcr1K4Gs
said Yang Hyun-suk. "But don't get your hopes up because we have to go 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxo3R0Vze2k
through further scrutiny about this decision."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAupvcj1MAJU
I smiled. Even if they 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoLJDNF2MvM
were saying we shouldn't get our hopes up, it was quiet clear they were 1040Please respect copyright.PENANATnuE2vKkT5
up for the idea themselves and that meant BTW was a go.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbGSl0ls9DQ
There was an exciting 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA40UdnToIpN
feeling in the air now that the whole BTW crew were all rejuvenated by 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApBZs4RUCbW
the exciting news. We were all smiling to ourselves and already I could 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGBzFRJTDMA
see that Zoey and Lisa who sat next to each other were ready to clap 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZZK71j8E6x
their hands but they hid them under the table so that the managers 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaI5eYFnix8
wouldn't notice as they clapped silently.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzWtsKuu732
"Are you sure about this?" G-Dragon asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANARH5KChwM3I
I turned to my other 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAjG93NF3uNQ
side and I realised that the whole time we had been talking to our 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAr23cq6kbZR
managers, I had been so oblivious that GD was sitting next to me. Maybe 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGg1opi4umo
it's because right now, he felt like a traitor and his presence right 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAw8qlWbBMwT
now, didn't matter.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAhUPIupmLLi
"You heard them when 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAg2CCoXnzn1
they talked to you about it," said Yang Hyun-suk. "In such cases, it's 1040Please respect copyright.PENANALirD2uw3ks
good to be business minded and see how all this goes."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAoNtW4h0dkT
"So, you all agree to this, right?" Mike asked with his eyebrow raised just to be sure.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAE5VmES8Qta
"To be perfectly clear, yes, we agree," said Collins.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2JMzeKF5JG
"And so even if we tried to object to it you would refuse us to do so because the decision came from you, right?" I asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8DhQLKb4iP
This time it was me, or I1040Please respect copyright.PENANAajJZvzZ4p2
can say, BTW, trapping G-Dragon. G-Dragon turned to look at me and he 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAEgUmNdcum1
knew it. The managers' plan in the first place was not to make BTW an 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA3jflOsiMd2
official group and if we refused, they would G-Dragon would tell them 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAui7KVQikO8
our secret and there would be no BTW. And due to the condition G-Dragon 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApBsd4nF6mo
had laid out for us in the first place, there was simply no need for him1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8mHLAzWdFP
to reveal our little secret anymore. All he told us to do was to agree 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAypLbiHpkTp
to whatever the managers' decision was and we were doing just that. And 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeFKJ4IRTtm
there was no going back on his word. Look who's laughing now.1040Please respect copyright.PENANApPbL0lL3C1
"Of course you should agree because whatever we decide is an order," said Yang Hyun-suk.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAsWNkZR3v1h
"Yep, an order is an order," said Mino with a huge grin on his face.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAHMICUcg2Kt
"I really thought they wouldn't make BTW official," said Jisoo. "Now that it is, I agree."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbbFO05qCs7
"We all agree," said Daniel.1040Please respect copyright.PENANABTX7Hr5Cu2
"Hold your horses, people," said G-Dragon. "It hasn't been made official."1040Please respect copyright.PENANALrWhTXipa7
"But just because it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdgj99Y5ZVT
hasn't, doesn't mean that it will," said Seunghoon as he looked over at 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAIen4AJBRq2
G-Dragon with a victory smile on his face. That made me smile even more.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6Cv8lT3Yyl
"Okay, so that's settled1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2oNdOFXqu7
then," said Collins. "We will discuss for now and see what the seniors 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaNka88VLgR
have to say. Once they agree, we will begin with the paper work and make1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6xz3YOXWr1
BTW official."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtNQwfEy2yr
"Of course they will agree," said Rosé. "Who wouldn't?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdePeD5lYoP
I noticed that most of 1040Please respect copyright.PENANApXLMQyslJZ
the eyes on the table especially from BTW flew to G-Dragon. Mine also 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeUAYkbF4bD
did the same. Luckily, the managers never noticed a thing. But Lee did 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA2HLTYvr4En
when she looked at me and I grinned.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAyDVJJUiDer
"Okay, then," said Yang Hyun-suk as he rubbed his hands. "Now that's been taken care of, you may go but, with one condition."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAl8MSRWLUe4
There was dead silence in the room when Yang Hyun-suk mentioned he had one condition. My heart started to race.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAkKRbOK6vIi
"Before we make BTW 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKyeYmbEzQK
official, may I advise that you three groups don't meet each other too 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeCY3eexgg3
often," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We don't want to raise a lot of people's 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAT71Tz68WHK
hopes thinking that the group might be official so you better keep it 1040Please respect copyright.PENANATmwfCodyYm
low for a while. Is that good?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOm3maYKYG9
"Fine by me," said Seungyoon. "As long as we can ask for your permission from time to time."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAs6GskTwysn
"That's fair enough," 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmgWPMCJTXa
said Collins. "But today, you won't go and hang out after this because 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0rzYfi0Lx9
already there are too many of your fans lurking around hoping for BTW to1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAXNzhI84jw
be official and they can use anything just to let other people believe 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfBXmN6M4xE
so."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZRGHqsAyEL
"So you want to crush 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXcLTMVphcA
their hopes and later surprise them when you make the group official," I1040Please respect copyright.PENANA4rN66ytWrG
said while I nodded my head. "I had to admit, that's a pretty good 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAykjDsPBACf
strategy."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiUfUH8qgGY
"Then if all is well and1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiD82RwdSx8
good, we will be leaving then," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We will keep you 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAtgZ8Um3Wbz
updated and not a word on social media."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXj1Im4s8sn
I stood up from my seat 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1Hp6iH8gzO
and everyone else did the same. As our managers made their way for the 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA0kXo5cPIxx
door with Lee I couldn't help but smile and just as they were about to 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAO5uLPOktdl
walk out, I stopped them.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5XlRdnQmse
"Wait," I said and the two managers turned to look at me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAouPzKouOpH
"What is it, Sam?" Collins asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAp4OduogDHO
"Thank you," I beamed and I bowed. "Kamsahabnida (감사합니다)."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAUlNyy0MKMv
The rest of BTW also bowed and also said thank you. The two managers smiled at our lovely gesture.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA53ft9RAByk
"If it weren't for that I might just declare BTW official today," said Yang Hyun-suk.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVIgUsVHZ2V
"You would?" Zoey, Jessie, Christine and Jisoo asked at the same time. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAJjrzX1xAPS
"No." Yang Hyun-suk 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAb7nxtzsBTO
smiled even more and he walked out of the room with Collins. Lee waited a1040Please respect copyright.PENANApvCcnxJ26j
few seconds by the door until the managers disappeared down the hall.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAuh2IOjQkT3
"Congratulations, BTW," she said quietly. She looked really happy. "You did it!"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAE1dj9eqF9I
"Another music collaboration for The Toxins," I said with a smile.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiYJV7bZK3z
"And triple more of the fun," said Mike.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1pZZ8x4ztm
"Now that I totally agree," said Daniel as he gave his brother a high five.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzW930Ilreh
"This is like the best 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxZna6OXSqo
news ever," said Zoey. "Thank you so much, Sam for making me feel like 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGsHmSuKVvy
all hope was lost when actually things turned out alright."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfGNLg6Wpdg
"I don't think you should be thanking Sam for that," said Jinwoo.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYWjKH0Ral4
"Jinwoo's right," I said. "We wouldn't have been able to get our managers to reconsider if it wasn't for G-Dragon."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAVozIg6p3mv
The room grew silent as all eyes were on Jiyong. I looked at him through the corner of my eye and smiled.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAdGrIl3QHTc
"I've to admit you played me very well," said G-Dragon with a look of defeat on his face. "Congrats."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAA180kjW92w
"All this wouldn't have happened if you hadn't tried to trap us in the first place," said Seunghoon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZJFpXTcCB
"I knew there was a 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAfAbvW9mxxt
reason for G-Dragon to have called for this meeting in the first place,"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAFUp01SsWx
said Lee. She shook her head in disappointment as she looked at 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAhMTmU5J9A9
G-Dragon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKOBgPdtJaK
"You knew?" Christine asked.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Iq5QsoN9
"I got to find out when I went to see the managers."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOpNd4SUj2W
"But everything turned in our favour in the end," said Lisa. "So, I'm not even that mad at him at all."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAcbJniQFMxh
"You just got lucky because the managers happen to be eavesdropping on our conversation at the wrong time," said G-Dragon.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxSHy6Unwmw
"At the right time on our part," said Mino.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAlNrOtQPOeR
"I'll just say, I'm mad at you, GD. But since you did us this huge favour, I forgive you," said Zoey as she smiled.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwifZ9veRLR
"Thank you, G-Dragon!" BlackPink said all together. "We love you!"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWCreXPPvLs
"Well, you guys can tell1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5i9tIH49LG
me how this all went down from the beginning, but right now, you all 1040Please respect copyright.PENANACx1WqDGIzN
have to go," said Lee. "And I'm supposed to see to it that you all 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAT35c5ZkMJO
aren't going to go into the same car."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8firiTcsSR
"Don't worry, we won't disobey our managers after all this," I said. "Can I have a talk with G-Dragon alone, please?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANAAfPHNTAmHW
Everyone else started to1040Please respect copyright.PENANAiE3ImbT5x7
slowly step out of the room and I made sure to say bye to BlackPink and1040Please respect copyright.PENANADP759qXrP3
WINNER. When everyone had left, Lee closed the door behind her. It was 1040Please respect copyright.PENANATqwBhbfwO7
only G-Dragon and I.1040Please respect copyright.PENANA6kDN6FoXhV
"I'm mad at you," I started.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAwNhn1BWK4Y
"I know," he replied. "Sam....."1040Please respect copyright.PENANARIg46dgTMI
"Save it." I held my 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAzLDzQN9Xl5
hand up to silence him. "You know, you reminded me of all those times 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAYzeuTtQ6FC
you and I used to get into a fight and it seems you're bringing it all 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmM9QzXMXRS
back. I thought we were past that but now it's like you want to bring up1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgCmMmYAK55
a war again."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1rWisDawvR
"I'm not trying to bring up a war."1040Please respect copyright.PENANADVFzPceUSC
"You put us in a horrible position and we had to fight against you. That my friend, is called a war."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7CSySbAX2G
"Look, Sam, you've already won and I admit that trying to rattle you out to our managers was wrong of me."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXePCUmoovF
I folded my arms. "Great! You realise it now when everything backfired on you and you didn't get what you want."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAGcgGchYkBD
G-Dragon looked at me 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAbVYLHrjOOE
and me at him. Right now, I was fuming and I felt like I was going to 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAyA1jxyyc0R
burst. I never knew he would turn on us like this and it hurt me like a 1040Please respect copyright.PENANArJgsht9v3y
stab in the heart.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKjt5l5kInd
"You're right. I realise it now because I didn't get what I want. But I want us to forget that all this ever happened."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAgvpAiSF65P
"You know, the others 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAv6c2NQESHT
might forgive you because of the outcome but I am so mad that you could 1040Please respect copyright.PENANADWcRATXf4w
ever do this just because you don't like it when we went out to hang out1040Please respect copyright.PENANA9bFtbiRDlw
with WINNER yesterday."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAOISVIL3LzF
"If you're trying to say that I'm jealous, then yes, I am."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAUbADA56N8f
I nodded my head. What I1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZIxYLmNmT7
thought from the beginning the time I came to the conference room was 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA82A1Sh319o
true. He was jealous. Not just of The Toxins hanging out with WINNER but1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5gAPhGYnLh
of Seunghoon and I.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAsdMv49zSBi
"You know you and I can 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8YoMkV7mz
only be friends and that relationship can't go any further than that. 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAp9TLl6kgeN
It's the same thing with Seunghoon. And until you get over it, I suggest1040Please respect copyright.PENANAaj3maf8MlH
you find a way for me to forgive you or this friendship might just go 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5bvR0Z7xWQ
down the rocks."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA7Efc9tOB3C
I headed for the door 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAf1oIcI2JSq
without a second thought and I didn't even get to look at him one. As 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAncGOD5vYDf
soon as I found myself in the hall heading for the elevator, there stood1040Please respect copyright.PENANA8SgMUXfk3s
Zoey, waiting.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAyXtosYflVS
"I'm guessing you put him in his place," said Zoey as I approached her.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAZn8rT9rNOB
"I sure hope so," I said1040Please respect copyright.PENANAWRDJ9haQob
with a sigh. I felt like I had just arm wrestled with a body builder 1040Please respect copyright.PENANARRqBZVVXyn
and emerged victorious, but at the same time came out exhausted.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAeK4Q9CN12H
"When you're this mad, trust me, you do know how to put people in their place."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAMxV6c3FIIt
Zoey turned around and pressed the button to summon the elevator. When the elevator came, we stepped in and the doors closed.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAJYqRNbKTqx
"I guess you figured out what G-Dragon and I talked about last night," said Zoey as she looked at me.1040Please respect copyright.PENANANLIUUnzJN4
"It wasn't that hard to figure it out," I said.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAxSXBd3pP4m
"Just like it wasn't hard for you to know that G-Dragon would be here. Sometimes your mind works like a supercomputer."1040Please respect copyright.PENANANHGTEo0MTH
"You know computers are 1040Please respect copyright.PENANA5uVCScMBt6
just dumb machines, right?" I looked at Zoey. "They only do what they do1040Please respect copyright.PENANAf8kCuSBEz1
because they have commands installed in them to work as they are 1040Please respect copyright.PENANAKEJHAUEfWJ
supposed to."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAXJxVIORpNS
"You're right. You're like a detective who plays by her own rules and always connects the dots."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAy97LyGv3vN
I smiled. "You always call me that."1040Please respect copyright.PENANAB44pN0ymtg
"Ya, because you're smart too."1040Please respect copyright.PENANA56X7HxBSbl
The elevator reached the ground floor and we came out of the elevator finding ourselves in the lobby.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAhg4PkhAa2K
"You know we should celebrate our victory," said Zoey.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAX0WINHWHGc
"How?" I asked. "The group hasn't been made official and we can't celebrate when the three groups aren't together."1040Please respect copyright.PENANADgLHgwnJB6
"We can figure something out," said Zoey. "We won't have to be all together in one place, you know?"1040Please respect copyright.PENANA1B4i7B8Ee2
"I think I've an idea," I said as we walked out into the parking lot heading to the car.1040Please respect copyright.PENANAmpWdiiY2xp
"I knew you would," said Zoey as she wrapped her arm around my shoulders.
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