Hanging out at Times 714Please respect copyright.PENANAK86dwQ1TVi
Square was super duper fun yesterday. The positive reactions we got from714Please respect copyright.PENANAeoanchadES
the fans sent us trending all over Twitter within hours and soon, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAwIkjSnWMCz
everyone got to know that BTW meant BlackPink, The Toxins and WINNER.714Please respect copyright.PENANAd5qBXdff66
But that didn't matter. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMVbzfeIfie
The three groups together with Lee and TOP had a ton of fun stuff to do 714Please respect copyright.PENANAPHLyE1kYfg
at Times Square soon after we had lunch. We first went to watch a movie 714Please respect copyright.PENANAUSaKx9dCwg
on the largest screen in the world, which was amazing. Then we went and 714Please respect copyright.PENANA0gbsM1325Q
had fun at the "I Like Dalgi Children's Theme Park", meant for little 714Please respect copyright.PENANAnjUW43MWEQ
kids. But hey, who says grown ups can't have a little fun too? Don't 714Please respect copyright.PENANAP14GKbkkTi
worry, we weren't actually playing on the swings or anything. We 714Please respect copyright.PENANAYEUTKPK3ZB
actually played around with the adorable kids.714Please respect copyright.PENANABPvxEmLsZg
There were plenty of 714Please respect copyright.PENANAkAipuw5R6E
open outdoor spaces like the ecology park, a fountain and a rooftop 714Please respect copyright.PENANA3BmiSsOblv
garden that we visited. We even took group pictures and selfies with the714Please respect copyright.PENANALv0wpFZeNr
beautiful nature around us. And we managed to get pictures with a few 714Please respect copyright.PENANAtpKn7YGQsf
fans too.714Please respect copyright.PENANAJ85QimAJI2
The time we were done 714Please respect copyright.PENANAYxbvKIBcbQ
having fun at Times Square was in the evening and it was completely 714Please respect copyright.PENANAgRMQpdIktt
unbelievable when we stepped out into the parking lot and found three 714Please respect copyright.PENANA36NutIbHAf
black SUV cars, for each of the three groups waiting to pick us up. What714Please respect copyright.PENANAreoWZZdtwM
made the scene even more dramatic yet terrifying, was that our two 714Please respect copyright.PENANAf77BCeq5p7
managers were there, waiting for us. They had received the message 714Please respect copyright.PENANAlxlP8BILTw
through social media alright and they didn't look too happy that we had 714Please respect copyright.PENANAuNm3WV5own
all met and decided to hang out. It was surprising to them that we had 714Please respect copyright.PENANAQFMD2f5Wic
all met "by coincidence." The rest of us never said a word about how 714Please respect copyright.PENANAPyiRZPHJs2
everything came to be. Especially with WINNER visiting The Toxins the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAKtIjUgAuFE
previous day, of course.714Please respect copyright.PENANAhUwbqy3zW9
As much as the managers 714Please respect copyright.PENANA4DBNLNQEKh
kept their cool and didn't say a word afterwards meant they weren't 714Please respect copyright.PENANAqkNdZXLfjc
really mad at all and we managed to drive away from Times Square without714Please respect copyright.PENANAjlcqTojX4U
any complaints. I knew my plan would work but I also knew we were in 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMta0lO59zQ
for a serious talk from our two managers after they take this all in.714Please respect copyright.PENANABgbtS6TaEE
Right now, this very 714Please respect copyright.PENANAi1w2u4Jakg
morning, I was bending over, tying my shoelaces and wondering what they 714Please respect copyright.PENANAcF8lgxKUzt
could possibly want to talk to the three groups about as we meet with 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsPQHIXoILN
them. Collins told us a few minutes ago during breakfast that he and 714Please respect copyright.PENANAiI1U97ByWe
Yang Hyun-suk want the three groups to go to YG and talk. I hope it 714Please respect copyright.PENANAOT0w7Nor1X
isn't that serious because yesterday, they didn't seem so mad at all. 714Please respect copyright.PENANArZTKW9SBap
But why was I so worried? I couldn't figure out what was bothering me 714Please respect copyright.PENANAaQxu7vQpOl
and I just couldn't take it.714Please respect copyright.PENANAObvcpyEz5y
I stood up straight after tying my shoelaces and I noticed Zoey approach me as she came out of the bathroom.714Please respect copyright.PENANARpPIIjNAkN
"Do you think they are mad?" Zoey asked as she stood a few feet away from me.714Please respect copyright.PENANAjTiTm4m8d6
"You're worried, aren't you?" I asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAAdn4kBXHk4
"Aren't you?" Zoey folded her arms.714Please respect copyright.PENANALKKqSA7TML
I sighed. If Zoey could be as worried as I was, the rest of The Toxins were too.714Please respect copyright.PENANAPNu5f9mcjk
"I am," I said. "It's pretty troublesome that they would want us all to meet at YG."714Please respect copyright.PENANAMOnnh2A2Vb
"I thought you said your plan would work."714Please respect copyright.PENANAyTVfxNyoR7
"In some way, it did, because they would have been so furious at us, but they weren't."714Please respect copyright.PENANAsA5Gq4Lu4H
"Do you think they would want to talk about this BTW thing?"714Please respect copyright.PENANANgKrfig5Ct
I felt like slapping my 714Please respect copyright.PENANAQtJ5Ne8rSu
forehead because I realised I was such a complete idiot. Of course. BTW.714Please respect copyright.PENANAJpTTmnDiBA
Now that Zoey mentioned it, it all made sense. The managers would 714Please respect copyright.PENANAJ472CYQqBh
probably want to talk about BTW because as far as the three groups 714Please respect copyright.PENANAoTI0aAuNr2
meeting "by coincidence" was concerned, they had completely brushed it 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMuhq4PCC61
off.714Please respect copyright.PENANAbT2ppOPbmS
"Ya, you're right," I said. "They obviously want to talk about that."714Please respect copyright.PENANAlg0jocFFEv
"Do you think they would want to make it a real thing?" Zoey was getting anxious.714Please respect copyright.PENANAO9LOrvABGL
"I would hold that thought for a while if I were you and see what the managers have to say."714Please respect copyright.PENANAoMkqqGvojA
Zoey raised an eyebrow at me. "You're worried that they wouldn't agree, aren't you?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAoP7L346WNi
I shrugged. She read my 714Please respect copyright.PENANA6Hr0zYz8In
mind really well. "I can't lie. I thought about it yesterday and now 714Please respect copyright.PENANAdclWtDb7jW
that you bought up the BTW thing, I realise it's what's been bothering 714Please respect copyright.PENANAtsaDSU6y8O
me the whole time."714Please respect copyright.PENANAwsnReztOt9
I sat down on my bed as 714Please respect copyright.PENANA11L7rljESl
my mind kept spinning around the issue. I shouldn't have told Zoey how I714Please respect copyright.PENANANXETbgPmw7
felt about all this but I had to let it out somehow.714Please respect copyright.PENANAcBXXmJ63iH
"You know, you should have given us a heads up about it, Sam," said Zoey as she also sat on her bed facing me.714Please respect copyright.PENANAzEjdvILwln
"Gosh, you really should714Please respect copyright.PENANAr4JVhIbbwd
have seen the looks on all of your faces when we were having fun 714Please respect copyright.PENANAmGmwnpxkfj
yesterday. I just couldn't burst your bubble and tell you whats likely 714Please respect copyright.PENANAZWYj4lDSUO
to happen to BTW. We all weren't going to enjoy ourselves when it really714Please respect copyright.PENANAgoWANxfT0L
mattered so I kept quiet. I for one even forgot about it too."714Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ1aWq9BmA
"Ya, you're right not to have brought it up or I would've killed you."714Please respect copyright.PENANA1LJfaEb0Iy
"Like you almost did to Mike?" I smirked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAYWeEnNtdiN
"Mike is annoying 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMy8Mi4xkt5
sometimes," said Zoey as she expressed her irritation with her hands as 714Please respect copyright.PENANAlGFUF86VQh
though they were bear claws. "You could scratch his eyes out."714Please respect copyright.PENANAvV0LrFK3sj
"You've been planning to do that ever since we became best friends and he knew the essence of being annoying around you."714Please respect copyright.PENANAlulw644TJB
"You're right. I should burn him instead."714Please respect copyright.PENANAMXB8MNRxDd
I laughed. "The drama between you two never gets old."714Please respect copyright.PENANAcZaNY0tIv4
"And what about the drama between you and Seunghoon?" Zoey's eyebrows were raised and she had a crooked smile on her face.714Please respect copyright.PENANAJDuFozh16u
"Don't even go there," I warned as I pointed a finger at her.714Please respect copyright.PENANAThI6zCbIRw
"Sorry, but just so you 714Please respect copyright.PENANABicrlfFKHa
know, all the guys on social media were kind of jealous when he posted 714Please respect copyright.PENANAgo89b0fvzk
that pic of you and him together."714Please respect copyright.PENANA5ldCoLZxOZ
"Pff! That's not true." I rolled my eyes.714Please respect copyright.PENANA7KqcOP9Zu9
"Well, you can ask Seungri and TOP who made a comment on Instagram last night."714Please respect copyright.PENANARjSLzHkp2n
I blushed and at the 714Please respect copyright.PENANA7MCZyFgidr
same time felt so confused. Zoey had a silly smile on her face and I 714Please respect copyright.PENANAtecW8CTYvc
couldn't tell whether she did that to intimidate me or there was some 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMcps5wfX4z
other hidden agenda.714Please respect copyright.PENANAcT0GCx9nW2
"You weren't on Instagram last night, were you?" she asked this time with a surprised look on her face.714Please respect copyright.PENANAudsmrnZlQF
"I was," I said as I stared at the ceiling to avoid her eyes."But only for a little while."714Please respect copyright.PENANARtsGh9GEuq
"Or you weren't really there at all. If you did, you wouldn't have that look on your face."714Please respect copyright.PENANAtXdJckV69H
I sighed in surrender. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAevdqqNJwRk
"Fine. You caught me. I logged out of Instagram because I wanted to. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAJz3jdl6kk3
Besides, I knew all the notifications I was bound to receive were going 714Please respect copyright.PENANAWa0bDqkuRo
to be endless, so I did what I had to do."714Please respect copyright.PENANAMBOiOfLINT
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."714Please respect copyright.PENANA2jiDbhPHdm
"You know me already, Zoey. I like social media when it's necessary."714Please respect copyright.PENANAFAhe6T5emw
"And hate it when you hit the headlines. Ya, I know you very well."714Please respect copyright.PENANADbWJm4vd6q
"Okay, enough. What happened on Instagram last night?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAuKMboNCp44
Zoey had an excited look714Please respect copyright.PENANAMuJRfVrtzr
on her face that for a moment, I was surprised that she was ever even 714Please respect copyright.PENANAWd0uGEqquL
worried about us meeting with the managers at YG. Something hot was 714Please respect copyright.PENANAhOII4QSba1
cooking about Seunghoon and I being called a couple. And it could 714Please respect copyright.PENANAUxh2Y5ckVe
clearly show all over her face.714Please respect copyright.PENANAenl3zKr6RK
"There was a debate last night whether you made a compatible girlfriend for Seungyoon," said Zoey as she excitedly bit her lip.714Please respect copyright.PENANASnsjHI8GjC
I shook my head. "And?"714Please respect copyright.PENANA6YNOZZGxQ9
Zoey folded her arms, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAs3xVGg0s7A
still smiling. "Some people thought you and Seunghoon made a lovely 714Please respect copyright.PENANAmhY6hKcykM
couple, but others, mostly guys, didn't."714Please respect copyright.PENANAL3BiK3EKov
"Hold that thought. This714Please respect copyright.PENANAG4bsLPzDz6
wouldn't have come up unless someone said something about the two of us714Please respect copyright.PENANAmIRsZKWIkW
after Seunghoon posted that picture."714Please respect copyright.PENANAzBudMztKG1
"Don't look at me." Zoey looked the other way. "I didn't say anything."714Please respect copyright.PENANAb2aWritsfn
I snapped my fingers. "Seunghoon."714Please respect copyright.PENANAduaUTJzsLO
"Bingo!" Zoey clapped her hands.714Please respect copyright.PENANAWmRNIUQ3mN
"Gosh, what's wrong with him?" I rubbed my forehead feeling like I might just develop a headache.714Please respect copyright.PENANAf1JpwQzKQV
"He's a fan. Is that so wrong?"714Please respect copyright.PENANA0OXcmskp4r
"Well, he hid in our closet."714Please respect copyright.PENANARqd09xydsd
"That was just the closet. Even I would do that for my bias."714Please respect copyright.PENANAwDBshx4rlU
"Wow!" I leaned back in surprise. "Did you just say bias?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAwrz8fDyD4A
"Ya, why?"714Please respect copyright.PENANA9fQ9ExPwn7
"Looks like we just 714Please respect copyright.PENANAM30dEmxXAv
developed the k-pop culture where we refer to our favourite celebrity, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAvgi7smuL0q
whom we consider perfect as our bias."714Please respect copyright.PENANAFGewOFSJwm
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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAuecBcchU5F
"But anyway, Seunghoon hiding in my closet wasn't the only thing that he has done."714Please respect copyright.PENANAweL5O3tZzu
"What do you mean? You 714Please respect copyright.PENANAzhMIukMuYu
got to meet Seunghoon for the first time when he jumped out of our 714Please respect copyright.PENANAAQj8XG7y25
closet. What else could he possibly have done before that?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAS7H19Qlpvs
"We had a few encounters before though I never knew it was him."714Please respect copyright.PENANAUfL6REEyS1
Zoey's eyes bulged out in surprise. "He was stalking you?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAiekNl4lEfW
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAm4DmqL3ilT
"When did that happen and when were you ever going to tell me?"714Please respect copyright.PENANA3vlfueWeyr
"I wanted to but I kept 714Please respect copyright.PENANA7RtD9Rb0X4
it to myself. And when other issues started to arise, especially with 714Please respect copyright.PENANAj7mKzxDhKq
Jehan, I even forgot that I even had a stalker."714Please respect copyright.PENANAFIpzLtF8j7
"Jehan. Don't remind me," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes.714Please respect copyright.PENANAlIAp7kP2ie
"Ya, I shouldn't. But now you know. And for the record, don't tell anybody."714Please respect copyright.PENANAI3EaCQ1PCO
"My lips on this one are sealed. I won't tell anyone, not even G-Dragon."714Please respect copyright.PENANAhfnEEftFA4
I looked at Zoey with a questioning look. "Why would you mention him in all of this?"714Please respect copyright.PENANALrkYyibDC1
Zoey quickly got up from the bed. "Pretend I never said that."714Please respect copyright.PENANA6MIsNcan4Q
I quickly stood up and 714Please respect copyright.PENANAev9Ql9BKdF
Zoey made a beeline for the door. I followed her and just before she 714Please respect copyright.PENANAU3WegZ5A1z
could hold the door knob, I reached her, held her by the hair and pulled714Please respect copyright.PENANAddl0kQkpDk
her back.714Please respect copyright.PENANAADqfQjvWGq
"Ow, ow, ow!" Zoey yelled as she held the back of her head from where I pulled at her hair.714Please respect copyright.PENANAWJg9IO0Sob
"Zoey, you're going to 714Please respect copyright.PENANASRvAqqL81P
tell me right now what you mean," I said, pulling her hair even more. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAPydIHevWNp
"Or else, I'll pull your hair out and you will not think of dying your 714Please respect copyright.PENANAwYf4gEygbH
own hair pink in the next ten years."714Please respect copyright.PENANAeYkdgR9vAx
"Ouch! Sam! You're hurting me!" Zoey complained. "I was just joking around."714Please respect copyright.PENANARsvplLK70B
"You're lying."714Please respect copyright.PENANAoP4YvHK9bi
"I'm telling the truth!"714Please respect copyright.PENANAs7hineom3N
"Come on, Zoey. You personally had a talk with G-Dragon, didn't you?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAXXsEuQja76
I felt Zoey pause as she stopped struggling to get away. "How did you know?"714Please respect copyright.PENANALbJGmUea82
"I know because I know. So, what did you two talk about?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAs4YAxfIenR
"I can't tell you that."714Please respect copyright.PENANATfZZjRCTDa
"Why?"714Please respect copyright.PENANA6en1goWBcP
"Because it's 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMPraE5nH2E
confidential. Owwwuch!" I made sure I tightened my fist even more under 714Please respect copyright.PENANA25XrismlGp
her hair pulling at her roots. "That really hurts!"714Please respect copyright.PENANABlTf1mSGP9
The door in front of us suddenly flew open. Lee came in the room and paused upon seeing the scene in front of her.714Please respect copyright.PENANA7NJA3JN5pp
"Is it me or is Sam trying to braid your hair?" Lee asked Zoey with an unbelievable look on her face.714Please respect copyright.PENANAzGCVEuIQoy
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAfQlJO672Yi
"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.714Please respect copyright.PENANAs2kTExvT7T
"You can tell me about your drama later," said Lee. "The car's here and we have to go."714Please respect copyright.PENANAAFYCLCHdXL
Zoey whined as though she was about to cry. "Do we really have to go now?" she asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANARApl0LoMYB
"I know it feels like you're going for a trial, but you don't have a choice."714Please respect copyright.PENANAkOYRJTaHKS
"Lee's right," I said. "We do have to hear our managers out. Though we all know it won't be pretty."714Please respect copyright.PENANAswhcK1pxuc
"Fine," said Zoey. "Before we get there, I better prepare for the worst."714Please respect copyright.PENANAfMwtpRvNGQ
"Think positive," said Lee. "You can never know what might happen."714Please respect copyright.PENANAdCJtmGJwAq
"No, Sam's already spoiled my mood with her own premonitions."714Please respect copyright.PENANA8U59MiKCDE
"And she did the right thing," said Lee with a smile.714Please respect copyright.PENANAjYt3hevMmn
I playfully rolled my 714Please respect copyright.PENANAbnSTFX8Odz
eyes and didn't say a word as I walked out of the room with Zoey and Lee714Please respect copyright.PENANAmNugyCW7vB
following suit. I found the other Toxins waiting by the elevator. They 714Please respect copyright.PENANARsDqcJFQt1
also looked worried.714Please respect copyright.PENANABelm0TANUb
"You all look like you're going to a funeral," said Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANABpwxQMLXXX
"And you were sounding like your hair's caught fire a minute ago," said Mike, folding his arms and looking at Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANAYzdXHhq1gQ
"I fell on the floor." Zoey looked at Mike with wide eyes.714Please respect copyright.PENANAylLMfTqJxd
"Never mind. Just like you guys, we are also worried," I said.714Please respect copyright.PENANAdGFI0hc04x
"Where is Collins?" Daniel asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9ONFHGtTV2
"He left soon after breakfast," Lee answered.714Please respect copyright.PENANAdSqEsWKpYT
The five of us turned to look at Lee. "What?" we said at the same time.714Please respect copyright.PENANAULxyqYGlTH
"He left early," said Lee, shrugging her shoulders714Please respect copyright.PENANAqFmUnmSTND
"Why? Is he really that mad at us that he wants to go ahead to prepare a death trap?" Zoey asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAwhg6pUNlXi
"Death trap? Seriously, Zoey?" Christine asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAakkgG5Qdk3
Zoey shrugged. "Couldn't think of any other way to say it."714Please respect copyright.PENANACaPytsRC8P
"Okay, first of all," 714Please respect copyright.PENANA5b8i3P0Nlj
said Lee grabbing our attention. "There is no death trap. Secondly, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAmCXGY4ZVPH
after we came back from Times Square, I personally talked to Collins and714Please respect copyright.PENANAE7TM03HAEa
he wasn't mad at you."714Please respect copyright.PENANAcJgFlnZPaN
"Then do you know why he wants BlackPink, WINNER and us to meet?" Mike asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9b7ElOVhHN
"That, he couldn't say."714Please respect copyright.PENANAb5zk11VvBu
"I thought you were his assistant," said Daniel.714Please respect copyright.PENANAB0bsMPXpVZ
"You know, Collins doesn't tell me everything. He treats me like I'm part of you guys too."714Please respect copyright.PENANAwVQqy50Ubg
"Welcome to the monkey side," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes and scratched her head.714Please respect copyright.PENANAT1H28qaXkC
"Ya, I now know how that feels. But right now we better go."714Please respect copyright.PENANAGXM5L2LihD
Christine pressed the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAPbY94cYYAX
button to the elevator and when we all got in, we headed downstairs and 714Please respect copyright.PENANAi23uJHSpqo
went in the black SUV waiting for us. There were a few fans who stood 714Please respect copyright.PENANAhZQDMPDDgc
outside the hotel premises and for a moment, it felt a little awkward 714Please respect copyright.PENANAQ08Xiyu6eM
that they were here in the nearly hours of the morning. I know it's 714Please respect copyright.PENANAxGHXuNJvex
normal for every fan to do so but today I couldn't help but feel that 714Please respect copyright.PENANA47JB1ZVG5c
something was a bit odd about it. Then I remembered BTW.714Please respect copyright.PENANAWe9i7w5G6P
We got to YG right on 714Please respect copyright.PENANAtrBkiskvNg
time and immediately we stepped into the lobby, we found all four 714Please respect copyright.PENANARFTpUF3we7
members of WINNER heading for the elevator. Looked like they had also 714Please respect copyright.PENANA9GCrcsZQKK
arrived a few seconds earlier.714Please respect copyright.PENANAvDd95XFXyQ
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted loudly so that she could grab their attention.714Please respect copyright.PENANAmV3pkO8pYF
"Zoey!" Mino turned around and had a huge smile on his face. "Hey, guys."714Please respect copyright.PENANAlVZJclps90
"Hi," the four of us responded and not in a way people would like to hear.714Please respect copyright.PENANAzHHlpKnIO4
"You all look down," said Seungyoon. "What's wrong?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAPT9PU2eSh5
"It's nothing really," I said. "We just don't like how this meeting is going to turn out."714Please respect copyright.PENANAxPcjktYz29
The four members of WINNER all muttered at the same time.714Please respect copyright.PENANAZFBY7wipTB
"Guess we're not the only ones feeling that way," said Jinwoo.714Please respect copyright.PENANApduyV40ZB9
"Are BlackPink already here?" Mike asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANA8skKAYI25S
"The receptionist says they are waiting in the conference room," said Seunghoon.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9J3NvyFoeQ
"Okay," said Daniel as he rubbed his hands together. "Let's go meet our fate."714Please respect copyright.PENANAFXKHgAX79d
"If this comes out as a death trap, I'm going to say I told you so," said Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANAV49im6Bo8L
"There will be no such 714Please respect copyright.PENANAgjDOYzyTm1
thing," said Christine. "You're just exaggerating what might come up 714Please respect copyright.PENANArjI14tmaTI
that we won't like at all so you refer to it as a death trap."714Please respect copyright.PENANAdNDJjCx3ko
"And you're making it 714Please respect copyright.PENANA6hf70g48qA
sound ten times worse than it already is, Zoey," said Seungyoon, as he 714Please respect copyright.PENANAkJVrItbgLk
pouted his lip and scratched his head.714Please respect copyright.PENANAoiR8DSOu0D
"Wonder where that came from," said Mino.714Please respect copyright.PENANAwqd7ulLRW0
"Trust me, you don't 714Please respect copyright.PENANAt42woluCWV
want to know," said Lee as she pulled out her phone from her purse. "You714Please respect copyright.PENANAkFdJG5eoWx
guys go ahead and I'll give your managers a call that you're here."714Please respect copyright.PENANAe09KPaHDn7
"You aren't coming with us?" I asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAQeqvIvLmdQ
"I might have joined the 'monkey's club' but I'm not going to be there when they drop a bombshell."714Please respect copyright.PENANAp1dNPkxenz
"See, death trap!" Zoey emphasised.714Please respect copyright.PENANA3z4TMkYM9S
"Zoey!" everyone muttered loudly that Zoey quickly covered her mouth and looked away.714Please respect copyright.PENANAzeKY31kj45
"Look, whether they are 714Please respect copyright.PENANAZWrjrt2OV3
going to say what we might not like, a death trap as Zoey likes to put 714Please respect copyright.PENANA5kAus5ti4E
it. Or not, you'll be fine," said Lee. "We all have gone through this 714Please respect copyright.PENANAUCFcDJv0eB
where you never like the decisions the managers have to make."714Please respect copyright.PENANAsLLoMf3YTG
"Please, don't remind us," said Mike as he rubbed his forehead.714Please respect copyright.PENANAoEoLm4Ll7d
"Either way," Lee continued, "you better go. You don't want to be late."714Please respect copyright.PENANAScRJSsWzpF
"Won't you wish us luck?" I asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAs4lITgJHSE
"You don't need it when you already know what's going to happen."714Please respect copyright.PENANAfZlbX6mfdJ
I gave Lee a sad smile 714Please respect copyright.PENANAxMbq5nK3q2
and turned towards the elevator. I started to feel the way I always felt714Please respect copyright.PENANAew1iS0vTFE
whenever you had to hear a decision that might just cost something in 714Please respect copyright.PENANACdRLMoqbe7
your life. Like suicide.714Please respect copyright.PENANALNNQrsrXre
We started our way 714Please respect copyright.PENANALV85tgHEko
towards the elevator when all of the sudden, I stopped when I realised 714Please respect copyright.PENANAiFVbH7uhNv
that I didn't have my phone with me. I checked the pockets of my jumper 714Please respect copyright.PENANA0PXYOmlOkB
and my jean trousers. Nothing.714Please respect copyright.PENANAQL1OT1LTtF
"Gosh, I think I left my phone in the car," I said. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up."714Please respect copyright.PENANAKmTgl5rNo8
I quickly ran out of the714Please respect copyright.PENANABQpjGQkr7h
lobby as the others made their way into the elevator with Lee. When I 714Please respect copyright.PENANAhaQo2Nd1hO
got to the parking lot, I made my way towards the SUV we had driven in 714Please respect copyright.PENANAoCW7Qg2nND
and luckily, I met the driver who was almost about to leave the car. I 714Please respect copyright.PENANADb95cIEg8r
told him about my phone and he unlocked the doors for me so that I could714Please respect copyright.PENANA5Kqn6nYcbZ
check for it inside.714Please respect copyright.PENANAT7NdEHZd4u
When I got to the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAJAOV39wyfG
passenger's seat, I saw the phone in between the seats I sat on with 714Please respect copyright.PENANAAEBmeAiP1v
Zoey on our way here. I got in the car and sat in just to get it. When I714Please respect copyright.PENANAEA7IHrrgBW
did, I checked to see if I had any missed calls or messages. There were714Please respect copyright.PENANAFKKuH9urXS
two missed calls and a message. I opened my inbox to read the message 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsH3QyrXGYh
and it was one short sentence with only four words. I looked at the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAfkX6O0FXu3
message again not believing what I read. There was only one logical 714Please respect copyright.PENANAnBQz2ODRCM
explanation to this and I was going to find out why.714Please respect copyright.PENANAzfkF7FnMgL
Just as I was about to get out, I jumped in fright when I saw who was standing right outside the car. Seunghoon.714Please respect copyright.PENANAHidZPpPBPZ
"Seriously, I can sue 714Please respect copyright.PENANAFlsyjw5kbc
you for stalking me," I said as I held my chest. My heart was beating so714Please respect copyright.PENANABNlI3Mcr6Q
fast. I never even heard him coming.714Please respect copyright.PENANA05AwKtRUJN
"Just came to check on you," he said with a smile.714Please respect copyright.PENANAaIAuqqnlg0
"You're not my bodyguard714Please respect copyright.PENANA5qCbk9OZG4
that you've to follow me around," I said as I came out of the car and 714Please respect copyright.PENANAA81GYNCuYI
banged the door shut. "How did you get here? I never heard you coming."714Please respect copyright.PENANA9um2SWsD3Q
"Maybe I have kitty attributes like you." Seunghoon raised his eyebrows up and down and leaned towards me.714Please respect copyright.PENANAsRTfI2oBMF
I blushed. "You know about that?"714Please respect copyright.PENANA3p5zR8oWlI
"Everyone knows you have714Please respect copyright.PENANAg7ds394diR
cat feet, Sam. No one ever hears you coming unless you want them to. 714Please respect copyright.PENANATAMTAmwNq2
Zoey once mentioned that in an interview, I remember."714Please respect copyright.PENANAOTNFmUNbLA
"Never mind. I just came to get my phone and you didn't have to follow me."714Please respect copyright.PENANAlZHAuq33he
"Looks like I did the 714Please respect copyright.PENANA70Xl4fxVfw
right thing because you look like you're about to punch something right 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8yZkzj9yRh
now and I'll be the one to control your anger."714Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1hWr5J68F
"If I wanted to, can you be my punching bag?" I folded my arms.714Please respect copyright.PENANAiLrLZDad9I
"You wouldn't even if you wanted to." He smirked and I rolled my eyes.714Please respect copyright.PENANAmFn0uWLy6s
"You're right. I don't want to be sued by YG for breaking your face."714Please respect copyright.PENANAEG4pVPFFG2
"And because you're a 714Please respect copyright.PENANAWcLGyNmzyM
lady and you don't have to punch anyone unless it's necessary. You might714Please respect copyright.PENANAdm5Bnzme9Z
have punched that school mate of yours but that was years ago. So, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAcHSQZ5v3Qx
what's up? It looked like you just received a bad message."714Please respect copyright.PENANAXLuwmxggOw
"It isn't a bad message. Just something that needs a little sorting out. Come on, you'll see."714Please respect copyright.PENANAxyuFnC530O
I quickly started my way back to the YG building and Seunghoon was up to pace with me with his long legs.714Please respect copyright.PENANAjjAJ2CSJIF
"Can you at least tell 714Please respect copyright.PENANAHyq8863yRd
me what's going on?" Seunghoon asked when we finally got in the elevator714Please respect copyright.PENANAEGwyGSJBZ9
and he pressed the button leading to the floor to the conference room.714Please respect copyright.PENANAIVorZMaxbS
"Nope, if I tell you it won't have that wonderful dramatic effect," I answered.714Please respect copyright.PENANAfAYLPsqySD
"What dramatic effect?" 714Please respect copyright.PENANAM1fzHybNOc
Seunghoon looked me in the eye with a curious look on his face as he 714Please respect copyright.PENANA6Fngs6Vndb
came closer. I took a warning step back.714Please respect copyright.PENANAqFwEBEAeHO
"If you hadn't followed 714Please respect copyright.PENANAdh9h1nklhE
me to the parking lot, you would know what I mean and you would be 714Please respect copyright.PENANAy3vsvFXifm
trying to recover from the little surprise you'll find in the conference714Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3zhDzFqTc
room."714Please respect copyright.PENANAQB30aFUl29
"What surprise?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAQxHeZFNT4p
The elevator stopped and714Please respect copyright.PENANALZKI6h8Q3s
the doors flew open. Just as Seunghoon and I turned to look down the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAtkUXA87vMb
hall, there was Zoey coming out hurriedly through the door of one of the714Please respect copyright.PENANAEX8GxrawMA
rooms, into the hall and running towards the elevator upon seeing us. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsQLeXwXF7L
Seunghoon and I stepped out.714Please respect copyright.PENANAt0BPNIon8i
"Zoey, what's wrong?" Seunghoon asked when she reached us and she had a horrified look on her face.714Please respect copyright.PENANAnwqt6B3Dqg
"You will not believe what's going on," said Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANAoMvlgoCF9A
"I already have a guess," I said.714Please respect copyright.PENANAIjgrCuIcKu
"You know?" Zoey grew shocked as she looked at me.714Please respect copyright.PENANAlKhmvpKECz
"Yep. And we are going to sort this out right now."714Please respect copyright.PENANAEBOmp2eX1E
I made my way towards the conference room. Seunghoon and Zoey follow.714Please respect copyright.PENANA2FT7EJNXJT
"What's going on? Can someone please tell me?" Seunghoon asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANATjIbx0aVCf
"You're about to find out," said Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANA516j8ctWO1
When we reached the 714Please respect copyright.PENANA7ratgBBgkG
conference room, I took hold of the door knob, turned it and opened the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAGnr3iVOYJJ
door. The conference room was quiet and there was a weird aura that I 714Please respect copyright.PENANAnuNMpP0vVM
felt immediately I stepped in. I didn't have to ask why.714Please respect copyright.PENANAVGyjDXBBNB
In the conference room 714Please respect copyright.PENANAYEtJQtsvsT
was a huge round mahogany table. It's polished surface shining bright 714Please respect copyright.PENANAshkR6viLbd
under the tiny light bulbs embedded in the roof. There were black office714Please respect copyright.PENANAdFEiYYbezK
chairs around the table. The other Toxins, BlackPink and WINNER were 714Please respect copyright.PENANAz20hG3mRSs
all seated at one half end of the rounded table. When they saw me enter 714Please respect copyright.PENANAkgjcxUWRwY
the room, the look on their faces was so worrying that I grew horrified 714Please respect copyright.PENANABptGfpxfYq
though I did my best not to show it.714Please respect copyright.PENANADV4FuhsHTx
"Sam," said Mike and I stopped him short before he could say anything else with my hand raised.714Please respect copyright.PENANAN4tlx1KJq8
I looked to the opposite714Please respect copyright.PENANA5Qe2oMR2Le
half end of the table from where the others sat and I noticed that one 714Please respect copyright.PENANArgmwrwtJRd
of the chairs faced the other way. Someone was sitting there and had 714Please respect copyright.PENANAhX47IQYlcF
turned their backs to us facing the wall.714Please respect copyright.PENANAe8SrgWNHDD
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAWzu9jr41uK
G-Dragon quickly turned 714Please respect copyright.PENANARNN9Ly8HlR
around on the chair and he had that smile on his face that was somewhat 714Please respect copyright.PENANAVrMBTUhT4f
annoying and yet so cute that my heart almost melted.714Please respect copyright.PENANAwBOyDOnKQ7
"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?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAvBW6m6YGC6
"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.714Please respect copyright.PENANAITbnX0F9Af
"Huh?" Seunghoon looked surprised at seeing G-Dragon and also confused at what I said. "What did it say?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAXVdrAF4qqu
"Just a simple, 'hi, are you coming?' was all," I said as I looked at Seunghoon.714Please respect copyright.PENANAlWHIHaxVq1
"Wait," said Lisa who 714Please respect copyright.PENANAODGudWpgzC
sat with the others at the other end, looking at me also with a confused714Please respect copyright.PENANAjIlMJlYa6a
look on her face. "You knew just like that? Through his message?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAt8q6x8JB2h
"It felt simple and 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsD6muqUVBX
straightforward. For all we know, only BTW were supposed to be here to 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8wzosuNieU
meet with our managers. And I for one didn't make any breakfast date 714Please respect copyright.PENANA3if48ZmIyH
with G-Dragon today."714Please respect copyright.PENANAAnI5AQLHgV
"Smart," said G-Dragon as he winked at me."Looks like you're really referring to your little group as BTW then."714Please respect copyright.PENANAcz6WscdhWO
"I don't have a choice." I raised my eyebrow at him. "With you around, I just have to rub it in your face." 714Please respect copyright.PENANAlbZGGOtPoE
"We will see about that. Because we're going to have a serious talk about BTW."714Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3ZyYySMOi
"I had a feeling you would be on the managers' side the second we came here," said Mino.714Please respect copyright.PENANA4m1bFiaQJT
"Ya, I know I'm a 714Please respect copyright.PENANA5e6IJRQVt5
threat," said G-Dragon as he grinned. "I did say all this was going to 714Please respect copyright.PENANAo6f9PY6hIO
have consequences if you guys keep on meeting each other."714Please respect copyright.PENANAlaM3a2FJrc
"If you mean us getting 714Please respect copyright.PENANA1bldgj5ntt
into trouble with our managers, you're sadly mistaken," said Jessie. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAPIkOuaSb4d
"They weren't even mad at all because all they know is that we all met 714Please respect copyright.PENANAtVWB3AkFiW
by coincidence."714Please respect copyright.PENANAO1TP56cSof
"You're right." G-Dragon stood up from his seat. "They aren't mad, just yet."714Please respect copyright.PENANAtjQ24fbpyc
I didn't like his last sentence and something told me he had something up his sleeve.714Please respect copyright.PENANAVQcb1BCqLz
"We wouldn't be having this meeting if it wasn't for you, am I right?" I asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAY1tfipdLEU
The rest of the BTW crew714Please respect copyright.PENANAOBm11QyYVD
grew confused and started muttering. And I could tell their eyes were 714Please respect copyright.PENANA4GF7aYzsCD
flying from G-Dragon to me, wondering who would say something next.714Please respect copyright.PENANATKuFlqNszZ
"You know me so well," said G-Dragon as he stood up and came around the table to get to me.714Please respect copyright.PENANAqGBo4G216N
"I just know how the human mindset works," I said. "I don't really know you at all."714Please respect copyright.PENANAVoXqJ6hfEu
"Hold up," said Zoey who714Please respect copyright.PENANArzDcKJB9up
stood beside me as she looked at G-Dragon. "So, you're saying, you 714Please respect copyright.PENANAn1MdSlYeaT
called for this meeting to get us in trouble?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAlAp3e3nddT
"That's a simple way of putting it," said G-Dragon as he smiled at Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANAzKqtHCV8dr
"Told you we'll 714Please respect copyright.PENANAl4c6Y2gANf
experience a death trap," Zoey muttered loud enough for everyone to hear714Please respect copyright.PENANA9mF5JKXnqp
as she went to stand beside the others at the other end of the table.714Please respect copyright.PENANA6DOngsOuI8
"But is he going to do 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8urv6SUHTJ
that?" Rosé asked. "He will need a lot of evidence to show that we all 714Please respect copyright.PENANATXCawPW1Qu
didn't really meet by coincidence."714Please respect copyright.PENANAWvxhwUC8X0
There was silence in the714Please respect copyright.PENANAm15FDFUORT
room until Daniel and Mike murmured "oh no" at the same time. I knew 714Please respect copyright.PENANAg1vTP9ponG
that just like me, they had already figured out what G-Dragon was 714Please respect copyright.PENANAZpE6juvqnA
planning to do.714Please respect copyright.PENANAcaDQ6UPBeU
"He doesn't need any evidence to trap us," said Mike.714Please respect copyright.PENANA8So1pSBKdY
"What do you mean?" Jisoo who sat beside him asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAdSf46q4Uge
"The managers would believe him if talks about what happened the day before yesterday at the hotel," said Daniel.714Please respect copyright.PENANAap5Twlicgo
"The time WINNER came to see us," said Christine as the realisation settled in.714Please respect copyright.PENANAB2hPwPqJqM
"And they would take his word because he has Daesung and Seungri to back him up," I said.714Please respect copyright.PENANAxbRJLR0rJT
"And also because he's 714Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4IuMeWeCt
our senior," said Zoey as she folded her arms. "That's how he even 714Please respect copyright.PENANANXmIQCXNam
managed to set this meeting up in the first place."714Please respect copyright.PENANAzi7ubtmEOg
"Well, you Toxins did your homework," said G-Dragon.714Please respect copyright.PENANAt97mIHx0eb
"Why do I feel like I'm in court?" Seungyoon asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANANOIFeWE4Gy
"It's because we are and we have to take defence," I said.714Please respect copyright.PENANAVKHHueo7Ci
"Can't we just settle this matter somehow?" Jinwoo asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAqOA9riwXq4
"Why do I feel I just entered an episode of Suits?" Mike asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAZSJ6jszl1a
I turned to look at Mike and I wasn't the only who did. Mike shrugged his shoulders.714Please respect copyright.PENANAHmqITGnsf8
"What? I watch Suits from time to time."714Please respect copyright.PENANASfUIKq4uBF
"What will it take so that you won't tell our managers?" Seunghoon asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANA6O3ABSN9Kh
G-Dragon smiled. He had 714Please respect copyright.PENANAIW9V1xosYv
us right where he wanted. I was so not liking this right now. When I 714Please respect copyright.PENANAxLhkjrPXJL
thought we would be dealing with our managers, we actually were meant to714Please respect copyright.PENANAzYAYuWKfs4
deal with G-Dragon instead.714Please respect copyright.PENANAp81gtxtaos
"I'm glad you brought that up because I was thinking of the same thing," said G-Dragon.714Please respect copyright.PENANAyrDhDE3Ndq
"What do you want?" I asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAE4sDHmU3Mw
G-Dragon looked at me as714Please respect copyright.PENANAhbE9Mi17ri
he bit his lip. I looked straight at him in the eye wondering why he 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsMwIDwVygD
was doing all of this. I had a hunch, but I had to be sure of it before I714Please respect copyright.PENANAp0y58hfKhs
came to any conclusions.714Please respect copyright.PENANASdpzNn7tUp
"To make things clear 714Please respect copyright.PENANAUTQvHMuB2W
with all of you," said G-Dragon. "I might have brought up this idea of a714Please respect copyright.PENANAlZGNoSRCgf
meeting in the first place concerning BTW, but the managers had been 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMs6iwr7aF2
thinking about doing the same thing."714Please respect copyright.PENANA9KLHQAERbR
"That still doesn't change the fact that all this was your idea," said Seungyoon.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9JxyzrvEea
"You're right. And just to give you a heads up, the managers aren't going to let BTW be a group."714Please respect copyright.PENANAZVaoezkrG3
"We already know that," said Zoey. "We all had a feeling that it would come to this."714Please respect copyright.PENANAeaWp0BA88h
"And we will not allow it," said Rosé.714Please respect copyright.PENANATE26c1XmZq
"Most of us are up for this idea and some of the fans too," said Mino.714Please respect copyright.PENANA7QRqX2Aytk
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAiTsMv6EhX5
"You want us to agree or else you tell our managers everything," I said.714Please respect copyright.PENANAFVQtIl8sdN
"All's fair in love and 714Please respect copyright.PENANA2uruRQlwvo
war." G-Dragon gave a huge smile. "You guys are stubborn and they might 714Please respect copyright.PENANAT5kLDnRxjW
just agree to your whims. So just accept what they bring up and we can 714Please respect copyright.PENANAp0kp6FDj7G
go and pretend we never even had this meeting."714Please respect copyright.PENANAkLnAe30SEP
"Come on," Christine 714Please respect copyright.PENANAK1098h79vL
complained. "As if BTW is even going to be an ongoing thing. The Toxins 714Please respect copyright.PENANAMC4rVhalBO
won't be here for long and you know it."714Please respect copyright.PENANAQNUIMOzsHn
"Christine's right," said Lisa. "I don't think it's wrong if we make BTW temporarily."714Please respect copyright.PENANAovPEdlK5GJ
"BTW is nothing but a 714Please respect copyright.PENANATNOBp7oTfI
collaborative group on my part," I said. "It's almost in the same way 714Please respect copyright.PENANAzUayWGDpbZ
artists collaborate. Like the way The Toxins and BigBang did."714Please respect copyright.PENANA370p0FDhe3
"I firmly agree with Sam," said Jisoo.714Please respect copyright.PENANAbPIu3oSrfl
"We all do," said Seunghoon. "Just imagine what BTW can do."714Please respect copyright.PENANA0T30LAV19F
"Who knows, we might just have our own show!" Zoey said excitedly.714Please respect copyright.PENANAhwsVJJCZmV
"Which won't last long by the way," pointed out Mike.714Please respect copyright.PENANAfHScgMxAQR
"And it's going to attract a lot of media attention like it did yesterday," said Jinwoo.714Please respect copyright.PENANAyBWsBf68xG
"We might just make BTW involved in market promotions too," said Mino.714Please respect copyright.PENANATQhFcQlI5e
"That's being business minded and I like it," said Jennie.714Please respect copyright.PENANA50xrju9W6B
"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.714Please respect copyright.PENANAgr3S4Z5h5d
"Well, you guys can dream all you want but it isn't going to happen," said G-Dragon.714Please respect copyright.PENANA2diDeJ8jtS
Upon saying that, the 714Please respect copyright.PENANARSEjTEEeBe
door to the conference room flew open. I turned to the door and coming 714Please respect copyright.PENANApZWlrj5ule
in were the two managers and Lee. For a moment I grew silent with 714Please respect copyright.PENANAHjsJW1aRmc
everyone else in the room due to their sudden presence. Those who were 714Please respect copyright.PENANAkLC9eUUyDq
seated stood up.714Please respect copyright.PENANAUyEeIXDvel
I gulped. I hope the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAKzjuB2HOuI
managers hadn't heard the entire conversation. Especially the part where714Please respect copyright.PENANAfBI7bielxf
G-Dragon was to get us in trouble by telling them the truth.714Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9o12KLEWA
The two managers had 714Please respect copyright.PENANAWicE3QvQ1j
their eyes on me at first and I felt they had finally figured what was 714Please respect copyright.PENANA1yOdHzJH1U
going on. I wanted to break into a sweat when they looked at me. But I 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsPr9IV6lqs
kept myself calm telling myself that I maybe over thinking and nothing 714Please respect copyright.PENANArUTid3d1jE
is wrong.714Please respect copyright.PENANAqMaEu7ZAm9
"Good that you're all 714Please respect copyright.PENANAstUYW4mB0F
here," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We have a few things to discuss. Zoey, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAdNF8eWXh13
Seunghoon, Sam, Jiyong, take your seats, please. And everyone else too."714Please respect copyright.PENANAtmQ7gqOPBD
I have always hated it 714Please respect copyright.PENANA79U0OqKYXZ
when managers have that serious tone in their voice that shook every 714Please respect copyright.PENANAzbvymRwEV3
cell in your body. I quickly took the chair in front of me and G-Dragon 714Please respect copyright.PENANAHMN3gpIWvn
sat to my left and Seunghoon to my right. For some reason, I felt really714Please respect copyright.PENANAvTpnAMJhQV
uncomfortable sitting in between them. The others sat back down on 714Please respect copyright.PENANADVjh5do2qx
their seats.714Please respect copyright.PENANAWQfRvDBIrV
The two managers and Lee714Please respect copyright.PENANAqXQu23MKfI
stood at the other end of the table and we all had our eyes on them. I 714Please respect copyright.PENANA2ClG3GaJjk
started to silently tap my fingers on the polished wooden table as I bit714Please respect copyright.PENANAY4MN41sSl5
my lower lip. I turned to look at the others and even though some were 714Please respect copyright.PENANAGctMLCJbw8
trying to put up a straight face, I could tell they were as nervous as I714Please respect copyright.PENANAYLutH9MRbG
was.714Please respect copyright.PENANAv4SHKDZJDR
"Everyone in here looks really tense," said Collins. "As though you weren't the ones laughing about yesterday at Time Square."714Please respect copyright.PENANAWSDtqs4bCy
"Well, we all know why we are," I said as I looked at Collins. "And we know it's something serious."714Please respect copyright.PENANATA8VJ1KRdU
"You're right, it is serious," said Yang Hyun-suk.714Please respect copyright.PENANAZPIPLg4kR9
Zoey sighed loudly in 714Please respect copyright.PENANAXXJFKZGwb3
frustration and everyone turned to look at her. "Please just say it 714Please respect copyright.PENANADIKYEu2eGI
already," she said. "'You created a huge mess yesterday, blah, blah, 714Please respect copyright.PENANAsBR8lXYweI
blah you weren't supposed to meet, blah, blah, blah and so BTW was just a714Please respect copyright.PENANAd17yux3atm
one day thing.' Some of us just want to go back to the hotel and watch 714Please respect copyright.PENANAwaWBpuTFDn
some K-drama to forget the horrible aftermath of this meeting."714Please respect copyright.PENANAylCnHLds79
The two managers 714Please respect copyright.PENANATm7mK1s2fa
chuckled at Zoey's response and I couldn't figure out why they found it 714Please respect copyright.PENANAmw271MRXHg
so amusing when most of us in this room were grieving in the inside. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAjkCwwINrLQ
That was so not cool.714Please respect copyright.PENANAHRjCX0bs5O
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAah4X8m5LSv
"Here we go," muttered Jessie as she leaned back on her chair and closed her eyes in despair.714Please respect copyright.PENANA0yTt6W57bP
"But that doesn't mean we can't reconsider it," said Collins.714Please respect copyright.PENANAT4WPR9hub4
My ears perked up when 714Please respect copyright.PENANAVkhXyC3QPC
Collins said the word "reconsider." And I bet the others were all 714Please respect copyright.PENANAhlnFtz9oQb
attentive too. Could it be that they might just turn things around?714Please respect copyright.PENANAVeEf19D4ER
Seunghoon cleared his throat. "What do you mean?" he asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANACFbxuW0N2L
"We heard you outside 714Please respect copyright.PENANApvLXQrhks8
the door discussing or rather debating about making BTW a real group 714Please respect copyright.PENANAG0tYLXmTv9
thing even if it's just temporary," said Yang Hyun-suk.714Please respect copyright.PENANAy7o6abv56p
"And as stood by the door, we reconsidered giving BTW a shot," said Collins.714Please respect copyright.PENANAvMCrKlX0No
"For real?" I couldn't believe my ears.714Please respect copyright.PENANAqOb7PLWEYi
"Yes, Sam. For real," 714Please respect copyright.PENANA2Enm2wqCJu
said Yang Hyun-suk. "But don't get your hopes up because we have to go 714Please respect copyright.PENANAIgnc6ZC5MX
through further scrutiny about this decision."714Please respect copyright.PENANAq39djReknT
I smiled. Even if they 714Please respect copyright.PENANAZfzJYoeSdY
were saying we shouldn't get our hopes up, it was quiet clear they were 714Please respect copyright.PENANATkBJ9T1wfR
up for the idea themselves and that meant BTW was a go.714Please respect copyright.PENANAkknZfjMv0a
There was an exciting 714Please respect copyright.PENANAKDpzMIKlX9
feeling in the air now that the whole BTW crew were all rejuvenated by 714Please respect copyright.PENANAX8KprOXJKT
the exciting news. We were all smiling to ourselves and already I could 714Please respect copyright.PENANA7OIiL3Ev24
see that Zoey and Lisa who sat next to each other were ready to clap 714Please respect copyright.PENANAQaNOabldBN
their hands but they hid them under the table so that the managers 714Please respect copyright.PENANA2WrZsvcEK3
wouldn't notice as they clapped silently.714Please respect copyright.PENANAtome956FGG
"Are you sure about this?" G-Dragon asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAw3d3clfaTW
I turned to my other 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8LZsCI76zS
side and I realised that the whole time we had been talking to our 714Please respect copyright.PENANA1VPJiPChfg
managers, I had been so oblivious that GD was sitting next to me. Maybe 714Please respect copyright.PENANAvA5qJVIbZv
it's because right now, he felt like a traitor and his presence right 714Please respect copyright.PENANAbwWNHa56tD
now, didn't matter.714Please respect copyright.PENANAMwsASLSqNV
"You heard them when 714Please respect copyright.PENANA9CigkW81t7
they talked to you about it," said Yang Hyun-suk. "In such cases, it's 714Please respect copyright.PENANAs9mCNWC1Tj
good to be business minded and see how all this goes."714Please respect copyright.PENANAHC8ywaLtjp
"So, you all agree to this, right?" Mike asked with his eyebrow raised just to be sure.714Please respect copyright.PENANAB060HF8xFr
"To be perfectly clear, yes, we agree," said Collins.714Please respect copyright.PENANAi9Wv64Oipn
"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.714Please respect copyright.PENANABuREu2CfJY
This time it was me, or I714Please respect copyright.PENANABIbqy7txZl
can say, BTW, trapping G-Dragon. G-Dragon turned to look at me and he 714Please respect copyright.PENANAPTJGKsu33L
knew it. The managers' plan in the first place was not to make BTW an 714Please respect copyright.PENANApuHgRyrltd
official group and if we refused, they would G-Dragon would tell them 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8SZTqVKOi6
our secret and there would be no BTW. And due to the condition G-Dragon 714Please respect copyright.PENANAUTOsEsWFad
had laid out for us in the first place, there was simply no need for him714Please respect copyright.PENANAJQX3n0TAWG
to reveal our little secret anymore. All he told us to do was to agree 714Please respect copyright.PENANAOP8Xkpq41X
to whatever the managers' decision was and we were doing just that. And 714Please respect copyright.PENANAILoYjf0cqb
there was no going back on his word. Look who's laughing now.714Please respect copyright.PENANAQZDxO776sF
"Of course you should agree because whatever we decide is an order," said Yang Hyun-suk.714Please respect copyright.PENANABHQCHkmgZb
"Yep, an order is an order," said Mino with a huge grin on his face.714Please respect copyright.PENANA53r54U5TSa
"I really thought they wouldn't make BTW official," said Jisoo. "Now that it is, I agree."714Please respect copyright.PENANAZEIp9nZK76
"We all agree," said Daniel.714Please respect copyright.PENANAdCDyyExw1I
"Hold your horses, people," said G-Dragon. "It hasn't been made official."714Please respect copyright.PENANAjWnVLXNKXa
"But just because it 714Please respect copyright.PENANAW0JLAD60ka
hasn't, doesn't mean that it will," said Seunghoon as he looked over at 714Please respect copyright.PENANAReXwYQ7N3u
G-Dragon with a victory smile on his face. That made me smile even more.714Please respect copyright.PENANAqJRO4yLIGv
"Okay, so that's settled714Please respect copyright.PENANATltAp7eobK
then," said Collins. "We will discuss for now and see what the seniors 714Please respect copyright.PENANAANTM7GlbvO
have to say. Once they agree, we will begin with the paper work and make714Please respect copyright.PENANAdQJ9opKwRy
BTW official."714Please respect copyright.PENANA1CiaN2SGU7
"Of course they will agree," said Rosé. "Who wouldn't?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAZsEbcazeJG
I noticed that most of 714Please respect copyright.PENANAeA1OisH0gZ
the eyes on the table especially from BTW flew to G-Dragon. Mine also 714Please respect copyright.PENANAvFW8gRDbnq
did the same. Luckily, the managers never noticed a thing. But Lee did 714Please respect copyright.PENANAqTNLxyWlBT
when she looked at me and I grinned.714Please respect copyright.PENANA70bltJkX0n
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAYeysKj6dAQ
There was dead silence in the room when Yang Hyun-suk mentioned he had one condition. My heart started to race.714Please respect copyright.PENANAak4c3GmkdA
"Before we make BTW 714Please respect copyright.PENANA5rjz0ZWYMH
official, may I advise that you three groups don't meet each other too 714Please respect copyright.PENANAoQ1kd2mrAL
often," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We don't want to raise a lot of people's 714Please respect copyright.PENANAXp6ijtpeeB
hopes thinking that the group might be official so you better keep it 714Please respect copyright.PENANABKjNxQUrXx
low for a while. Is that good?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAVIemk7QJ4L
"Fine by me," said Seungyoon. "As long as we can ask for your permission from time to time."714Please respect copyright.PENANAsrzX3OHN5X
"That's fair enough," 714Please respect copyright.PENANATuTqCAPbc3
said Collins. "But today, you won't go and hang out after this because 714Please respect copyright.PENANAoayxYbb3Nv
already there are too many of your fans lurking around hoping for BTW to714Please respect copyright.PENANA6M0PYSIT1j
be official and they can use anything just to let other people believe 714Please respect copyright.PENANArWM3nFZr1t
so."714Please respect copyright.PENANA79bxf7LJh0
"So you want to crush 714Please respect copyright.PENANAHHDoVryVhN
their hopes and later surprise them when you make the group official," I714Please respect copyright.PENANAv5aeSn7TrA
said while I nodded my head. "I had to admit, that's a pretty good 714Please respect copyright.PENANAebwDJnAHJN
strategy."714Please respect copyright.PENANAZcgC8NstvF
"Then if all is well and714Please respect copyright.PENANAN7orDt72QQ
good, we will be leaving then," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We will keep you 714Please respect copyright.PENANAxwOMqNZDhb
updated and not a word on social media."714Please respect copyright.PENANAymXADfPBX9
I stood up from my seat 714Please respect copyright.PENANAM61t6MLjYw
and everyone else did the same. As our managers made their way for the 714Please respect copyright.PENANAJUpNsulGVl
door with Lee I couldn't help but smile and just as they were about to 714Please respect copyright.PENANA4TBoO8qOwV
walk out, I stopped them.714Please respect copyright.PENANAPONKTIOwIj
"Wait," I said and the two managers turned to look at me.714Please respect copyright.PENANAmImWqvK6fu
"What is it, Sam?" Collins asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAaDGOFMkxga
"Thank you," I beamed and I bowed. "Kamsahabnida (감사합니다)."714Please respect copyright.PENANALjMtYv0Vav
The rest of BTW also bowed and also said thank you. The two managers smiled at our lovely gesture.714Please respect copyright.PENANACdHhJe67lR
"If it weren't for that I might just declare BTW official today," said Yang Hyun-suk.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9wutfK6m7S
"You would?" Zoey, Jessie, Christine and Jisoo asked at the same time. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.714Please respect copyright.PENANAoHUNaeEF7M
"No." Yang Hyun-suk 714Please respect copyright.PENANAmvQe927BCY
smiled even more and he walked out of the room with Collins. Lee waited a714Please respect copyright.PENANAKaGn3hbgc5
few seconds by the door until the managers disappeared down the hall.714Please respect copyright.PENANAhOaEanZ3c8
"Congratulations, BTW," she said quietly. She looked really happy. "You did it!"714Please respect copyright.PENANApCZkTKFlht
"Another music collaboration for The Toxins," I said with a smile.714Please respect copyright.PENANAoHGndbHezj
"And triple more of the fun," said Mike.714Please respect copyright.PENANA8760v9yxfi
"Now that I totally agree," said Daniel as he gave his brother a high five.714Please respect copyright.PENANAKpLOIyocx3
"This is like the best 714Please respect copyright.PENANAdXsleauSTl
news ever," said Zoey. "Thank you so much, Sam for making me feel like 714Please respect copyright.PENANAo53XB77c2b
all hope was lost when actually things turned out alright."714Please respect copyright.PENANAoXiaf8xjqX
"I don't think you should be thanking Sam for that," said Jinwoo.714Please respect copyright.PENANANm5R9GNcvs
"Jinwoo's right," I said. "We wouldn't have been able to get our managers to reconsider if it wasn't for G-Dragon."714Please respect copyright.PENANA9g8mPwgWdc
The room grew silent as all eyes were on Jiyong. I looked at him through the corner of my eye and smiled.714Please respect copyright.PENANAYwirYEG9Mt
"I've to admit you played me very well," said G-Dragon with a look of defeat on his face. "Congrats."714Please respect copyright.PENANAWhDhIQFLX2
"All this wouldn't have happened if you hadn't tried to trap us in the first place," said Seunghoon.714Please respect copyright.PENANA0FrIeGMR7H
"I knew there was a 714Please respect copyright.PENANAdPidZqNF85
reason for G-Dragon to have called for this meeting in the first place,"714Please respect copyright.PENANAulK8A1bDuk
said Lee. She shook her head in disappointment as she looked at 714Please respect copyright.PENANA7N97BijnCN
G-Dragon.714Please respect copyright.PENANAXpERxcCV1r
"You knew?" Christine asked.714Please respect copyright.PENANAZAREyEZmAV
"I got to find out when I went to see the managers."714Please respect copyright.PENANAeT2capDxQG
"But everything turned in our favour in the end," said Lisa. "So, I'm not even that mad at him at all."714Please respect copyright.PENANAKJCfs6Q9a2
"You just got lucky because the managers happen to be eavesdropping on our conversation at the wrong time," said G-Dragon.714Please respect copyright.PENANAhDgWFPbuJ4
"At the right time on our part," said Mino.714Please respect copyright.PENANA8us6E8eRFj
"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.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9sLnybQk6W
"Thank you, G-Dragon!" BlackPink said all together. "We love you!"714Please respect copyright.PENANA3v0K71NUq3
"Well, you guys can tell714Please respect copyright.PENANAKLLMrv5Mbu
me how this all went down from the beginning, but right now, you all 714Please respect copyright.PENANA4oYKcYpoSy
have to go," said Lee. "And I'm supposed to see to it that you all 714Please respect copyright.PENANA4fJgFRF9yn
aren't going to go into the same car."714Please respect copyright.PENANAF16qtau2ew
"Don't worry, we won't disobey our managers after all this," I said. "Can I have a talk with G-Dragon alone, please?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAyjudSHTgug
Everyone else started to714Please respect copyright.PENANAbkCTsyPv5J
slowly step out of the room and I made sure to say bye to BlackPink and714Please respect copyright.PENANAY6p0dVImIW
WINNER. When everyone had left, Lee closed the door behind her. It was 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8ctVa49sHp
only G-Dragon and I.714Please respect copyright.PENANAThSwSSHu2x
"I'm mad at you," I started.714Please respect copyright.PENANAsUG1GjOsHg
"I know," he replied. "Sam....."714Please respect copyright.PENANAxdrpocg3wT
"Save it." I held my 714Please respect copyright.PENANAwkO38lNcUj
hand up to silence him. "You know, you reminded me of all those times 714Please respect copyright.PENANAer23RiDNNN
you and I used to get into a fight and it seems you're bringing it all 714Please respect copyright.PENANAcCcPx5r3c6
back. I thought we were past that but now it's like you want to bring up714Please respect copyright.PENANAxqkuCeqPaG
a war again."714Please respect copyright.PENANAlLSnGYJHX2
"I'm not trying to bring up a war."714Please respect copyright.PENANA4utwfMfHgd
"You put us in a horrible position and we had to fight against you. That my friend, is called a war."714Please respect copyright.PENANAmqdC9dbkXG
"Look, Sam, you've already won and I admit that trying to rattle you out to our managers was wrong of me."714Please respect copyright.PENANA3p7Sc6hY8R
I folded my arms. "Great! You realise it now when everything backfired on you and you didn't get what you want."714Please respect copyright.PENANA3qxjcxyOit
G-Dragon looked at me 714Please respect copyright.PENANAUmamiSZwwP
and me at him. Right now, I was fuming and I felt like I was going to 714Please respect copyright.PENANAgnNZRoOPAu
burst. I never knew he would turn on us like this and it hurt me like a 714Please respect copyright.PENANAoEWq46Qtqg
stab in the heart.714Please respect copyright.PENANA4glT2wJmYO
"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."714Please respect copyright.PENANAb05mwLc74W
"You know, the others 714Please respect copyright.PENANARD8khawFhz
might forgive you because of the outcome but I am so mad that you could 714Please respect copyright.PENANA1MLbCVM8iq
ever do this just because you don't like it when we went out to hang out714Please respect copyright.PENANAZlprGz1i8T
with WINNER yesterday."714Please respect copyright.PENANAL3xqYRswqP
"If you're trying to say that I'm jealous, then yes, I am."714Please respect copyright.PENANAC0MupyX825
I nodded my head. What I714Please respect copyright.PENANAdqwpNSFVM5
thought from the beginning the time I came to the conference room was 714Please respect copyright.PENANA7GJt4ydzDN
true. He was jealous. Not just of The Toxins hanging out with WINNER but714Please respect copyright.PENANAFgcfGsY26p
of Seunghoon and I.714Please respect copyright.PENANABygCRAO1nW
"You know you and I can 714Please respect copyright.PENANA8WadzKvOCu
only be friends and that relationship can't go any further than that. 714Please respect copyright.PENANAlBoCg8grgY
It's the same thing with Seunghoon. And until you get over it, I suggest714Please respect copyright.PENANACyKLxHtVZ2
you find a way for me to forgive you or this friendship might just go 714Please respect copyright.PENANA2vuVcjr70H
down the rocks."714Please respect copyright.PENANAqPNKoa6ZRt
I headed for the door 714Please respect copyright.PENANAT2NjwbKhSh
without a second thought and I didn't even get to look at him one. As 714Please respect copyright.PENANA2wixalNqkn
soon as I found myself in the hall heading for the elevator, there stood714Please respect copyright.PENANAaW25jCY6OK
Zoey, waiting.714Please respect copyright.PENANA9HJBtyH7Ue
"I'm guessing you put him in his place," said Zoey as I approached her.714Please respect copyright.PENANA4X4jMpmGYt
"I sure hope so," I said714Please respect copyright.PENANA7VR5nmZrQo
with a sigh. I felt like I had just arm wrestled with a body builder 714Please respect copyright.PENANAVXZCcxgkUs
and emerged victorious, but at the same time came out exhausted.714Please respect copyright.PENANAkAqNvx4oKr
"When you're this mad, trust me, you do know how to put people in their place."714Please respect copyright.PENANAQnvUtttVBF
Zoey turned around and pressed the button to summon the elevator. When the elevator came, we stepped in and the doors closed.714Please respect copyright.PENANABC0c1lXEvi
"I guess you figured out what G-Dragon and I talked about last night," said Zoey as she looked at me.714Please respect copyright.PENANA2QQuWKPlRn
"It wasn't that hard to figure it out," I said.714Please respect copyright.PENANAdMG5iJKUoa
"Just like it wasn't hard for you to know that G-Dragon would be here. Sometimes your mind works like a supercomputer."714Please respect copyright.PENANAQsTNxz4k9Y
"You know computers are 714Please respect copyright.PENANA0ojUwXbQuj
just dumb machines, right?" I looked at Zoey. "They only do what they do714Please respect copyright.PENANALLNBaykmRf
because they have commands installed in them to work as they are 714Please respect copyright.PENANAiiEiiCzRgq
supposed to."714Please respect copyright.PENANA376P4khoqP
"You're right. You're like a detective who plays by her own rules and always connects the dots."714Please respect copyright.PENANAecnoI0vaPL
I smiled. "You always call me that."714Please respect copyright.PENANAMZkWw9lpgW
"Ya, because you're smart too."714Please respect copyright.PENANAJqP15UZtz2
The elevator reached the ground floor and we came out of the elevator finding ourselves in the lobby.714Please respect copyright.PENANAcWtAkGvJgp
"You know we should celebrate our victory," said Zoey.714Please respect copyright.PENANAmGfYIWsKJs
"How?" I asked. "The group hasn't been made official and we can't celebrate when the three groups aren't together."714Please respect copyright.PENANAw1AnA0lXMv
"We can figure something out," said Zoey. "We won't have to be all together in one place, you know?"714Please respect copyright.PENANAaAosItK8L8
"I think I've an idea," I said as we walked out into the parking lot heading to the car.714Please respect copyright.PENANAAoI5DqL90V
"I knew you would," said Zoey as she wrapped her arm around my shoulders.
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