Zoey's P.O.V:853Please respect copyright.PENANAVAjcU1cywG
I was still in the dance853Please respect copyright.PENANAyeXtgxDKQJ
studio with my back on the floor and my face facing the ceiling. I took853Please respect copyright.PENANAGWuAQZSnwS
a deep breath and let it out, trying to relax myself. But I couldn't. I853Please respect copyright.PENANAbHw2yMYqko
wondered how I got to this point with everything crumbling down to 853Please respect copyright.PENANA26tfkij927
pieces.853Please respect copyright.PENANAxezAIo6XS3
G-Dragon had left me 853Please respect copyright.PENANAQZoUOQy0pO
alone to think after our talk. As much as it hurt talking to him, it 853Please respect copyright.PENANARg72PY7F4A
wasn't as intense as the one he and Sam shared when they argued down the853Please respect copyright.PENANA6tIJgFfKGO
hall earlier. I knew GD was trying to go calm and easy on me, which he 853Please respect copyright.PENANAuFLKop80LR
did. But I was still hurting as hell.853Please respect copyright.PENANA0CuIIITBUU
It was now over between 853Please respect copyright.PENANAuTStWyFff7
us. I knew I had it coming because I wasn't going to stay here in Korea 853Please respect copyright.PENANAXaiQiJEv9P
for long. But I never knew it was all because G-Dragon really liked Sam.853Please respect copyright.PENANAByC6nf9qJq
That felt like a blow to my face.853Please respect copyright.PENANA1ymomo5HLY
I was hurting, I was 853Please respect copyright.PENANAyBvlWpzUzR
pissed and angry. I should have known better that G-Dragon never had 853Please respect copyright.PENANAxJnZKLIGRt
eyes for me in the first place, but for Sam. Who I bet felt guilty and 853Please respect copyright.PENANAmFEyGkCMHo
tried to tell me the truth earlier on this morning, but I never took her853Please respect copyright.PENANAHeksTo0in2
seriously. Come to think of it, I never do take her seriously. But she 853Please respect copyright.PENANArEDJBe2dSr
couldn't come to tell me that G-Dragon liked her because she knew 853Please respect copyright.PENANAbGOViEe29N
G-Dragon was supposed to tell me himself. No wonder she kept quiet. 853Please respect copyright.PENANABGTc301J0n
Looks like her conscious took the better of her and told her not to.853Please respect copyright.PENANAblLgROxMZA
I was glad that all of 853Please respect copyright.PENANAVKQAgsqqWc
this was bought to light, but now, all of our group members know. And as853Please respect copyright.PENANAQgileEskUY
for Daesung, I always knew he had eyes for Sam but the two of them 853Please respect copyright.PENANADRhXiwFgda
accepted that they could never be together. That was pretty brave of 853Please respect copyright.PENANAti8PqRS0CZ
them if you ask me. I wish I could be a little more like Sam on learning853Please respect copyright.PENANAbGoeNtMNDv
how to let go.853Please respect copyright.PENANAIzrkqPDyvY
I sighed. But I couldn't853Please respect copyright.PENANAJnSk79NBJV
let go of G-Dragon. He had something that other guys I have dated or 853Please respect copyright.PENANA6lMCH7a2XD
met in my life never had that drew me close to him. But looks like he 853Please respect copyright.PENANA7mNtH8tawI
wasn't mine to keep, nor Sam's.853Please respect copyright.PENANA9lFKRHKphd
I don't know what to 853Please respect copyright.PENANAevqedf2YJ6
think now that I know he had always liked Sam from the very beginning. I853Please respect copyright.PENANA7CwrffLlOI
was angry at the both of them from keeping all of this from me, but I 853Please respect copyright.PENANAwaAQlp21rg
was also pretty mad at myself for playing the fool.853Please respect copyright.PENANA9e8q5zXMl9
What hurt me the most 853Please respect copyright.PENANAFURkNqQKH3
was the kiss G-Dragon and I shared in Paris. Everything felt so real 853Please respect copyright.PENANAoqkxWmsvcz
back then, but now, it was like a faded memory. When G-Dragon told me 853Please respect copyright.PENANA4HpuslbCkX
earlier that he had always liked Sam, I had asked him what our kiss in 853Please respect copyright.PENANAhpVJw2jerb
Paris meant to him. He told me he did all that just to distract himself 853Please respect copyright.PENANA6CNNVx1KKg
because Sam had pissed him off earlier. I know the two had argued a 853Please respect copyright.PENANA9KvNMUOiCp
couple of times before, but I never knew it was that serious to the 853Please respect copyright.PENANA8B1MUu6x1C
extent that he had to use me as a distraction just to get his mind off 853Please respect copyright.PENANAv50c1PvqYv
her. For some reason, I felt so used.853Please respect copyright.PENANAFzwBwewAEl
He did say he was sorry 853Please respect copyright.PENANAqdDlZYWboW
and that he didn't want to hurt me. I couldn't stay mad at him. For some853Please respect copyright.PENANAMFVN3m4d75
reason, I just couldn't. But I was mad at Sam though. She should have 853Please respect copyright.PENANAFX0oRFZVxI
told me what was going on. We were best friends for crying out loud.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2bnqvaSMya
She had a lot of 853Please respect copyright.PENANAWSPrjhlo4q
explaining to do. That's if I get to cool down first. I still had a lot 853Please respect copyright.PENANAUIkaijXxva
of things pending in my mind and I had to be really careful with what I 853Please respect copyright.PENANAeXnC8uXmbq
was going to say to her.853Please respect copyright.PENANAB9dNGTQ6eb
As I got up from the 853Please respect copyright.PENANAHebhGNYruM
floor, the door to the studio flew open and Christine came in with what 853Please respect copyright.PENANAcDaJVStTPl
looked like a lunch takeout in a plastic bag. I could tell by the look 853Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3aBT1di0F
on her face that she was trying to figure out what words to say to me so853Please respect copyright.PENANALRcMESwF3E
that I couldn't get mad any further.853Please respect copyright.PENANAtHGArePxfu
"Hey, Zoey," said Christine as she closed the door behind her. "I brought you your lunch."853Please respect copyright.PENANAL6CEVaxgzG
I managed to put up a smile. "Thanks, Christine."853Please respect copyright.PENANA2Rg1YCyf25
She walked up to me. "So, did you guys talk?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAZh62gvua1J
"Ya." I nodded my head. "We did."853Please respect copyright.PENANAs57zeiswVI
"We saw G-Dragon earlier," said Christine. "The others are talking to him, so I came here to check up on you."853Please respect copyright.PENANA4k2hJ2hUum
"Thanks. I'm okay, but I just realised that I'm pretty hungry."853Please respect copyright.PENANAZPXptwzOKK
"Here." Christine gave me my lunch and I sat down on the floor to eat. She sat also down, facing me.853Please respect copyright.PENANAMDXk2zXmn6
"So, how are things?" Christine asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANAPIrHE0Y3ph
"I don't know whether to say things are good or bad," I said as I bit a slice of pizza.853Please respect copyright.PENANAmUxcm3SyJw
"Looking at you, it's pretty bad. G-Dragon said it's over between the two of you."853Please respect copyright.PENANARmIHHTRCyg
"Ya, it is. I was so stupid to think that we would last."853Please respect copyright.PENANAiDzpnGXQPU
"Come on, Zoey. I think 853Please respect copyright.PENANAzxnqXMEJ3R
it was pretty obvious. I mean, we weren't going to stay here for long. 853Please respect copyright.PENANAbaAtDNUbJC
And you know what Collins told us last time."853Please respect copyright.PENANAUulQPcAV7m
"I know. But I never knew it would be because of Sam." I bit another piece of pizza in my mouth.853Please respect copyright.PENANACl7ABwPEys
Christine winced. "Sorry853Please respect copyright.PENANAoonpwun4Sa
to break it to you, Zoey, but it was quite clear from the day we got 853Please respect copyright.PENANA4qEkJy0PBx
here that G-Dragon had eyes for her this whole time."853Please respect copyright.PENANAx9O3l5k56D
I stopped chewing on my pizza and looked up at Christine.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2DfMlcDXT5
"What? You knew about this and you never told me?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAykw6vUtSgF
Christine shrugged her 853Please respect copyright.PENANAzviGpQrLHG
shoulders. "You're the one with the eyes for these things, not me. 853Please respect copyright.PENANAbkqNP9giNz
Sadly, you got too attached to G-Dragon that you couldn't even realise 853Please respect copyright.PENANAMc1yIVY5zC
it yourself."853Please respect copyright.PENANAC70fu4tz5r
I chewed slowly as I 853Please respect copyright.PENANA0KEaoswLN6
thought of what she said. "I guess you're right. Is that the reason why 853Please respect copyright.PENANAB1XCIATmD4
you said G-Dragon and Sam would have made a perfect couple during that 853Please respect copyright.PENANAkClOTmde24
interview?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAsRgMXwVwsG
"Well, ya. I thought by saying that, you would open your eyes for once. But that didn't work."853Please respect copyright.PENANA5m3uV8U96k
"Ya. And Daniel said the same thing too and I got mad at him for it. I still wish you could have told me though."853Please respect copyright.PENANAlnvjsuI4sT
"So you could burst into an uproar and tear everyone's heads out? No way." She shook her head.853Please respect copyright.PENANAqr5WnrhFgO
"Look at me, Christine. I might be hurt but I'm still composed."853Please respect copyright.PENANAUCZpyuu3kf
"And what if Sam shows up? Wouldn't you be in an uproar then?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAB0FdyM899i
I had no words. Maybe 853Please respect copyright.PENANAa5z8Q2GIsg
Christine was right. I don't know what I would do if Sam were to come 853Please respect copyright.PENANAhgtEaUeeQP
into the room. As much as I was pissed at G-Dragon, I was pretty furious853Please respect copyright.PENANAtwa0pWPQR0
at Sam.853Please respect copyright.PENANAM6U5lA8dKq
"No, I wouldn't," I said, ignoring Christine.853Please respect copyright.PENANAHwd8kgSzBG
"Yes, you would. A lot 853Please respect copyright.PENANA1kGhbJzIny
of us know you too well, Zoey. And you're probably wondering what 853Please respect copyright.PENANAgoYHdA5XVj
G-Dragon saw in Sam that he couldn't see in you."853Please respect copyright.PENANArEdpFO7Qpa
I got irritated now, 853Please respect copyright.PENANAtwXOU6El5C
knowing that Christine was right. "So what? That's not going to put me 853Please respect copyright.PENANAo6PINMQ6WR
into a fit of a tantrum when I see her."853Please respect copyright.PENANAhTSpcC88Nr
"It would, Zoey. And as 853Please respect copyright.PENANAmaqRrDu6IX
much as it's normal to think that way because you're hurt and pretty 853Please respect copyright.PENANAKBW7dckXyK
much jealous, you also have to look at things through Sam's point of 853Please respect copyright.PENANADmlLkwllPV
view."853Please respect copyright.PENANA2MCXTJqNWc
"Hey! I'm not jealous."853Please respect copyright.PENANAyWo7nVMMac
Christine rolled her 853Please respect copyright.PENANA5GK3ieyC9K
eyes at me. "Whatever. But promise me you won't shout in Sam's face when853Please respect copyright.PENANAEfKBGbGxR0
you see her. I bet she feels really bad about this and I know she 853Please respect copyright.PENANAeTJD4FOv0n
couldn't tell you because she didn't want you to get hurt."853Please respect copyright.PENANAMnO4ty1yvI
"Why are you saying that? Did she tell you that she already knew that G-Dragon liked her?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAOiZSvxjmtq
"No. But knowing her 853Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y0yweGLET
character, she would do exactly that. You're her best friend and I know 853Please respect copyright.PENANAVS9T8kDhkB
she would do nothing to hurt you. It must be pretty bad for her too."853Please respect copyright.PENANA0fPnrubMQH
"I know, but, I can't believe that G-Dragon fell for her and not me."853Please respect copyright.PENANAP1bvjvbkSF
"Here we go," said 853Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ktexz6uEZ
Christine, throwing her hands in the air. "You really think all this is 853Please respect copyright.PENANAvkwpcqL5Sz
about you? That all the nice guys are supposed to fall for you wherever 853Please respect copyright.PENANAZs4ZXfPP8T
you go?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAeq8njpLBg2
"No. It's just...."853Please respect copyright.PENANAaN8IGmudEq
"Don't say another word, Zoey. It's clear to see that you aren't concerned about Sam at all."853Please respect copyright.PENANA8s9UkHexMQ
That hurt. And a lot too. "That's not true. Sam is my best friend. Yes, I'm mad because she didn't tell me what was going on."853Please respect copyright.PENANAALdfw8FK5G
"Then you as her best 853Please respect copyright.PENANA1vMCaNI1jv
friend should understand why she did that. You heard her down that hall 853Please respect copyright.PENANAktPC4IOuxL
when she argued with G-Dragon about telling you the truth. It's because 853Please respect copyright.PENANADK61q9IZxV
she didn't want to see you hurt. She never does and she never will."853Please respect copyright.PENANA1iDHm1R9a7
I looked down on the 853Please respect copyright.PENANAD8t2V26Gqv
floor feeling a little guilty. I know Sam and her character, and she was853Please respect copyright.PENANAzZzAbx5088
one who wouldn't like to hurt anyone. But I still couldn't help but 853Please respect copyright.PENANAMK1Zx2Oco5
feel mad.853Please respect copyright.PENANAfNrOv5xlXq
"Okay, okay. It's just that, this has never really happened to me before."853Please respect copyright.PENANAauyqsiQJvD
"That's because you 853Please respect copyright.PENANAuUcNsokhQU
always think guys would fall for you all the time no matter what. It's 853Please respect copyright.PENANA9AeVVwROQW
been like that since high school. You were the one whom all the boys 853Please respect copyright.PENANA0NZCz5D2Yi
admired and Sam was one who you never thought could ever make any guy 853Please respect copyright.PENANA4u7CZtQ5WQ
fall for her, especially G-Dragon."853Please respect copyright.PENANAmPWaDeqOD4
"Mmmm. Maybe. It's not my fault that I attract so many guys."853Please respect copyright.PENANA5MkiS6pPE6
"Well, I hope what's happened will help you realise that not everything is all about you."853Please respect copyright.PENANAmq2QYioFui
I sighed. I had now lost my appetite after what she had said.853Please respect copyright.PENANADKyyS8gecL
"I hope Sam is alright," said Christine. "Have you seen her?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAwOKD9KspDM
"No, I thought she was with you guys," I said.853Please respect copyright.PENANA3e8S6jyx1s
"She never came downstairs with us."853Please respect copyright.PENANAarXaUaog5f
"She must be around here somewhere. She will show up when it's time for practise."853Please respect copyright.PENANADLVhnO2oTX
"I hope so. Anyway we will be starting soon. Now remember. Don't get mad, okay?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAb1YKSqnVXL
"I'll try. I'm not promising anything."853Please respect copyright.PENANAkCZJquc1QZ
The door flew open all 853Please respect copyright.PENANAIUiOVrU7pa
of the sudden and thinking it was Sam, the guys came in the room. I felt853Please respect copyright.PENANA2KyvPDRPOZ
a little relieved. But I looked away when G-Dragon came in. I still 853Please respect copyright.PENANAqaOkqeBSws
wasn't ready to look at him yet.853Please respect copyright.PENANATxtLxTxATH
"Ummm, has anyone seen Sam?" Daniel asked, after looking around the room.853Please respect copyright.PENANARixcTitgyM
"No, we haven't," said Christine getting up from the floor.853Please respect copyright.PENANAXauX9oBVnH
"She must be around here somewhere," said Taeyang.853Please respect copyright.PENANAxEnsrvUyAv
"I bet she hasn't eaten lunch yet," said Mike. "I think I should go and look for her."853Please respect copyright.PENANA8gerTwh3bq
"Why not call her?" I asked. "I bet she carried her phone."853Please respect copyright.PENANAE20isRq2Ws
"Zoey," Christine looked at me with a frown on her face.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2nQERCi8Wh
"What?" I looked up at her as I shrugged my shoulders.853Please respect copyright.PENANAAA7Uq4s01b
"Arrgh!" she growled in frustration and looked away.853Please respect copyright.PENANAi3CAZrWQLf
"Wow, girls, what's up?" Seungri asked with a surprised look on his face. "Don't tell me you two were arguing too?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAZGmlydqpvT
"No, just trying to convince some people around here about doing the right thing," said Christine as she looked down at me.853Please respect copyright.PENANAKVp09dtJug
I could have stuck out my tongue at her, but I didn't. I kept my cool and I continued to eat my pizza.853Please respect copyright.PENANApeVnNy6EqI
"Guys, we have a problem," said TOP.853Please respect copyright.PENANAXyje3f6hGc
We all turned to look at him and he was holding his phone in his hand. Had he been trying to call Sam?853Please respect copyright.PENANAINAoS08ZGy
"What is it?" G-Dragon asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANALyQUwsoYiI
"Sam isn't picking my call," TOP answered. "It's ringing but she isn't picking up."853Please respect copyright.PENANAFpWKQrmxAC
"Maybe she put her phone on silent," said Mike.853Please respect copyright.PENANAMTdoFCCUIe
"Meaning we have to look for her then," said Taeyang.853Please respect copyright.PENANAkRGG3qA0DD
"I'll look for her," said Daniel. "I bet she is at the recording studio."853Please respect copyright.PENANAx2p1Dqa03o
"I'm coming with you," said Daesung.853Please respect copyright.PENANAuYu5pwfThp
"Count me in," said Mike.853Please respect copyright.PENANAshjgV3Y0ln
Christine came beside me853Please respect copyright.PENANAbc6l8OEGMt
and gave me a nudge on my leg with her foot. I looked up at her and she853Please respect copyright.PENANABrYllQCyDB
jerked her head towards the door. I knew she wanted me to go with them 853Please respect copyright.PENANA0C6t36hxte
to look for Sam. I didn't want to snap at her so I just had to comply.853Please respect copyright.PENANAmpkZqGFJUP
"I'm also coming with you," I said as I stood up from the floor.853Please respect copyright.PENANAK8wpLDEYYm
"Why don't we all go?" Christine asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANAUECnWEbNxR
"Okay," said G-Dragon. "Let's just hope that the choreographer doesn't come here and find us missing."853Please respect copyright.PENANAHPMLqivhNW
"Then someone should stay behind and explain what's going on," I said. "So, I'll stay."853Please respect copyright.PENANA7HFR9fdObY
"No, we are all going," said Christine as she held my arm. "If we're going to get in trouble together then we all will."853Please respect copyright.PENANAfCUKsB0mMC
I sighed as I rolled my eyes. "Fine."853Please respect copyright.PENANA1XvsSDYoF8
"Let's go up to the recording studio," said TOP. "I'll continue to call Sam and check if she is okay."853Please respect copyright.PENANAQSnVc2P1DW
Daesung opened the door 853Please respect copyright.PENANA8VbThAjleA
and went out of the room first and we all followed. I seriously wasn't 853Please respect copyright.PENANAulL52wMi23
in the mood to go and start looking for Sam. If anything, I should be 853Please respect copyright.PENANAfcGlvIGVXV
given more time to think and try to calm down. But I couldn't help but 853Please respect copyright.PENANATzvDrzNEFF
worry about her whereabouts too.853Please respect copyright.PENANANMqpWfpLSS
We all went upstairs and853Please respect copyright.PENANAmAOXxKZyWI
checked every recording room. There was still no sign of her. And TOP 853Please respect copyright.PENANAwGytGeWkDg
had tried calling but she still wasn't picking up.853Please respect copyright.PENANANAmoNrqdpr
When we came to the 853Please respect copyright.PENANArwwIHhC6Eo
second last studio room down the hall, we found Sam settled on the 853Please respect copyright.PENANAWD947CmQ9N
couch. She seemed to be busy because she was bended over a small table 853Please respect copyright.PENANASKS3871tz9
in front of her, with a pen in her hand and was scribbling something on a853Please respect copyright.PENANAL3hf21YoPC
sheet of paper.853Please respect copyright.PENANAotV1FmvzYx
"Sam," Mike called out to her as he rushed into the room.853Please respect copyright.PENANAbCZN3bHgCa
Sam quickly looked up. 853Please respect copyright.PENANAAdZoJq0DPf
Telling on the look on her face, she was pretty preoccupied, as always. I853Please respect copyright.PENANAOPBoLUuJ0w
wondered what she was writing. Hopefully not a run away letter saying 853Please respect copyright.PENANALfSYYaZxJC
that she will leave the group because of what she has done.853Please respect copyright.PENANAPF3l2jLzwj
We all came in the room 853Please respect copyright.PENANAaguhjLfpfs
and to be honest, I didn't want to be here. I could tell that G-Dragon 853Please respect copyright.PENANAqibZa5kVhw
also felt the same. I looked at him and he seemed pretty uncomfortable.853Please respect copyright.PENANAZGERyypjzA
"May I ask what you're doing here?" Daniel asked Sam.853Please respect copyright.PENANAmzrxVzqjVB
"I...I was just...." Sam853Please respect copyright.PENANAr3ozquOJhP
looked down at the paper she was scribbling on and then up at her 853Please respect copyright.PENANAb2khMfGJ3h
brothers. "I just needed to be alone for a while. That's why I came 853Please respect copyright.PENANApPZbT59DWZ
here."853Please respect copyright.PENANAgNq5K7oqKB
"But are you okay?" Taeyang asked. "You weren't picking up your phone."853Please respect copyright.PENANAHbC4uBxe4o
"I put it on silent," said Sam, as she scratched her head. "Sorry if I worried you."853Please respect copyright.PENANA61BIh69ShL
"Apologising isn't one of your best traits, Sam," I blurted out without thinking. "I'm surprised you're doing so now."853Please respect copyright.PENANA5vSGEc2lPs
Everyone turned to look 853Please respect copyright.PENANAuE43uI3Qlw
at me and I could tell they were shocked with what I said. But I didn't 853Please respect copyright.PENANAPhN7atD9Tv
care. I had my hands on my hips to show how mad I was.853Please respect copyright.PENANACF8QLZNSTS
"Zoey," Sam stood up from the couch and I could tell she was sorry just by looking in her eyes. "We need to talk."853Please respect copyright.PENANA6WUgAa0cKi
"There is nothing to talk about, Sam. G-Dragon told me everything and I don't need to listen to you."853Please respect copyright.PENANASEiBRyJaBG
"Zoey!" Christine interfered.853Please respect copyright.PENANAdFYKAgpEJ7
"Let me talk, Christine," I said, holding my hand up to Christine to stop her from talking.853Please respect copyright.PENANAyc6iGuvzVl
"Zoey, I know you're mad at me. But I didn't want it to go down like this," said Sam.853Please respect copyright.PENANAkmRi7M7AV2
"Well, it's a little too853Please respect copyright.PENANABVQv7ecMiu
late for that, isn't it? Why didn't you tell me all this before? And 853Please respect copyright.PENANAM693WdLEYj
don't try to say you were only doing it so that I wouldn't get hurt."853Please respect copyright.PENANAnIAxqf1qGk
Sam opened her mouth but853Please respect copyright.PENANAwigkbVKB6m
closed it again. I could see tears well up in her eyes. If she thought 853Please respect copyright.PENANAjDYK5XIfJR
crying would make me forgive her, she was dead wrong. I was a little 853Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3ifUByA3m
surprised when no tear fell down her cheek.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2zF93Bijmh
"I'm sorry, Zoey," she said. "But what else could I tell you?"853Please respect copyright.PENANALN0K5diRET
"Why you stole G-Dragon from me!"853Please respect copyright.PENANA2OdJct9sAu
"I didn't steal him from you, Zoey."853Please respect copyright.PENANADiilwBrHJm
"Now you're just talking nonsense," said Christine.853Please respect copyright.PENANAd6y8jDubzA
"Shut up, Christine!" I snapped at her.853Please respect copyright.PENANAbXGmVUPbMA
"The drama queen must have hit her head or something," Daniel said, shaking his head.853Please respect copyright.PENANArWK7L9Nxld
"I didn't hit my head," I said as I turned to look at Daniel.853Please respect copyright.PENANALLDDq5axRR
"You're acting like you have," said G-Dragon. "What's wrong with you?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAhyoW6L43i0
I turned to look at G-Dragon and I couldn't believe that he was also calling me crazy.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2kVG11UPAg
"This is unbelievable," I said as I rubbed my forehead. "Now I'm the crazy one."853Please respect copyright.PENANArEHy5sUOyn
"Zoey, please calm down," said Seungri. "This isn't good for you or for anyone else."853Please respect copyright.PENANAZznIWnVLg5
I took a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling. Then I went back to looking at Sam.853Please respect copyright.PENANAb4oTP7CxTs
"If you've a better explanation to all this, I'll be in the dance studio."853Please respect copyright.PENANAa3auzr5TO6
I turned around and went out of the room, banging the door loudly behind me.853Please respect copyright.PENANAckcJuP3DNx
***853Please respect copyright.PENANAXVwxtfyeim
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Sam's P.O.V:853Please respect copyright.PENANAlyqhnaXX71
I winced when the door 853Please respect copyright.PENANAZxCmafKvS0
banged shut in front of me. I knew Zoey was going to be furious. And 853Please respect copyright.PENANA3vjrCh4mzt
trying to cool her down was going to be difficult. I had to work on a 853Please respect copyright.PENANAc5i86YkTOz
different approach to get to her.853Please respect copyright.PENANAuHFGidQei7
I looked at the others 853Please respect copyright.PENANA0xEqjUKfcw
in front of me and they were silent. Looks like they were pretty much 853Please respect copyright.PENANADaN1jFfwUU
ready for Zoey's outburst than I was.853Please respect copyright.PENANACdzQ5KRar8
"We better get going, the choreographer will be back any moment," said TOP.853Please respect copyright.PENANAcfzg3P4P0o
"Are you crazy?" Mike 853Please respect copyright.PENANAs1t3EMjg4n
asked as he turned to look at TOP. "I'm not going in that room if Zoey 853Please respect copyright.PENANA2pBRou9YQE
is going to continue acting like a lunatic."853Please respect copyright.PENANA5kqxklPPly
"Mike's right," said Daesung. "Maybe we should just cancel practise today, for things to settle down."853Please respect copyright.PENANAn3yYECqvCP
"As much as that is a good idea, you heard what the managers said," said Taeyang. "We've to work on the music video on Monday."853Please respect copyright.PENANAIUxRjfd35G
"We have to come up with853Please respect copyright.PENANABQENbyQNFB
something then," said Christine. "Because just as Mike said, dancing 853Please respect copyright.PENANARdbvEn1qhc
with Zoey is going to be dangerous. The next thing we know, we would all853Please respect copyright.PENANA9UEb2tuELB
be landing on our faces in that studio."853Please respect copyright.PENANASWcqEBiUMX
"I agree," said Seungri. "Does anyone have any plans?"853Please respect copyright.PENANARIkuJdumQz
"I can pretend I sprain my ankle," said Daniel. "That will give us enough time for things to settle."853Please respect copyright.PENANAcdGy5GHsdR
"No, they will bring in a medical examiner and make things worse," said Taeyang.853Please respect copyright.PENANAgCcrdhPvvo
"Okay, this is tough," said Christine, as she started to pace up and down.853Please respect copyright.PENANALVRjr55mFx
"We wouldn't be going through all this if it wasn't for you, Sam," said G-Dragon.853Please respect copyright.PENANAgJSvtimu9g
Everyone, including me turned to look at G-Dragon who was standing further away from us at the door.853Please respect copyright.PENANAZKk9PZZdhB
"What did I do?" I 853Please respect copyright.PENANAECtjds946t
asked. "If you mean telling Zoey the truth, that's supposed to rest on 853Please respect copyright.PENANAeiNXE3T0j2
your shoulders and not just mine alone."853Please respect copyright.PENANABPfi6CS6T0
"But I did tell you that I would handle it, didn't I?"853Please respect copyright.PENANATvkYUprNIY
"Whether you told her 853Please respect copyright.PENANAKBTBHVfn2c
the truth later on, the fact is she was still going to get mad. You guys853Please respect copyright.PENANAgJV4fLYeY0
talked a while ago, didn't you? How was that handling things? She is 853Please respect copyright.PENANAYKg8WaPwcn
still furious and mostly at me."853Please respect copyright.PENANA98lJ7dssnG
"GD, I think Sam is 853Please respect copyright.PENANAh1qCQs9QJF
right," said Seungri. "Zoey is one who gets pretty emotional and even if853Please respect copyright.PENANAetmOCGQL9O
you told her the truth much later, she was still going to get pissed 853Please respect copyright.PENANA4Z0uG66OMY
like she is now."853Please respect copyright.PENANAnQv9wKoayo
"And she would throw 853Please respect copyright.PENANAJVt5vRy8ix
stuff at us," said Mike. "Trust me, right now, Zoey isn't as mad as you 853Please respect copyright.PENANA77VsFGZqKT
would expect her to be or else she would have done exactly that. The 853Please respect copyright.PENANAHcsuyC7vR7
throwing stuff at us thing."853Please respect copyright.PENANAcdw10hdmTu
"Look GD, if you're 853Please respect copyright.PENANA99ZtcA3vU5
finding a way to blame me for all this, I agree with you," I said. "But 853Please respect copyright.PENANAOCqnEPK7vD
now isn't the time to start blaming each other. It isn't going to work."853Please respect copyright.PENANAl1Yx9Hfjv0
"Then what will?" G-Dragon asked. "You know pretty well that we all can't calm Zoey down because of you."853Please respect copyright.PENANAHAiaEl2MB0
"Here we go again with 853Please respect copyright.PENANAY4zKXruLqf
the blaming," I said as I raised my hands in the air in frustration. I 853Please respect copyright.PENANANWkaK4SYP0
turned away from him and tried to think of what to say next.853Please respect copyright.PENANAMhYYq2NhOo
"Do you know what?" I said as I faced him again. "I give up."853Please respect copyright.PENANAeh8kA8ixPQ
The room was silent when everyone turned to look at the me.853Please respect copyright.PENANAuWypBdqBFf
"What?" G-Dragon asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANAECjE2VYhSW
"I give up," I repeated.853Please respect copyright.PENANAbGIcl6yzgW
"If I really wanted to, GD, I would have told Zoey a long time ago 853Please respect copyright.PENANAXrGM9QQ6Nm
about this even before you went to Paris but I didn't because I wasn't 853Please respect copyright.PENANAzpdaCm0ahj
too sure. The biggest mistake you made was leading her on and that gave 853Please respect copyright.PENANAKJzXKWl9v2
her hope that your relationship would work. You and I should both be 853Please respect copyright.PENANAjxpJY9DXjC
blamed for what's happened to Zoey. I didn't tell her the truth and 853Please respect copyright.PENANAcXb5x1y9i3
that's also my biggest mistake."853Please respect copyright.PENANAmi1b1G3KLu
The air in the room 853Please respect copyright.PENANAocZrI3skqS
became stale and I bet everyone else noticed it too. No one said a word.853Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5bi7REodX
This time it was G-Dragon and I holding the floor.853Please respect copyright.PENANAs1sbgdYLPt
"I give up," I said as I continued to look at G-Dragon. "Blame me all you want. It isn't going to be the first time now, is it?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAJQQ5N8tbhj
The others looked at me 853Please respect copyright.PENANAiOX240efzg
then back at G-Dragon waiting for him to say something. But he didn't. 853Please respect copyright.PENANAGCGw9G42Kx
He continued to look at me and I knew I hit the nail on the head this 853Please respect copyright.PENANA2AtbNxUM8V
time. I could tell in his eyes that he was furious.853Please respect copyright.PENANA8h48etfMzE
Without a word, he 853Please respect copyright.PENANAKldN8ZJAEz
turned around and opened the door. Upon opening it, there stood Lee. She853Please respect copyright.PENANAlm2UvHFqSv
stepped aside for G-Dragon to pass and without a care in the world, he 853Please respect copyright.PENANAyUcma1i0Bc
walked past her. Lee continued to look at him as he went done the hall, 853Please respect copyright.PENANAqKgr6LExfS
then she came in.853Please respect copyright.PENANA5jOhgYkzf1
"Sorry for coming in at such an awkward time," said Lee. "But I have some news that I think will be helpful."853Please respect copyright.PENANAoPydgaoF1x
"What is it?" Daesung asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANAXEsjuUINmB
"The choreographer won't853Please respect copyright.PENANAh9NAod98Fa
be able to come after lunch. He has some personal things to attend to, 853Please respect copyright.PENANAOCR9ABDBis
so, practise will resume on Monday."853Please respect copyright.PENANASYd9RNVex1
"Phew! Thank goodness," said Christine.853Please respect copyright.PENANAZzD4n68H04
"Well, given what's going on, you will need it," said Lee.853Please respect copyright.PENANA3w9Ce8r8to
"You haven't told our managers, have you?" Taeyang asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANA6kH2Xy5SaA
"No, that will just make things worse."853Please respect copyright.PENANAhcy57H6yyO
"Well, I'm glad," I said. "Maybe we can work things out with Zoey and G-Dragon."853Please respect copyright.PENANAFbXgQQYudS
"I'll handle GD," said TOP. "You will handle Zoey."853Please respect copyright.PENANAN7XdhzanEU
"Christine and Sam will do it. Count me out," said Mike. "I would rather talk to G-Dragon than the drama queen."853Please respect copyright.PENANAT1HSXddXpw
"Hey, we might need you 853Please respect copyright.PENANAZAzk9BjqNj
with, Zoey," said Christine. "Just like Collins, you also know how to 853Please respect copyright.PENANATS53632F9s
put her down. You're quite good at it."853Please respect copyright.PENANAfHh6zE73Wb
"Thanks for the compliment, but I'm sticking to my word."853Please respect copyright.PENANAc5Hoze2WhY
"Mike might make things worse," said Daniel. "Maybe it's best if he stays out of it."853Please respect copyright.PENANAQv9BamA5cG
"Hopefully, by Monday, everything is going to be okay," said Taeyang.853Please respect copyright.PENANAemjwhTIDp9
"Hopefully," I said. I sighed. "Look guys, I'm sorry."853Please respect copyright.PENANAsnKq9AFv3l
"For what?" TOP asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANAczSkKO7sQt
"For this whole mess. I shouldn't have kept all this from you."853Please respect copyright.PENANAqBrF1P5tYP
"Sam," Christine walked 853Please respect copyright.PENANA3mD3Zqq23B
up to me and placed her arm around my shoulder. "I understand why you 853Please respect copyright.PENANAvOhMCYVjHe
did it and if you ask me, it's not really your fault. You were just 853Please respect copyright.PENANAi0cFRzPSyG
doing what you thought was right."853Please respect copyright.PENANAbZAvRpQgcK
"I also agree with Christine," said Daniel. "You shouldn't beat yourself up because of this. We're in this together now."853Please respect copyright.PENANAlQFb7b7Wqr
"Yes, we all are in this with you," said Daesung, giving me an encouraging smile.853Please respect copyright.PENANAehiEJk0BC2
"Then its best we go back to the hotel then," said Mike.853Please respect copyright.PENANAPjLQou9pb1
"Let's go," said Lee.853Please respect copyright.PENANAYMmtkN30Ls
"Then we will meet on Monday," said Taeyang.853Please respect copyright.PENANA33J6GsEG8N
"Tell me how everything goes with G-Dragon," I said.853Please respect copyright.PENANAU790EhvEBx
"We will," said TOP as he walked up to me. "Now, stop sulking and smile for me, everything will be alright. You'll see."853Please respect copyright.PENANAwYIXzMVthv
I only managed to smile at him and nodded my head. "Yes, I'll."853Please respect copyright.PENANAm5TvRfMY71
As the others started to853Please respect copyright.PENANA3nsbWd6p2j
leave the room one by one, I got the sheet of paper I was writing on, 853Please respect copyright.PENANAI9TEA7Ovff
folded it and put it away in my purse.853Please respect copyright.PENANAfwNzqif9tG
"What were you writing on that thing?" Christine asked, as her eyes were on the folded paper as I put it away.853Please respect copyright.PENANAcasmc7AZ9D
"You'll know soon enough," I said, with a sad smile.853Please respect copyright.PENANActRccvJLMI
"Come, we better get going," said Lee after the BigBang members had left.853Please respect copyright.PENANAcgkYDM1acL
"Can you guys go ahead? I would like to talk to Zoey."853Please respect copyright.PENANAuQbk1f0GGi
"Don't you want us to come with you?" Christine asked.853Please respect copyright.PENANAv9HPj71zF0
"No, I want to see if I can manage to talk to her on my own."853Please respect copyright.PENANAJrCSxzxADZ
Christine nodded her head and I could tell she was worried about what was going to happen. "If you say so."853Please respect copyright.PENANA96ocBN7O2E
"We will be waiting for you downstairs," said Lee.853Please respect copyright.PENANAGjXmz92FXF
We came out of the 853Please respect copyright.PENANA789EaaDINi
studio and the others went to use the elevator to head downstairs while I853Please respect copyright.PENANAGmHSw9hyaR
used the stairs to head to the dance studio.853Please respect copyright.PENANAM8DrrWA9TN
I thought of what I was 853Please respect copyright.PENANAP0gLFhOaSy
going to say as I walked down the hall. I was pretty scared and I was 853Please respect copyright.PENANA5JjRHUmWQI
afraid that if Zoey saw me, she would pounce on me and try to scratch my853Please respect copyright.PENANAKyCun2ghgX
eyes out.853Please respect copyright.PENANA6RUfWeADgL
When I reached the room 853Please respect copyright.PENANAy1sCb6cAV4
we had been using for practice earlier, I froze by the door. I was 853Please respect copyright.PENANAy3hS5hcerS
afraid of touching the door handle, thinking that I would get burnt.853Please respect copyright.PENANAnxLlNKJRBu
Maybe this was a bad 853Please respect copyright.PENANAEoeJbxbGln
idea and going in there was like stepping into the lion's den. I wanted 853Please respect copyright.PENANA7Hg1hptzLF
to turn around and bail, but my body and my conscious wasn't allowing me853Please respect copyright.PENANAg8rumcRN6J
to. I felt caught in between two worlds.853Please respect copyright.PENANAE7tEVZ2eBF
My body and conscious 853Please respect copyright.PENANAnxyrPBj3Sg
won this time around. My hand was reaching for the handle and when I 853Please respect copyright.PENANAwukbNO7a65
held it, I turned it and slowly pushed the door open.853Please respect copyright.PENANA3NiKvJxKxv
"Are you kidding me right now?" came Zoey's voice in the room. "I can't do that. It's going to be risky."853Please respect copyright.PENANAajWtZe9dBS
I paused before I could 853Please respect copyright.PENANAMx2N9h79vq
fully open the door. Who was Zoey talking to? My eyes grew wide. Was it 853Please respect copyright.PENANAAUY6yxpUFm
who I think it was? Derrick's brother?853Please respect copyright.PENANADakBTKbDdl
"Look, calm down, okay? This is clearly not the time to talk right now."853Please respect copyright.PENANADiFismdh8g
I continued to listen. Maybe I can find out what was going on between the two of them.853Please respect copyright.PENANAJdjCglPqXF
"Just so you know, I'm also not in a good mood!"853Please respect copyright.PENANAZXJKg5p69k
I winced at the sound of853Please respect copyright.PENANAdanNnBKC3y
her voice. She wasn't in a good mood indeed. I still had time to get 853Please respect copyright.PENANApu7W20Uf5A
out of here, but I was rooted at the door.853Please respect copyright.PENANAllqB9bQgHr
"Okay, fine. We will 853Please respect copyright.PENANAn8l0yYHiN8
meet, soon. I'll tell you when. I can't meet you now. Things back here 853Please respect copyright.PENANAYyx4idfdxl
just got complicated and it will be strange if I disappear like I did 853Please respect copyright.PENANAvRTNw5tw8u
last time."853Please respect copyright.PENANAYXM6InsiAl
I wanted to sigh in frustration. She didn't give out any clue as to what the two were up to. What a bummer.853Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ7gHhj8er
"I'll see you soon. Don't worry, I have it safe and sound with me and I'll deliver it to you as promised."853Please respect copyright.PENANApIuRKL1RrS
Now that was one thing I considered a clue. She had something with her. Could it be in our room, hidden somewhere? I hope so.853Please respect copyright.PENANA9Edou1chiZ
I heard Zoey say bye and hang up on her phone. I heard her sigh in frustration and mutter something to herself.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2xZNs3HQH6
This was my cue. I 853Please respect copyright.PENANADZ79S6o3Gt
waited for a good thirty seconds till I fully opened the door. I stepped853Please respect copyright.PENANAviykzL1yo6
into the room and Zoey looked up at me from her phone.853Please respect copyright.PENANAEehedwXptF
"We won't be having practise," I said as I approached her.853Please respect copyright.PENANAyNbFgWeiHC
"Why? Did you tell our managers what's really been going on?" Zoey asked as she folded her arms.853Please respect copyright.PENANA2nHCEQkkkR
"No, it's not that," I said. "You know none of us could do that."853Please respect copyright.PENANA04r0VxQAMX
"Given what you've done so far, I wouldn't be surprised."853Please respect copyright.PENANA2UD10RsEKm
"What have I done so far?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAL3xp4icStR
"Lied to me and everyone else."853Please respect copyright.PENANAk0OLs2h7qQ
"I know I lied to you and I should have told you about G-Dragon earlier. I had tried to tell this morning but I couldn't."853Please respect copyright.PENANAxZPnJR0rM9
"You knew that G-Dragon liked you and you didn't even tell me about it."853Please respect copyright.PENANAoJblC7gl1N
"What did you want me to853Please respect copyright.PENANA3lzkmMxA7q
do? I knew you liked G-Dragon but I didn't know all this between you 853Please respect copyright.PENANAtMQ3PwItr0
two was going to get serious. When you told me that you two had kissed, I853Please respect copyright.PENANAWxbl3dYgUI
wasn't too sure by then if G-Dragon even liked me."853Please respect copyright.PENANAmJB9vfWpWX
"You didn't want to tell me because you wanted him to yourself."853Please respect copyright.PENANAtKWvM56Atz
I sighed. "Come on, Zoey. That makes no sense. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you."853Please respect copyright.PENANAumdyhcokz7
"You just did."853Please respect copyright.PENANAmj5p6FpX4W
"Won't you just listen to me? Please! Why would I want G-Dragon when I really like Daesung? You think about it."853Please respect copyright.PENANAmiDUxFfWWc
"I don't have to, Sam. 853Please respect copyright.PENANADmPFm1YcRu
You can't make me to. I considered you my best friend and if you really 853Please respect copyright.PENANAkAlBKAdDjx
didn't want to hurt me like you said, you would have told me all this 853Please respect copyright.PENANAs5UQYCvRn3
before."853Please respect copyright.PENANAy2lr8aj2ka
I looked down at my feet853Please respect copyright.PENANAozeb9g8frf
and I knew she was right. I had hurt her a lot and now she thought of 853Please respect copyright.PENANAE0rBqa2IoW
as me as someone who just stole her boyfriend.853Please respect copyright.PENANAsRiHrpAT9R
"Look, whether you like 853Please respect copyright.PENANA2AI4u8aWdF
G-Dragon or G-Dragon likes me or I like Daesung, all this wasn't going 853Please respect copyright.PENANAtPuwoAyCOe
to last and you know it. You remember Collins' golden rule. And as much 853Please respect copyright.PENANAaIYWlHTXqJ
as it's a little harsh on our part, it very much shows that creating a 853Please respect copyright.PENANA2TOUPUFbcJ
real love story wasn't going to be possible. I might be wrong, but you 853Please respect copyright.PENANASa1AGJKqiW
know that I'm right. Sooner or later, we will head back home and I for 853Please respect copyright.PENANA3y5AprWpvW
one don't really believe in long distance relationships."853Please respect copyright.PENANAdIXtZA6rWq
"But it would have worked out for G-Dragon and I," said Zoey, tapping her foot on the floor impatiently.853Please respect copyright.PENANAN63I29g6nV
"No, it wouldn't, Zoey. Not when he likes someone else."853Please respect copyright.PENANA29X23noCDF
"You, right?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAPMVDIIqtsK
I didn't want to admit it, so I kept quiet.853Please respect copyright.PENANAoQjp5F7PUR
Zoey nodded her head and853Please respect copyright.PENANA6RfcmMSg0b
I could see tears in her eyes. "I see you're right on that one, Sam. 853Please respect copyright.PENANA70QCZt3M74
All this wasn't going to work out. And it's all thanks to you."853Please respect copyright.PENANA0gyQ7QxVp2
I was shaken by her last853Please respect copyright.PENANA6zVlPErPYc
sentence. Great! Just when I thought I was finally getting to her, I 853Please respect copyright.PENANAXzfmPLjizO
was being blamed. Again! I sighed. This cannot be happening.853Please respect copyright.PENANAg8A19GkqZE
"That's not true, Zoey," I said.853Please respect copyright.PENANAQhFOgveE0h
"You made G-Dragon fall in love with you. So it's your fault, isn't it?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAfMlB84XCXC
"We don't choose who we fall in love with."853Please respect copyright.PENANAm19rum25MI
Zoey didn't say a word 853Please respect copyright.PENANA7lTQkY9SXQ
as she quickly walked past me and bumped into my shoulder as she passed 853Please respect copyright.PENANANoaBFRq1al
and went out the door. That hurt and I was hugely disappointed that I 853Please respect copyright.PENANAL8mAoslhpa
couldn't get to Zoey to forgive me.853Please respect copyright.PENANAuOX5Dr7Z1g
But now more than ever, 853Please respect copyright.PENANA4D3xYW1QB9
she was in trouble and I had to help her out. I couldn't abandon her 853Please respect copyright.PENANAlTal7W6UOG
now. Dealing with Derrick's brother in a broken state she was in, might 853Please respect copyright.PENANAuzgjVI7NyH
just lead to something fatal. And I couldn't let that happen.853Please respect copyright.PENANAOCcKPMt79d
As I came out of the studio, I pulled out my phone from my purse and called Derrick.853Please respect copyright.PENANAcvNKPEvD2z
"I wasn't expecting a call from you," said Derrick when he picked up. He sounded calm and that soothed me a little.853Please respect copyright.PENANAoADsOT06tg
"I called because I heard Zoey talk to your brother over the phone," I said.853Please respect copyright.PENANAOBNVG2sRpw
"Really? Any idea what might be going on?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAURLblKmqoP
"No, but I think Zoey is keeping something for him and is planning on giving it to him."853Please respect copyright.PENANAWAyr44hs5y
"When?"853Please respect copyright.PENANA0FkHfZJePb
"She didn't say. She told him she would meet with him when everything around here cools down."853Please respect copyright.PENANA0jzBWI6A1k
"Why? What happened?"853Please respect copyright.PENANAjKX9Hhx94K
I signed as I turned 853Please respect copyright.PENANAVVtMsevqn7
round the corner to use the stairs. "She and I had some argument. I'll 853Please respect copyright.PENANA32tKxpvuQQ
tell you about it later. For now, I'll have to keep an eye on her."853Please respect copyright.PENANAuMjdVHpF6A
"Ya, you do that," said 853Please respect copyright.PENANArUOIWpqG0R
Derrick. I knew he was trying to avoid asking further questions about 853Please respect copyright.PENANAM1ifeMwoWQ
the argument. "I'll see what I can dig up about my brother's recent 853Please respect copyright.PENANA6bKVHNloN1
activities and see what I can find."853Please respect copyright.PENANA0Q6Eurt3ua
"Okay. I'll keep in touch."853Please respect copyright.PENANAeBLL7QLEZt
"Okay, all the best."853Please respect copyright.PENANAe15MjMcgo3
"Thanks. I'll need it."853Please respect copyright.PENANAEXN30ZyBbr
I cut the line and I had853Please respect copyright.PENANAQJfBjLKzVW
reached the bottom of the stairs. I found myself in the lobby and I 853Please respect copyright.PENANA4h1MOqRhn7
went out to the SUV waiting outside.853Please respect copyright.PENANA671ATDu5ma
The others were already 853Please respect copyright.PENANARO2mRoj8QL
settled inside. As I sat next to Zoey and closed the door, she turned 853Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8VQT0VoHD
the other way to avoid my gaze. I didn't say anything as the car drove 853Please respect copyright.PENANAjMy4ycRlxv
out of the YG premises. I felt like I had already done enough on my 853Please respect copyright.PENANArzACkZCYEE
part.853Please respect copyright.PENANANeDHRYHDKE
And no one in the car said anything either till we got to the hotel.
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