Zoey's P.O.V:852Please respect copyright.PENANAaulRuM580o
I was still in the dance852Please respect copyright.PENANALzxVATRrfl
studio with my back on the floor and my face facing the ceiling. I took852Please respect copyright.PENANAL0cQIPxRvp
a deep breath and let it out, trying to relax myself. But I couldn't. I852Please respect copyright.PENANAQyuuQdvbx5
wondered how I got to this point with everything crumbling down to 852Please respect copyright.PENANAIHCsA15j70
pieces.852Please respect copyright.PENANAZr6BoWiJN1
G-Dragon had left me 852Please respect copyright.PENANAW3bPHPwX22
alone to think after our talk. As much as it hurt talking to him, it 852Please respect copyright.PENANAJw1I0XmHIM
wasn't as intense as the one he and Sam shared when they argued down the852Please respect copyright.PENANAEul5nkM0vR
hall earlier. I knew GD was trying to go calm and easy on me, which he 852Please respect copyright.PENANAL8RXur4bqm
did. But I was still hurting as hell.852Please respect copyright.PENANA8yBUoh8X1W
It was now over between 852Please respect copyright.PENANAOrMqmRAcTv
us. I knew I had it coming because I wasn't going to stay here in Korea 852Please respect copyright.PENANAz2EwDf9E4V
for long. But I never knew it was all because G-Dragon really liked Sam.852Please respect copyright.PENANA55qd75cbaa
That felt like a blow to my face.852Please respect copyright.PENANANRoOevwvdz
I was hurting, I was 852Please respect copyright.PENANAYV3p37F7qE
pissed and angry. I should have known better that G-Dragon never had 852Please respect copyright.PENANAGkNroyAysi
eyes for me in the first place, but for Sam. Who I bet felt guilty and 852Please respect copyright.PENANAhdhnuMy288
tried to tell me the truth earlier on this morning, but I never took her852Please respect copyright.PENANAdWFjmPK5CB
seriously. Come to think of it, I never do take her seriously. But she 852Please respect copyright.PENANAnQ09kt1q6M
couldn't come to tell me that G-Dragon liked her because she knew 852Please respect copyright.PENANA65yEemc88Q
G-Dragon was supposed to tell me himself. No wonder she kept quiet. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAKIL8k6oxYB
Looks like her conscious took the better of her and told her not to.852Please respect copyright.PENANA1r1CVZn0IW
I was glad that all of 852Please respect copyright.PENANATTlh0Eyl2q
this was bought to light, but now, all of our group members know. And as852Please respect copyright.PENANAcIK6d6kMYw
for Daesung, I always knew he had eyes for Sam but the two of them 852Please respect copyright.PENANAq1dZxbUFlW
accepted that they could never be together. That was pretty brave of 852Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5hO2SfIps
them if you ask me. I wish I could be a little more like Sam on learning852Please respect copyright.PENANAy8n8b36f8a
how to let go.852Please respect copyright.PENANAHkCOa2VjPu
I sighed. But I couldn't852Please respect copyright.PENANAjZWNnsx5re
let go of G-Dragon. He had something that other guys I have dated or 852Please respect copyright.PENANAQrvuXqC4Kp
met in my life never had that drew me close to him. But looks like he 852Please respect copyright.PENANAqbimvFtw3h
wasn't mine to keep, nor Sam's.852Please respect copyright.PENANAtic7YzYTZa
I don't know what to 852Please respect copyright.PENANAXbDJEny58L
think now that I know he had always liked Sam from the very beginning. I852Please respect copyright.PENANAu9bh6pthEo
was angry at the both of them from keeping all of this from me, but I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAbVtpNv993l
was also pretty mad at myself for playing the fool.852Please respect copyright.PENANAFMLBvayt8k
What hurt me the most 852Please respect copyright.PENANAeXd8TicIG0
was the kiss G-Dragon and I shared in Paris. Everything felt so real 852Please respect copyright.PENANAiRW0AsKgBX
back then, but now, it was like a faded memory. When G-Dragon told me 852Please respect copyright.PENANATVyXULXAnQ
earlier that he had always liked Sam, I had asked him what our kiss in 852Please respect copyright.PENANA7EUDbcL7Yg
Paris meant to him. He told me he did all that just to distract himself 852Please respect copyright.PENANAIWLwwnN3vq
because Sam had pissed him off earlier. I know the two had argued a 852Please respect copyright.PENANAyIFjfy0zWV
couple of times before, but I never knew it was that serious to the 852Please respect copyright.PENANAwHHXWLJmqf
extent that he had to use me as a distraction just to get his mind off 852Please respect copyright.PENANAQU4tM7dD6t
her. For some reason, I felt so used.852Please respect copyright.PENANAZO5Zbwzmrj
He did say he was sorry 852Please respect copyright.PENANARi5MjcZGY0
and that he didn't want to hurt me. I couldn't stay mad at him. For some852Please respect copyright.PENANASx6BDcjlaL
reason, I just couldn't. But I was mad at Sam though. She should have 852Please respect copyright.PENANAUlkH2psWQ5
told me what was going on. We were best friends for crying out loud.852Please respect copyright.PENANAIJZrAr7vCv
She had a lot of 852Please respect copyright.PENANAlF3IPvjhjW
explaining to do. That's if I get to cool down first. I still had a lot 852Please respect copyright.PENANAh1bHHHvGL6
of things pending in my mind and I had to be really careful with what I 852Please respect copyright.PENANALrqN42cMlm
was going to say to her.852Please respect copyright.PENANASUrEJjkltX
As I got up from the 852Please respect copyright.PENANAwZHpQpQCmm
floor, the door to the studio flew open and Christine came in with what 852Please respect copyright.PENANAgeR5uv8HtG
looked like a lunch takeout in a plastic bag. I could tell by the look 852Please respect copyright.PENANAI7Xlzjhfvh
on her face that she was trying to figure out what words to say to me so852Please respect copyright.PENANARjIjQsIeEp
that I couldn't get mad any further.852Please respect copyright.PENANATdOCbQpiJI
"Hey, Zoey," said Christine as she closed the door behind her. "I brought you your lunch."852Please respect copyright.PENANAe4tjgFTwiX
I managed to put up a smile. "Thanks, Christine."852Please respect copyright.PENANAfxHYQrS4Ts
She walked up to me. "So, did you guys talk?"852Please respect copyright.PENANARfgg1Huy6j
"Ya." I nodded my head. "We did."852Please respect copyright.PENANAkWMQWyzS1X
"We saw G-Dragon earlier," said Christine. "The others are talking to him, so I came here to check up on you."852Please respect copyright.PENANAGJIk1GtecU
"Thanks. I'm okay, but I just realised that I'm pretty hungry."852Please respect copyright.PENANA4770nJL2wS
"Here." Christine gave me my lunch and I sat down on the floor to eat. She sat also down, facing me.852Please respect copyright.PENANAVKj6kayZzH
"So, how are things?" Christine asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANAVMPKZ32T1j
"I don't know whether to say things are good or bad," I said as I bit a slice of pizza.852Please respect copyright.PENANA7KwlXEJ8ga
"Looking at you, it's pretty bad. G-Dragon said it's over between the two of you."852Please respect copyright.PENANAf8iP4qW0PS
"Ya, it is. I was so stupid to think that we would last."852Please respect copyright.PENANA07ZyBfDe60
"Come on, Zoey. I think 852Please respect copyright.PENANAMaBPR7sctu
it was pretty obvious. I mean, we weren't going to stay here for long. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAYLpUdnHWai
And you know what Collins told us last time."852Please respect copyright.PENANAf8suxwQonN
"I know. But I never knew it would be because of Sam." I bit another piece of pizza in my mouth.852Please respect copyright.PENANATtniJV8Js6
Christine winced. "Sorry852Please respect copyright.PENANATx8glkDpDS
to break it to you, Zoey, but it was quite clear from the day we got 852Please respect copyright.PENANA9M1jLfmKmy
here that G-Dragon had eyes for her this whole time."852Please respect copyright.PENANAm2O3d9gbth
I stopped chewing on my pizza and looked up at Christine.852Please respect copyright.PENANAbeXd56RGGr
"What? You knew about this and you never told me?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAGqzkdz3jE3
Christine shrugged her 852Please respect copyright.PENANAaX9KwancCL
shoulders. "You're the one with the eyes for these things, not me. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAnFfd4bVVYo
Sadly, you got too attached to G-Dragon that you couldn't even realise 852Please respect copyright.PENANAOwFB8VOcTO
it yourself."852Please respect copyright.PENANAx0KGRqCYkU
I chewed slowly as I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAf2jRhSncae
thought of what she said. "I guess you're right. Is that the reason why 852Please respect copyright.PENANARgNY2SUnsi
you said G-Dragon and Sam would have made a perfect couple during that 852Please respect copyright.PENANAyOqf3cR5zX
interview?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAKCwt47y228
"Well, ya. I thought by saying that, you would open your eyes for once. But that didn't work."852Please respect copyright.PENANA0C8D2XFVM1
"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."852Please respect copyright.PENANAn6WIhlbskk
"So you could burst into an uproar and tear everyone's heads out? No way." She shook her head.852Please respect copyright.PENANAp3QfXavsg8
"Look at me, Christine. I might be hurt but I'm still composed."852Please respect copyright.PENANABbwM8CszZF
"And what if Sam shows up? Wouldn't you be in an uproar then?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAXSkSuHU9Wy
I had no words. Maybe 852Please respect copyright.PENANAAfR7a8pU41
Christine was right. I don't know what I would do if Sam were to come 852Please respect copyright.PENANAsDIwFL8EZx
into the room. As much as I was pissed at G-Dragon, I was pretty furious852Please respect copyright.PENANA8kPaeIpoCy
at Sam.852Please respect copyright.PENANAYQIwPcUC8o
"No, I wouldn't," I said, ignoring Christine.852Please respect copyright.PENANAtqFFEbIcWj
"Yes, you would. A lot 852Please respect copyright.PENANAn8NdVpomAi
of us know you too well, Zoey. And you're probably wondering what 852Please respect copyright.PENANAxLRbWXQ6Zp
G-Dragon saw in Sam that he couldn't see in you."852Please respect copyright.PENANA5NHjufVd8N
I got irritated now, 852Please respect copyright.PENANAFvQ9VuEOXd
knowing that Christine was right. "So what? That's not going to put me 852Please respect copyright.PENANAxXyjnaDYii
into a fit of a tantrum when I see her."852Please respect copyright.PENANAq7RaTWOLFP
"It would, Zoey. And as 852Please respect copyright.PENANAQ95vMtN8L8
much as it's normal to think that way because you're hurt and pretty 852Please respect copyright.PENANAc8FNC3T1ME
much jealous, you also have to look at things through Sam's point of 852Please respect copyright.PENANA9lihsgnY7R
view."852Please respect copyright.PENANArmEmjaLbCd
"Hey! I'm not jealous."852Please respect copyright.PENANAo6h8rqHhaz
Christine rolled her 852Please respect copyright.PENANA7BZamahIlJ
eyes at me. "Whatever. But promise me you won't shout in Sam's face when852Please respect copyright.PENANA9TS3jYX7lS
you see her. I bet she feels really bad about this and I know she 852Please respect copyright.PENANAs06FVya62P
couldn't tell you because she didn't want you to get hurt."852Please respect copyright.PENANAhE1URXb4zG
"Why are you saying that? Did she tell you that she already knew that G-Dragon liked her?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAlcFe6pFQjo
"No. But knowing her 852Please respect copyright.PENANAGnc5WplvRN
character, she would do exactly that. You're her best friend and I know 852Please respect copyright.PENANA8JfPH2CBTI
she would do nothing to hurt you. It must be pretty bad for her too."852Please respect copyright.PENANAQdQKir7h11
"I know, but, I can't believe that G-Dragon fell for her and not me."852Please respect copyright.PENANARYNTMrXkIk
"Here we go," said 852Please respect copyright.PENANA6FccPbx7OZ
Christine, throwing her hands in the air. "You really think all this is 852Please respect copyright.PENANAGfSsBRPYyB
about you? That all the nice guys are supposed to fall for you wherever 852Please respect copyright.PENANAB5gY5gfaHy
you go?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAp7ZHJeTTcf
"No. It's just...."852Please respect copyright.PENANAfvvXakBUlU
"Don't say another word, Zoey. It's clear to see that you aren't concerned about Sam at all."852Please respect copyright.PENANAwsoasMJU5h
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."852Please respect copyright.PENANA78Xw8pDTzE
"Then you as her best 852Please respect copyright.PENANACndMqNoUZH
friend should understand why she did that. You heard her down that hall 852Please respect copyright.PENANAhugTNawukZ
when she argued with G-Dragon about telling you the truth. It's because 852Please respect copyright.PENANATb0GG1CPFy
she didn't want to see you hurt. She never does and she never will."852Please respect copyright.PENANA5PEwplr9xt
I looked down on the 852Please respect copyright.PENANAUcjF78gTiK
floor feeling a little guilty. I know Sam and her character, and she was852Please respect copyright.PENANAqsOu6eUhUh
one who wouldn't like to hurt anyone. But I still couldn't help but 852Please respect copyright.PENANAnJcWgPzi6S
feel mad.852Please respect copyright.PENANARBZzk418HL
"Okay, okay. It's just that, this has never really happened to me before."852Please respect copyright.PENANAXLHa1034zm
"That's because you 852Please respect copyright.PENANA8gArVLmyFN
always think guys would fall for you all the time no matter what. It's 852Please respect copyright.PENANAPIwkqOTTB1
been like that since high school. You were the one whom all the boys 852Please respect copyright.PENANAo9lEyoi6DK
admired and Sam was one who you never thought could ever make any guy 852Please respect copyright.PENANADnNVLWgvG5
fall for her, especially G-Dragon."852Please respect copyright.PENANA9wHp0Z9PrX
"Mmmm. Maybe. It's not my fault that I attract so many guys."852Please respect copyright.PENANA5V6snZCsBA
"Well, I hope what's happened will help you realise that not everything is all about you."852Please respect copyright.PENANAUbJQp5DtWE
I sighed. I had now lost my appetite after what she had said.852Please respect copyright.PENANADrmCrZxJko
"I hope Sam is alright," said Christine. "Have you seen her?"852Please respect copyright.PENANA5oXdXmywkU
"No, I thought she was with you guys," I said.852Please respect copyright.PENANAhF8o2nqxYb
"She never came downstairs with us."852Please respect copyright.PENANAzCAazjz3bd
"She must be around here somewhere. She will show up when it's time for practise."852Please respect copyright.PENANAXrjSaR2gc1
"I hope so. Anyway we will be starting soon. Now remember. Don't get mad, okay?"852Please respect copyright.PENANA9VsaDMXDnC
"I'll try. I'm not promising anything."852Please respect copyright.PENANAXjRZRgnQlo
The door flew open all 852Please respect copyright.PENANAO3EhsCCfJ2
of the sudden and thinking it was Sam, the guys came in the room. I felt852Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5p6dgQBlO
a little relieved. But I looked away when G-Dragon came in. I still 852Please respect copyright.PENANAgOyFSt9IHy
wasn't ready to look at him yet.852Please respect copyright.PENANAH239jGwzGB
"Ummm, has anyone seen Sam?" Daniel asked, after looking around the room.852Please respect copyright.PENANAjbw3kN3421
"No, we haven't," said Christine getting up from the floor.852Please respect copyright.PENANAdTzhNwzphG
"She must be around here somewhere," said Taeyang.852Please respect copyright.PENANAx8FIRpsvsV
"I bet she hasn't eaten lunch yet," said Mike. "I think I should go and look for her."852Please respect copyright.PENANANBBl5J2xsx
"Why not call her?" I asked. "I bet she carried her phone."852Please respect copyright.PENANAaO1Z5CPZVk
"Zoey," Christine looked at me with a frown on her face.852Please respect copyright.PENANAtUQ2avpz9e
"What?" I looked up at her as I shrugged my shoulders.852Please respect copyright.PENANARYcUQEJy0V
"Arrgh!" she growled in frustration and looked away.852Please respect copyright.PENANAVtjrYYy4Nu
"Wow, girls, what's up?" Seungri asked with a surprised look on his face. "Don't tell me you two were arguing too?"852Please respect copyright.PENANA0zShmXyIgk
"No, just trying to convince some people around here about doing the right thing," said Christine as she looked down at me.852Please respect copyright.PENANAZnhuzCoOE7
I could have stuck out my tongue at her, but I didn't. I kept my cool and I continued to eat my pizza.852Please respect copyright.PENANAR54JbHpzro
"Guys, we have a problem," said TOP.852Please respect copyright.PENANAROiLsAi4oW
We all turned to look at him and he was holding his phone in his hand. Had he been trying to call Sam?852Please respect copyright.PENANAhuudLP6eC1
"What is it?" G-Dragon asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANAZv0WNYYElz
"Sam isn't picking my call," TOP answered. "It's ringing but she isn't picking up."852Please respect copyright.PENANAvyjFn8iRrV
"Maybe she put her phone on silent," said Mike.852Please respect copyright.PENANA0WFgtnpEXx
"Meaning we have to look for her then," said Taeyang.852Please respect copyright.PENANAozr0n6b4MH
"I'll look for her," said Daniel. "I bet she is at the recording studio."852Please respect copyright.PENANAzIPuMEhqf0
"I'm coming with you," said Daesung.852Please respect copyright.PENANAcS38FEzfJr
"Count me in," said Mike.852Please respect copyright.PENANAkEPyopYoOG
Christine came beside me852Please respect copyright.PENANA6vJdangcZX
and gave me a nudge on my leg with her foot. I looked up at her and she852Please respect copyright.PENANAlEEzkkz3Nj
jerked her head towards the door. I knew she wanted me to go with them 852Please respect copyright.PENANAdYTYPAIwt1
to look for Sam. I didn't want to snap at her so I just had to comply.852Please respect copyright.PENANARnMNF8ut5G
"I'm also coming with you," I said as I stood up from the floor.852Please respect copyright.PENANAl9ifY3wOY3
"Why don't we all go?" Christine asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANA570jT9uJPJ
"Okay," said G-Dragon. "Let's just hope that the choreographer doesn't come here and find us missing."852Please respect copyright.PENANAUD65MVKBZz
"Then someone should stay behind and explain what's going on," I said. "So, I'll stay."852Please respect copyright.PENANAobB6P4vQRD
"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."852Please respect copyright.PENANAUmhaZc5J1I
I sighed as I rolled my eyes. "Fine."852Please respect copyright.PENANA4UxJniTqFb
"Let's go up to the recording studio," said TOP. "I'll continue to call Sam and check if she is okay."852Please respect copyright.PENANAY9zYEikSWK
Daesung opened the door 852Please respect copyright.PENANAWr9rmOaFfU
and went out of the room first and we all followed. I seriously wasn't 852Please respect copyright.PENANA3cZX8IyPsU
in the mood to go and start looking for Sam. If anything, I should be 852Please respect copyright.PENANAIdB7p1tFBk
given more time to think and try to calm down. But I couldn't help but 852Please respect copyright.PENANARPPakGjgHh
worry about her whereabouts too.852Please respect copyright.PENANAcnCu1eGlQa
We all went upstairs and852Please respect copyright.PENANATcobxyktCZ
checked every recording room. There was still no sign of her. And TOP 852Please respect copyright.PENANAoywVDrVoxc
had tried calling but she still wasn't picking up.852Please respect copyright.PENANAeFS45qPBxD
When we came to the 852Please respect copyright.PENANA9b001rMsDF
second last studio room down the hall, we found Sam settled on the 852Please respect copyright.PENANAatSrSICGIn
couch. She seemed to be busy because she was bended over a small table 852Please respect copyright.PENANARo2Kzu0080
in front of her, with a pen in her hand and was scribbling something on a852Please respect copyright.PENANAaIvPWcoH66
sheet of paper.852Please respect copyright.PENANA0k1qUZrZcW
"Sam," Mike called out to her as he rushed into the room.852Please respect copyright.PENANAE8rEyIpdtM
Sam quickly looked up. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAeMMf1u2Kl2
Telling on the look on her face, she was pretty preoccupied, as always. I852Please respect copyright.PENANAnLWaYefUG8
wondered what she was writing. Hopefully not a run away letter saying 852Please respect copyright.PENANAPrVLmSZ8gT
that she will leave the group because of what she has done.852Please respect copyright.PENANAzO6hn5ER7r
We all came in the room 852Please respect copyright.PENANAfxMkuSjeNo
and to be honest, I didn't want to be here. I could tell that G-Dragon 852Please respect copyright.PENANAXe3gsxvLAt
also felt the same. I looked at him and he seemed pretty uncomfortable.852Please respect copyright.PENANApqMAIcUXSR
"May I ask what you're doing here?" Daniel asked Sam.852Please respect copyright.PENANAxD5fDLkML8
"I...I was just...." Sam852Please respect copyright.PENANAeLe0QNjaWk
looked down at the paper she was scribbling on and then up at her 852Please respect copyright.PENANA0RP3MZRT4g
brothers. "I just needed to be alone for a while. That's why I came 852Please respect copyright.PENANAfGdNLBlQqk
here."852Please respect copyright.PENANABceKw4lW3t
"But are you okay?" Taeyang asked. "You weren't picking up your phone."852Please respect copyright.PENANAHB21mIISnR
"I put it on silent," said Sam, as she scratched her head. "Sorry if I worried you."852Please respect copyright.PENANAQ19iuHzyYF
"Apologising isn't one of your best traits, Sam," I blurted out without thinking. "I'm surprised you're doing so now."852Please respect copyright.PENANA5g8zDIKGMo
Everyone turned to look 852Please respect copyright.PENANAz5LCMfKLu7
at me and I could tell they were shocked with what I said. But I didn't 852Please respect copyright.PENANA0MRmtFC4s6
care. I had my hands on my hips to show how mad I was.852Please respect copyright.PENANANPaoNduMeg
"Zoey," Sam stood up from the couch and I could tell she was sorry just by looking in her eyes. "We need to talk."852Please respect copyright.PENANAQBbfVXb5uj
"There is nothing to talk about, Sam. G-Dragon told me everything and I don't need to listen to you."852Please respect copyright.PENANASPKfHo7u5l
"Zoey!" Christine interfered.852Please respect copyright.PENANAMuMC2YOI12
"Let me talk, Christine," I said, holding my hand up to Christine to stop her from talking.852Please respect copyright.PENANA7FnwfZ4gHl
"Zoey, I know you're mad at me. But I didn't want it to go down like this," said Sam.852Please respect copyright.PENANA0NmhtO7UB8
"Well, it's a little too852Please respect copyright.PENANAtsIZux6Qxu
late for that, isn't it? Why didn't you tell me all this before? And 852Please respect copyright.PENANAEZm3Io80R5
don't try to say you were only doing it so that I wouldn't get hurt."852Please respect copyright.PENANAGbB4PXfai4
Sam opened her mouth but852Please respect copyright.PENANAb9xEy1cdQv
closed it again. I could see tears well up in her eyes. If she thought 852Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ha8NScMls
crying would make me forgive her, she was dead wrong. I was a little 852Please respect copyright.PENANAKQ362P0BqX
surprised when no tear fell down her cheek.852Please respect copyright.PENANAGJqSvD1ohX
"I'm sorry, Zoey," she said. "But what else could I tell you?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAlFNyOop7PP
"Why you stole G-Dragon from me!"852Please respect copyright.PENANAKYDTWZa10E
"I didn't steal him from you, Zoey."852Please respect copyright.PENANAZZ45mE218Q
"Now you're just talking nonsense," said Christine.852Please respect copyright.PENANAiwl5Anx2TZ
"Shut up, Christine!" I snapped at her.852Please respect copyright.PENANAQh3h65fNd1
"The drama queen must have hit her head or something," Daniel said, shaking his head.852Please respect copyright.PENANApqPRLbaJ05
"I didn't hit my head," I said as I turned to look at Daniel.852Please respect copyright.PENANA8xtOYmZizs
"You're acting like you have," said G-Dragon. "What's wrong with you?"852Please respect copyright.PENANANBVIKW8raA
I turned to look at G-Dragon and I couldn't believe that he was also calling me crazy.852Please respect copyright.PENANAqXoFimnPvj
"This is unbelievable," I said as I rubbed my forehead. "Now I'm the crazy one."852Please respect copyright.PENANAAkywpQ3wny
"Zoey, please calm down," said Seungri. "This isn't good for you or for anyone else."852Please respect copyright.PENANAknEELKsKYl
I took a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling. Then I went back to looking at Sam.852Please respect copyright.PENANAg95l8EqVK7
"If you've a better explanation to all this, I'll be in the dance studio."852Please respect copyright.PENANAL5bzSVcPgH
I turned around and went out of the room, banging the door loudly behind me.852Please respect copyright.PENANAA0BeFdWA9l
***852Please respect copyright.PENANAv8trLOQeBO
852Please respect copyright.PENANAiDFJrDdGgI
Sam's P.O.V:852Please respect copyright.PENANAnmQRRo4oop
I winced when the door 852Please respect copyright.PENANAyl6AViVVo8
banged shut in front of me. I knew Zoey was going to be furious. And 852Please respect copyright.PENANAngeFSBTlST
trying to cool her down was going to be difficult. I had to work on a 852Please respect copyright.PENANA0Hg3yIoaUj
different approach to get to her.852Please respect copyright.PENANAehnlTpx1FT
I looked at the others 852Please respect copyright.PENANAumXusY3oRw
in front of me and they were silent. Looks like they were pretty much 852Please respect copyright.PENANA4x2UsupWRI
ready for Zoey's outburst than I was.852Please respect copyright.PENANAbWEH4iAKhR
"We better get going, the choreographer will be back any moment," said TOP.852Please respect copyright.PENANAJEO6fr8qUh
"Are you crazy?" Mike 852Please respect copyright.PENANAGpn6jLANTg
asked as he turned to look at TOP. "I'm not going in that room if Zoey 852Please respect copyright.PENANAFKbI67O6Ku
is going to continue acting like a lunatic."852Please respect copyright.PENANAWWrp5MBg8J
"Mike's right," said Daesung. "Maybe we should just cancel practise today, for things to settle down."852Please respect copyright.PENANAYBFKdDl8TV
"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."852Please respect copyright.PENANAeddNuEV15t
"We have to come up with852Please respect copyright.PENANABxm9ZvP7Za
something then," said Christine. "Because just as Mike said, dancing 852Please respect copyright.PENANA4cG39FBBOI
with Zoey is going to be dangerous. The next thing we know, we would all852Please respect copyright.PENANAiIGrBa4xr6
be landing on our faces in that studio."852Please respect copyright.PENANAHh5B8rtX4L
"I agree," said Seungri. "Does anyone have any plans?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAgVn65tPcYl
"I can pretend I sprain my ankle," said Daniel. "That will give us enough time for things to settle."852Please respect copyright.PENANAoCMJNfETJC
"No, they will bring in a medical examiner and make things worse," said Taeyang.852Please respect copyright.PENANAtg5JKKMiwr
"Okay, this is tough," said Christine, as she started to pace up and down.852Please respect copyright.PENANAOReVdlq2Ep
"We wouldn't be going through all this if it wasn't for you, Sam," said G-Dragon.852Please respect copyright.PENANA8e1d0VCl3U
Everyone, including me turned to look at G-Dragon who was standing further away from us at the door.852Please respect copyright.PENANAgpzYoIzciD
"What did I do?" I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAF7eW88BrgY
asked. "If you mean telling Zoey the truth, that's supposed to rest on 852Please respect copyright.PENANAm70ecKWuoq
your shoulders and not just mine alone."852Please respect copyright.PENANAn2HYCsKpKj
"But I did tell you that I would handle it, didn't I?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAa0Xi1ImhGe
"Whether you told her 852Please respect copyright.PENANAfQhtxM9CdD
the truth later on, the fact is she was still going to get mad. You guys852Please respect copyright.PENANAXBRVTUmDqK
talked a while ago, didn't you? How was that handling things? She is 852Please respect copyright.PENANAxGy4yz6Wek
still furious and mostly at me."852Please respect copyright.PENANA7W3egfkS1j
"GD, I think Sam is 852Please respect copyright.PENANAoNytPbjdl4
right," said Seungri. "Zoey is one who gets pretty emotional and even if852Please respect copyright.PENANAcCWomq7vX0
you told her the truth much later, she was still going to get pissed 852Please respect copyright.PENANAbcxb91B3S2
like she is now."852Please respect copyright.PENANAbc7vHtGaLn
"And she would throw 852Please respect copyright.PENANAYEAiuXehUN
stuff at us," said Mike. "Trust me, right now, Zoey isn't as mad as you 852Please respect copyright.PENANAj9KhHqmGku
would expect her to be or else she would have done exactly that. The 852Please respect copyright.PENANAD7H0vm8N4V
throwing stuff at us thing."852Please respect copyright.PENANARlg2ffFZ1U
"Look GD, if you're 852Please respect copyright.PENANAi4gxE4Xj8c
finding a way to blame me for all this, I agree with you," I said. "But 852Please respect copyright.PENANAV6JHXCu1JV
now isn't the time to start blaming each other. It isn't going to work."852Please respect copyright.PENANA7eXG3x6rgu
"Then what will?" G-Dragon asked. "You know pretty well that we all can't calm Zoey down because of you."852Please respect copyright.PENANA14KNYhgdpe
"Here we go again with 852Please respect copyright.PENANAhMYl7sc2ck
the blaming," I said as I raised my hands in the air in frustration. I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAIY84XIe3li
turned away from him and tried to think of what to say next.852Please respect copyright.PENANAACNVlgwpq8
"Do you know what?" I said as I faced him again. "I give up."852Please respect copyright.PENANAzwdmf4W99e
The room was silent when everyone turned to look at the me.852Please respect copyright.PENANAyTgZZ8uwyY
"What?" G-Dragon asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANAqT2BTFntFs
"I give up," I repeated.852Please respect copyright.PENANANapAJwmxup
"If I really wanted to, GD, I would have told Zoey a long time ago 852Please respect copyright.PENANAG8k9nazbTM
about this even before you went to Paris but I didn't because I wasn't 852Please respect copyright.PENANAPTKKN3zguU
too sure. The biggest mistake you made was leading her on and that gave 852Please respect copyright.PENANAjZGr0sGE8Q
her hope that your relationship would work. You and I should both be 852Please respect copyright.PENANAtUeT7CW1pK
blamed for what's happened to Zoey. I didn't tell her the truth and 852Please respect copyright.PENANA7G7pBfMPLc
that's also my biggest mistake."852Please respect copyright.PENANAbCy94jb8ot
The air in the room 852Please respect copyright.PENANAM2241KQvzx
became stale and I bet everyone else noticed it too. No one said a word.852Please respect copyright.PENANAX5dmYBlpGb
This time it was G-Dragon and I holding the floor.852Please respect copyright.PENANADKOjYXdIhm
"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?"852Please respect copyright.PENANA930MMSouzt
The others looked at me 852Please respect copyright.PENANAlXMvySposV
then back at G-Dragon waiting for him to say something. But he didn't. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAbZSOSoLyVh
He continued to look at me and I knew I hit the nail on the head this 852Please respect copyright.PENANAzXalP64F88
time. I could tell in his eyes that he was furious.852Please respect copyright.PENANAoKC31lQbZS
Without a word, he 852Please respect copyright.PENANAta0GeFHEqy
turned around and opened the door. Upon opening it, there stood Lee. She852Please respect copyright.PENANAmmJjY4iB0z
stepped aside for G-Dragon to pass and without a care in the world, he 852Please respect copyright.PENANAdI9UVQo9XG
walked past her. Lee continued to look at him as he went done the hall, 852Please respect copyright.PENANABv6d80oHTN
then she came in.852Please respect copyright.PENANACH0oRaWJ6Y
"Sorry for coming in at such an awkward time," said Lee. "But I have some news that I think will be helpful."852Please respect copyright.PENANAp4DPppskPK
"What is it?" Daesung asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANAmxQ1yMsmwS
"The choreographer won't852Please respect copyright.PENANAedolD5Afub
be able to come after lunch. He has some personal things to attend to, 852Please respect copyright.PENANAengP0X1Fon
so, practise will resume on Monday."852Please respect copyright.PENANAbYpiKmAood
"Phew! Thank goodness," said Christine.852Please respect copyright.PENANAmMm7EmuG04
"Well, given what's going on, you will need it," said Lee.852Please respect copyright.PENANAMPrdbvjp3Z
"You haven't told our managers, have you?" Taeyang asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANAqsuD2XAZXn
"No, that will just make things worse."852Please respect copyright.PENANADdeh2UnBdE
"Well, I'm glad," I said. "Maybe we can work things out with Zoey and G-Dragon."852Please respect copyright.PENANAzwTTsAwkTg
"I'll handle GD," said TOP. "You will handle Zoey."852Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ujf11yHFc
"Christine and Sam will do it. Count me out," said Mike. "I would rather talk to G-Dragon than the drama queen."852Please respect copyright.PENANARlXax6cETF
"Hey, we might need you 852Please respect copyright.PENANACHHLra8J4c
with, Zoey," said Christine. "Just like Collins, you also know how to 852Please respect copyright.PENANAGkkKi1yccF
put her down. You're quite good at it."852Please respect copyright.PENANA82YgI2IG2g
"Thanks for the compliment, but I'm sticking to my word."852Please respect copyright.PENANAFnS7zNUbkU
"Mike might make things worse," said Daniel. "Maybe it's best if he stays out of it."852Please respect copyright.PENANAcHJ458X2tf
"Hopefully, by Monday, everything is going to be okay," said Taeyang.852Please respect copyright.PENANA3fEPfCk2Hb
"Hopefully," I said. I sighed. "Look guys, I'm sorry."852Please respect copyright.PENANArXRFA1j14f
"For what?" TOP asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANAaa6bbx8BhF
"For this whole mess. I shouldn't have kept all this from you."852Please respect copyright.PENANA6DDWXh1pKv
"Sam," Christine walked 852Please respect copyright.PENANAgNNz4cyVmG
up to me and placed her arm around my shoulder. "I understand why you 852Please respect copyright.PENANAqtOPcSA0UA
did it and if you ask me, it's not really your fault. You were just 852Please respect copyright.PENANAVwAyqD8kFk
doing what you thought was right."852Please respect copyright.PENANAxgcTjLFQPb
"I also agree with Christine," said Daniel. "You shouldn't beat yourself up because of this. We're in this together now."852Please respect copyright.PENANAgMC4vUYmBc
"Yes, we all are in this with you," said Daesung, giving me an encouraging smile.852Please respect copyright.PENANAFskVHdBNDe
"Then its best we go back to the hotel then," said Mike.852Please respect copyright.PENANArA3UCjMY0M
"Let's go," said Lee.852Please respect copyright.PENANAahHsIFELhQ
"Then we will meet on Monday," said Taeyang.852Please respect copyright.PENANAjbk7PPlCg0
"Tell me how everything goes with G-Dragon," I said.852Please respect copyright.PENANAEfRcUaPrJE
"We will," said TOP as he walked up to me. "Now, stop sulking and smile for me, everything will be alright. You'll see."852Please respect copyright.PENANAT79beW2xD9
I only managed to smile at him and nodded my head. "Yes, I'll."852Please respect copyright.PENANA3cfyz4bXZd
As the others started to852Please respect copyright.PENANAeoP4z8meU6
leave the room one by one, I got the sheet of paper I was writing on, 852Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6YF8SMdH3
folded it and put it away in my purse.852Please respect copyright.PENANAZCoVOqZzpO
"What were you writing on that thing?" Christine asked, as her eyes were on the folded paper as I put it away.852Please respect copyright.PENANA0GiPYRbwFA
"You'll know soon enough," I said, with a sad smile.852Please respect copyright.PENANAUaNJDrhqMQ
"Come, we better get going," said Lee after the BigBang members had left.852Please respect copyright.PENANAvYv7PdYPvC
"Can you guys go ahead? I would like to talk to Zoey."852Please respect copyright.PENANAbAi65a3Mxg
"Don't you want us to come with you?" Christine asked.852Please respect copyright.PENANABffWBMpfdN
"No, I want to see if I can manage to talk to her on my own."852Please respect copyright.PENANAEzhO0IoW5x
Christine nodded her head and I could tell she was worried about what was going to happen. "If you say so."852Please respect copyright.PENANAniuHk0bDTe
"We will be waiting for you downstairs," said Lee.852Please respect copyright.PENANAiHIhqKXZli
We came out of the 852Please respect copyright.PENANAPQdRya9CKQ
studio and the others went to use the elevator to head downstairs while I852Please respect copyright.PENANAYklnNCL7lP
used the stairs to head to the dance studio.852Please respect copyright.PENANAzrqup12SRE
I thought of what I was 852Please respect copyright.PENANAUM9QNAc0Ei
going to say as I walked down the hall. I was pretty scared and I was 852Please respect copyright.PENANAmYOEwjFr4t
afraid that if Zoey saw me, she would pounce on me and try to scratch my852Please respect copyright.PENANAC5g0PYufUG
eyes out.852Please respect copyright.PENANAT84mKQB3oj
When I reached the room 852Please respect copyright.PENANALz0N5BN6WV
we had been using for practice earlier, I froze by the door. I was 852Please respect copyright.PENANAEu52rlwfCC
afraid of touching the door handle, thinking that I would get burnt.852Please respect copyright.PENANAWNaZJXNFUe
Maybe this was a bad 852Please respect copyright.PENANAizdJiIwE29
idea and going in there was like stepping into the lion's den. I wanted 852Please respect copyright.PENANA28dZJw17cX
to turn around and bail, but my body and my conscious wasn't allowing me852Please respect copyright.PENANAFeqKwX51aW
to. I felt caught in between two worlds.852Please respect copyright.PENANAzlXt4euyBe
My body and conscious 852Please respect copyright.PENANAZUGpGdQ2Ge
won this time around. My hand was reaching for the handle and when I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAuS7sz1vFSE
held it, I turned it and slowly pushed the door open.852Please respect copyright.PENANAmY78aGzpH5
"Are you kidding me right now?" came Zoey's voice in the room. "I can't do that. It's going to be risky."852Please respect copyright.PENANA8KnALqo230
I paused before I could 852Please respect copyright.PENANAAMrZFwOBPn
fully open the door. Who was Zoey talking to? My eyes grew wide. Was it 852Please respect copyright.PENANA9BxS7uuLze
who I think it was? Derrick's brother?852Please respect copyright.PENANAGrYJYwIbvX
"Look, calm down, okay? This is clearly not the time to talk right now."852Please respect copyright.PENANA32zxArm7SH
I continued to listen. Maybe I can find out what was going on between the two of them.852Please respect copyright.PENANAhlQjAKyIHh
"Just so you know, I'm also not in a good mood!"852Please respect copyright.PENANAqywcKedZIZ
I winced at the sound of852Please respect copyright.PENANAMz0PTcwDM3
her voice. She wasn't in a good mood indeed. I still had time to get 852Please respect copyright.PENANAa3LTDAL8r4
out of here, but I was rooted at the door.852Please respect copyright.PENANA20g25bd6Wd
"Okay, fine. We will 852Please respect copyright.PENANAEpeDFdBH8L
meet, soon. I'll tell you when. I can't meet you now. Things back here 852Please respect copyright.PENANAA2GEkIY5v7
just got complicated and it will be strange if I disappear like I did 852Please respect copyright.PENANATsgYPnVQcm
last time."852Please respect copyright.PENANAmdom7jvGPP
I wanted to sigh in frustration. She didn't give out any clue as to what the two were up to. What a bummer.852Please respect copyright.PENANAk8aQR0yUve
"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."852Please respect copyright.PENANASPrGmzB7IS
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.852Please respect copyright.PENANA72q9XiKRo0
I heard Zoey say bye and hang up on her phone. I heard her sigh in frustration and mutter something to herself.852Please respect copyright.PENANACA4yMrnz3P
This was my cue. I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAuTIJAqKDwk
waited for a good thirty seconds till I fully opened the door. I stepped852Please respect copyright.PENANAWFsdBkmwUv
into the room and Zoey looked up at me from her phone.852Please respect copyright.PENANASAc313e8Dt
"We won't be having practise," I said as I approached her.852Please respect copyright.PENANAnN4t50YvZq
"Why? Did you tell our managers what's really been going on?" Zoey asked as she folded her arms.852Please respect copyright.PENANAJdt0A2IyvF
"No, it's not that," I said. "You know none of us could do that."852Please respect copyright.PENANAqCZSY6wSUV
"Given what you've done so far, I wouldn't be surprised."852Please respect copyright.PENANAxgE6s0XfYM
"What have I done so far?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAjam6N0I1GX
"Lied to me and everyone else."852Please respect copyright.PENANA7sm3QXG4Yf
"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."852Please respect copyright.PENANAegm0OBiunR
"You knew that G-Dragon liked you and you didn't even tell me about it."852Please respect copyright.PENANAAg8VhQrA8Z
"What did you want me to852Please respect copyright.PENANA5z7cZDOz2r
do? I knew you liked G-Dragon but I didn't know all this between you 852Please respect copyright.PENANAZboLh5jM3m
two was going to get serious. When you told me that you two had kissed, I852Please respect copyright.PENANAC4S5XYwjFr
wasn't too sure by then if G-Dragon even liked me."852Please respect copyright.PENANAbSipC7Wt8s
"You didn't want to tell me because you wanted him to yourself."852Please respect copyright.PENANAYimmoOnZIy
I sighed. "Come on, Zoey. That makes no sense. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you."852Please respect copyright.PENANA9i3hhaMg5a
"You just did."852Please respect copyright.PENANAW1g8z9sqz9
"Won't you just listen to me? Please! Why would I want G-Dragon when I really like Daesung? You think about it."852Please respect copyright.PENANANGsyokVpbD
"I don't have to, Sam. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAT5sVzP2Djl
You can't make me to. I considered you my best friend and if you really 852Please respect copyright.PENANAJGIIavG8Tl
didn't want to hurt me like you said, you would have told me all this 852Please respect copyright.PENANAxNu6fBvpjI
before."852Please respect copyright.PENANAvuL7hSmJ9Q
I looked down at my feet852Please respect copyright.PENANAkDezNAYRzq
and I knew she was right. I had hurt her a lot and now she thought of 852Please respect copyright.PENANAcxRITK8pgS
as me as someone who just stole her boyfriend.852Please respect copyright.PENANAvcne4bWvu2
"Look, whether you like 852Please respect copyright.PENANALT7dhbHkqM
G-Dragon or G-Dragon likes me or I like Daesung, all this wasn't going 852Please respect copyright.PENANAliOKhyFAcH
to last and you know it. You remember Collins' golden rule. And as much 852Please respect copyright.PENANATD5t2Do9aB
as it's a little harsh on our part, it very much shows that creating a 852Please respect copyright.PENANASws2XyuDZ2
real love story wasn't going to be possible. I might be wrong, but you 852Please respect copyright.PENANALkkmliAjsD
know that I'm right. Sooner or later, we will head back home and I for 852Please respect copyright.PENANAeTlOPwKVsi
one don't really believe in long distance relationships."852Please respect copyright.PENANAn5vKeZUyKc
"But it would have worked out for G-Dragon and I," said Zoey, tapping her foot on the floor impatiently.852Please respect copyright.PENANAIneSyxxTVC
"No, it wouldn't, Zoey. Not when he likes someone else."852Please respect copyright.PENANAvSCAQmWTJN
"You, right?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAy9cZvP83nm
I didn't want to admit it, so I kept quiet.852Please respect copyright.PENANAq5NacSn3u1
Zoey nodded her head and852Please respect copyright.PENANAENH7Qyiwo5
I could see tears in her eyes. "I see you're right on that one, Sam. 852Please respect copyright.PENANAzJjBkSuWU9
All this wasn't going to work out. And it's all thanks to you."852Please respect copyright.PENANAMhmWvROBOI
I was shaken by her last852Please respect copyright.PENANAiZsPXYYn3S
sentence. Great! Just when I thought I was finally getting to her, I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAPTbJAkS6Dw
was being blamed. Again! I sighed. This cannot be happening.852Please respect copyright.PENANAa6TDqEKkdW
"That's not true, Zoey," I said.852Please respect copyright.PENANAY3momXDk4u
"You made G-Dragon fall in love with you. So it's your fault, isn't it?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAMSf9U3Oa7Q
"We don't choose who we fall in love with."852Please respect copyright.PENANAwM3hi7XA20
Zoey didn't say a word 852Please respect copyright.PENANAXbH62Z8pbU
as she quickly walked past me and bumped into my shoulder as she passed 852Please respect copyright.PENANAuuMIp4iagz
and went out the door. That hurt and I was hugely disappointed that I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAkyy0KHx9Ha
couldn't get to Zoey to forgive me.852Please respect copyright.PENANAtr0B3eguiq
But now more than ever, 852Please respect copyright.PENANAPtZmQpxrS9
she was in trouble and I had to help her out. I couldn't abandon her 852Please respect copyright.PENANASQB8TdJDsD
now. Dealing with Derrick's brother in a broken state she was in, might 852Please respect copyright.PENANAGTouXopCpG
just lead to something fatal. And I couldn't let that happen.852Please respect copyright.PENANA9eqYMkqmmx
As I came out of the studio, I pulled out my phone from my purse and called Derrick.852Please respect copyright.PENANAHr1lkZD9Cw
"I wasn't expecting a call from you," said Derrick when he picked up. He sounded calm and that soothed me a little.852Please respect copyright.PENANAUZS8UuGr2f
"I called because I heard Zoey talk to your brother over the phone," I said.852Please respect copyright.PENANAkuollvtZki
"Really? Any idea what might be going on?"852Please respect copyright.PENANA1sgNMtmLkV
"No, but I think Zoey is keeping something for him and is planning on giving it to him."852Please respect copyright.PENANAGsmwrLT2kI
"When?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAvhQqZiXeYq
"She didn't say. She told him she would meet with him when everything around here cools down."852Please respect copyright.PENANAUhpy7lu1eQ
"Why? What happened?"852Please respect copyright.PENANAR9SKjsjLyV
I signed as I turned 852Please respect copyright.PENANA23hoUUJ1tB
round the corner to use the stairs. "She and I had some argument. I'll 852Please respect copyright.PENANAWQ1KFsVMDx
tell you about it later. For now, I'll have to keep an eye on her."852Please respect copyright.PENANAwtSm9gnjmS
"Ya, you do that," said 852Please respect copyright.PENANAjVC01djp0s
Derrick. I knew he was trying to avoid asking further questions about 852Please respect copyright.PENANANRmZO6GPdZ
the argument. "I'll see what I can dig up about my brother's recent 852Please respect copyright.PENANAucwf3a2Zg6
activities and see what I can find."852Please respect copyright.PENANAoTAQvchLwN
"Okay. I'll keep in touch."852Please respect copyright.PENANAzJBRX8hHSg
"Okay, all the best."852Please respect copyright.PENANA4UjDTLsVyr
"Thanks. I'll need it."852Please respect copyright.PENANA1QLsMB6GLf
I cut the line and I had852Please respect copyright.PENANAJn5HCvnDIb
reached the bottom of the stairs. I found myself in the lobby and I 852Please respect copyright.PENANAlL6KmcqAn4
went out to the SUV waiting outside.852Please respect copyright.PENANAiEti1vjBxL
The others were already 852Please respect copyright.PENANAu0S5mTLIss
settled inside. As I sat next to Zoey and closed the door, she turned 852Please respect copyright.PENANAbeXYYm4jpv
the other way to avoid my gaze. I didn't say anything as the car drove 852Please respect copyright.PENANAMTzymy5Sgy
out of the YG premises. I felt like I had already done enough on my 852Please respect copyright.PENANANA4W9qgcKq
part.852Please respect copyright.PENANA6QejuJYMDa
And no one in the car said anything either till we got to the hotel.
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