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With Lee now back with us, we managed to get back to the studio, but it wasn't easy to get the guard away from the door. We had to make it look like the rest of us hadn't left. Daniel had to pretend that he needed company to go to the bathroom, and we made our way back into the studio. Lee had to wait for a few minutes before appearing to make it look like she was really coming back to the studio. Now we were all back in the studio, including Seunghoon, who had escorted the guard to the infirmary. He had come in before the rest of us did, and he too had to think of something for him to get in without the guard seeing him. Lisa and Jennie took care of that.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LwYaiajAK
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksIOPQEnpw
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FKupMJ32C
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjvkEZRW17
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ910AYIUHhh
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkJsq55rvL
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"I should've asked," I said as I was seated on the couch, still with the walkie-talkie in my hands.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HJ7WfZvvg
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmC0sH3SSgk
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"Only one way to..."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBOe2Ub3Dj
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Before I could even finish my sentence, the lights went out, then came back on seconds later. We all looked at each other. It looks like the power is back on.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOVhWu8ipZ
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QyyEbqpkw
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7HPImmupR
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5owPXINNt
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I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and went on channel 2. "This is Sam; any update on Johnny, over?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMcdN4hkWZ
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I waited for a response, but all I received was static. Strange. I felt people’s eyes on me, wondering what was going on.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrvoUri9z7
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivmhonKnxp
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXiKCLnWBR
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex0N5lzoXM
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAedQjMVklO
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVtaLivpFw
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLqpqk3Keh
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPi8GIIZna
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Well, this is interesting, I thought to myself. Johnny didn’t cut the power. Everyone around is silent, looking at each other. Many eyes fell on me, as if I knew what all of this meant.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy7TU1tEH1
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsMyslluyP
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OuOME4830
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzDMqExFQ7
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWLDwhi3ej
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3qHKcVCza
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"Yeah, I was chased on one of the floors and a couple of stairs, just to get away from him," said Lee. "There has to be a mistake here."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIX0U3QM7y
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A knock came at the door, and Yong-guk told whomever it was to come in. The door flew open, and the guard came in with Collins and Yang Hyun-suk behind him.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATw4wYYu3v
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"I would like to inform all of you that the lockdown has been lifted, and you’re all free to move about," said the guard with such courtesy.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa210Og734
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Most of us in the room didn’t know how to respond to that when we had already received the news. A few of us responded in relief, pretending that all was normal. However, many weren’t afraid to show their discontent.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHckR3xmDcH
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The guard excused himself and left the room. The two managers looked at each of us, and something told me they could feel something wrong in the air.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf68l6W2AO2
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"I hear the song is ready," said Yang Hyun-suk. "But you all look like you’ve just received the worst news of your lives."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbYP5OI0fe
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I remembered that I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and soon hid it behind me after turning it off. The last thing they need is for us to be caught when The Toxins made a promise to Collins that we wouldn’t do anything stupid.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx0CtFpTun
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bzhmwaVxt
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDcAkFyy8R
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAprUm9CXR
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"Well, it was when we heard that Johnny might have done it," said Zoey as she twirled strands of her hair in an absent-minded fashion.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7CDpDT24f
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I wasn’t the only one who gave Zoey a look, telling her to keep her mouth shut. Lee, Mino, and Mike also did the same.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbLyxkmZRf
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"Oh, yes," said Collins. "When the electricians went to look at the problem, they were informed that one of the workers saw someone near the main power source and made the assumption that it was they who did it. But they later discovered that no one tampered with it." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwnkHTP2Dl
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"What?" all of us muttered.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXaM7mYOhH
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDrLgTYIp4
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I can’t believe this, and I shake my head in disbelief. I looked at Lee, and she had her eyes on me. Likewise, I wonder what she's thinking. Will she tell them that Johnny actually chased her down the stairs? Would they even believe her? They wouldn't take it lightly, that's for sure. But who knows?657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRDlHlbPhO
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEkiXxjiri
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"Yes, but all that was cleared up," said Yang Hyun-suk. "I hear he came here with G-Dragon, correct? One of the workers must have mistaken him for an imposter when he was only heading for the men’s room and got lost on the ground floor."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UvNYsYmO4
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5cM9M8LRz
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We went back to looking at each other. I was expecting one of us to open up and explain that what has just been explained to us isn’t what we know. But none of us dared to open our mouths, not even Lee.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxd6qgzih4
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwcIjeu3xQ
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhGNDpxxnT
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We continue throwing looks back and forth. Someone has to say something. But then that would mean us Toxins getting into trouble with Collins. The only one who could say anything is Lee. But looking at the situation, I don’t think she’s going to.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH0PgZSbbw
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"We should just get on with it and listen to the song," said Yong-guk. "We’ve been here for a really long time, and a lot of us would want to get some fresh air."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRPaAU9IEP
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"Oh, yes, we really should," I said, thankful for Yong-guk for breaking what would’ve been an endless cycle of trying to accuse Johnny.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwZ3D29PN2
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"But wait," Zoey pointed out, but Christine, who stood next to her, held her shoulder, warning her not to say anything.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwE77WS1fa
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXtOb6EPoQ
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIfkvwptQ9
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"You may," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Being cooped up in here for so long isn’t good for you. We’ll listen to the song just fine."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNjKn68p20
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"I’ll follow," said Christine. It’s for the best that Zoey has someone with her. Right now, I’m scared she will leave the premises and look for Johnny herself.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKa8luJwWg
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Apparently, many wanted to get out for some fresh air. That only left me, Yong-guk, and Mike behind with the managers and the producer. Lee also thought it was best to leave under the pretense that she wanted to get us something to eat. As much as I wanted to get out, I had to stay in case anything happened.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefJEKqFJpp
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Twenty minutes later, the managers had listened to the song for almost the fourth time. I wonder why they did so, because they left Yong-guk, Mike, and me a little nervous. Did they not like it? Doing it all over again isn't doing us any favours. The rest of BTW is already downtrodden as it is.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTON6OPa7G
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"The song is perfect," said Yang Hyun-suk as he turned in his chair to look at the three of us who stood behind him and Collins. "I couldn’t stop listening to it, and that's why I kept repeating it."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlpuk8hMXP
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My heart felt like it would give way after what I'd just heard. This is great. Yong-guk gave a sigh of relief. Mike punched the air in triumph.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLereVMvQO
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"You all still have a lot of work to do," said Collins, turning to face us. "If we didn’t have a delay with the power cut, I would’ve liked that the three of you worked with the song-writers for the remaining four songs."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWby7kND05
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"The day is pretty much over," said Yang Hyun-suk. "So I suggest we leave that for tomorrow, though we would need a lot of your effort, not only from you three but the rest of BTW. That means we’ll need you all here early in the morning." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42EnNucCrR
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51sfTPjTff
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"That will be all," said Yang Hyun-suk, standing up from his seat. "We’ll meet tomorrow. Make sure to inform the others."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKeTZdunQa
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"Of course we will," said Mike.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CXxRrmoJ3
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After the two managers had left, the three of us left the studio, with the studio producer heading downstairs. We didn’t use the elevator in fear of what happened earlier with the power.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaykETnC665
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnw91sGII9
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"Yeah," said Mike as he scratched his head. "After finding out that Johnny didn’t pull the power, it still surprises me."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRiPP8JbHI
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHl7xGPkvf
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"Well, they just have to suck it in and forget about it. We've got more stressful things to worry about," I pointed out.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cpmsfjurn
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After going down a few floors, the producer stopped on one of them, saying that he had to stay behind in his office to take care of a few things before calling it a day. We said our goodbyes to him as we continued our way to the ground floor. I wonder if the others are out there like they said they would, getting some fresh air.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuC1JjBA3Y
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We reach the ground floor, and it’s pretty much empty except for the receptionist, who waved at us when we reached the desk. We waved back, and just as we’re about to make our way out through the door, we find Seungyoon and Mino seated on the comfortable couches of the waiting area, each having a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpRXgkah4o
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF398OO438R
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV0mJFmidF
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"Outside," Seungyoon answered. "Lee thought it best that we get something to cheer us up. An ice cream man just happened to be passing by."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyN2ZR14Gj
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"See you guys later," said Mike as he rushed out of the lobby at top speed. I’m surprised that he doesn’t look the least bit tired.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3DaZriz8l
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeomaI4oc1
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"She’s upset, as usual," said Mino as he took a spoonful of ice cream and looked at it. "We all are. But for her, you already know how she is."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIUM8BRGrg
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"For a minute there, I thought you were going to say that she almost left the premises to look for Johnny."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuAcuLKpmI
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj41XWAsZZA
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"Well, it took Christine and Daniel to stop her," Seungyoon answered. "Daniel had to be the fastest to block her from reaching the gate." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfJslWY43m
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRJxyocPRe
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx9GDIuF0y
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhu1ZLxixUG
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We found ourselves in the parking lot and had our eyes fixed on the gate, where the rest of BTW and Lee stood beside an ice truck. What a nice time to have ice cream, I thought. We soon joined them, and Lee was the first to notice us coming.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qeGG15EgJ
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"Ah, Sam, Yong-guk, just in time for some ice cream," she said. She had her ice cream in a cup as well, strawberry flavour. "What flavour would you two like?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGYDOBuU5m
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AhzNhf5SP
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpvUxojpg3
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"Pssh," said Seunghoon, who was by the vending window of the ice cream truck getting ice cream for everyone to go around. "I like chocolate too."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGwjAgmdjz
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz3ZWiBMg7
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVopkpt9hJ
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"I’ll get mine on a cone," I noted. Yong-guk also agreed to the same. The ice cream man gave a nod of his head and went on ahead to make more ice cream.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUr5mK5N4S
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I turned to look at Zoey, who stood with Christine, Lisa, and Rose as they licked their ice cream cones. She looks calm. But then again, she’s unpredictable.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAm2fVNNfy
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrKT0RfUts
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"She’s calm, for now," Lee answered. "Christine and the other girls haven’t left her side after she tried to walk out of the premises."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafEtK32cTq
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"We just need to keep an eye on her. Oh, and before I forget," I now addressed everyone around me. "Tomorrow, the managers want us all here early. Don’t say I didn’t warn you."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5Wf624d7D
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55hR9et50t
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"Your manager liked it so much that he scared us by repeating it four times without saying a word," said Mike, as he had his blue moon ice cream in a cone. He licked it afterwards.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDoW3FiFCz
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaF295dVoV
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"No, they didn’t," Yong-guk answered. "All they said was that we do our best tomorrow. And that means forgetting what happened with Johnny."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5664IEQree
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No one spoke for a moment. Right now, we all don’t know what to believe. Did Johnny really cut the power? But he chased Lee on the stairs, so what’s there to expect? As usual, someone broke the silence.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvEyCIxXAF
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMVfegkAkQ
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTq6HdR3R6
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32O7HziKCw
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Zoey sounded unreasonably calm, and I don’t think I’m the only one who noticed. Everyone had their eyes on her, giving her their full attention.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNgGAeNhXf
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"The fact that I didn’t contact them in the first place will raise questions," said Lee. "And something tells me that if we were to bring Johnny here to question him, he might well defend himself and say that he had been in the underground car park the whole time."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqycwLvY5S
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"I don’t think so," said Mino, who was almost done with his ice cream. "I think you should’ve said something all the same. He chased you down the stairs, for goodness sakes."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuzEwrM2rV
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"Yeah, but did he cut the power?" I asked. "I agree with Lee. Something wasn’t going to add up if we did tell them."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6C0tIeEdc
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcagAH9ASgv
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Before I could say anything, Seunghoon passed down my ice cream and Yong-guk’s. I thanked the ice cream man as he gave a small bow before turning away to clean near the ice cream machine.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnOc6A5etZ
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"For starters, how did Johnny know where to find the power source?" I first asked. "Usually such places are closed off to anyone unless you’re an electrician or something. So how did he get there?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK0TIBhJJm
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzy4ETO84j
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"If he did, then someone would’ve seen him through the security camera before the lights went out. But it turns out that all of that was an electrical fault. Maybe he found a way of dodging the cameras, and if not, then we should assume it was nothing but a normal fault."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8kT6aqOWL
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I could hear a few grunts. I can’t blame them. But we had to be logical here and try to understand what’s going on.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VIcbQPStW
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"I think you’re right," said Yong-guk. "But what I don’t understand is how they thought someone had cut the power and gave out a description similar to Johnny's."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YyWZaYTdH
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZAPZhA70O
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQKHwZro3X
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliTCySysuE
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"They might not tell us anything," said Seungyoon. "Since it’s all been rectified as a mistake, they wouldn’t want to answer any questions, especially from us."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBUT0yqEMx
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"I’m wondering how Johnny managed to pull this off and get away like nothing happened," I said as I licked my ice cream. The ice-cold rush to my head made me remember something, and I soon snapped my fingers.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvAkK7n35s
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrUndcqq5H
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"I did, and he didn’t pick up," Zoey answered. "Maybe he’s trying to act normal while he’s still with Johnny."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRM3QLuHCef
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiYdqejdiM
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17U9jfklZg
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJdljKO0Ok
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8ZUScjYum
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZAAhq90ih
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IMfGqyCkt
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5dxpduEgq
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"What if he did?" Zoey asked, her eyes widening as though she had finally realized something. "If he was, he's going to hear from me."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KaXriNlZG
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtClzsWKmmM
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We all remained silent for a while, thinking it over. If you ask me, we shouldn’t be thinking too much. Whether he did it or not, Johnny is somewhere riding along with G-Dragon, enjoying the last rays of sun for the day.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIZ45Lpvj1
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"I think we all need to get back and rest," said Lee. She pulled out her phone. We've got a long day tomorrow, and the sooner you go and rest, the better."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2T3EQKkNz
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"Yeah, we better be hitting the road," said Lisa. "Whatever has happened, has happened. This message solely goes out to you, Zoey."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLunP7efpKM
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Zoey had finished the last bit of her ice cream cone when she looked at Lisa. "I know, I know," she said. "You people worry about me too much. I’m not going to do anything stupid."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8Ko5q3Ulo
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybwhr4mKTJ
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The BlackPink members made their way back into the YG premises after saying their goodbyes, as did the WINNER members. After Yong-guk and I finished our ice creams, he also took his leave. The five of us Toxins with Lee went back into the YG premises and waved at the BlackPink members as their car drove by, as did the other car with WINNER. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeWfnp1XPB
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CJIZTj24W
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvVQGlBSDs
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNkJ6eXezD
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"Let’s go and see how the guard is doing. We left a little parcel with him too. Anyone want to come?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqIxeRACvN
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The rest of The Toxins agreed to follow, and Lee led us back into the YG building. She led us to the floor where the infirmary is. We found the guard, and he seems to be doing much better.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPQimuawj4
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"It's just a sprain; it will heal," he informed us as he sat on one of the beds in the room. The place is pretty much empty except for the nurse available, who is looking through a cabinet in the corner of the room.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJcekPtCzP
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKA4vrpH7W
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ357bc9pcrZ
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YMdbXjKqZ
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"Don’t worry, I didn’t forget," said the guard as he pointed to the floor. Our eyes spotted a cardboard box under the bed. Mike bent down to pull it out, and there in it lay the black kitten. It stared nervously at Mike.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dmPOnx4JI
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmXW44tqjW
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"It didn’t even make a sound," said the nurse as she passed us to head to the door. "And there were many people in here at some point, but it kept to itself. Pets aren’t allowed in here."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkmyHH9rfL
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiV6xGdfOva
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"I guess we will never know," I said. "By the way," I turned to the guard, "did you hear that Johnny wasn’t the culprit?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFy1xL2BRx
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoa0XBgStK
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIep4yuEO1c
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFiUjgtI0k
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"Well, we were told that there was a person who matched Johnny’s description," explained the guard. "But it turns out that Johnny had gotten lost somehow and found himself heading to the hall where the power source is. So when one of the workers found him, they must have thought after the power went out that it was him who did it. You know, you can never be certain with foreigners. But when they checked the source, for starters, the room was locked, and they found out that the connections were faulty by accident and forgot to inform the security guards on time until later on."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2sWeW34Ce
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLmBak82ORU
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"Seems so. The locked door and the faulty wires add up. Johnny couldn’t have gone in there without a key to begin with."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZypj2e6PQ
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoUcm8ZM3g
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"Probably he did that just for fun," Daniel answered, shrugging his shoulders. "He does love to do that sometimes. And I bet he pretended to be lost after the guards found him."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCboyHYqC92
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ232Ddsu2yd
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"I should be heading out too," said the guard as he stood. "Because of the little accident, I’ve been given some free time off today."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFxYEr52wB
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO70IaHPhFh
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We bade farewell to the guard, not forgetting to hand back his walkie-talkie, and went downstairs to the car park with Mike carrying the kitten in the box. The others couldn’t help but admire how adorable it looked.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFoKh6NeKz
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When we got in the car and the driver took us back to the hotel, we couldn’t help but debate whether Collins would be okay with us taking care of it. We would probably not go back home to the U.S. with it, but it will be nice to have a pet around for the time being.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImSES5lSRo
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We got to the hotel at five in the evening, and we were tired as hell. When we got to our floor, Lee made sure we went straight to our rooms. Zoey and I took the kitten out of the box and placed it at the foot of my bed. I made myself a mental note to order some milk in the evening for the kitten to have.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvRdgzrGKm
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnqebP07yM
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"Same here," I said as I had a long, blue scarf in my hands that I got from my suitcase and folded it to make a pleasant, warm resting place for the kitten. I knelt beside the box as I did so.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdw3ZdOxXj
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueicCeptVI
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"I don’t know," I answered as I lifted the kitten and placed it on top of the scarf. I made sure to make it more like a nest so that it was covered on all sides. "After hearing the explanation the guard gave us, we might have been wrong all along."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LJ37qYcQT
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"I don’t think so." Zoey leaned up on her elbow to look at me. "He did it. And as much as you want to deny it, you know he did it."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ1D528Bya
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"I didn’t say he did." I stood up from the floor, shaking my head. "Let’s rest, Zoey, okay? If we keep talking about this, my head is going to explode."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8j66ccyF1V
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngGdqGxzGQ
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I sit on my bed and remove my shoes. Afterwards, I laid down, and it didn’t take me a minute to fall right into the abyss of sleep.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYxFbwbiRu
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I slowly opened my eyes, and I didn't have to look at the window to know that it was nighttime. I turned and groped around for my phone, which I'm sure I had left beside me. Lucky enough, I grab hold of it and bring it close to my face to check the time. It's almost eight. Supper will be brought up anytime soon.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCmdMsGUM3
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I sit up and try to rub off the sleep in my eyes. Likewise, I yawn as I stretch out my arms. I turn to see if Zoey is awake. She has herself covered with the sheets and is facing the other way. It's best that I don't disturb her.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3eMuXEMTs
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I get out of bed and go to the bathroom to relieve myself, but not before looking into the box at the foot of the bed to see the kitten also fast asleep.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQoCL5qWVU
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After I came out of the bathroom, I decided to go to the lounge and make a call downstairs to the kitchen to bring in something for the kitten as they brought our supper.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SOG5MT9bQ
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I go to the lobby, and I find Lee sitting on the couch with her laptop on her lap. I wonder what she could be looking at.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAvEKZhsjl
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"Hey, there, sleepy head," she said when she noticed me standing there. "I didn't expect you to be awake at this time."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPDYRKHCFi
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"Me neither," I replied as I slowly approached. "I wanted to make a call to the kitchen to bring in some milk for the kitten."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2ZLFKfEJ1
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"I already did that. I called them a few minutes ago, and they will be up here any minute now. Why don't you wake the others up?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a9KgkEiLN
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"Will do." Before I turn around to go back into the hall, I look at Lee and ask, "Is Collins back yet?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkyyMGupNW
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Lee shook her head. "Not yet. Just like you, he's also working hard to push this album forward. But he'll be here. I called him a few minutes ago."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl7wfBZXSs
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwTHcf4J3Y
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I slowly make my way back to the room to wake Zoey up first. Likewise, I approach her bed and call out to her:657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL0v8ZqTLe
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjZi4RlcMw
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Zoey didn't budge. She must be deep asleep, like she always is when she's tired. I call out to her again, but there is no reply or movement. I groaned as I came closer to her bed and grabbed hold of the bed covers.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRpJzMxwF6
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrt1LkR0hi
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJAvOSLHIo
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"Zoey?" I call out as I look around the room, hoping for her to appear from under the bed, but this isn't a prank. I rush over to the bathroom. There’s no sign of her.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTH2PGzy6rh
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDUmSGVyiy
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I looked over at her bed, and a terrifying thought soon came to mind. As I made my way out of the room, I called out to Lee:657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6koniRv2dL
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvZoXTXNbJ
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDKtkDal6g
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"What is it?" she asked.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjPZvmAcMb
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23aSb5BANR
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvINCypkVi
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"She's not in the room, and she put a bundle of her clothes on to make it look like she was fast asleep."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡre1kCc2bap
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Lee put aside her laptop and stood. "This is bad. You don't think she's done this because of what happened."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwhhAhVRhj
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NOYEnRoR2
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"What we need to do is inform security and ask if they saw her. Wake up the others; that's if they all haven't gone with her."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NWveNLrfF
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I quickly rush out of the lounge towards the other rooms, my mind buzzing. Zoey is putting us in a whole other dilemma with the stunt she's pulled. I only hope she hasn't done anything stupid. Yet. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoUKkQaN7W
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Upon entering the room Christine is in, I find her sitting up on her bed, looking sleepy. Good, she's here and not with Zoey.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvHAdfDugH
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliEvvFHaOD
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNzs7KXEuJ
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I quickly go to the boys' room, and I find them still asleep. I wake them up and tell them to come over to the lounge. They aren't happy with the way I wake them up, but they slowly come out of bed, saying they will be there.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleVlTEZb5c
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I make my way back to the lounge, and Lee is just getting off the phone, probably from talking to security.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrbHzXTyFz
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"They haven't seen her," she said before I could even ask the question. "She must have slipped by in some disguise."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirCBACtkDX
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Mv0exvFta
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZ5YNac4Xf
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Zoey pulls the hoodie over her head and sighs in relief. Leaving the hotel was a big deal, and she managed to pull it off with a simple disguise of wearing the hood of her black jumper over her head and big, black sunglasses to hide her face. She looked out the car window as the car continued its way to downtown Seoul, hoping that the others hadn't figured out that she wasn't in the hotel yet.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNErqmy4Bk
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt46dBYKtZ
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Zoey looked at him in the driver’s seat. "She would be mad at me the most," she answered. "Just get me where I've got to go, and I'll do the rest."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXmj9Jj1Ey
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AgPxd8XFf
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMS4lBssVs
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A brief silence passed between them until Mino said, "No, I'm coming with you. If anything were to happen to you, Sam and Lee will never forgive me."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WGDbOnMXs
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJApRRUClI
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"No. Well, maybe a little. It's just that I don't want to disappoint her, you know? Taking you out of the hotel is already enough, don't you think?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡellEiZQTxM
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4QALKUIvx
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Mino blushes a little, his eyes focused on the road. "No," he nervously replies. "She's great and all, but... you're different."657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqp7kjEFYA
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Zoey can't believe what she's hearing, and she immediately feels her face start to heat up. She looks back in front and clears her throat.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡACYujcV8Hc
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk87Z59flAz
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ifdZ5WJ2D
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"No. I know I can handle it. Besides, it won't be the first time I'm doing this alone." Zoey turned to smile at Mino. "I'll be fine."
and then Add to home screen.