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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1BjYLQl6T
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFn4h56jks
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9R1r084NQC
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWQ2nHBJEd
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8iwx2bSz6
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC3ZaGVjUf
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4GQHisZbO
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyevqZxziEs
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEAAeHB3Xh
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ87Klwjjef
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUuwpwm8Eh
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5ZSgNiRz6
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSdbAqq2M4
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHOkyW2sAc
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolloAtLPfK
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lVetFEn9Q
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9Z9JRaOAo
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCJqN4xZYD
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABSd81rJI1
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkl5ZhFAnv
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JOPWrHW6Z
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Azf4q5Jjb
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6wdax4vt9
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRa8iKD5Gu
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBPlzsLn4F
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupAHlK9UiP
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWMb4VztrB
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcV1D4eOqb
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUDC9tIGiO
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡae18WouqDW
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmlGQov4lN
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqm8L4oJdb
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5xbp54u8b
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn11Ov9w7NP
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUahmuekMYB
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFEDkGFjyB
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67Jf7XT8wC
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6HsIphBFC
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeF9AhF6yYP
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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." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI99hWykN1J
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"What?" all of us muttered.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbMi37Ij67
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPeTKLcHrI
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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?354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYKnOoH86h
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPJ0j2ZHZa
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgnlct9nYa
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3ngZYgVfO
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWp6GH8xas
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8HD5t92pn
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo8wrnYKtS
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkl5F9nvhY
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprsABPgBh2
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IAoTF38Mb
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1x9cQqxYc
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNmjJJXcr2
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2T0nreh677
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuQKoazwUB
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡustI3MUk9x
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwuiisnftR
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvu7fFAP1rd
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtMyggw3XB
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIc6YERWQL
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76bzNa9ThQ
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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." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06KGG2kiRn
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1MqlAhvjT
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yxOiozqja
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"Of course we will," said Mike.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkl9Bz5W4V
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4Xj8N9hZ0
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn18aXRjRS
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXr15mT7bJW
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoo0frLD40
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnrAR4ojrq
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8x1QxH6zJ
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKRjb483BA
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpFNlbTLdA
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKsVMRBdHI
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWCQerfH2c
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYmveGKabv
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy07qVkIxi
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVEkmrMT9e
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54oldLd7xy
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjvGXNgjsv
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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." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONoGXg6uOK
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtaExUnw24A
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJydSgSLvXG
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLlC97Qh91
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7THZYgg1b8
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKdO19k1QB
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzqIwgSxzJ
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXyZLZFjuN
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUnqmxH4hYI
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuqWvyujbH
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYhqt7MmIX
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOg3amYfxI
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJh1lsjBYb
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQvDemdbTM
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCzmtKGw4M
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQDne3yTIH
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BsDsJxqIR
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNkYVjh7Lt
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp0LSIVGrep
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajdjmcg87p
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NHnCRlUQE
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYskKBsgudX
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mos1W4Xxl
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUEvQx5nzU
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96fKyFXK9P
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQ9QeDP8J9
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHG7D7wJZ9
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVIVOBDZCA
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYFOtkBkV8
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbhmrI3esO
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjyqzuikqX
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEoJV4NN1Y
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgxo3eqfsR
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPQ5O5FjOn
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlkOujeJBr
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDXPUDSkMU
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HJe8XEFZc
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg67ZSmukWd
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNH6vkcOXp
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWAF2bbafc
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIOsu44R95
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQWR0QYnhC
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLvvOja4hK
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEamufQZ63
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS6FECnMQD
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMzw9roBlM
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOkIvlXCOZ
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgtaMZRAV2
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPE4U76DbY
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKjQjKxRdJ
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQkBoesXLW
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSWkMooMGt
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmHtjEacwJ
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2Z2bd4pHD
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYqS0FJcFF
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjllZxWV01
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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. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQppJ7tqXj
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJymX4CY3ur
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Gjt8FAeMz
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY7raEtI7L
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KWM2Uo4ka
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR2wAf7S6M
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHaCZ0jsxd
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxe1ajUYzhT
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AZPEuR1b7
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0EZoBWht3
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY5mEbPbfP
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEWDL1siz3
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl02hgR1Er
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhgcV4A9oc
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5GMxzGTgt
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ3UtaSrYF
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYi0yi3bpAv
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUB5AvwIoxu
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze1FafgWGh
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBN8vTOoxR
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmbYxuTb1O
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuiOUqokQK
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgFJOqExxn
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0dFVJIPeu
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02F4uuxBLC
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwGsyrna5o
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwydEGv1x1H
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuK0nfn6mWB
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCl6fPIWsW
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBmxTbaihu
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREKRd2i1BW
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72fqNaGS39
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJw1UJsdH2
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9pT3TuOlq
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn027MBKxI
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRe6WAD1os
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdCjzxp8Er
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmadmHn9UA
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQmaMmLr8b
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ICYwullyT
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8fsx0W3SR
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYZjp26dAX
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbAFUhbyyA
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzGCrt02OC
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYEkl1H5rl
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GYjqgmeJ3
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVoP53Cuar
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasAPpl8ydM
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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:354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6exVFtZIOa
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mA5SdHYcR
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjUrDyLNZI
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRs2UxDlsv
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptMSXvAP3f
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXDLrSUdz8H
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXLqryENOS
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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:354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrGTLev1K0
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyjFWTKrRf
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5fPeKnLyC
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"What is it?" she asked.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijC9tAkXGb
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvG8z2UjLuE
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGwqJetolS
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1FlQ88LxD
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB7dXd55vj
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2RW0fh1dK
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7tSYaQD4P
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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. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCqV00rtG6
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUoGt5AB8k
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3LNPwLafH
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpl1KyKzjfP
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzvG9jkCD9
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24gLt5fEKg
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVs1674m7u
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVOCL5vqqR
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmi4RSfxM8
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YWdY0o0KL
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ofbnLtw8n
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8KhldlQ6G
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRQzf6NmGp
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8xiopecPr
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzJsYz9U29
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4h5h6dVDd2
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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?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEVGfOyse9
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BEuWbAQQO
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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."354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6TErHDukC
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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.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jWZ50ea0G
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAoZDV9pMG
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"354Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyMY8zmrNY
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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."
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