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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjnZhbO98y
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbl0A7PNvL
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1jEbspvHk
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qaPH1nbHb
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xJcdaUVxY
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl31p8u9ddv
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5suh4Z2z7s
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgOzFCuu8O
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"Only one way to..."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyiCp0IwYf
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSsbkAetlw
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgVBUpJ11N
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWiR8VHUTl
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI69QEZelx
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIYKWDIN8W
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFC8WVEAUp
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5y932PguR1
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPEUvV1hPC
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSvxXiCL2e
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ5owbbJUi
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy8tNxY16q
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQKttR5txV
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0USXlbgZa
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvCcNMQKp3
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmuoMn1cWo
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQCopRV4sN
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjW02jtTw0
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbG4jYFDNZ
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuScIVPBbu
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKpROTRiuT
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkj7fi476o
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe29QsViPgF
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZaI74YG6f
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuKGzj1EYi
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMxb5ePftJ
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OnGqgvYOr
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ442BzmeA16
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GLdGqhug6
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBjCbOOP6u
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypYTdwnjI8
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7z0kBwafxu
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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." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt40KcartYx
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"What?" all of us muttered.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVH0olsNHq
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaA4uvJo3F
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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?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAw6Uud1lt
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVB77qK7rF
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjXHcJTR3v
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AohUfFqKV
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsA7UU9oBo
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5I6BDFQABA
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQyZnMsSrN
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBrB4eWe2s
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjMFwZFHaf
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuRDBADcNB
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1e7Vi0Smt6
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNVXK3CYVh
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER50p8JUCA
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCAly9fPW4
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4daJjci2g8
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4x3XdmVxLr
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29lZhzlz8J
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrxIgcIfkm
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12G7P29cK0
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaTUjnbCiB
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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." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4mUIXP9z3
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yBrTrDUzF
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBXLGRCWB6
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"Of course we will," said Mike.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWgWzcYgNX
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUhAZKmxqC
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOufqqXjPn
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TXJOdPKin
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJWLM78K1U
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeiB6jpgDd
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGQ5jVUUyk
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLj7ixFQw8n
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdY1DPLbNC
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpla5ddnzkI
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GF4cdSZck
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVHIG5trSs
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEIkS0NcGCA
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIKMvnmUye
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwxgF0DEuF
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfCKZp8AEt
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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." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcThWgtpHD8
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WECZKlfKS
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2hPMZTxUW
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42OiCplX1v
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lXxjXPrT9
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUt2A9bBsWk
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9R4ygQdJ7z
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSCZurFinb
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb8yqAD1Ip
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLak525bi0
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiOwcHOa03
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47SFWKZHpO
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NnUexQ2XT
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF24uYQQMC
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rTQHqeUsp
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7DHsmM247
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyeZwcGM12k
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTocwFkKYm2
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoLAJAXyBc
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoTjkfVGOg
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1Jb1viTfn
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpEvWp49ZW
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOxTxOSmpa
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92ZFO0WH5G
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LhZSpQbHu
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡov9yPUB2j5
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkShjAKmTxv
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMpiFUEXXX
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWYxX946Fk
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4qi6xED1p
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcaAUnWgQO
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFu7s07MfY
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodudbbPHaO
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunxrQv520O
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbTerflkjm
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnPYVPoJNX
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqyNKmxLGM
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY9Mgwh2c7
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpLw3HPCtd
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2orXblgSue
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoWfpWXUOw
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcriJywFh8y
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAeF1DuzI7
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuBJZJ4AJv
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddp0WwPJyC
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn23WEylRjQ
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAl8QSjXnZ
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhqHqGsRmx
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WV774ROXz
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKpo3XjRsV
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XZYXeAkAQ
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaSc9FoNT1o
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29XwYN1paB
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEV2BXmV0C
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH0qwZ1bET
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdylX6tjXVY
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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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASOOfMlMHu
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTjG3qXORB
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8K0fxemHX
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp51E4D7QuL
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmO9C92iwnu
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofipVJ4mrN
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjbdCbJ8Jz
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDtaTiaZjS
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR5kJPP9Oo
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLni7fK9eL
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFS5EmIAAn
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCft2UHeTor
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mRDuoNYDv
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeuOQcOIni
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpndMPFVqg
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQpzZa86jF
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZBiYZ9CAf
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZGVxoWPFn
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AuhOZQ3vF
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn565voA067
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0qQm9IBbm
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3nzqxQrRU
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR47vME7OkG
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTSgqyUSwZ
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0P8Iw3RAL
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSpSqr20Uc
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCq7T1dBmc
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0D5pkgISWr
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypgivyK2Db
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvzVfw4tax
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw5qQWFPjT
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIFTVjqh9r
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOwD9CoCmb
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanUTNnbfk1
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxjNaC9NOW
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT19K4kkGx5
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvWRHsdX1Y
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBHBhHbZny
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNo6xNaGng
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98BxEbA4dw
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3gkV7PF1m
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cGjCO7Whf
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2CYDGULiJ
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YwSU5VK9r
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnWrv0f868
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7nh9fgivSG
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdjkFLdmCr
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOA8vELPuz
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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:392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapWg8RbHOA
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7aL5IMN1h
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMAmhJ3vxj
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJeJWUAdas
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3K5YCODZW
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnMi82I2wc
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVIFTwlwO5
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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:392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMh6N51dftv
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYIsx92JZN
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGVnaxttuY
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"What is it?" she asked.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdWiAKyjT7
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzi9sUp0ZwL
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYDnzyUeAM
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IQ2BuA5Uu
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgz6Rqe0K0
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf8s9mvJIE
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjKLImyIfy
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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. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnBUmEcW0v
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4A0DNlpmV
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQDeblEJsL
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI57obmSE6f
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXLo2w6Mp9
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UxQ0lnbCc
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QFDpIngyx
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdus6yDR7yR
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNERLBtj1x
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM7mREBm4q
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkk7Yvpdux
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNPhHZjubu
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDssa6w1xf
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3El4ss6k2
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIyqVG7VVM
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyW8R3fpXl
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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?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZouaWglfv6
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCOOC3EAhg
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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."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKJ9tSSOub
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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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVoK3JXiS3
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1HmqxjHnY
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkswvhBITS
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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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