"Okay, guys, let’s take a few minutes break and continue afterwards," Yong-guk spoke into the microphone. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QaLPuz0oC
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As soon as I took off the headphones, I could hear everyone around mutter a little in frustration. They are tired, and I couldn’t blame them, since I was too. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgNqGNPtkk
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So far so good with recording the song. But we had to make a number of pauses here and there when Yong-guk or the producer felt the need to change tune. All we need to work on now was the last verse and backup vocals. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEEmU9Wp30
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"Is it almost night time already?" Daniel asked as he was one of the first to walk out of the recording booth. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt26EHVxT1S
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"Someone wants to sleep, I take it?" Lisa asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r57M4kTfj
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"Who doesn’t?" Mino asked. "Doing this gets a little tiring even when you enjoy it." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRGygibH2d
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A lot of us understood what he meant. The fatigue is slowly starting to get to me too. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn653KIkI5q
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"Lee is out to see the managers," said Yong-guk as soon as everyone was out of the booth.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKysPsUF1GP
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"I need to use the ladies’ room," said Zoey. "Sam, will you escort me?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXp2NUvnpPT
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"Ya, sure," I agreed.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeShmdK1Qu
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"I’ll come with you too," said Christine.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLCDT9o29k
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"Anyone else want to come?" Zoey asked the BlackPink members, already settled on the couch.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTb7h9OXsO
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"Oh, I’m good," said Rose. "I’m not sure about the others." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY0ldB9AJ7
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The other three members said they were okay.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzQ2MWNQCX
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"Looks like it’s the just the three of us," said Zoey. "Let’s go."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoflYT4jqxn
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"Be careful out there," Yong-guk said to us as we went for the door.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8HYzPqyOx
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"We will," I said as I drew the door open.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9to8XyYEf
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We found one of the guards standing by the door. The other guard who was with us last night must have escorted Lee.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZoJaeqBhW
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"Going somewhere, ladies?" the guard asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTShAd8lyR
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"We need to use the ladies’," Zoey answered.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqlqoXzIup
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"Alright, don’t take too long."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXBId16am7
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The rooms were just at the other end of the hall, so I could feel the guard’s eyes on us as we walked. As soon as the three of us went in, Zoey quickly started to look around, checking the toilet stalls if there's anyone.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey1JqL0WdV
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"Okay, there’s no one here and I couldn’t be any happier that it’s the two of you who are here with me," said Zoey after she finished looking around. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ323PA96bJk
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"Um…, I seriously just want to go," said Christine as she entered one of the stalls. I went into the other one.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmbfWyeFRT
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"Ya, I know," said Zoey. "I’m just glad that it’s you guys who came here with me."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YvhAisAbh
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"What is running through your mind, Zoey?" I asked as I drew my pants down to take a leak.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHoZNxz9Zv
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"Oh, nothing. I was planning to just stay in here for a while and take some time to myself."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j196JdNI3
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I raise an eyebrow. I’m not buying it. As soon as I was done, I drew up my pants, flushed the toilet and walked out of the stall.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyeaFupeYP
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"You’re lying, Zoey," I said as I passed her to wash my hands by the sinks.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bnNbaYLiE
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"How am I lying?" she asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFBr2iuqVJ
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"You want to sneak out of here and find Johnny. In fact, since we came here with you, you plan to convince us to do so."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfMdks8L06
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"Okay, you caught me," she said, raising her hands in surrender. "I really want to get him and squeeze his neck."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVN5W8XTjV
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"That’s called murder, Zoey," said Christine from her stall. The sound of the flushing toilet came afterwards.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bs2vtaeKi
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"Fine, I want to teach him a lesson so that he won’t have to come after us again," she said.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8AxEPzjPO
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"Did you just forget that we made a promise this morning not to go after him?" Christine asked as she walked out. "And even if we wanted to, we’ve a song to finish recording. Or have you forgotten about that too?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE04D2J5YoI
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"No, I didn't." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI9pjIw9gT
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"Look, Zoey," I said as Christine came over to wash her hands, "as much as we all want to go out there and find Johnny to teach him a lesson, it's too risky. And if you ask me, producing the album couldn't have come at a better time to keep us busy instead of obsessing over him."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9po03Vn1dF
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"I'm not obsessing over him!"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPsudk1shT
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"You want to squeeze his neck," said Christine as she turned to look at her. "That sounds like obsession."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl04ozZelRh
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Zoey stomped her foot on the white tiled floor. "Come on, you two," she said. "Are you telling me you don’t want to go out there and find him?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlEli1fmv2
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"As much as I want to, I know that recording the album is way more important. We’re all worried about what he can do and he might very well just get in the way of things. But we’ve to leave this to the guards. Let them do their job while we focus on ours."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7ERZA8cac
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Zoey folded her arms. "I don’t think the guards can do a better job at dealing with Johnny than we can."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJIZ6ogHSg
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"You’re right," I said. "But the tricks we used on Johnny before, might not work now. If you ask me, we’ve to plan something extraordinary which will need time. And which we don’t have."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROHRbeCtle
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"I agree with Sam," said Christine. "Johnny is haunting us at a time when we need to work on an album. And I won’t lie, even if we did make our promise to Lee and Collins, I was going to go out with you. But we’re all tied up. And we can’t jeopardise everyone and the album because of a grown man who keeps acting like a child."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTuJNrhmpz
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I chuckled. "Did you really have to put it like that, Christine?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelQsFgHz6d
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"It’s the honest truth. Johnny needs to grow up for once and let the past go. I mean, even Daniel seems more like an adult than he is."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHipj5bZ2CM
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"I get your point," said Zoey. "But I’m scared that he might do something to ruin what we’re working on. That’s why I want him out of the way quickly."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1iy6pcDqO
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I looked at Zoey and I had a feeling she might be right. Johnny - like he usually is - might as well get in the way of what we're doing. That’s if he really does end up doing so. We just have to be cautious from now on.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98guOkizWG
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"We’ll figure something out when things get out of hand," I said to her. "You might be right on this, Zoey. But if he - and that’s a big if - jeopardises this album, we must put up a countermeasure."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekf8NPtQbF
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Zoey cheered out a "Yes" while Christine groaned.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWJSGQliLa
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"But if we’re going to do this, then the others have to know too," I quickly added.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtc2bLuwQn
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The mood on Zoey’s face suddenly vanished. "What do you mean we have to involve the others?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh1Ozoh84y
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"The rest of BTW and Lee."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJx7XJcdM7
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"What? You heard Lee. She sides with Collins."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1RgcYhd5F
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"Well…, not entirely," I said with a smirk on my face. "If - and that’s a big if - Johnny does try to jeopardise the album, she’ll also want to get her hands on him. In fact, everyone involved would."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5nnwPOBox
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"I hate to admit, but you do know Lee well, don’t you, Sam?" Christine asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVOjjdahsc
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"Not really. But I can guess what she’s likely to do when she’s upset."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqdgvQjCds
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"So Sam is on board," said Zoey, "if - and that's a big if - Johnny messes with the album. How about you, Christine?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHycNf5GFYo
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"I’m already in," said Christine. "Like Sam said, we would all want to get our hands on him if he does such."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHZbx9u1lm
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"Okay, now can we please go back and finish up with recording?" I asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRE1XjAmJX
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"Wait, I need to take a leak too," said Zoey as she went to one of the empty stalls.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74pr7ril8i
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"Typical," Christine said, rolling her eyes at Zoey. She turned to look at me. "Do you really think he can do it?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGVkjTqmqx
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"Remember when I said this isn’t the old days when we had to deal with his lousy pranks a lot better? This time is different. I believe he can do something serious. Last night at the park was no typical prank."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWTXv0rIHt
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"Ya, last night he took it too far for my taste."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3XO5g95SF
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"And that’s just the first. Cutting off the power means he means business."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKZ0cPDxf3
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Zoey soon flushed and seconds later she came out to wash her hands in the sink. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAd5hKqp9Q
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"Of course, he’s serious," said Zoey. "I just fear that he may hold a gun to our heads." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O7028szMP
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"No way," said Christine, shaking her head. "I don’t want another incident like that ever again." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBTcFiVseT
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"But it’s could be a possibility," I said. "Johnny does like to take things a little too far from time to time."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ758YL0sPwo
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"Enough about Johnny and guns," said Christine. "We need to get back to the studio."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi932Nar1EW
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Zoey and I didn’t argue there. I’m just glad we get to go back with Zoey. If Christine and I hadn’t come with her, she would’ve gone to find Jehan herself. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DSoEYKnMA
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"You girls sure did take a while," said Jinwoo as the three of us entered the studio. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18MZmqWSan
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"Girls’ business that you don’t have to know about," said Zoey, closing the door behind her. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqsPKSyqEy
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"Is Lee back yet?" I asked as I stood in the middle of the room. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDizErwEZP
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"No, not yet," said Jinwoo as he stood from where he sat and walked up to us. "Strange that she isn't here."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YvvzHO6wN
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He's right. I would like to know that she's alright, so I pull out my phone to give her a call. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLY0eRNgbu
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She immediately picked up. "Sam, are you okay?" she asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNv07HQ1iO
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"I'm great, thanks," I said. "It’s you that I'm worried about."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajiP5gQFKL
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"Oh, right. I'm heading back to you. I went to meet the managers and see if there's any update on Johnny. But sadly, to no avail."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8hU9XsSHd
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"Darn it. He's as sly as a fox. If you're heading back, that's fine. You just take care."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZCzzIumZK
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"They still haven't got him?" Jisoo asked immediately I cut the call. "How is he that difficult to catch?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzB9NWNFdv
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"Oh, he's good," said Mike. "I remember how he could easily get away from us wherever we knew he was the one pulling pranks. Like Sam says, he's just like a fox. You can never tell where he's hiding."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTOS9EkrXC
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"Well that sucks," said Yong-guk. "With him around, I feel really uneasy. I’m afraid he may be up to no good."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfelbonbCf
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"You sound like you know him like we do," said Zoey.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtu9OqsOiBv
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"I don’t trust the guy. The way you described him tells me all I need to know."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwKTKxqWLT
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"So should we get back to work?" I asked Yong-guk.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN9ELlbhTi
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"In a few minutes," he answered with a smile.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGoZC8JAzc
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"Maybe later, you two can go on a date or something," said Jennie. I found myself blushing, surprised that she said that. Yong-guk looked at Jennie with his mouth agape.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0hihpCbJd
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"Uh, why do you say that?" Yong-guk quickly asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQao8iJ7UwA
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"Oh, don’t pretend," said Jennie, waving her hand at him. "You simply can’t take your eyes off her. I noticed how close you two were when you came here in the studio."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRicdUlpSex
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"But he and I are only friends," I said, trying my best to intervene.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFoGvEfWUc
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"Ya," said Seunghoon as he came to stand next to me to put his arm around my shoulders, drawing me into a bear hug. "Besides, I’m the one she’s supposed to be hanging out with. Not him." He threw Yong-guk a look.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I3DaHndnq
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"Hey, whatever works best for me," said Yong-guk with a chuckle.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5NBGSId2f
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"Nah, I agree with Jennie," said Zoey. "Let's face it, Yong-guk, if Jennie can see you've eyes for Sam, then so can all of us. And I can tell how you enjoyed working with her close to you yesterday." Zoey wiggled her eyebrows.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtXQhG2tpc
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"Wow, everyone is forgetting that you like her more, Seunghoon," Seungyoon pointed out, mocking his comrade.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2J5rsJXAG
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"Ya, I can see that," said Seunghoon, sounding upset. He squeezed me even tighter that I felt like I'm being cuddled by an anaconda.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdgrjH0qzT
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"Enough, you guys," said Yong-guk trying to laugh it out like a joke.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOe6JbDuYQ
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"I think the others are right," said Christine. "You two would make a cute power couple. Imagine this: You’re both songwriters and producers, though for Sam it’s like a part-time thing." I turn to her with a look. I'm not a producer at all. "It’s just perfect."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP8qrvkW8C
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"I know, right?" Jennie asked. "They seem like a match made in heaven."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIEOkVJkIf
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"Goodness, everyone here is starting to annoy me," Seunghoon said. Apart from me, I don’t think anyone got what he said. He’s hug got even tighter.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkY6ttGHaU
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"Enough, you guys," said Mike. "Don't you think you've gone way too far? You always try to pair up her with a guy all the time."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnnDL7M65M
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"Really?" Jisoo asked.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFPprFpuQO
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"Zoey and Christine are always in the forefront," Daniel answered. "Before we even landed here, they thought of pairing her up with anyone from BigBang."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUS24UeV9Os
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"Hey, we might have thought of that," said Zoey. "But it’s not my fault that almost all of them like her. Except Taeyang, of course. He treats us like his sisters."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThY1AaUmZa
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"I had no idea four of the BigBang members like her," said Lisa, finding all this amusing that she put her phone aside.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTunWOuehN
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"You better believe it," said Zoey. "Daesung and GD are head over heels in love with her."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3uhHzmHC8
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I blushed when all eyes fell on me. I bet the producer by the console had his eyes on me too. I've had enough of this discussion. It has to end right now.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJ5MdsW0qH
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"Enough, people," said Yong-guk as he quickly stood up from his seat. "Let's get to work!"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR9wuaHTXb
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Everyone now murmured in disappointment. The conversation was just getting good and Yong-guk had to ruin it. I couldn't help but feel relieved. I was feeling uncomfortable and I'm thankful to Yong-guk for bringing that up. Even Seunghoon's grip had loosened. I can finally breathe.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2oX77Oe0R
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"You really squeezed me too hard," I said, looking up at him.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi9fueOeRv
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"I'm so sorry," he said, looking very apologetic as he quickly clapped his hands together.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL0SBallTt
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"This conversation was just getting good, Yong-guk," said Rose. "Why did you have to ruin it all of a sudden?"333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbH4Y4FGljv
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"Because we don't have time on our hands," Yong-guk answered.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhImbuLwqVY
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"I agree," said Mike. "Let's finish the song and move on."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKnQv0VVAf
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"You've plenty to tell us, Sam," said Jennie as she quickly came to stand next to me.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76B11jhPvv
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"I like to have my love life private," I said.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTX5mFWiof
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"Okay, enough about my sister's love life, please," said Daniel.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxL3JUMOwTb
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"Ya, we've better things to worry about," said Seungyoon. "You girls can talk about it later." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ097FahOnNc
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"OK, fine," said Rose. "But this was getting interesting." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ed5UsnX3t
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"Totally interesting," said Lisa. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPu9EWjTvTb
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"Everyone, to the recording booth, please," the producer now chirped in. "We need to be done with this before the day ends." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFIhSzLkSU
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After the producer spoke, a lot of us got serious and started to make our way to the booth. I stood there for a while as I tried to clear away the heat from my cheeks. I can't believe I'm still blushing up till now. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0omsQglCu
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"Hey, are you okay?" Yong-guk asked after Jennie and Seunghoon left my side. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TQl6vBCJj
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"No," I honestly answered. I rubbed my cheeks with the palm of my hands. I turned to look at him. "Are you okay?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGInVEJ1m8
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"Not really." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZsRoHySGG
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"These guys really embarrassed us, huh?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWnZXscWt1
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"Very much." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP0Ct2MPpu
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"Well, I better get in there. I'm sorry for what happened." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYdVwMZPus
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"Oh, don't worry about it. As much as they were joking around, I can't help but feel that...." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehB6TZMqdO
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Yong-guk paused as he looked at me, then suddenly looked away. What was he about to say just now? And is he blushing? 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEXx9rNs5v
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"What were you going to say?" I asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYn2NLTpulX
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"Nothing," he said, avoiding my eyes. "You better go in there." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmDt4S5jxE
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"Ya, right," I quickly darted for the recording booth. I couldn't help but feel Yong-guk wanted to say something really important. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflm8AbnCQ8
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"Hey, isn't Lee supposed to be back by now?" Mike asked me as soon as I entered the booth. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCncMLqxWy
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"She said she's on her way," I answered. "But you're right. I wonder what's holding her up." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6ZXrOLbpO
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"Could Johnny and her have met?" Zoey asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WnMfnmw7D
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That's one scenario I don't want to think of. If they do meet or if they already have, who knows what would happen. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnia3U3rwGU
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"Let us not worry too much," said Daniel. "She did leave with the guard, right? She'll be back before we know it." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLm3th4ecrZ
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"Mmm, I don't know," said Seungyoon as he already had headphones over his head. "Don't you think we should give her a call to make sure she's alright?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebZcGNrq1a
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"I think that's a good idea," said Jisoo. She now turned to look at me. "Why don't you give her a ring, Sam?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BDVGHxKZ6
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"Let's be quick about it, alright?" came the producer. "We don't want to waste any more time." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5lIqWGNim
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I gave him a thumbs-up as I quickly pulled out my phone to call Lee. I put the phone to my ear and waited. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWXNvY5jdq
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Everyone's eyes are on me. I'm starting to worry. Why isn't she picking up? Had she somehow left her phone behind somewhere? 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9JduSPriY
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"She isn't picking up," I announced after the line couldn't connect. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYV1JCMwjLt
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"Where could she be?" Jinwoo asked. "Now I'm starting to think of the worst." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLz0sAdIJP
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"Same here," said Christine. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGngd2SUHo8
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"Maybe we go out and look for her?" Jennie suggested. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG1OMe7GbU
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"Sounds like a plan, but I don't think the producer would want that," said Mino as he turned to look at the producer on the other side of the booth. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0JhzAuUkd
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"I agree," the producer said through the mic. "I know you're worried, but we still have a lot to do with the song."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrL2MTbEES
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"I second with him," said Yong-guk. "Let's try to work quickly, and if Lee won't be back at that time, maybe a few of us can go out and look for her."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaI1QJ7JPI
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"Works well for me," said Zoey as she quickly put on her headphones. "Let's get to work, people." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamp89d2Xq9
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Everyone else in the booth agreed and I could tell how serious they were when we started to work on the third verse and the back-up vocals. As we followed the producer and Yong-guk's instructions, we made fewer mistakes than expected. Even when we worked, a few of us couldn't help but look out through the glass of the booth to see whether Lee would walk into the room or we might find her seated on the seats watching us. But sadly, there is still no sign of her.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEhDjaBBUo
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We were finally done and it took almost an hour and thirty minutes.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Dr9WxP4E7
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"Okay, now that we're done," said the producer, "you can do whatever you want."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI4wG3ddf5
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"I thought he would never say that," said Zoey as she literally threw her headphones away and headed for the door. If it wasn't for Mino standing behind her at the time to catch them, they would've landed on the floor. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9jmMruL0L
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"Hold your horses, Zoey," came Yong-guk as he magically stood by the door when she opened it. "We all can't go out there and look for her. For all we know, she might be with the managers or maybe she's not in the building."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ015BVtYttX
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I bet now is the time to tell them. "Lee couldn't have walked out of the premises," I said. "Now that Johnny is here, they decided to put the place on lockdown. No one goes in or out." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5b74WmAga
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"What! We're on lockdown!" Seunghoon asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM3X5UdNb9
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"And you knew?" Mike asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66XmWSzyEV
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"Well, if I had told you when we started to work on the song, would you've worked at all?" I asked as I shrugged my shoulders. "Lee probably knew that too, but she didn't want to worry us." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJ3JoVIsVo
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"I did too," said the producer. "Someone who works here sent me a text saying that they couldn't get in as he had gone out to get something. Security seem keen to capture this Johnny guy." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dkv7yWw2l
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"Lockdown or not, we need to find Lee," said Zoey. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqMCwnw6Fm
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"Okay, but like Yong-guk said, we all can't go," I said. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOhKP11ZLx
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"Okay, then who wants to go out and look for her?" Mike asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTczXzqtztG
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Everyone in the booth, including myself raised hands. We all looked at each other. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0D6jmEyZD
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"Well, this is going to be tough," said the producer, who looked on. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafdBXolHTd
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"Why can't we all go?" Jennie asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFcXZu2jYB
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"Even if its a good idea, we'll have the managers on our necks for not listening to them," I explained. "The fewer who go, the better." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb15bnarCd
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"Well, no one is stopping me from going," said Zoey as she folded her arms. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrSBol8leg
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"We know," the rest of us said at the same time. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24V3vYcH20
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"Fine, each member from each group will go," said Yong-guk. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10261CUYkK
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"But that means only three go," said Jisoo. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXYDNDKp1A
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"I think we need to add two more," I suggested. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHtQdLSeYB
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"Okay, I want to go look for her," said Seunghoon. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yg5hnKmsF
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"I'll go too," said Jisoo. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijEeijRrYA
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"Okay, now two people will have to join in," I said. "Who is willing to go?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9jC1yCaCc
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"I'll go," said Mino. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwkeIBD8uz
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"One more left," said Yong-guk. "I think Sam should go." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLm2P5U85JK
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"Me?" I raised an eyebrow at him. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9znfJ8KYJH
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"I agree," said Christine. "The Toxins know Johnny better than anyone. And if there's anyone who can figure him out, it's you, Sam." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlesJWuvHq3
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"You're forgetting that Zoey is just as good as figuring him out as me," I point out. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwzJyOWCaA
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"Ya, but I'll need your help out there," said Zoey. "You don't want me clawing at his face when I see him, do you?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQQWYsHd9K
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"That's exactly what you’ll do," Mike told her. Zoey hissed at him while Daniel laughed. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRmdGYiwwq
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"I agree with Zoey," said Yong-guk. "You’ve to go, Sam. And just like you said, the fewer who go, the better." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9BbYWi7Cs
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"Okay, can I call her again before we go?" I asked as I got my phone. "Who knows, we might find she's right down the hall." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlLdvyYn2o
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"Go ahead," said Seungyoon. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNed1qByGL6
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I called Lee again and after three rings, she still didn’t pick up. I could see Christine cross her fingers. Everyone else is looking anxious, all hoping for Lee to pick up the call. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZrTj0Yld8
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Just as it was about to cut, she finally answered. Thank goodness. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPl6Cdw45Zn
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"Lee, are you there?" I asked. I put the phone on loud so that everyone could hear. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8Kx4jKF29
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We received silence instead. This isn’t right. Then we heard someone panting and the sound of running feet. Could that be Lee? 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVYTe4fNty
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"Lee, answer me. Are you there?" I asked again, this time I’m the one who is anxious. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSEL5b3H3q
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"Sam?" Lee called. The sound in her voice was that of someone scared. "Are you there?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprnzdwLX66
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"Where are you? And are you running?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCz5GSAprZ
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"It’s Johnny," she now whispered. "I don’t know how he caught up to me, but he’s here." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb7UVwBTq6
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"And the guard? Isn’t he with you?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OsJ80J8JX
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"He told me to run while he deals with Johnny himself. But to be honest, I hear noises behind me and I don’t know what’s going on. Darn it! I think he’s coming." We hear the sound of running feet again. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS71WFdSgn
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"Lee, where are you? If we know where you are, we can come and-" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl32WR0OuZT
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A strange noise came on her end and the line went dead. We stood there in silence 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYlRKBsdrB
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"We lost her," I said. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwxfXAsYhE
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"Okay, enough," said Zoey. "We can’t sit here when he might have her as we speak. We better go find her and the guard." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjWoqncbEf
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"Let’s not waste a second longer," said Seunghoon. "Let’s go." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCjJ21eA1f
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I gave a nod of my head. "But we need someone to distract the guard by the door," I said.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScnHS9eZOQ
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"I’ll handle him," said Daniel. "I’ll just tell him to escort me to the men’s room." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalLB8tCjwk
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"I’ll come with you," said the producer. "It will be good to keep him a little distracted." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIdEGhFoLy
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"That’s fine with me," I said. I clapped my hands together. "Let’s get this show on the road." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4On7Q5SizI
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Daniel and the producer headed for the door together. Those of us heading out also prepared ourselves to leave as soon as the guard is distracted.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uZT2J2m7u
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"Sam," Mike came to me. "I know we promised Collins that whatever happens with Johnny, we won’t do anything stupid. Are you sure you want to do this?" 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvM6ucgeXHX
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"I don't want to, honestly," I said. "But I told myself that if anything gets out of hand, I just have to intervene." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfbgsIksyD
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Mike ends up smiling at me. For a moment there, I thought he might talk me out of it. "That’s fine with me. Be careful out there." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlzlZOsM2K
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"Thanks. I just hope security arrives to sort out the issue instead of us." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZvP90ww2t
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"We’re going to be in so much trouble for this, aren’t we?" Jisoo asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mgyNE0RUw
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"Obviously," said Zoey. "But we can’t rely on security if they took this long to find Johnny." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPZ7TF8t0b
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"I’m going with Sam on this one," said Christine. "Let’s just pray that we don’t have to do anything at all." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vvRS26WiC
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"We’re heading out now," said the producer. "Get ready." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEh7CXUxB6
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Daniel opened the door and together walked out with the producer, closing the door behind them. The producer started talking to the guard asking to escort him and Daniel to the men’s room. Daniel also added that he really needed to go as he felt he had a running stomach. We could hear footsteps walk away from the door. Seunghoon who was closer opened it slowly and quietly. He poked his head out to see what’s happening. It only took a few seconds before he brought his head back in and opened the door wide. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0wxKcPqTX
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"The guard is in the men’s room," said Seunghoon. "Let’s go." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaZMkKYB8d
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Zoey and Jisoo walked out of the room with caution. Mino followed behind them. They had to be silent and also fast. The guard might come back any minute. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIzD2a4ZG8
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Before I could head out with Seunghoon, Yong-guk laid his hand on my shoulder. I turned to look at him. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGQj2FW8aU
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"Be careful out there," he said.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhkgJBfzeK
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I gave a nod while Seunghoon butted in saying, "she has me to protect her, don’t worry."333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1K3Z7kbJC
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He took my hand and quickly, we left the room and joined the others down the other end of the hall, turning a corner. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AZHHuaFKs
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"Okay, we made it," Zoey whispered happily. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jVrEDx8P2
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"So, what’s the plan?" Mino asked, looking at me. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt89VpIfEyO
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"I think we head to your manager’s office," I suggested. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbGU4SP3DR
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"Huh? Why there?" Seunghoon asked. 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EFv6tITPv
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"Because it’s where Lee went to. I bet on the way, we might find something." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO72u50LR2U
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"His office is upstairs," said Jisoo. "We better get going." 333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8DJmbXczy
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We all made our way to the flight of stairs. As we started to ascend, I couldn’t help but look up and realise that we have a long way to go.333Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAJddw3RHu
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