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I couldn't keep my mouth closed, and my eyes were filled with wonder as I looked out the window. The car we were in drove through the streets of Seoul with the sun beginning to set in the west and the street lights starting to brighten the streets. The city is just as beautiful as I imagined it. The beautiful skyscrapers, bright TV bulletins, and neon lights almost felt like home in L.A. or New York. But the signs and words on billboards made it quite clear that we're in South Korea now.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0dS1S8U9M
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"Wow, this place looks awesome," said Daniel, who sat beside me and was also looking out of the window.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkHyzrbipM
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"I know, right? It's like a dream come true that we're here," said Christine, who sat behind me.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtFdtp0OkO
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"OMG, is that an ancient palace?" I asked when I saw what looked like one from afar. Before coming here, I made sure to Google some wonderful sites I would like to visit. I had a huge interest in ancient palaces.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhf9spkke8e
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"It is," said Collins. "Beautiful, isn't it?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbeNsDG6BI
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"It sure is," I said with a smile as we quickly lost sight of it.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO4pEPXHsO
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We continued to follow the car ahead and soon found ourselves at a beautiful hotel: the Seoul Hotel. Before we could get out of the car, bright, flashing lights came into view through the windows. The paparazzi. It looks like news travels fast around here too. These people always made me feel uncomfortable.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOePbOTqVXx
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When the doors of the car flew open, Collins and Lee stepped out first. Mike, Zoey, and Christine excitedly followed. If there's one thing they like about being famous, it's the bright lights and attention. Even though we've been in the spotlight for almost two years, I'm still not used to it, especially dealing with the paparazzi and reporters. The attention I get from my fans is more than enough.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH1iqieoqu
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"Hey, aren't you coming?" Daniel asked, bringing me back from my thoughts.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCmKH1h6VM
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"Yeah, I am," I said, trying to pull myself together.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzqnktCU38
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"I know you've never liked this, but The Toxins aren't The Toxins without you," he said, giving me an encouraging smile.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYmk5k9TDY
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"It's going to take years for me to get over this."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbbBrXCnEP
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"Yeah, I know. Come on, we have to go."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhibhSN8G5v
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Daniel got out of the car, leaving me all alone. I take a deep breath, getting myself ready to step out. Before I could even get the chance, a hand appeared before me. G-Dragon is standing outside the car with his hand stretched out for me to hold on to. For the moment, I can't stop staring at him. I looked at his hand, then back. I don't know what to do, and I couldn't help but blush.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwXUETbbWE
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"Come on, we're all waiting for you," he said with a smile. "Take my hand."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfqZgHaSDn
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I continued to look at him, contemplating what to do next. I finally took his hand, and he delicately held mine, slowly leading me out of the car.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYW6fTAwlM
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The flashing lights of the cameras turned on me immediately after I put my foot out. When I fully stepped out, G-Dragon stood beside me with his hand still wrapped around mine. The cameramen and reporters were calling out to me to grab my attention. This is the part where I always try to get over my irritation and smile.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHrkEsdo64
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G-Dragon led me down the aisle that led to the glass doors of the hotel. The rest of The Toxins and BIGBANG were already ahead, getting their pictures taken, but soon most of the media's attention turned to G-Dragon and me. They kept on calling out to us, and we paused to have our picture taken together. I am already losing my nerve, and all this made my body go stiff.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUbfqz3zFS
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"Woah, relax, B.K." said G-Dragon as he smiled for the camera. "You don't seem too comfortable."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kFcPTUG07
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I blush. It looks like he read my body language. Well, this is embarrassing.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKn863ugcr
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"I don't like getting all the attention," I told him as I spoke in his ear.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTzUTUhEAT
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"You deserve it." He said this while he looked at me. "Just like the whole world has their attention on you, you have mine too."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3f8fBBknD
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Is he flirting with me? I can't tell since I can't think straight with all that's going on around us. I hadn't noticed that we were so close and that he was still holding my hand. Likewise, I wanted to pull away, but that would only look rude in front of everyone. It would also be a juicy scene for the media to show and tell.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzS9oGxnDu1
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He gave me that irresistible smile, and I felt like melting. He left me utterly speechless.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDcFSHdDeU
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"Come, let's join the others," he said, and we continued to walk hand in hand down the aisle.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6CuQ22LCY
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When we got to them, we all took several group photos together. Afterwards, we went through the doors of the hotel. The media remained outside as the security guards barricaded the doors. It's always a relief to get away from those vultures.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx5RG34JuX
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"I think you can let go of my hand now," I said as I turned to face G-Dragon.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nZM4CpC6e
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"I let go of your hand, or you let go of mine?" he asked.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mDlRD5SkO
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I got confused, and the smirk on his face almost made me lose my mind. I want to look down at our hands, but that would only make things even more awkward. He's doing this just to torture me.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57B55MeoPI
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I quickly slipped my hand away from his and folded my arms. He smiles and walks away, slightly brushing my shoulder with his, intentionally. I let out a sigh of relief when he left to join the others. Is it just me, or did it feel so hot in the lobby that I couldn't even breathe?953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1iCF9iI9M
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Collins, Lee, and Yang Hyun-suk were by the reception desk, checking if our rooms were ready. The Toxins were huddled up with BIGBANG, talking and laughing about who knows what. They all seem to be getting along just fine. When I look around, I notice that the guards inside the lobby have made a circle around us. People were coming from the elevators, and others using the stairs coming into the lobby had their eyes on us. Some even had their phones out, taking pictures and videos. A small group of teenage girls were excited upon seeing The Toxins and BIGBANG together.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2h96z82mh
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"I see that Ji Yong is troubling you," said Taeyang as he came over, breaking away from the others.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUMAwylVJJ
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"Well, not really," I said. "And here I thought Seungri was the devious one."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxFvyhn6jx
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"Don't mind him. He does that all the time."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU32AKI912
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"Does he do that just to make any girl fall for him?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFHJSSosxh
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"Not really. The thing is, no one ever knows what his real intentions are."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykU8A1KSYS
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"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." I smiled.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbSD3SVhXe
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"I noticed that the two of you were holding hands earlier. That's going to be all over the news."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLI11mU4U3
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"Yeah, I'm definitely screwed." I playfully hit my head with my hand, laughing nervously. "People would start to think otherwise, huh?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv21mjc2PR
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"I don't think people would come to any conclusion. You just met."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJr641BHJBs
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"Yeah, I guess so. I worry for no reason."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sVLzm0M1m
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"Don't feel relaxed, though. The media knows how to twist things around."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGG1ZeKuiF
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"I've been there before; it did not go well."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqr431wdEWw
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While Taeyang and I continued talking, we soon heard noises. There seemed to be confusion outside the circle of guards. The next thing I knew, I felt something grab my leg, and when I looked, I gasped.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu3ne2ZIUv
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Holding onto my leg is a beautiful young girl in a lovely white dress. She looked to be three to four years old. And I am captivated by her cuteness.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuP6luilrY
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"Aww, look who we have here," I said softly. I went down on one knee after the little girl let go of my leg. I gently held her chin up, and she gave me a bright smile. Likewise, I smiled back.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsSXJbjBLG
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"She's so cute. What do you think?" I asked Taeyang.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfRixEHMKc
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"She is," he replied. "It seems she likes you."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHZRz9dXCu
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I smiled at Taeyang, and I looked back at the little girl. She stretched out her hand to me, and in it was a beautiful white flower, which she held by the stem. I looked at it, then back at the young girl, whose bright smile made my heart flutter.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo3hyTgzCc
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"Is this for me?" I asked softly.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52tbNPbGs1
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The little girl nodded, and my smile widened even more. I slowly took the white flower, then carried the little girl in my arms, hugging her.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9dbyH4CXA
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I noticed that all this took everyone's attention, and people were either filming or taking pictures. They still kept their distance because of the guards. I stood up straight with the girl in my arms and ran my hand through her black, silky hair. I start to look around for the girl's parents when I see a woman standing outside the circle, staring at the girl in my arms. It seems like she's the girl's mother because she had a look on her face only a mother could have. The little girl looked on at the same woman, and I made the connection. I make my way over to her.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQflXgCpHB
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"Sorry for the trouble," the woman said to me when I got closer. "She can really be jumpy sometimes."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoUMkQGZPx
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"No, not at all," I said. "You've got a very beautiful daughter."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJoYpSSXD6
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"Thank you," the woman said with a smile.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg0mljorhf
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The guards standing between the woman and me made way, and I gave the little girl back to her mother. The girl waved goodbye, and I also did the same. The woman took her daughter away, heading for the elevator. I looked at the flower in my hand and smiled. When I turned around, everybody else in the circle, including the two managers and Lee, was staring at me.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrNmbvoV1y
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"What?" I shrug my shoulders.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN16rmcX2Gi
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Taeyang looked at me in a way I can't describe. I can't tell if he was amazed at what happened or at me. In any way, he made me blush, and I felt uncomfortable in my own skin.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJdHjTlQKk
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"Why are you looking at me like that?" I ask him.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYCoev0gYe
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"Um, nothing," Taeyang said with a smile. "I was only wondering. That little girl really likes you, and you seem to be good with children."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLD5WYARjKg
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"Or she was just an adorable, cute fan of mine that managed to pass through the guards just to give me a flower."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc80NHExPhB
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Taeyang laughed, and I blushed even more. I looked the other way so that he wouldn't notice.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhR8XAOEf5
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"You don't know how valuable you are, do you?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRctP56GK59
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I look at him, and my heart begins to race. What did he mean by that? Somehow, I felt like I knew, but I didn't want to acknowledge it. I looked down at my feet, not even willing to look up.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLGs6NwNCo
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I felt Taeyang hold the bottom of my chin with his fingers and slowly lift my face to stare into his kind eyes. For a moment, I got lost in them.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlEENfi3er
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"Did I say something wrong?" he asked softly. Damn! His voice was like music to my ears, and I felt so drawn to him. Wake up, Sam, I told myself. I have to snap out of it.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhU5SXXHVc
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"I'm sorry if I did," he continued when I didn't answer. Dang it! That sweet voice moved me again. "But you do know how extraordinary you are, don't you?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkyeOJPuXs
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I swallowed. That's one question I couldn't answer. Luckily, Collins announced that it was time to go up to our rooms. That's a relief. At the moment, I wanted to be as far away from every BIGBANG member as possible.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg035HXOQNr
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"Come on, Sam," said Zoey, who had a huge smile on her face as she headed for the elevator. Christine and Daniel followed.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYzUNdthv6
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"I better get going," I told Taeyang.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFnSHgFv9X
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"See you tomorrow, then," he said. "Maybe then we can get on the dance floor and see who has the best moves."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2G6On1OKOY
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"You're on," said Mike as he walked past us, joining the others in the elevator.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHG8JmydYi
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"I'll see you tomorrow," I said.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgENB17L4xA
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"Make sure you dream about me, alright?" came T.O.P.'s voice as he came and whispered right in my ear. I didn't see him coming, and I felt a chill run down my spine at the sound of his husky voice. These guys are driving me crazy.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatJJ83yB6U
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"See you tomorrow, T.O.P." I turned around to face him as he gave me that bad-boy smile of his.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIeA6gta7M
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I said goodbye to Daesung and Seungri, who both hugged me in return. G-Dragon came over, and I wanted to roll my eyes at him but surprisingly failed to do so. I'm not ready to put up with him again. I felt like running for my life towards the elevator, but I stood there, waiting for what was to come.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhufmJHRtrL
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"Goodnight and sweet dreams, my little black kitty," he said softly. My eyes almost fell out of their sockets when he said that.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOPo86H1Yy
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"What did you-?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BEE78Nw4N
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Before I could finish my sentence, G-Dragon quickly pecked me on the cheek. I am so stunned that I can't move. I didn't know he would do that, and it felt wrong on so many levels.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCq42LF0Qza
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When I gather my composure, I quickly walk away and join the others in the elevator. Before the doors closed, I looked up to see G-Dragon staring at me with that corky smile on his face, and he gave me a wink.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYceunwMyF
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"What just happened out there?" Zoey asked.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNVeieog34
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I threw myself onto the comfortable bed, landing on my back with my eyes closed. I want to forget all that has happened. Furthermore, I feel so tired, and I need to rest, but my mind won't let me. And so is Zoey.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuERichLJM
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"Hello, B.K. I'm talking to you." I felt Zoey come to sit beside me and shake me.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYqCeJ5v6K
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"May I please rest?" I whined with my eyes still closed. "You know I'm tired."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZlaVUwBpz
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"You aren't resting until you tell me what happened down there in the lobby."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS319AVyy02
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"So many things happened today," I said as I opened my eyes. "I suggest you be more specific."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyZB3gPaLQ
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"Let's start with the time you were walking down the aisle with G-Dragon."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgaCMOTYFs
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"What?" I sat up. "Don't tell me you are jealous."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNouwC5W2Ra
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"You heard me. Start talking." Zoey looked at me in a way that my mother would whenever I did something wrong.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuO4pnxJSn
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"You're jealous," mocked Christine, who sat on the other bed opposite Zoey and me.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuMxrmBKF2
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"Christine, ssh! Come on, Sam, start talking." Zoey looked serious. That didn't shock me at all.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyLJiA7NM3
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I shrugged my shoulders. "It was nothing, really. He just helped me out of the car, and we walked down the aisle together."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztF25D5qvy
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"Really? You two were walking down the aisle like newlyweds! And he gave you a goodbye kiss before we left." She sighed. "I wish he gave me one too."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ665qjqN1xj
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"You're overreacting, Zoey." I roll my eyes. "It's not like we'll ever be in a relationship. Apart from being friends, that is."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AGYH0yZXW
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"I know," said Christine. "We just met these guys today, and you're already making a mountain out of a molehill."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrAimb8JoZ
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"And you think Taeyang wasn't drooling over Sam in the lobby?" Zoey asked. "I thought you liked Tae."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrSSP33B03
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"Yeah, but he's already dating someone else, so I'm not worried," said Christine with a smile on her face. "I only like him because I'm a fan. You, on the other hand, are acting like once upon a time, G-Dragon was your boyfriend, and then you two broke up when you just met him face-to-face today."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkzybYeWlz
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"I agree," I said. "You are one hell of a drama queen, Zoey. You can have G-Dragon because I'm not interested."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY54LGKV1wP
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"Okay, fine," said Zoey. "I might have been a little jealous."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan10dqToaA
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Zoey gave me puppy-dog eyes so that I could forgive her. I smile and shake my head, but she persistently continues with the look.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJ3zLo72uF
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"Please stop doing that; you're no longer three." I laughed.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczVmoznbTF
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"Whatever. I'm just excited that I'm finally in Korea," she said with a grin.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbinUfcONDP
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"Yeah, me too." I stood and walked over to the window. The sky was completely dark, and the bright lights of the city shone brightly in the dark night.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oaw9m5zs6
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"So, Christine, you're going to share the other room with Lee," I heard Zoey tell Christine. "Sam and I will be in this room. Wow, these beds are so comfortable." I hear her bounce up and down. "I'll sleep like a baby tonight."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZK8eq0t2gX
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All of a sudden, the door to the room flew open, and Lee came flying in, landing on the other bed Christine is sitting on. We all look at her, wondering what's going on.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTv7vuFXeW
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"Hey, are you okay?" Christine asked.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzmSfo9vLg
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"Have you checked what's online?" Lee asked, almost out of breath.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0h4msdPEuA
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"Um, no," Zoey replied. "What is it?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SqEKG6s01
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"Sam, you're everywhere, like everywhere," said Lee as she looked at me. She clearly isn't making any sense.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWOc47lPjv
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"I'm everywhere? What do you mean?" I asked.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRydlkIQTO
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"Pictures of you with G-Dragon, the time you were with that little girl and Taeyang, everything. People are just talking about you!"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ldDwKOMEA
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Lee had her phone, and she held it up for all of us to see. Christine, Zoey, and I got close enough to look at the screen. And just like she said, there were many pictures of me and G-Dragon. Lee continued to scroll downward. There were more: some with me and the little girl, and others with Taeyang. There were also pictures of all The Toxins and BIGBANG members, but the photos of me were a little too much.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa2s695yqP
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"Wow, I'm not looking forward to seeing the entertainment news tomorrow," I said as I continued to look at the pictures.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1F2WIgC2fD
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"OMG!" said Zoey, her eyes still fixed on the screen. "There are pictures of you everywhere, Sam."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCX9MUHvZC
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"Nah, we're all there," I said. "I'm just a little unfortunate."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgmF6s97TR
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"Did you just say unfortunate?" Zoey asked as she looked at me with her eyebrows raised. "So many pictures of you, and you're saying you're unfortunate?"953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtyWE8a93s
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"Okay, I better shut up because I'm clearly not helping," I said as I walked back to the window.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmbSMAiC0F
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Suddenly, Mike and Daniel came into the room through the open door.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgBYReC2R3
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"Guys, you're supposed to knock first," said Christine. "This is a girls' room, you know."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiGlNhjT1n
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"You won't believe what's on Facebook," said Mike, completely ignoring Christine.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvTpYVQZjY
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"If you're talking about Sam, we already know," said Zoey.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qFzq0WqzV
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"This is annoying," I said. "I didn't want this."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEaUdEQ4Cb
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"No one said you did," said Lee. "It just so happens that you caught people's attention."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUShxAN0703
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"It looks like you've gained so much attention yet again," said Daniel. "Wait until Collins sees this."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqXaqg3seh
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"I'm so tired right now," said Christine as she yawned. "But I need to have something to eat first."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q4XaqdKfz
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"Food will be brought up soon," said Lee. "Collins thinks it's too risky to go downstairs since there are still fans and the media around."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaI0GqHTdO
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"Staying here is fine with me," I said. "As long as I don't get my picture taken putting something in my mouth."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7eulo0ZCX
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"Haha, now you're just exaggerating," said Zoey. "Just accept that somehow you caught the world's attention. Besides, this isn't the first time the Black Kitty has stolen the show."953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcdnrOnzV1
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I look at Zoey, and I have to admit, she's right. There were plenty of times when I "stole the show," as everybody puts it. But this time, it wasn't the whole U.S., but South Korea and other parts of the world combined. I'm not ready to check my phone because of all the notifications I would receive. I might as well just flush it down the toilet.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmclxd4OQf
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Looking out the window upon the beautiful city, still holding the flower the little girl gave me in my hand, I couldn't help but think of what Taeyang told me down in the lobby if I knew how valuable I am. I felt like a priceless diamond for the entire world to see. Some people would have liked the feeling, but I didn't.953Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdth8LAFAtq
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When supper arrived, we all ate, and everyone retired to sleep soon afterwards. As I lay down on my bed and Zoey is fast asleep on the other, I can't help but think of what will happen tomorrow. We were going to take a tour of Seoul. I am already so filled with excitement that I forgot all about the drama with BIGBANG, the media, and everything else. In what felt like seconds, I quickly dozed off to sleep.
