Have you ever been awake832Please respect copyright.PENANAiAloyhoeQz
for so long in your bed with no thought or sign of sleep and your heart832Please respect copyright.PENANA6UYQRQuk8F
isn't at peace because you're afraid of what's going to happen as the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPSRK9EnZwA
day goes on?832Please respect copyright.PENANAatjbjNcByw
That's how I felt right at this moment.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvwqovmYer7
I tossed in my bed, 832Please respect copyright.PENANA1SWxOiMEno
turning to the side and looking towards the curtain. There was still no 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwgN9HAHcgz
sign of the sun coming up and I was getting frustrated. I wished the sun832Please respect copyright.PENANA3uAuXqC7Wm
could come up so that I could meet my end already.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5EkHFrlK2e
I quickly sat up and went for my phone on the drawer close to my bed. I checked the time. It was only 4 AM.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxk17tim93l
I fell back on my bed, 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3d1oT71IsJ
the back of my head hitting the pillows real hard. I clenched my teeth 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwvvw0WwRk2
in irritation. Sunrise felt like forever and I was already tired of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAojrB4HHZiv
sleeping. This had been the third time that I had to wake up and only 832Please respect copyright.PENANAq969EcPQEY
realise that I had only slept for a few minutes. I wish I could sleep 832Please respect copyright.PENANACejcMpc1pd
till sunrise, but waking up three times meant I was too bothered in my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaLpMjlzfzs
mind even to dream.832Please respect copyright.PENANAjunEZ6AUk0
I turned to my other side where my stuffed panda lay beside me and I cuddled it in my arms.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZL5Ig9JYOH
How I wish I could fall 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUAr11IflFR
asleep. I admired Zoey whom I could hear snoring slightly in her sleep. I832Please respect copyright.PENANA5iGSwWcmT7
stared up at the dark ceiling trying to picture things in my mind but I832Please respect copyright.PENANAZqTwkQe6va
couldn't. Even my imagination wasn't working.832Please respect copyright.PENANAt5hkutyh2C
I sighed as I looked at the panda. I couldn't stop thinking of what I was going to do today, especially with G-Dragon and Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANA3ckmgj8p2C
I knew I now had to face832Please respect copyright.PENANA5bXSUEuOU7
the music. And even though we had quite a hectic day yesterday, Zoey 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwcM93C8Q4Z
hadn't given up on me about what happened with G-Dragon and me. And even832Please respect copyright.PENANAyNHUgdTQzV
though she was tired when we got back, she still hadn't stopped 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7LoUu8rWgq
bothering me until she finally gave up and went straight to bed.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkvx9L8fmbD
I knew her persistence 832Please respect copyright.PENANAG7o3zvqwhD
was far from over and I had to prepare myself for more of it today. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANA9FwBlQrJzk
know Zoey must be very worried about me, but I was more worried about 832Please respect copyright.PENANApjrKSH0HVE
her if I had to tell her the truth.832Please respect copyright.PENANAA7QgTyAaEA
I know sometimes we 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUUiJbIuZq1
people lie to prevent the others we love and care about from getting 832Please respect copyright.PENANAdQBpQSecuK
hurt. But there will come a point in time when you can't keep it to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbrp26dJv8s
yourself any longer because the guilt will eat you up inside. Sadly, I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAx1krXEBxdo
had now reached that point.832Please respect copyright.PENANA68NnhwQZJD
I sighed again as I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWiRQqfljA9
turned again to the other side, taking the panda in my arms with me. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYq5x4kOzDq
What wrong did I ever do to be in the position I was in right now?832Please respect copyright.PENANAbuKUfaFMJh
If it came to G-Dragon, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJd4q6YtSOx
he was going to be one person who will be difficult to talk to. I know I832Please respect copyright.PENANASi0wITXhsg
betrayed his trust, and trying to convince him was going to be a whole 832Please respect copyright.PENANAKxJ2mucdqr
lot harder.832Please respect copyright.PENANAdRc9dvJzkY
How was I going to tell 832Please respect copyright.PENANABroepvXR4k
him that yes, Daesung and I did kiss, but all of that happened due to a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAedboHJ9MUT
completely different story? I know how bad he must be feeling and if I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGPrixvpQWj
was in his shoes, I probably wouldn't believe anything I would say 832Please respect copyright.PENANA1b2m4Y1Mvd
either.832Please respect copyright.PENANASWKBZBIMxb
I kicked out the bed 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgVxvXE3GyL
covers and got up from the bed. And taking Mr Panda with me and my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZu9vWtAixp
phone, I slipped my feet into my bed slippers and walked out of the room832Please respect copyright.PENANAvyGXHWtC7i
in my purple pyjamas.832Please respect copyright.PENANAjVDkkgORa8
I went straight for the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzuazkNUAhB
dark, empty lounge and I turned on the lights. I went to sit on the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnwJJew86tU
comfortable couch and with my feet up and folded with Mr Panda in my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAKBNY3qamOh
arms, I unlocked my phone and went straight to my contacts and called my832Please respect copyright.PENANAFOyO0lwggF
mum.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPjm7g5XK1e
Hopefully, I was calling832Please respect copyright.PENANAIRABavjbeB
her at the right time. I wasn't really sure what time it would be back 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPjq5nch6u3
home in the U.S. I was too bothered to even try and figure out all this 832Please respect copyright.PENANAMHa1ZLot8n
time zones nonsense. I just had to talk to someone. And why not my mum?832Please respect copyright.PENANAsrFu3dnKeR
I put the phone to my ear hoping she would pick up. I just hope she wasn't busy at work or something.832Please respect copyright.PENANAdgiatC93F1
She finally picked up the phone on the fourth ring.832Please respect copyright.PENANAMuistSusBE
"Hello, Sam?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAvbwU7tSuaT
"Hi, mum."832Please respect copyright.PENANABDMZyLUQvs
"Sam, how are you, dear?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAIAlvUhAcKX
"I'm good. How are you? Are you at work?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA1GRi9qMAZC
"Yes, I am, sweetie. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANALoUNbcOPg8
am just looking at photos online on the computer. A friend of mine just 832Please respect copyright.PENANADAEhvHpveT
told me you guys went out bowling with BigBang."832Please respect copyright.PENANA7GLhxptse8
"Ah.." I scratched my head. "We did, mum. And we had fun."832Please respect copyright.PENANAl35kqkLkwZ
"Ya, I can see you guys 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwNp0eLds1s
smiling and laughing on the photos." I could hear clicking in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANApAVCOfeAtd
background and that confirmed that she was tapping away on the mouse of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEXWJDeCxWZ
her computer as she looked at the pictures.832Please respect copyright.PENANAXYhkPctSzZ
"So, was it more like a competition?" she asked. "It's says here that you guys won."832Please respect copyright.PENANAs4yvnsEJT3
"It was mum. We won," I said with a smile. "You should have seen what happened. It was awesome."832Please respect copyright.PENANAnB1e3uBtdg
"I'll check out the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXLEF147aE2
videos later on and see everything for myself, dear," I could hear my 832Please respect copyright.PENANARz4KyhLmge
mum clicking quickly on the mouse. "Now tell me. What's bothering you? 832Please respect copyright.PENANA0cIARNk7oQ
Why aren't you asleep?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAxEE11xGN4B
I raised an eyebrow. "You know what time it is here?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAqoJAr9teS8
"I'm your mother, Sam. Of course I know what time it is."832Please respect copyright.PENANAMkAEGSpPtl
I could imagine my mum 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWjiBWRCNCE
with a stern look on her face as she said that. If we weren't talking on832Please respect copyright.PENANA2OcKjGEySS
the phone and I was standing in front of her, she probably would have 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqvhtemu9YJ
her arms folded.832Please respect copyright.PENANAl3XkrLe9mn
"I know its way too early in the morning for you to be awake right now," she continued. "What's up?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAVCw0rR2NWo
"I feel my whole life has been nothing but a lie, mum," I said as I tugged at Mr Panda's ears.832Please respect copyright.PENANA62FGIeKJls
"Your name is Samantha Glasson and you're a famous pop star. That my child, is not a lie."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6tWUf4w6hu
"Mum, you know what I mean when I say that."832Please respect copyright.PENANA99VeiO63No
She sighed. "What did you lie about this time?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAkAtAkYhCOa
"I've lied way too much in my life, but this time, I think I'm in a really big mess that I can't seem to get out of."832Please respect copyright.PENANAbCtsZ5u6CU
"Tell me. I've all the time to listen."832Please respect copyright.PENANAiKeGziWcR2
"I've been lying to Zoey832Please respect copyright.PENANAYolekIxKZf
and everyone else about G-Dragon and I, and I don't now how to tell 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUgUgk8403E
them, especially Zoey since she likes G-Dragon so much. It would crush 832Please respect copyright.PENANA76VEXTt1lD
her if she finds out G-Dragon likes me and not her."832Please respect copyright.PENANAXmhSJ8CQFj
"I thought you girls weren't supposed to date any one of those guys."832Please respect copyright.PENANAZBRsAIWYxR
My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Wow. Collins really does tell you everything, does he?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA8uWmKcl989
"Whatever he tells you, we as parents have to know too. I hope Zoey's mum isn't going to freak when she finds out."832Please respect copyright.PENANAC8fsPWgnC8
"Trust me, mum, Collins 832Please respect copyright.PENANAH1iO0XXQwQ
has no clue with what's going on in our private circle and I suggest 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2z0cToCOJu
that you shouldn't say a word either."832Please respect copyright.PENANAwsG5Kkastf
"Is that a threat?" I imagined my mum's eyebrow raised.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvaGGqKpshx
"You know I can never 832Please respect copyright.PENANAcCDFefOGIW
threaten you, mum. It's just for now until we come back home. It's a 832Please respect copyright.PENANANtQY4C9wHa
matter of life and death. I've no choice."832Please respect copyright.PENANAd3xKc8Af6F
"I know. But why does Zoey like him?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA4JBr2APEK6
"Knowing Zoey, you must know by now the kind of guy she would fall for, mum."832Please respect copyright.PENANAAQC3iSDsr6
"True. But how come she likes him but he likes you? Don't tell me you also like him too."832Please respect copyright.PENANATsv6p5Nng9
"Well....." I hesitated, trying to figure out what to say next.832Please respect copyright.PENANATxo2uMBil8
"Samantha Glasson," my mum's voice sounded stern now. "Tell me the truth."832Please respect copyright.PENANADBHWZKr90D
I sighed. "I also like him, mum."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6kl4d5Sshz
There was silence at the other end. Until....832Please respect copyright.PENANAahLt6UXiB5
"WHAT!"832Please respect copyright.PENANAgTFWgJGjTI
"Mum, calm down. It's not what you think."832Please respect copyright.PENANAknrcvEpVKP
"Then what is it? The 832Please respect copyright.PENANA0wwb0v78wa
way I'm seeing it, you also like him and you feel guilty because you 832Please respect copyright.PENANAO3SfeqxlAo
feel like you're betraying your best friend."832Please respect copyright.PENANALS7ewi3tM2
"It was like that at 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfILyAtPWHC
first. I really do like G-Dragon but I'm learning to like him as a close832Please respect copyright.PENANAXvhFoKICg4
friend because I know how Zoey likes him and because of Collins' 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzMoAlA3FJG
'golden rule'." I put "golden rule" in quotation marks with my remaining832Please respect copyright.PENANAjZdHHL24S2
fingers.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzkA2ofIXHQ
"What do you mean it was like that at first?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAcekzR85WXE
"I like G-Dragon, but he isn't the only one."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6OTIwRg1Sj
"Don't tell me you like someone else from the same group too."832Please respect copyright.PENANAyA2iRsXRX0
I closed my eyes as I winced. "Yes, mum."832Please respect copyright.PENANAuuNmmUsBXR
She didn't say a word. I wondered what she was thinking right now.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHnCXN5Oh83
"You're really in one hell of a mess, dear."832Please respect copyright.PENANAaMy6wpgl8x
"And that's not the worst part."832Please respect copyright.PENANAKIZqsbngzi
I told her what happened832Please respect copyright.PENANAuZUmK0JPzE
the day Zoey went missing, making sure I didn't mention the stranger in832Please respect copyright.PENANAqBpx3VbzjJ
the suit. I talked about what G-Dragon and I had talked about in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAHH1r5Fzg72
park and what we agreed upon. Then I told her what happened with Daesung832Please respect copyright.PENANAC7BbpEmKXa
and the kiss.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJTSEDqFwUF
"You kissed?" my mum sounded surprised.832Please respect copyright.PENANAoMznxkoexO
"Ssh, and listen."832Please respect copyright.PENANA2PdQukdasU
I told her that G-Dragon and Zoey saw us but they didn't witness the kiss. And I told her what happened afterwards.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvZLzBFyEOd
"You're in a real mess, Sam. You now have two people to tell the truth to."832Please respect copyright.PENANAgqCJuWi14c
"If it's not Zoey and G-Dragon, then it's the entire group."832Please respect copyright.PENANAGchOZzKRUB
"I know. But you can't lie forever now, can you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAzoHtElB5PY
I thought of what she said. "You're right. We all deserve to know the truth someday."832Please respect copyright.PENANAKK7V00ZbLr
"Are you scared?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA0uaU6qjyE1
"I am. Maybe that's why I can't fall asleep." I hugged Mr Panda close to me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPDVHrzNIvM
"It's okay to be scared, sweetie. And it's good that you decided to come out clean."832Please respect copyright.PENANAi9PIdfXmsT
"I don't want people getting hurt because of me." I could now feel tears coming up in my eyes.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkfcZAfgi1W
"We all get hurt at some832Please respect copyright.PENANAVEQ0TCYO74
point in our lives, sweetie. That's why there is a time for everything.832Please respect copyright.PENANARVi5vT19lf
Just wait and see. After the storm, everything will be back to the way 832Please respect copyright.PENANAxA56US51wh
it was and everyone will forget about it. Besides, no one can stay mad 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXLdYbn59i8
at you forever, Sam. Not even me."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHOXOwgM3d9
I smiled as a tear ran down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9b94FY4Oc8
"Thanks, mum." I sniffed.832Please respect copyright.PENANAdbT2IfYU7u
"Don't cry, okay? You're832Please respect copyright.PENANAty2D0kBUzm
a brave girl. Now, do me a favour and get a few minutes of sleep. You 832Please respect copyright.PENANAVTzntewC9F
will need all the rest you can get."832Please respect copyright.PENANAdg7D43FkaK
"Yes, mum. I will."832Please respect copyright.PENANAzFW2IZXywA
"Bye, Sam. Tell me what happens, okay?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAyKS8gYFIMh
"Okay. Bye."832Please respect copyright.PENANAespLyiEuZ0
I hang up and I quickly 832Please respect copyright.PENANAKj7a2OTmLz
got up from the couch with Mr Panda and went back in the room, straight 832Please respect copyright.PENANAW9jCjWo8XQ
into the bed covers. I fell asleep in an instant with Mr Panda in my 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5WmnzTfarR
arms.832Please respect copyright.PENANA0mdK6nLcgu
It must have been some 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5uFfDixCiy
time around 7:40 when I finally woke up. The sun rays shone brightly 832Please respect copyright.PENANA29FCV0ZxlJ
into the room that I had to shield my eyes with my hand from the light.832Please respect copyright.PENANAhzd7zFYscE
"Wakey! Wakey!" Zoey came over and sat next to me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPIjoLEiTHU
"Mmmm." I murmered as I turned around and covered my head with a blanket. "Leave me alone."832Please respect copyright.PENANAtUMrXcOCJ5
"You've to get up, Sam. We have a big day ahead of us."832Please respect copyright.PENANAocd2T0uoER
"Isn't it a Sunday today?" I asked as I removed the blanket from my head.832Please respect copyright.PENANALIlIgO12Mo
"Sadly, it isn't, my 832Please respect copyright.PENANA6sJbB9kg5Z
dear kitty," said Zoey as she placed her hand on my head. "Looks like 832Please respect copyright.PENANAodjZFROWZy
you weren't the only one praying for it to be a Sunday."832Please respect copyright.PENANAjyr4mKsgCZ
"Okay." I muttered as I sat up on my bed and rubbed away the sleep in my eyes.832Please respect copyright.PENANAwiRVUu0RsY
"You know you have a lot of explaining to do, right?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAWPAxNeEvqR
I yawned, then sighed. "I know. You don't have to tell me."832Please respect copyright.PENANAJIqp2b2KV5
"So, start talking right now."832Please respect copyright.PENANAUQiuvwDL90
I looked at Zoey with wide eyes. "You want to talk now?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA3STbf5bd42
"Ya. I'm still really worried about you."832Please respect copyright.PENANAl6RXK6LN3U
Looks like I had no choice. This was it. Time to tell the truth.832Please respect copyright.PENANAmlUcYAUDB7
"What I'm about to tell you, is going to crush you completely, Zoey."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4HFfVShljs
Zoey turned to look at me with a serious look on her face. "What are you saying, Sam? Is it that serious?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAAOxn3A4na5
"It really is, and I feel bad that I have to tell you."832Please respect copyright.PENANA8AU4odA8SA
I hesitated as I looked down at my hands and played with my fingers. Zoey put her hand over mine and I looked at her.832Please respect copyright.PENANAV9CL9D550i
"Just tell me, Sam. Even if it's going to hurt."832Please respect copyright.PENANAITPhCUMES1
I closed my eyes bracing myself for impact. My heart was pounding so hard.832Please respect copyright.PENANALCUCfBvUlu
"It's about G-Dragon and I," I said. "I'm sorry to say this but...."832Please respect copyright.PENANADVVf8xXTm6
"You like him, don't you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAXQQdwfI3ih
I opened my eyes in shock. That wasn't supposed to happen. And what made Zoey say all that?832Please respect copyright.PENANAlT46MoYSIT
"I..uh...no, that's not it."832Please respect copyright.PENANA9c8KlM0tVi
Zoey laughed. "Don't worry, Sam. I know how much you also like him. I'm not mad."832Please respect copyright.PENANAQCqmb2maJE
"Zoey, that wasn't what I...."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6uJLrG9S9H
"Expected from me?" Zoey832Please respect copyright.PENANAhPthYoD985
grinned as she flipped her hair to the side. "I know, you're surprised.832Please respect copyright.PENANASef0T430p5
I like him, you like him, the whole world likes him."832Please respect copyright.PENANAxKZ90faLDj
"Zoey, I..." Zoey placed her index finger on my lips to keep me from talking further.832Please respect copyright.PENANAdPXIEhRo1w
"I know you feel guilty 832Please respect copyright.PENANAIcGhQMCFwL
that you like him because I do too. Don't worry about it, because I know832Please respect copyright.PENANAsNmd4C2dNI
that you wouldn't try to steal him away from me."832Please respect copyright.PENANAwt2yBIRlCd
I gulped. What was I going to tell her now? How was I going to her that G-Dragon liked me and not her?832Please respect copyright.PENANAk76ezfIh6F
"Aren't you worried that G-Dragon might just like someone else and not you?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANA6uoZkYahOk
Zoey shrugged as she was deep in thought. "I haven't thought of it that way. I know that he only has eyes for me."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4KC8uRIp4L
I wanted to slap my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAH4AMBOrDXI
forehead in frustration but I gave Zoey a weird look instead. I couldn't832Please respect copyright.PENANAZZsngQVqDT
blame her when you were blindly in love. But I had to stop this before 832Please respect copyright.PENANAviu6DluK82
it gets out of hand.832Please respect copyright.PENANAVLgStnDAZW
"Zoey, listen to me," I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAcw9L1B8RYT
said as I looked at her in the eye. "I admit that I like G-Dragon, but 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYwaDhSBrtC
not in the way you think. You on the other hand, need to know that...."832Please respect copyright.PENANAOhh75xbFcr
I paused. That was odd. 832Please respect copyright.PENANABXwLfvj1DW
The words were spilling out of my mouth just fine. What's happened now? I832Please respect copyright.PENANA6jcKTzqLJs
felt someone had just cast a spell on me and now I was tongue tied.832Please respect copyright.PENANA08BhwoCu82
Zoey looked at me, irritated that I had stopped talking. "What do I need to know?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAEsF0c8fc2F
What was wrong with me? I832Please respect copyright.PENANAEIO3webVYS
had so much confidence when I was talking just now and I still do. But 832Please respect copyright.PENANATxbWzINNf1
now, I couldn't say anything. I opened my mouth to speak, but still 832Please respect copyright.PENANApP1qKGzyjM
nothing came out. Zoey shook her head.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbmwUwo899c
"You're weird, Sam," 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgtje5KLrlv
Zoey stood up from my bed and went straight for the bathroom. "When you 832Please respect copyright.PENANAxFbUVV3XLl
finally have the courage to tell me what you wanted to say, I'll be 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWA3oLubvbq
waiting."832Please respect copyright.PENANAmO6MIUqM1z
Zoey closed the door and832Please respect copyright.PENANARjktXTT6Wn
I heard the shower tap turn on. Oh no! I blew it this time and that 832Please respect copyright.PENANAatUBUqqKQt
just proves that telling her the truth was going to be a whole lot 832Please respect copyright.PENANALM1FPKl5cv
harder than I thought.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfSmENrcOda
At least Zoey knew that I once liked G-Dragon, that's if she really took what I said seriously.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZrSUxsnynY
This was all so messed up and I felt like I was going nuts.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfizpbkoWgK
I stood up from my bed 832Please respect copyright.PENANA8SVFReYQ3o
and started to pace up and down, thinking. What happened to me a few 832Please respect copyright.PENANACxHfDFM6cq
minutes ago? Why couldn't I tell Zoey the truth? Well, half of it, which832Please respect copyright.PENANA8yXuEdpj0G
is the most important part.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIfBJyktg57
"It's not your portion to say anything to Zoey. And you know it."832Please respect copyright.PENANAGQgyVMZ3a0
Whatever my conscious 832Please respect copyright.PENANAA4lml6hFS7
was saying inside my head was true. G-Dragon did say that he will end 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnw6ff9ul2m
things with Zoey and tell her the truth. Was that why I was tongue tied 832Please respect copyright.PENANASlBMY9npWE
and I couldn't say anything? I had no any other reason as to why.832Please respect copyright.PENANAqPfHbL6geT
If that was the case, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAI5wc8imOwA
then G-Dragon better do it fast. The earlier it was, the better. Before 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3AKX7kwuhl
Zoey really gets too much involved with him or else she would be 832Please respect copyright.PENANAICGRyUcT2u
shattered completely.832Please respect copyright.PENANACbMdSWYSFO
While I was trying to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJaskD6daiD
figure out what to do next, my phone rang and I went on the bed to reach832Please respect copyright.PENANAHYClKi3pw6
out for my phone that laid on top of the drawer next to the lamp.832Please respect copyright.PENANApxO4UxgoxF
When I checked the caller ID, I raised an eyebrow. An unknown number. I wonder who it was?832Please respect copyright.PENANA3b3uODaqqI
I answered the call. "Hello?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA4EB0TlxXqw
"Bonjour, mademoiselle," came a deep husky voice from the phone. The man had a French accent.832Please respect copyright.PENANAyCqQouokn8
I held my breath. That 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfrjTQS0OTO
sent a chill down my spine. Who was this? Dang it! I'm supposed to be 832Please respect copyright.PENANAR7fFrLVZZt
asking that question, not thinking it.832Please respect copyright.PENANA7ejBS4mafh
I cleared my throat. "Hello? May I know who this is?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAiw2fwq0wni
The man chuckled. "Who I am isn't important. What matters is that we talk."832Please respect copyright.PENANAS7N2RUqTeX
"Talk? Talk about what?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAXcz5nt2tP4
"Did you check the photo I sent you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAAGRTz5g0hk
"Photo? What...?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAzXmBDhHmN0
I paused when I realised the photo he was talking about. I had completely forgot about it.832Please respect copyright.PENANAomOIaCu7eZ
"Oh!" I slapped my forehead. "I never downloaded it to see what it was." I raised an eyebrow. "What's the photo about?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAoMtvjE58N0
"If you haven't seen it,832Please respect copyright.PENANA1FOJtTefAL
then it's best you see it for yourself. I can't tell you over the 832Please respect copyright.PENANA6uDceRuKkQ
phone. When you see it call me or text, will you, sweetheart?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA2h2RQg0RS6
Sweetheart? What was this guy playing at? What was the photo all about?832Please respect copyright.PENANAXgDvZJ6VzY
"Are you trying to blackmail me with the photo?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAOUa5j1yYtC
"I wouldn't call it blackmail. But everything would be more interesting if you're involved."832Please respect copyright.PENANA8wRIgbZtLZ
"If I'm involved? What do you mean?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAarnJGOrdaH
I could soon hear the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAf1RtqiyY1f
person hanging up and I growled. I looked at my phone like I wanted to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfOXA1sFiqx
break it. What was going on today? First, I had G-Dragon and Zoey to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnLzyuSWnlK
handle and now, I had this stranger calling me and making things worse.832Please respect copyright.PENANAmJcsbqDlRK
I looked back at my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAccFGG7NrwC
phone and started to go straight to my messages. I checked the message I832Please respect copyright.PENANAqSI1602DDy
had received from the unknown man and I realised that I still hadn't 832Please respect copyright.PENANAMNQcUu7pa3
downloaded the picture. I switched on my mobile data and started to 832Please respect copyright.PENANApxa4krOmmM
download the photo.832Please respect copyright.PENANAAZbqOn8B3B
"Sam! Zoey!" Lee came all of the sudden into the room. She almost scared me.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5KiU6Tu7YF
"Goodness, Lee!" I held my chest as my heart beat fast. "There is a thing called knocking, you know?"832Please respect copyright.PENANALYymxYhYpv
"I know, I thought you guys were still asleep."832Please respect copyright.PENANAwZ3zyzqXCA
"No matter," I said. "We're all awake as you can see."832Please respect copyright.PENANA9CQflzERlI
"Okay. Get ready, we have to leave for the studio."832Please respect copyright.PENANAVZgE1gL9in
I nodded and Lee left. I832Please respect copyright.PENANA01H9eOgyS0
went back to looking at my phone. I frowned. The internet was so slow 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwQA4c5PUyU
today. The photo hadn't finished downloading yet.832Please respect copyright.PENANAD2hzdyeaCA
"I'm done," said Zoey as she came out of the bathroom in her towel. "You go get ready."832Please respect copyright.PENANAThXpy4xkXp
"I just want to see something first," I said as I pointed at my phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5NvDmqpmMy
Zoey walked up to me, took my phone and threw it on her bed.832Please respect copyright.PENANAUEp6j4O4WS
"Zoey!"832Please respect copyright.PENANAzA4xeiQpwy
"Not a word, Sam. You're832Please respect copyright.PENANAIO8z8EhQ85
always the one telling me to get ready and be punctual, but you don't 832Please respect copyright.PENANAhgwiMKEnHV
want anyone telling you anything. Just go take a shower. I wonder what's832Please respect copyright.PENANAY6ThihCBB5
up with you today."832Please respect copyright.PENANAH5PYDm8Xsk
If only she knew. So 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzlbzfheBhH
many things were running in my mind that I couldn't seem to focus on one832Please respect copyright.PENANAOmNYoXMAXw
thing because something else would just pop up all of the sudden.832Please respect copyright.PENANAyvYK3eYsOr
I went to the bathroom 832Please respect copyright.PENANApT1Zm6HhSm
and locked the door behind me. Before I could undress and get into the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFKKGSn7APd
shower, I went over to the mirror above the sink and looked at my own 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFmK1isTvKQ
reflection.832Please respect copyright.PENANAK4dJ09FP9B
I looked like I hadn't 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGSLRNmTV0I
had sleep in days with all the dark circles underneath my eyes. I was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfg9reCduwG
deeply troubled, that's for sure. My problems just got increased by one 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQwe5GwTqPl
if not by two.832Please respect copyright.PENANAAIZESS0eoA
G-Dragon and Zoey were 832Please respect copyright.PENANAsyvpeO3u9G
my main problem to tackle today. And all of the sudden, an unknown 832Please respect copyright.PENANAi2v2uBll9Z
stranger calls and tells me about the photo which I had no idea or clue 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ft9t1KcNv
about. And why he sent it to me was the most confusing part. If he 832Please respect copyright.PENANAt06jnkjIDQ
wasn't blackmailing me, then what was this charade about?832Please respect copyright.PENANAvaWC0xhFT0
After I took a quick 832Please respect copyright.PENANAg8Ke1uWhiN
shower, I quickly went back in the room and I went straight for my phone832Please respect copyright.PENANADLMmTfASOV
on Zoey's bed. Zoey had already dressed up and she went past me into 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGStZMNma4l
the bathroom to get her makeup done.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvNnQNAmQ6L
I unlocked my phone. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWc7DIr1pN4
was pretty anxious about the photo that even my hands were shaking. The 832Please respect copyright.PENANADeXyivodYs
photo must be done downloading by now.832Please respect copyright.PENANAAgSgyxR1D9
Just as I unlocked the phone, it vibrated. Someone was calling me. Oh no! What now?832Please respect copyright.PENANAoCQvBv9iFA
Seungri was calling. What could he probably want to talk to me about this early in the morning?832Please respect copyright.PENANAPcqjm0xGvQ
"Hello, Seungri?" I answered.832Please respect copyright.PENANAerOWH3VDqT
"Morning, my panda," said Seungri.832Please respect copyright.PENANAP90kKUVsDT
"Morning. How was your night?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAKdzuGSUAG6
"My night was perfect, since I dreamt of you."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6iphCq39Ix
If I was myself, I would have blushed by those words. But now, I was as confused as ever and I didn't know what to say next.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJeeq9b3U1y
"Oh, wow," I said, trying to act a little surprised. I hope he bought it.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkZzzWtg6Y0
"I've a little something I want to give you when you get to YG."832Please respect copyright.PENANAYyKkWL3Vdw
I smiled a little. At 832Please respect copyright.PENANA4J5YWmM3Q9
least out of all that was going on, Seungri managed to make me smile, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaUmtRQMNmy
which was quiet peculiar because he didn't say anything funny. I was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAhtrBCUVDC3
already imagining another huge stuffed panda waiting for me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAY5T2K6qLIP
"Can't wait," I said with a little laugh. "See you."832Please respect copyright.PENANASi7l63VcXx
"You too."832Please respect copyright.PENANAUeko9qaqc6
He cut the line and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANApwQvbZ20Ly
threw my phone on the bed. I decided to dress up first and have my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAKOX0uFqMV3
breakfast, before Zoey came back in the room and start to pressurise me 832Please respect copyright.PENANAIuDYWjyRQy
again. I had already pissed her enough this morning.832Please respect copyright.PENANAjwQX9yAHUS
After I dressed up and 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3VIVLUivY8
Zoey had left for breakfast, I went in the bathroom to get my hair done 832Please respect copyright.PENANA399Env1M1k
and applied a bit of makeup to hide my dark circles. When I was done, I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAw0r08kRUzl
went back in the room and without a thought of making my bed, which I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEBtbvYCk5y
always did, I wore my black pumps, grabbed my phone and went out of the 832Please respect copyright.PENANARzaOb0zMHD
room.832Please respect copyright.PENANANDGtHZ3cBC
Just as I got into the lounge, I made a bee line to the dining table. Everyone was at the table eating their breakfast.832Please respect copyright.PENANAtohHuvg1z1
"Someone isn't themselves this morning," said Collins as he watched me approach the dining table.832Please respect copyright.PENANApMtkSXm9Ln
I knew he was talking about how late I was today. I was usually the earliest to be at the dining table.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWvlH7MTZ70
"Sorry," I said as sat down next to Lee. "I was pretty bummed up, that's why."832Please respect copyright.PENANAXUtatF6FDN
"No pressure, just eat up, we have a lot of work to do today."832Please respect copyright.PENANAJAeUtx6yU5
There was a variety of breakfast options today and I decided to take some cereal, which I haven't had in a while.832Please respect copyright.PENANACg4FJ6opRK
As I got the box of cereal and poured the contents in the bowl in front of me, I couldn't help feel all eyes were on me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlSSeCtdOqx
I looked up and just as I had guessed it, all eyes were definitely on me. What had I done now? I put the box of cereal down.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfYQ6M57x8s
I looked at everyone at the table and when they didn't say a word, I shrugged my shoulders.832Please respect copyright.PENANAYwwlSvjBbg
"What?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANARPmgsvSmcu
Mike who sat opposite me cleared his throat. "You're eating cereal."832Please respect copyright.PENANAfWKBh7h9wg
I frowned. "So?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAnEKBxHEKPJ
"But there is bacon and eggs with toast," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANABJRr7Pk5xo
I was still confused. "So?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA2gaxdScC1S
"You usually don't eat cereal when there is bacon, eggs and toast," said Collins.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5BtcYmQCzT
"And cereal is kind of like my thing," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZAg8zndYTp
I don't know if I just hit my head or I had now landed in Crazy Town. What was wrong with just having cereal for a change?832Please respect copyright.PENANAgGC2omLb5t
"I don't see the harm in832Please respect copyright.PENANAfN38JCQXlL
eating cereal. I have oatmeal whenever I feel like it and that's still 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZToaxCUOvu
cereal," I said. "I just wanted something different for a change. Is 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZP8UJgW5sf
that wrong?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAiLtoerS2VC
Everyone else looked at each other and then they looked back at me, shaking their heads.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9nuBjXvNNP
"Thank you," I said as I got a jug of milk and poured into the bowl. "I haven't had sweet cereal in a while and I miss it."832Please respect copyright.PENANAVZYBULJR0w
"I can see that," said 832Please respect copyright.PENANAv7jvgPdaX7
Zoey as she drank from her cup of coffee. I knew she was making fun of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAIxFBhIGkAB
me but I decided not to say anything.832Please respect copyright.PENANAI4b2r1THMm
When we were done with 832Please respect copyright.PENANASW1ZJXuJJ7
breakfast, we headed downstairs in the lobby and the black SUV was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGWfMjA5V6j
waiting for us as usual. When we got in, I made sure to take the back 832Please respect copyright.PENANApWqP7iMumd
seat with my brothers next to the window so that I would avoid people 832Please respect copyright.PENANA89LDDEqrdY
looking at my phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANAI6lNhpR65o
When everyone in the car832Please respect copyright.PENANAKkagqEWSyR
was engrossed in some conversation that I had no interest in joining in832Please respect copyright.PENANACfDs33pA4X
or listening to, I decided to check my phone. The photo was done 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqjIdvHCON5
downloading and what I saw made my mouth drop and my eyes pop.832Please respect copyright.PENANAKx4k9GKhRA
"What's wrong, Sam?" Mike who sat next to me asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5TDtxQdSIC
I quickly pressed the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQnUDZsVbOV
power button on the side of the phone and blacked the screen. Mike was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZCC6eCDsHO
already leaning onto my side to see what was on my phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzqe07AWKV6
"Nothing, just some scary video," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAt0YXrgHRsN
"May I see?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAKcK02IoFth
"No. You won't be sleeping for the next two days."832Please respect copyright.PENANAlPRg4v89ZW
"I've watched horror movies before. I can handle a little scare."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHo2c86rxXr
"No can do, bro," I said as I put my phone into my purse that I had decided to carry with me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZ91P2Ka5D8
Mike leaned back and folded his arms. "Whatever."832Please respect copyright.PENANA85YbYVxpi8
I wish I could tell him 832Please respect copyright.PENANAHgE5u9kt27
and everyone else what was going on. But at the moment, I felt like 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuluwNvVZ0W
keeping everything to myself, not after what I had seen.832Please respect copyright.PENANAQjOlXRSWDV
Now that I had seen the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbggI36NKWK
photo, I had to meet up with the stranger and talk about all this. But 832Please respect copyright.PENANAY9XbvfeCza
where to meet the person and when was going to be a hustle. It was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAL8QQX5yzvw
pretty obvious that I had to meet him alone.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJz9kjSetOW
Speaking of which, I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmzKiH5kLYB
still had to convince G-Dragon about telling Zoey the truth. Now how was832Please respect copyright.PENANAGpK4JLrv7c
I going to do that given the little time I had in my hands? We had a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAHgCl5QfxR8
music video to prepare for and we had to start working on the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAs7vTelTXEy
choreography today. This was hectic. And I knew that if I was pushed 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJwQHj9kg5b
further onto the edge, I would burst.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbbUA8dka7l
Time seemed so short, given that I was thinking of ways to do things today. The next thing I knew, we had finally arrived at YG.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ7krDJvCA
My heart skipped a beat.832Please respect copyright.PENANAm8qHdPax2Z
I swallowed. This was it. G-Dragon was probably with the others waiting832Please respect copyright.PENANATgkBs1uSgh
for us inside. For a moment, I didn't want to go in. But I had no 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2QoRpR5Lk9
choice.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvJoz3wu4LV
As soon as I stepped out832Please respect copyright.PENANAOJxJvlWLM7
of the vehicle, I took a deep breath as I looked at the entrance. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYWdjHFWjLn
felt like I was about to walk into hell and that frightened me.832Please respect copyright.PENANA4x5cxuJHbP
"Are you okay, Sam?" Christine asked as she came to stand in front of me.832Please respect copyright.PENANALcvwwnoVLQ
"I'm fine," I said. "I just realised that I haven't really thought of any ideas for the music video."832Please respect copyright.PENANAQsX5VRMcqX
"You're aren't the only 832Please respect copyright.PENANALJUsBCJcAd
one," Christine said with a smile. "Let's just hope our minds will get 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnoi9WnNqDU
to work on that when we get in there."832Please respect copyright.PENANA8kcWZDtyap
I managed to put up a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAtm4JKEDJXy
smile, but I knew my mind wasn't going to be on full throttle today. How832Please respect copyright.PENANAPiGKAfDGjc
I wish this wasn't happening to me right now.832Please respect copyright.PENANAiPles5UShd
As I came into the lobby832Please respect copyright.PENANAgDQDzjI3YN
with Christine, we found Collins talking to the receptionist. The rest 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbutZfRRFbS
were heading towards the elevator and we joined them.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEE09Ya4WVe
"You will be going up to the dance studio," Collins said as he turned to us. "The others are waiting for you there."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsHl17ARJUq
"Okay," the others responded. I for one felt really jumpy at the moment.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlmXF67cGVZ
We all got in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEK5vokWdlH
elevator and Mike was busy talking about some dance moves he had come up832Please respect copyright.PENANARWqNotW2nN
with and I wasn't really paying attention though I did get one or two 832Please respect copyright.PENANAjmsfsTCzjI
things.832Please respect copyright.PENANAo2JAjw0JLz
We got to the dance 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7UoIq4cZ1D
studio while Lee and Collins decided to go upstairs to meet with Yang 832Please respect copyright.PENANA1OjITuQbKL
Hyun-suk. We checked a few dance studios before we finally found them.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWFhXDPTUhv
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted so enthusiastically as we came in the room.832Please respect copyright.PENANAQoijeTReve
I was too lost in 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfwmIGSFj2n
thought to even reply to the other's greetings until Seungri came up to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUuCdQ97iRs
me and hugged me. That brought me right back down to earth.832Please respect copyright.PENANAOI829ya2rz
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seungri asked, still hugging me.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9UI6feDKVj
"I'm fine," I said, as I pulled myself away.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvTONP3GFN5
"If I know you well, you look pretty occupied in that head of yours," said TOP as he walked up to us.832Please respect copyright.PENANA0HkdrBCX6L
"Tell me about it," said832Please respect copyright.PENANAlEZ6Um1WFm
Zoey as she was now on the floor with Daesung standing right beside her832Please respect copyright.PENANA5qbEDHCoyQ
and she was removing her shoes. "She's been weird all morning."832Please respect copyright.PENANAZXVIN4uxGa
"How weird?" Taeyang asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAINVRznT0P0
"Too weird," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANAVbNLn93apK
"Cut me some slack, guys," I said. I looked at Taeyang. "They are just saying nonsense."832Please respect copyright.PENANA0WqcZ5Vw3c
"Says the person who was so late to wake up today," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWOGBa2Ko9I
"And ate sweet cereal for breakfast instead of bacon, eggs and toast," said Christine.832Please respect copyright.PENANAYTepaczKPW
"And refused to give me her phone to check out what she was watching," said Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2lC1JYAWdX
I shrugged. "So? And Mike, seriously? Just over a phone?" I shook my head at my brother.832Please respect copyright.PENANAgP6LLLIOyH
"It's not like you, Sam," said Daniel. "That's all we are trying to say."832Please respect copyright.PENANAGkaekjslvz
I rubbed my forehead. "Look, guys, I'm just a little bummed out because of yesterday. Is that so wrong?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA0Bl8UCatuQ
"No, I think something is bothering you," said Zoey, still on the floor.832Please respect copyright.PENANAZUGvVFLS4g
"I'm fine. Trust me. My mind is pretty tired."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsOODPFdCap
"Come on, guys, let's not stress her out because of this," said Daesung. "If she says she is tired, then she is."832Please respect copyright.PENANAYusklJR8kh
Zoey slapped Daesung's leg with her hand and Daesung looked down at her. "Don't try to defend her."832Please respect copyright.PENANAcedFbmFnYc
"I'm not."832Please respect copyright.PENANAeOF6QqeUHv
Zoey snickered at him and I knew why. She still remembered the little incident yesterday with Daesung and me.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2nhfPBsTUt
"Where is G-Dragon?" Daniel asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAveAEyx9u6S
I looked around the room and I noticed that GD was the only group member who wasn't here.832Please respect copyright.PENANAf7i1tA9Q94
"He went to get the choreographer," TOP answered.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5lhnhFq2nK
"Now, Sam, about your little problem...." said Mike, turning to face me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHEBhq9Skl8
"Not now, Mike," I said as I folded my arms. "You can attack me later, just not now."832Please respect copyright.PENANApx39VucSYC
"Not to worry, my little kitty," said Seungri who stood right behind me. "Maybe this will cheer you up."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqpPh2DVNxq
Before I could turn 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEhqYTogQ6w
around to ask what he meant, I felt something settle at the top of my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOhQ29NnCJS
head. My hand reached up for whatever it was.832Please respect copyright.PENANADPJPJjOkXs
"A lovely crown for the lovely queen of k-pop," said Seungri.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJMZkKIcLnn
I took the crown from 832Please respect copyright.PENANAabWJx3r1oG
the top of my head to look at it. It looked more like a tiara but it was832Please respect copyright.PENANAivUGc6I4pz
big enough to be called a crown. It was silver and studded around with 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZw7vBrOtcf
what looked like real diamonds. Perched in the middle surrounded by 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmFuEtC0wJJ
diamonds was a sapphire stone in an oval shape.832Please respect copyright.PENANALyEegC7sDk
"Wait, are these real diamonds?" I asked as I turned to look at Seungri with a surprised look on my face.832Please respect copyright.PENANAGb2axCDwYa
"It is," said Seungri 832Please respect copyright.PENANA556YzHA8TU
with a huge smile on his face. "And I know how much you value sapphire 832Please respect copyright.PENANAtAPMVDl5sC
stones because it's your birth stone."832Please respect copyright.PENANAn3pmjzKIvc
"Aww! Thank you so much,832Please respect copyright.PENANAO92X0A7I8Q
Seungri!" I gave him a hug and I couldn't stop smiling. Somehow, I knew832Please respect copyright.PENANAPA6gFq6CLx
he was going to brighten up my day today.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1uFTIDysWZ
"So pretty, let me see," said Christine, as she came and took the crown from my hand. "Wow!"832Please respect copyright.PENANAGGTLFPDQZ7
"I want to wear it," 832Please respect copyright.PENANA9EAFag26cP
said Zoey as she got up from the floor and rushed to look at the crown. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAk2dN557y9C
Christine put the crown on Zoey's head.832Please respect copyright.PENANArFLX0nkDtD
"Don't I look like a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGRXS6wlxA3
true queen?" Zoey asked as she looked at her reflection through the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEUxRY4ZMVf
studio mirrors that lined up the walls of the room.832Please respect copyright.PENANAj5KagKxsYu
"You look like that evil witch in those fairy tale fantasy movies," said Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANAgriizbBHZY
"Haha, very funny," Zoey said as she turned to look at Mike.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIgUhm0ZwM2
"When did you even have the time to get it done, Seungri?" I asked, still a little surprised.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFUKok5c5Lo
"I have my way of doing things just to impress you," said Seungri with a corky smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANAKJ4DkO2I6v
"Thank you. You don't know how much you just made me smile."832Please respect copyright.PENANAKCwsXcLaxf
"It can clearly show on your face." Seungri softly pinched my cheek and I blushed.832Please respect copyright.PENANAUvgJtHF87Q
"I should get my own crown," said Christine who also wore the crown and was looking at herself in the mirror.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFmgmITTDXm
"May her royal majesty 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOLrIxqGZZd
get her crown back?" Taeyang asked as he came behind Christine and took 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfIXx3scp0E
the crown from her head. He came up to me and put the crown on my head.832Please respect copyright.PENANAMhNGnECoYg
"Oh, hail the queen!" Taeyang chanted and I broke into a laugh, playfully hitting him on the shoulder.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIAxGvjUVnu
"Stop it, will you? You're making me blush," I said, trying to cover my laugh with my hand.832Please respect copyright.PENANAhETepzOmXO
"You look just like a real queen, Sam," said TOP.832Please respect copyright.PENANAI9QtSeQdHC
"Thanks." I was still blushing like crazy.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlZaMTGQb1Y
"Let me take a photo," said Daesung, pulling out his phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANA84tp5ugKW2
"Ya. The whole world should see the queen of k-pop," said Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANARBSDbcnakD
"Are you really calling me that?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnl61kkkybv
"We did win last night, didn't we?" Zoey asked. "Of course I'm calling you that."832Please respect copyright.PENANAOy6X6q90V0
I rolled my eyes. "I wasn't really taking it that seriously. It was nothing but a game."832Please respect copyright.PENANAFyzRrVhRjF
"A game we won. Cheer up. We are all kings and queens with you."832Please respect copyright.PENANAUEbEIcChfF
I looked on at Zoey trying to smile as best as I could, but somehow I couldn't.832Please respect copyright.PENANAtkVdkhU2fL
She couldn't tell the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXfwXNvZrt7
look on my face because she didn't even ask. Daesung went ahead and took832Please respect copyright.PENANAOglBEZUaEg
pictures of me, and then we huddled together as a group to take a group832Please respect copyright.PENANAVHHCpOTCKV
photo with me in the middle.832Please respect copyright.PENANATUpVzEnfQO
"Hey, what's going on here?" G-Dragon asked as he came in the room.832Please respect copyright.PENANA72oQo6Yqgq
"Taking photos with the queen," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5IveJHCQQY
"The queen?" G-Dragon looked confused until he saw the crown on top of my head. "Oh..."832Please respect copyright.PENANAeqH1IKJAjb
"It's pretty, isn't it?" Zoey asked. "You should also get me one."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4QDXaHKDxl
"I can make a gold one if you want," said G-Dragon.832Please respect copyright.PENANArtiN3qj7Hs
Zoey smiled. "Even better."832Please respect copyright.PENANAYnfkMUEGnj
G-Dragon turned to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQIZyKclLUM
Taeyang. "The choreographer is going to be here any moment now. So I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPGU2OR02Vq
suggest we bring out your ideas if you have any. We can start without 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgs79ADpllH
him and he will find us."832Please respect copyright.PENANAja2wSsG4Un
"Mike told me over the phone earlier that he had some brand ideas," said Taeyang.832Please respect copyright.PENANA8CRlSLqWNR
"Ya, I do," said Mike. "You guys just watch. I have the song in my phone so I'll play it from there."832Please respect copyright.PENANAVNsdnt6heG
We all stood on one side832Please respect copyright.PENANAiN9azQMQGD
of the room while Mike took off his jacket and got his phone to search 832Please respect copyright.PENANAHpbFgSHU2l
for the track. He gave Daniel to hold the phone and when he positioned 832Please respect copyright.PENANAksrDHAKnFf
himself in the middle of the room and turned to look at us.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHGqSM2QOkS
"So, I was thinking, 832Please respect copyright.PENANA0QS3nK5WwQ
since G-Dragon and Zoey start the first verse, they should open up the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAX68ys78OTu
dance floor. So, I need someone to act as Zoey so that I could show you 832Please respect copyright.PENANAtT0mJ5hrG2
guys."832Please respect copyright.PENANAac4R1ERH5E
Christine came forward 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUmA6hALbWj
and Mike gave her a few instructions on what to do. She nodded her head 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUczbqVgmBf
and Mike told Daniel to press the play button on cue.832Please respect copyright.PENANAODVToVQ7wp
With Christine and Mike 832Please respect copyright.PENANAtsa73UOv91
each facing opposite directions with their backs touching, the music 832Please respect copyright.PENANAu2Br7FPJXi
started to play. Still not looking at each other, the two started the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAg9S7Klg8U4
dance with each of them taking a step forward, breaking the contact 832Please respect copyright.PENANAVIgcLsi3Ig
between them and then like a powerful force pulling them, they dragged 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGufUAux8cA
themselves back and they again their backs touched.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWAypfLpCrv
With a bit of skilful 832Please respect copyright.PENANAovagt2GHck
footwork, they turned to face each other and with their hands, they drew832Please respect copyright.PENANAjVpLqYKK1k
closer and then skidded away from each other with their hands in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYbPY0AcDM6
air.832Please respect copyright.PENANAQT6FAXl3w4
"Then you guys will come in through the middle then make a formation in front."832Please respect copyright.PENANAwIhGK15ir5
"That's pretty awesome," said Taeyang.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIzMqCosQqG
"Very smart," said G-Dragon.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1I3WkCBWT4
"Let's practise that," said Zoey taking G-Dragon's hand and taking him in the middle of the dance floor.832Please respect copyright.PENANAhqhfymWGYR
"I'll take you through the moves," said Mike as he faced them.832Please respect copyright.PENANAaZ38ME7c1f
"Your brother is a total genius, isn't he?" TOP asked as he stood next to me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzu6IqvNTbx
"Ya, he is," I said with a smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANAvnSCDK7q86
The door soon opened and832Please respect copyright.PENANAlgKgMaiCAV
the person who I guessed was our choreographer walked in. We stopped 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGLlTRqTQ34
what we were doing and bowed as he came further in the room.832Please respect copyright.PENANA4E57l10ao4
"So, I see you guys are already getting started," said the choreographer.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHl183FEUu4
"Yes, we are," said Seungri.832Please respect copyright.PENANAt8Qsp45DZY
"Okay, let me see what you have done so far."832Please respect copyright.PENANAz5REKo5R9a
Mike and Christine 832Please respect copyright.PENANARViWRNS9Qf
stepped forward and the music playing on Mikes phone, they did the dance832Please respect copyright.PENANAJVPnpbXG9a
routine. After their hands broke apart, Mike explained how the rest of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFY6N829sxe
us will come in the scene.832Please respect copyright.PENANA3NJXy6Z0oU
"Mmmm," the 832Please respect copyright.PENANA1emOm2IyLC
choreographer looked on at Mike as he tapped his chin. For a moment I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbuKd8n5NHY
thought he was going to say something bad, but he didn't.832Please respect copyright.PENANAod6KKZaumb
"I like it," said the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPrmf2vS4ZU
choreographer. "So far, the starting part is brilliant. I wouldn't have 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFiPUkvnbNB
thought of anything better. Now let's see if Zoey and G-Dragon could 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzwYq9xrBqF
quickly work on their moves then we will come to the part when everyone 832Please respect copyright.PENANAyyUxkU51lC
comes in."832Please respect copyright.PENANAgcaGw2Frof
Zoey and G-Dragon took 832Please respect copyright.PENANAclDUG5jRPm
to the center and with Mike telling and showing them what to do, they 832Please respect copyright.PENANAT01k3vW8zO
did so accordingly. After a few tries, they got the hang of it and they 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUPFh4NUWYa
were perfect.832Please respect copyright.PENANAmCY4x1imgW
"Excellent," said the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAf89VCoduSk
choreographer as he stood in front of us. "Now, when they break apart, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzrwIfbSNNG
that's when the rest of you guys come in through the space in between 832Please respect copyright.PENANAo3CJggldxd
them like a doorway. We will come in a straight line and then make a 832Please respect copyright.PENANASORGzwaFAC
formation in front of them."832Please respect copyright.PENANA80dbQwE9DO
We did as the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAb48PZc7HYf
choreographer said and the next hour, we were practising our hearts out 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2Klao0yCHP
for the music video. We made a few mistakes here and there, but we got 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWeH9IRv8iy
the hang of it.832Please respect copyright.PENANAeor43R9ZLg
A few minutes later, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmABsiLXfuV
most of us were splayed on the floor after the choreographer announced 832Please respect copyright.PENANAY4NmhNlvGC
that we can take a break with some of us with our backs on the floor and832Please respect copyright.PENANAdw2sStPfeU
staring at the ceiling. Others were seated.832Please respect copyright.PENANA0TrRBuZz8c
"This is why I hate dancing," said TOP, laying opposite me staring at the ceiling.832Please respect copyright.PENANAeuvaSNg2E0
I laughed, also staring 832Please respect copyright.PENANApPTuluIrED
at the ceiling. "I love dancing. It just makes you forget about all your832Please respect copyright.PENANA9nQt2YUrGW
problems for a while. It's kind of like sleeping."832Please respect copyright.PENANAWfRVxBxGbc
"Ya, true," said Christine who also had her back on the floor and laid a few feet away from me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJA5KuIkq5p
Speaking of problems, I completely forgot about that French guy.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9dMs6U3Lc5
I quickly scrambled up 832Please respect copyright.PENANAdTekqL2fK6
from the floor passing Mike and Taeyang who were seated on the floor and832Please respect copyright.PENANA1QVv0ezoBe
still talking about the dance moves. I went to the corner of the room 832Please respect copyright.PENANA76JqliSJME
where we had piled up our shoes and phones and my crown. I got my purse 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQh5sWGOvvy
and removed my phone.832Please respect copyright.PENANA0O7IUFGn0B
I sent a message to the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgBUSemFIan
stranger telling him that I had already seen the photo. Thinking that he832Please respect copyright.PENANA2PbbgEFuxE
would reply later on, he repiled in an instant. That was fast. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEBMG2fZK6f
imagined he had been waiting for me to either call or text.832Please respect copyright.PENANAy6CpvShD0I
"Good. We should meet."832Please respect copyright.PENANA3JfQWqWI8M
Was this guy serious right now? I was really busy and meeting him didn't sound like a good idea. I texted back.832Please respect copyright.PENANAoLlh83VOIS
"I can't see you today. I'm kind of busy."832Please respect copyright.PENANAvzFQ01aVAq
"But this is a very important issue, Sam."832Please respect copyright.PENANA16b8DAdpjP
Great. He was calling me by name now? How I wished I knew his.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzmDkbr3P70
I texted, "what happens if I don't meet with you today?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAmC1GjnVQbL
"You're one smart 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXP4G5Ahmpe
girl. I don't have to explain because you know what will happen when the832Please respect copyright.PENANAxC7a1AruAQ
whole world sees this. It's today or never. And never comes with 832Please respect copyright.PENANAE9Fle7gZyC
consequences."832Please respect copyright.PENANALLfZJrfaPS
I growled. This guy had put me in a tight corner and I couldn't refuse.832Please respect copyright.PENANAx6g6Bdh77d
"Fine. I'll tell you when to meet when I'm done."832Please respect copyright.PENANAy9FIpTCLYS
"That's my girl."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6mwdZa0wjH
I wanted to throw up. I bet this guy was way older than me and him calling me his girl made me nauseous.832Please respect copyright.PENANAknx9hQYGow
As I tucked my phone 832Please respect copyright.PENANAsizSGdrziX
back into my purse, I looked up and everyone was still resting. Luckily 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuZ7h6Q7EkF
their eyes weren't on me. I went to lay back down with TOP when I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWPBkhTRIdM
realised that Mike and Taeyang weren't the only ones engrossed in their 832Please respect copyright.PENANAeLtAUQb9iY
own conversation. G-Dragon and Zoey were too.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuXoMCJqln1
I looked at them and unlike the others, they were whispering. I wondered what they were talking about in secret.832Please respect copyright.PENANA7vHuCovxzI
When they both turned to832Please respect copyright.PENANAgxKMBhK1BZ
look at me, they quickly looked away again. My face turned pale. Oh, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUc6cXDQlzv
no. Were they talking about me? Their look sent me weird vibes and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJW6IZSfvrK
couldn't help but feel that they were.832Please respect copyright.PENANA46liFox7r8
I laid back down 832Please respect copyright.PENANA9QUqk66Jjb
pretending that all was alright. I stared up the ceiling as I thought. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAlqi39nR8V9
Could it be that Zoey was telling G-Dragon about the conversation the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAL29LIlvbC1
two of us had in our room this morning?832Please respect copyright.PENANAR5cHzpSY8M
Yikes! If she did, then I832Please respect copyright.PENANA0KJqih9I34
had just made a bigger mess for myself, again. If I'm right, (hoping 832Please respect copyright.PENANAMDJ3iNsv9A
that I'm wrong) G-Dragon wouldn't like this at all. We agreed that he 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfke281A64M
would tell Zoey everything. And just a few hours ago, I had almost told 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbJxuXjkDbs
her the whole truth. So much for trying to be honest.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnJKyGPOlq3
Still in my own thoughts, the door to the studio opened. Collins, Lee and Yang Hyun-suk came in.832Please respect copyright.PENANAgXRvL9CHyx
"I see you guys are bummed out," said Collins with a smirk on his face as he looked at each of us.832Please respect copyright.PENANAX5e8jMwuKk
"Ya, we are," said Seungri, his back also on the floor.832Please respect copyright.PENANAt3wp8V3XVe
"Okay, guys, sit up, we have something to tell you," said Yang Hyun-suk.832Please respect copyright.PENANAIewL3f4tkB
Most of us who were on lying on the floor sat up and looked on intently at our managers and Lee.832Please respect copyright.PENANANMA0lp3lUM
"We came up with where we will be shooting the music video," said Yang Hyun-suk.832Please respect copyright.PENANAaNZ2v2cO7B
"Where?" Christine and Daesung asked at the same time.832Please respect copyright.PENANA8FRYzTCnEC
"Caribbean Bay," answered Collins.832Please respect copyright.PENANArtHRiQrlbE
"Caribbean Bay?" I asked with my eyebrow raised.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbDQ6nCGSQw
"It's not the only place we would be shooting the video," said Lee, tilting her head at me.832Please respect copyright.PENANARInR6666vN
"But it would be more likely that we would shoot it at Caribbean Bay?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAxFbS0P3tI7
"That's right," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Do you think it's a bad idea?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAndHabTQC9B
"No. It sounds great."832Please respect copyright.PENANA9TkYYjBUvI
"Well, the song is based on fun," said Zoey. "And we did have fun there."832Please respect copyright.PENANA0Dwikff7wv
"Well, not for some of us who ended up playing cop," I said, replaying in my mind what a hectic time I had that day.832Please respect copyright.PENANAz68EuqyzWr
"Haha, that was fun," said Daniel, staring off into space with a smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkeYJBy4zpL
"So, you finish up the choreography today and then we can start shooting the video on Monday."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6YlC4FGsfI
"But can't we meet tomorrow?" I asked. "You know, to perfect the dance and all?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAEnZ7mdMqXX
"I don't think people will like to meet on a Sunday," said Collins.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbW1Uyg34p0
"True," said Taeyang.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1PZZuts38Q
"Okay," I said, feeling a832Please respect copyright.PENANAmfv4rEuAoi
little disappointed. That meant we had to finish up and perfect the 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7RFw5zoDtP
dance routine today. And I don't know what time we will be done.832Please respect copyright.PENANAySvoyVieo2
"Okay, we'll leave you guys," said Yang Hyun-suk.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFkiPw4ImaH
After the three had 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaOJVri4Vnc
left, we went back to what we were doing, waiting for the choreographer 832Please respect copyright.PENANAdx6Lk8xE34
to show up because he was coming in with some backup dancers.832Please respect copyright.PENANA6SuWyeclcU
While we waited, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAr161Jjp3uM
G-Dragon came over to me, his head hovered over my sight as I still laid832Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7Kcrq2Peg
down on the floor. I looked up at this face and couldn't make up the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQmFP8NHwDl
expression on his face.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlgUEMDyYWy
"Sam, we need to talk," he said, as he looked down on me.832Please respect copyright.PENANANh8lzrxLed
He sounded serious and I832Please respect copyright.PENANAAhhRyVmLpG
couldn't say no. I tried not to show that I was scared but I could feel832Please respect copyright.PENANAX9y9us5Bg3
my body tremble. All I did was nod my head.832Please respect copyright.PENANA66JCXLKHL2
"Let's talk outside," he said and he went ahead of me out of the room.832Please respect copyright.PENANAukP316vS5j
I got up from the floor 832Please respect copyright.PENANAg7lujcOxy6
and I realised that everyone was looking at me now, obviously wondering 832Please respect copyright.PENANABus58YxKLs
what was going on. I ignored them and none of them asked anything as I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAryEDoMuaIb
stood up from the floor and walked out of the room.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuH03TXf0BS
I found G-Dragon three 832Please respect copyright.PENANARMy1TZb3ps
doors down the hall, obviously trying to avoid anyone from listening to 832Please respect copyright.PENANABGybofvBLJ
our conversation. I quickly walked up to him with his back facing me. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANANLdBnw5rPD
stopped a few feet away from him taking extra precaution not to be too 832Please respect copyright.PENANAClzWVFxCWZ
close.832Please respect copyright.PENANAy2YJHxDDWi
"I'm here. What do you want to talk about?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAgXINtPvlmm
G-Dragon turned to look at me and I could see he was upset. It was good that I wasn't that close to him in the first place.832Please respect copyright.PENANADIK8WBGaG8
"It's about Zoey," he said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAaFjEjyucUp
I gulped. "Zoey must have told you what happened this morning, didn't she?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAAs1JTXCiLw
"She did," he said as he nodded his head. "What's up with you lately? Didn't we agree that I would tell her everything?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA0SYEc3tJx9
"Sorry, I just.... I couldn't keep lying anymore."832Please respect copyright.PENANA3uBKe7CI1s
"Really? That's all you can say?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2bDdGi3pY
"Well, it's the truth. And besides, I never told her that you liked me, because I couldn't bring myself to."832Please respect copyright.PENANA7ThuPyJfLj
"But you almost had."832Please respect copyright.PENANAEvaIp3Eo1V
"Yet I couldn't."832Please respect copyright.PENANAwX2a5Cvn4i
"Zoey is right. You're 832Please respect copyright.PENANA0ltslMqxNN
been acting really weird today. Weird enough to tell her the truth when 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3MRWR8KvzY
you know I was supposed to do it."832Please respect copyright.PENANA65zGI7f26P
"Well, you were taking too much time and I couldn't help myself seeing the way how angry you were yesterday and now."832Please respect copyright.PENANA035xrL81wj
"And so telling the truth would help solve my anger issue? Or are you jealous of Zoey because she is happy with me?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAsv7N9YF9iS
I paused before I could say, "what?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAljtXbJewUW
"You heard me loud and 832Please respect copyright.PENANAAKssY4nyfL
clear, Sam. As though kissing Daesung wasn't enough, you're now trying 832Please respect copyright.PENANAb2Ywh2E8Aq
to take matters into your own hands."832Please respect copyright.PENANAYqN4PZNzRH
Oh no. He knew Daesung and I kissed. I wonder how he found out because I didn't tell anyone about it. Not even Zoey.832Please respect copyright.PENANAS7kRBmC0IW
"Wait, that's not true," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfz0Efy4QhB
"Which one? You kissing Daesung or taking matters into your hands?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAL0fvm8cQfK
I now realised that I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAcN5zYJpSVS
was stuck. This time I couldn't tell if he was sure that I had kissed 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7xoukQw1y1
Daesung or he was trying to test me to see what I would say to prove his832Please respect copyright.PENANAFhquhpVbQX
assumption right. But there was no point in hiding now. The truth was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAeM8ddEXIux
bound to come up sooner rather than later.832Please respect copyright.PENANA761qYO9Jbp
"Aren't you going to answer? Which one of the two?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAwKHQujFJsR
I sighed. "You're being ridiculous, GD."832Please respect copyright.PENANA03KNWx6ijx
"But I'm not and you know it." He took a step closer. "Now answer the question. Which one?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAC4WkBDKgiT
"If you want to hear it, then fine. I did kiss Daesung but it's not what you think."832Please respect copyright.PENANA3uAqCIwBjQ
G-Dragon took a step 832Please respect copyright.PENANAVZG4fmeFr5
back. "I knew it. You tell me you want nothing to do with me and then 832Please respect copyright.PENANAtxA3Ej7wP7
you kiss my best friend who is like a brother to me!"832Please respect copyright.PENANAAJqh4OqA4N
"You wanted the truth, didn't you? You got one! But backstabbing you wasn't what happened."832Please respect copyright.PENANAcmftqrqLN7
"Then what did happen?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAUGzbgwpcyc
"All of this is nothing 832Please respect copyright.PENANAO746UAgBLQ
but a misunderstanding. I never went back on my word. Things just 832Please respect copyright.PENANASCwA8EYphT
happened that I myself couldn't control."832Please respect copyright.PENANAA4bii4lrXf
"Don't lie to me, Sam."832Please respect copyright.PENANAegfu4WOObO
"You know what, I'm 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3Rubds3OTy
trying my best here to try and tell you the truth but you're acting like832Please respect copyright.PENANA03f0nP1OUG
a deaf person blocking my words out. I knew from the very beginning 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaUqnJigwfD
that I could never be with you nor with Daesung and I have accepted it. I832Please respect copyright.PENANASHAzTHGlXS
talked about that with him yesterday. That's why he kissed me."832Please respect copyright.PENANAdhzxtPaOtX
G-Dragon shook his head. "So you're saying that he kissed you and not that you kissed him?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAhPW2NkWZmY
"Yes. But I know you 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmjGaUyvxDT
won't believe me. Unlike you, at least Daesung realised and accepted it 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZMtHEFGq2S
for himself that he and I could never be together."832Please respect copyright.PENANAWpKKwkALDr
I looked at G-Dragon and I knew I hit the spot. I just hope that what I said would make him understand.832Please respect copyright.PENANACMFBoi8H5O
"The sooner you accept all this, the better it would be for all of us," I said.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkI4cTJryfv
I turned around to head 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfJ7fpoX4AX
back for the studio. As I walked away, I realised that I wasn't upset or832Please respect copyright.PENANAG63cdoYrff
angry. I was frustrated and my problems were far from over.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1HaWQH3Wi2
When I came back in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANA257VJPjdlO
studio, all eyes were on me as soon as I walked in. I could tell on 832Please respect copyright.PENANALWlm72fwKL
their faces that they had heard the entire conversation.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnfCYKwQwVx
"Sam, are you okay?" Taeyang asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAtzRNurDRMj
I didn't want to beat around the brush. "No. I'm not."832Please respect copyright.PENANA0RDjEPhzXC
I came in further into the room and sat down on the floor, not looking at the others.832Please respect copyright.PENANAiMO24HyXLq
"You and G-Dragon were arguing," said Zoey as she came to sit down beside me. "Would like to talk about it?"832Please respect copyright.PENANADHOfUgZP5a
I looked at Zoey. "I'm certainly not the one to tell you what's going on."832Please respect copyright.PENANANp97673zkL
I went back to looking at the floor. My chin rested on my knees and I hugged myself, lost in thought.832Please respect copyright.PENANActcH6GfH46
I heard the door open 832Please respect copyright.PENANAa314QAJWIo
behind me and I knew G-Dragon had come into the room. At the corner of 832Please respect copyright.PENANA8pnjZJ8CGm
my eye, I could see Zoey turn towards the door.832Please respect copyright.PENANADW5W0mb1Tl
"Care to explain to us what's going on?" Mike asked G-Dragon. "You two argued and we could hear you guys down the hall."832Please respect copyright.PENANAQ11aAx7TFM
"It's nothing," I heard G-Dragon say.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkrR7p4NPRG
"It's nothing? Looking at both of your faces, something did happen," said TOP.832Please respect copyright.PENANAn9jYMPiAF3
"Look guys," I said as 832Please respect copyright.PENANAWJP5YEtJod
quickly stood up from the floor and turned to face them. "Tell me if I'm832Please respect copyright.PENANAvaGJElwftw
wrong, but you guys heard the entire conversation, right?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAfFvn1Zyvke
No one said anything and they had guilty looks on their faces. That settled it.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFkvqr7BjIt
"I'm sorry you had to hear all that," I said as I scratched my head. "We shouldn't have been so loud."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsQ3c3Fyrxp
"Why didn't you two tell us all this before?" Seungri asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAB9Ua3OESMp
I didn't say anything 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3OVNx8fCqM
and neither did G-Dragon. We looked at each other and then at the others832Please respect copyright.PENANAQn6PizPhFt
who were waiting for either of us to say something.832Please respect copyright.PENANAP4l2WhIjsp
Before anyone could 832Please respect copyright.PENANA34YLnLTjyn
break the silence, the door to the studio opened and the choreographer 832Please respect copyright.PENANASEdR3D8M8i
came in with some backup dancers and pretending like nothing happened, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAVUUCe8XpBK
we went back to practising.832Please respect copyright.PENANA6fGtkAEDTv
I don't know how I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAppA1vOZ4ZS
managed to go through the entire dance session without making a mistake.832Please respect copyright.PENANAK3feB3Uq5p
Not after what happened some minutes ago. Now that everyone knows 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXsoGfBTvxb
what's been going on between G-Dragon and I, it was supposed to affect 832Please respect copyright.PENANAoaaJt3jbpd
me in some way but it didn't. I felt bad, but right now I had to keep my832Please respect copyright.PENANANStsWVxr99
head in the real world and not mess things up.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFeQy2Dd1rb
It was lunch time and 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbdYNo0oarf
again we took a break. We were almost done with the dance routine but I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAX34S22ppzs
was so tired, I wondered if I would be able to meet up with the unknown 832Please respect copyright.PENANAv7r0diyyL1
stranger.832Please respect copyright.PENANAGXdlhaFcGE
Now that we were on a 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5z4gRb9PP5
break, no one said anything to each other even after the choreographer 832Please respect copyright.PENANAAV3TylmXWV
left with the backup dancers. As much as I would have loved to say 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmHLb4dZqlL
something to the others concerning the argument, I couldn't. It was just832Please respect copyright.PENANA4NXBIN4kVm
too awkward for me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAcAqC52XrVc
Zoey cleared her throat first. "Mmmm, so are we going to talk about this or are we going to have lunch?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAClh4gFZ5Te
I looked at Zoey. "You and G-Dragon have a lot to talk about." I then turned to face G-Dragon.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxHBt8WEQ3s
"Sam's right, Zoey," said G-Dragon.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJf7cTSohxI
Zoey looked a little downcast as though she knew to expect the worst.832Please respect copyright.PENANAKLNE6aXKSO
"Well, you guys can talk if you want," said Seungri, "but I'm hungry."832Please respect copyright.PENANAsa5uZ1ymod
"Ya, me too," said Daniel.832Please respect copyright.PENANApFD8MCG0CB
"We can order a pizza," said Christine.832Please respect copyright.PENANADExf5xotvh
"Good idea," said Taeyang.832Please respect copyright.PENANAikTKfT0KJM
As though they couldn't 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2d65LuZxPX
stay in the room any longer, the others walked out, leaving Zoey, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAfbmeNRo8o9
G-Dragon and I in the room. I couldn't blame them. There was too much 832Please respect copyright.PENANANRBRw5RAmA
tension going on and I couldn't help to think it was entirely my fault.832Please respect copyright.PENANACYe8XwS4eP
A few seconds later, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOhruXLTAs1
when I knew that the others had gone, I also left the room with my purse832Please respect copyright.PENANAPax1bDx20j
and crown without saying a word. Zoey and G-Dragon had a lot of talking832Please respect copyright.PENANA8JJvAKfcjW
to do and I would come back for that later. And while the others had 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuzK6C92ulL
plans for lunch, I had other plans of my own.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFyXo6n5u6m
As I walked down the empty hall, I called Lee and she picked up immediately.832Please respect copyright.PENANA26BV5ixfHJ
"Hey, Sam, why are you calling?" Lee asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAiHeWg3kQOK
"A lot has happened 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJoDbsEte9X
today that I need to tell you, Lee," I said, keeping my voice down in 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ib3TZfLD6
case there were any people snooping around.832Please respect copyright.PENANAaf3wWNbS7X
"What? What's happened?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAHeE7g1HC4N
"Everyone now knows the truth about G-Dragon and I. They heard us arguing."832Please respect copyright.PENANAf42Mm7oVH0
I could hear Lee gasp and I pictured her ready to drop and faint. "For real? Oh, gosh, this is bad."832Please respect copyright.PENANA6CV1nIxGN2
"That's not the worst 832Please respect copyright.PENANAjRTw70oZAL
part," I said as I found myself at the end of the hall going down a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAxOG4d34qnv
flight of stairs. "A weird guy called me today and I need to meet him."832Please respect copyright.PENANAVWKEoGpjuN
"Huh? What for? Who is this guy?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAzjc4WQF3Oo
"Like I said, he is 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgutVPbqyjD
weird. Something bad came up and if I don't meet him soon, a lot of us 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnZaqJwHjYh
are going to be toast especially with the press."832Please respect copyright.PENANAPpcsvfHXcH
"Is he blackmailing you or something?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAszSRPo9oTw
"I'm not sure if I can 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgho42EFNyV
call it that. But if I'm affected too, then it kind of looks that way. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaUGtBsKkze
Do me a favour and meet me at the back of the building."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHTfFyToCcD
Lee paused. "Why? You aren't going to meet him, are you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAUASfb58mqd
"I've no choice and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAptjbZDUycW
would better do it now because we are going to be here for a while until832Please respect copyright.PENANAk2h89doZt2
we are done with the dance routine. Bring me a pair of sunglasses, a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEx4BOrzBIs
cap and a scarf."832Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1GBxS4IUJ
"What will you need that for?"832Please respect copyright.PENANABqZxLvk9E9
"Trust me," I said as stopped on the stairs. I wasn't too sure which floor I was on at the moment.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1UX6nn4z3J
"Okay, fine. I'll see where I can get those."832Please respect copyright.PENANAJx7y69hUxD
"Thanks, Lee. Don't tell anyone."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqLFOeC5Met
I cut the call and this 832Please respect copyright.PENANA70KaY91iXP
time, I ran down the stairs with a new found energy. I was tired from 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYkSzkOrpot
all the dancing but I had some reasonable ounce of energy left in me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAC77A4O5Of7
I reached the bottom of 832Please respect copyright.PENANAyPikZvFzL8
the steps. I had reached the ground floor. There was a passage behind 832Please respect copyright.PENANAaKPAnPJQq8
the stairs which lead to a door. The back door, I presume. And in front 832Please respect copyright.PENANARuAeCFAnJV
of me was a short passage which lead to the lobby. I could hear a few 832Please respect copyright.PENANAkXVrP3kscw
voices that I could recognise.832Please respect copyright.PENANAyG7AzzV1v4
I went over to look, 832Please respect copyright.PENANARE9KWWRTqi
making sure I had my back against the wall. I took a peek and I saw The 832Please respect copyright.PENANAoZIiEHASke
Toxins and BigBang in the lobby heading out. They were going out for 832Please respect copyright.PENANAeG11o7mCsN
lunch instead of ordering it from here. Before I could turn around and 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPxqFvdeVQr
head for the back door, I ended up hearing their conversation.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPS4b1oxDSz
"I wish Sam could have told me what was going on," said Christine.832Please respect copyright.PENANAtHDs3JkfHU
"How could we have known?" Daesung asked. "Sam and I just talked about it yesterday, but she never mentioned G-Dragon."832Please respect copyright.PENANAnyB0VqHcOx
"I'm just surprised that832Please respect copyright.PENANAbSCChoIeeB
you kissed my sister," said Mike. For some reason, I was surprised that832Please respect copyright.PENANApAWAbbSNQf
he wasn't upset like I thought he would.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5ezNlpburU
"Well, whatever she did that for," said Taeyang, "she will tell us eventually."832Please respect copyright.PENANA2qYK1k5vj2
"Should we go back for her and see if she would come with us for lunch?" TOP asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkLQwPbawLg
"No, I bet she wants to be alone for a while," said Seungri.832Please respect copyright.PENANAE6qVwDbsat
"I think so too," said 832Please respect copyright.PENANArtMlXEGVZv
Daniel. "But just in case, we would order her and the others a takeout. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAjCE91GoaRr
Sometimes Sam would starve herself without even realising it."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4LernHExol
The next thing I knew, their voices became distant. I peeked again and I saw that they had already walked out of the lobby.832Please respect copyright.PENANAUzenJoM5WB
I was expecting them to 832Please respect copyright.PENANA7EpLAywF8s
be mad and all, but they didn't seem like they were. Maybe they were 832Please respect copyright.PENANABN67FyMFBT
just hiding it and they would throw all of their anger on me later on. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAO4CRZb0Hm7
Who knows?832Please respect copyright.PENANAnMCXFPsiqd
Throwing that thought 832Please respect copyright.PENANAjIomy5MBFl
out of my head, I quickly went back down the hall, heading for the back 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2N6DmQC57
door. I hope it wasn't locked. I swung the door and it opened. Lucky me.832Please respect copyright.PENANABXir1OrPTO
Now I had to wait for Lee to show up.832Please respect copyright.PENANAe8VqomAEbg
There were still more 832Please respect copyright.PENANA26TVwv8pFw
vehicles parked at the back of the building. Some of which were delivery832Please respect copyright.PENANAnlGPRwXroF
trucks. I waited for Lee on the slab with my back leaning against the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFzAvnmSdmS
wall. I could hear the sound of the vehicle's engine coming from the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAXLqqoLlZwI
front and I knew the others were leaving until I heard the noise fade 832Please respect copyright.PENANAabdkWB65U3
away.832Please respect copyright.PENANAlakYs4iDrj
In what seemed like 832Please respect copyright.PENANASGUA4NnPfH
forever, Lee appeared around the corner of the building with her 832Please respect copyright.PENANAyqcemK3scd
handbag. When she spotted me, she quickened her steps.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9UqSLcdLrC
"It's about time," I said with my arms folded.832Please respect copyright.PENANAx4ZenHff95
"Don't act all grumpy on me," said Lee. "So as to let you know, finding what you wanted wasn't all that easy."832Please respect copyright.PENANA5ro6BfsQZN
"Okay, thanks," I said as Lee gave me her bag and I gave her my crown and purse to hold. "Hold this."832Please respect copyright.PENANAd1RHmvi2CO
"Oh, wow!" Lee marvelled as she looked at my crown. "Who gave this to you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANApRBgo5wpwX
"Seungri," I answered as I rummaged through the bag to get the items out.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2qbay0D5JV
"This is so pretty. These diamonds look so real."832Please respect copyright.PENANAbULZrt5anT
"They are," I said as I put the blue baseball cap on.832Please respect copyright.PENANA5gaZJcqQQ8
"So sweet of him to do this," said Lee. She looked at me. "Are they all still inside?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAG3nno8urnw
"They have gone out for 832Please respect copyright.PENANA4aFhRUPmof
lunch. But Zoey and G-Dragon are talking in the studio. Hopefully things832Please respect copyright.PENANACfBGToyJ18
will work out okay. Though I highly doubt it will."832Please respect copyright.PENANAjMAKyEMfEn
"Things are really bad, huh?" Lee asked with a sad expression on her face.832Please respect copyright.PENANASDWHapyqwC
"Ya. And they are about 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEYKuiTEnEt
to get a whole lot worse. Wish me luck." I put on the sunglasses and the832Please respect copyright.PENANAn6d1esesHX
light scarf around my neck. Lee gave me back my purse.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEn1h6ZIdcu
"Okay. Tell me how everything goes," said Lee. "Want me to escort you out of the gate?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAnrH7MEbRnH
"Ya, that will be a good832Please respect copyright.PENANAniJp6AEWG9
idea," I said. "Leaving me alone would be dangerous and who knows what 832Please respect copyright.PENANAyUSVebfPkU
the guards might think when they see me."832Please respect copyright.PENANAvZdMLnYmC5
Lee and I started to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAL1pMYWv9UY
walk and we turned around the corner finding ourselves back at the front832Please respect copyright.PENANABrEGhctCuV
parking lot. As we were heading towards the gate, Lee started some 832Please respect copyright.PENANAimh4PWgdsn
random conversation and I played along making sure not to look 832Please respect copyright.PENANAm7Py4UDTuf
suspicious in front of the guards who didn't seem to be paying much 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJJ81oWMaHE
attention. I made sure that they didn't notice my face.832Please respect copyright.PENANAky2tuyr0P4
When I finally managed 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbIbylpCrbZ
to get out of the gate, Lee wished me luck. I nodded my head and walked 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzxVFEmvUI6
away from the YG gate and down the street.832Please respect copyright.PENANAoyH0Ssisw0
I had to admit, I was so832Please respect copyright.PENANAoPafH6MH2s
scared. For one reason, I had no idea where I was going since I hadn't 832Please respect copyright.PENANAt6BEXkyxWE
fully known the place and this was the first time I had to walk around 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQYKs0qYX8c
in the streets by myself. Going around alone was too dangerous for me 832Please respect copyright.PENANALWsW9V7kWF
and I was crazy to think I would manage on my own.832Please respect copyright.PENANAsbgtOU9Ckh
After walking a few 832Please respect copyright.PENANAAbv2Vvb5LJ
blocks away from YG, I reached the crosswords and I stopped at the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFMpDrRvwx6
traffic walking sign. I looked around and so far, no one had recognised 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2NeBFbixG1
me under my little disguise. When the robot indicated 'walk' I crossed 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQfFIekfZrf
the road with a few people and got to the other side of the street.832Please respect copyright.PENANAoVIaE6Lx6r
As I walked, passing a shoe shop, I took my phone out from my purse and called the unknown man.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzn44X6lECE
"Ah, you finally called," said the stranger who had answered after the first ring. "I've been waiting."832Please respect copyright.PENANAxQn3Q0mYeQ
"Ya, I figured," I said, looking around hoping that no one noticed me but the cap hid my face832Please respect copyright.PENANAMk7CAXsWJh
pretty well. "I've no idea where to meet you and I'm not so familiar with the place."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqE34JHREMi
"Not to worry, dear. I already see you. Nice disguise by the way. I can hardly tell it is you under that baseball cap."832Please respect copyright.PENANAk6NEwpHwLj
I froze as I soon looked832Please respect copyright.PENANA3W51CsUvpx
left and right and across the street hoping to see him. But I couldn't 832Please respect copyright.PENANAu4Q6ZnNnou
spot out any French native among the midst of Koreans. Feeling a little 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQOLOxLGRFe
out of place, I figured I might just be the odd one around here too.832Please respect copyright.PENANAHAo5RaeTgT
I heard him laugh 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqIOdpERfJa
through the phone and I could tell he was making fun of me. "Not to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAmZLy341DMX
worry, Sam. Be careful or you might just blow your cover."832Please respect copyright.PENANAhEBhY1Y0mJ
I gritted my teeth. "Just show yourself. Where are you?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAcd9XBBFUJ4
"I'm right here."832Please respect copyright.PENANAqiediNRgyV
"Right where?" I looked around and still nothing. People walked past me and I got frustrated. "Don't try play games with-"832Please respect copyright.PENANA47aGApLnqm
My sentence was cut 832Please respect copyright.PENANAoAfuZiIlET
short when down the road, a fancy black shiny Bugatti parked at the edge832Please respect copyright.PENANAjZbJog0UAF
of the concrete slab right in front of me. I looked on with my mouth 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuAwDHZE2lE
agape. I have always admired fancy cars but this was one hell of a ride.832Please respect copyright.PENANA4f4yAeM8TG
A smartly dressed 832Please respect copyright.PENANAzVk4ZyLaQy
looking chauffeur came out of the driver's seat and came to my side. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgbtQCoBrg3
With his white gloved hand, he opened the door to the passenger's seat.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPCikb9Dl1z
"You may go in, mademoiselle," said the driver in deep French accent, as he bowed.832Please respect copyright.PENANA8pr7mt284D
At first I was dumbfounded and I didn't know whether to run and head back to YG, or just go in and get this over with.832Please respect copyright.PENANAiHuaDKWb7E
A few heads turned my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAvScPQqXEzz
way and I could only imagine what people must think of a Bugatti and a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAishT2CSgWs
smartly dressed chauffeur waiting for me to go in. Strange, I suppose 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6ErItwnpE
and a little suspicious too.832Please respect copyright.PENANAPZPWPaMebe
I managed to awake from 832Please respect copyright.PENANAeFF3Mbj7jk
my slumber and got in the car before people fully start to look at me 832Please respect copyright.PENANAcSWwfqEM8W
and figure out who I was. As I got in, a nice car smell wafted in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAy5cM7G0gMQ
air and into my nostrils. The chauffeur closed the door and went to the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAh0bC51RX6r
driver's seat.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbCFwSK7DFT
"Samantha Glasson, nice to finally meet you at last," came a deep voice.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbeoZbE81z4
With my eyes, I looked 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5fo465HC2c
at the person sitting right beside me in the passenger's seat. For a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAoNZ1fAjwSA
moment, I was scared. But when I looked at the man fully, my face fell.832Please respect copyright.PENANAJvglsHPkTh
He looked to be in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAJMiF19rM3b
same age group as me but maybe two years older. I guessed in my head 832Please respect copyright.PENANA4HwViGLaaF
that he must be 24 or 25. He had gorgeous blue eyes like the colour of 832Please respect copyright.PENANATBk9jyM5pF
the sea and brown short curly hair. His dashing lips were lifted up into832Please respect copyright.PENANATt69tMvSW2
a smile and under that navy blue suit of his, I could tell he was one 832Please respect copyright.PENANA8FbkuVOUvy
who had one heck of a body.832Please respect copyright.PENANA1IxazFZPrB
I hadn't said a word and832Please respect copyright.PENANAayece9uuVD
the car started to drive down the road when the young man offered his 832Please respect copyright.PENANAF45YxfGP1Z
open hand. I stared at it and noticed a shiny gold Rolex on his left 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9Fj2iPJZT
wrist. Who was this guy?832Please respect copyright.PENANAEs2gEy8pgi
"Aren't we going to shake hands?" he asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAbBUk9uVDLH
I opened my mouth but 832Please respect copyright.PENANAHMLT1AgkKZ
then closed it again knowing that it was pointless to argue. I took his 832Please respect copyright.PENANAo5BdrS3GbI
hand and shook it, scared that I might receive a shocking zap from the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbtuKHCIjkm
contact.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWLino15NT5
"And you must be the guy I was talking to over the phone?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAELXNlvjCDI
"Yes, a pleasure to meet832Please respect copyright.PENANA1tpqKQLQRU
your acquaintance." He lightly pressed his lips on the back of my palm 832Please respect copyright.PENANAR6KDhijyG6
and I blushed as I slowly withdrew my hand.832Please respect copyright.PENANArldw8BkKYt
"I'm sorry we had to 832Please respect copyright.PENANATVI1VRX4ki
meet under such awkward circumstances," he said as he leaned back in the832Please respect copyright.PENANA8rEZNSo6nC
fancy leathered seats. "But I needed to talk to you, and fast."832Please respect copyright.PENANAeiTiZzwl8z
I looked at him and 832Please respect copyright.PENANARjNNyJV1bv
realised that all his was just too surreal. This wasn't what I was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAoOkCqE5f4p
expecting. I was expecting a man much older than me and rafia looking. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAD2tYhO0KuT
This guy right beside me looked like one of those handsome Greek gods we832Please respect copyright.PENANA7tlnfpFvvD
hear about in mythical tales.832Please respect copyright.PENANATXHi1i5lgf
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked with the corner of his lips raised up to a smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANAmaZVylV9c5
"I...uh." Yikes! I was 832Please respect copyright.PENANAg2YssqUQtO
caught looking at him. I blushed and turned to face the window beside 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYAL6MLr8oY
me. "Nothing. This wasn't what I was expecting."832Please respect copyright.PENANA1KvczMwJ2I
There was silence and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOBZIz0yjmB
didn't want to look at him. He was obviously looking at me and that made832Please respect copyright.PENANA1X498dPV1W
me play around with my fingers because I was nervous. Then I realised 832Please respect copyright.PENANAAayouypcHl
something.832Please respect copyright.PENANA9RJ3rUZEuE
"You never told me your name," I said as I looked at him. Dang it! I wasn't supposed to look at him.832Please respect copyright.PENANAC7HTmtV5Aq
"Oh, silly me. Where are my manners? I'm Derrick."832Please respect copyright.PENANADWikzZ6a3g
"That's a weird name, given that you're French."832Please respect copyright.PENANA4y2jw3TLQh
"I was born in the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOUgbLsVbGs
States and my parents preferred giving me this name even though they are832Please respect copyright.PENANAMaHUawx1rh
both French. I grew up in France almost my whole life and my parents 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOEeVnYa2pm
are people who like to travel a lot for business. Building their 832Please respect copyright.PENANAgiMJ4brHl0
business empire is what's so important to them."832Please respect copyright.PENANATBIXmxtauZ
"I can clearly see that," I said as I wondrously looked around in the car.832Please respect copyright.PENANAiqsygWKKHS
My expression might have amused him because he chuckled. I blushed as I pushed my glasses further up my nose and folded my arms.832Please respect copyright.PENANApTww01Jr7F
"This is going to be fun," he said to himself.832Please respect copyright.PENANAQCkxbdBGdQ
I changed the topic. "About the photo, why did you want to see me?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAcmnHiFe4fe
"Can we talk about this over lunch?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA3ArbouSMqv
"Lunch?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAk3b8D540la
"Yes, lunch."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHr8O7P5Bar
A moment ago, I wasn't in the mood for lunch. But now that he mentioned it, I was starving.832Please respect copyright.PENANAiIETk2jT9m
"Lunch sounds good. But not in the open. I don't want to grab any attention."832Please respect copyright.PENANAFhunwAsJQX
"Of course. I figured you would want that. Given that no one knows where you are anyway."832Please respect copyright.PENANA9SKUl8LOfI
I raised an eyebrow at 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOO0xb6jtvg
him. "You've been following me the whole time, haven't you? That's how 832Please respect copyright.PENANApNr05rgNmx
you have been able to find me on the street."832Please respect copyright.PENANASeC75EFpme
He gave me that dashing 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGvBNLCcWo0
smile of his. "Of course. I just had to. I knew sooner or later that we 832Please respect copyright.PENANAS6ixHbPZbi
would meet. I had to come prepared."832Please respect copyright.PENANABTijcad4Ww
"That's sounds creepy if you ask me," I said as looked out the window. "So, where are we going?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA8VTansxGQu
"My apartment. It's much safer there."832Please respect copyright.PENANA5Al70lsx53
"You own an apartment?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAtPmSY6pBzU
"Like I said, my parents travel around for world and South Korea, is one of their favourite spots."832Please respect copyright.PENANAgSV9ij8D1j
"So, it's their apartment then and not yours."832Please respect copyright.PENANAxzo2HAu1Ub
"They have their own apartment and I have mine."832Please respect copyright.PENANAGMVLBsOSCn
"Oh." I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.832Please respect copyright.PENANAfIwa7CmHrC
"Here we are now," said Derrick as he looked out of the car window on his side and followed suit.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2rAIXEgP6U
It was a huge apartment 832Please respect copyright.PENANAx7c9lfz4I8
building kind of like the ones famous people live in. The car took a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAnOZHtvhAdr
turn and went down the road to an underground parking lot.832Please respect copyright.PENANAt1SbxUUBlb
After the car parked, 832Please respect copyright.PENANA52wJv45Fih
the chauffeur quickly came out and opened the car door on Derrick's 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZquXwH6ofT
side. Derrick came out and I followed. Before I could step out of the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAOUF6yhT57G
car, Derrick held out his hand to help me out. I took his hand and I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAGKAtFm1Tti
came out of the car.832Please respect copyright.PENANA2gMxF4IEsl
Derrick lead the way, 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqKj7JITd25
still holding my hand, to the elevator and the chauffeur stayed behind 832Please respect copyright.PENANAxuskdFJ2hH
with the car as he watched us go. I couldn't help but feel that the 832Please respect copyright.PENANA8Hj3n5wNaR
chauffeur had been smiling at us from the time we got out of the car.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuW2ZGcDtlF
Derrick pressed the elevator button and when they drew open, we stepped in at the same time.832Please respect copyright.PENANAnbsxU4cn1i
When the door closed, I withdrew my hand from his. He pressed the button to his floor and I felt the elevator move.832Please respect copyright.PENANAWMk2pUMaCR
"So, about that photo, I need to know what's going on," I said as stared at the floor.832Please respect copyright.PENANAELivSSIYaE
"What do you want to know?" Derrick asked. I could feel his eyes on me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAjkLodZyYTp
"Everything," I said as I looked at him. "But one thing I don't get is why you're involving me in all this."832Please respect copyright.PENANA2ovi27n68s
"But don't you want to know what's going on?"832Please respect copyright.PENANANhr7cXq3EU
"Well, ya, I do! You're 832Please respect copyright.PENANAFSKs2uf9Kq
the one who sent me the photo so I'm curious. Do you know what? It was 832Please respect copyright.PENANATI1BTQQoi5
best you didn't send it to me in the first place."832Please respect copyright.PENANAvg4qA1lsLP
"Why?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAB2g7LXOmg0
"Maybe then I wouldn't be here."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHcFOrev6sO
The elevator doors flew 832Please respect copyright.PENANAQf1hYwgZUc
open and in front of me was a lavishly looking hall. The white painted 832Please respect copyright.PENANA8UYyVpT9w2
hall and the bright lighting above made the hall look angelic that if 832Please respect copyright.PENANACEAyUQrFow
you were to see it for yourself, you would think you had just stepped 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEztNG4Zs85
into heaven.832Please respect copyright.PENANAaAerQccZjR
I stepped out of the 832Please respect copyright.PENANALXHZOR8l3V
elevator and beautiful paintings lined up the walls. I noticed that the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAMxokqObeWU
doors leading to other people's apartments were white doors with fancy 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwrFsKtZD84
looking gold plated handles. The floor of the hall was covered with a 832Please respect copyright.PENANARPpQIwQYYV
soft red carpet.832Please respect copyright.PENANAFFUSLBguzJ
"This place looks nice," I said as I walked down the hall.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEEiO8MNoIq
"I know," said Derrick as he came up behind me. "My apartment is the door at the end of the hall."832Please respect copyright.PENANAOvdnwgpy8m
I looked down the hall 832Please respect copyright.PENANAxSYN2m4zeY
and there stood two huge white doors. I walked up to it and just as I 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPyziL0DJJy
was about to turn and look at Derrick, the right door flew open and in 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbvGUKJgQt9
front of me stood a smartly dressed butler. It's like he knew I was 832Please respect copyright.PENANA2p7GKEUHYT
coming.832Please respect copyright.PENANAKiU6LLyCrm
"Welcome, mademoiselle," said the butler as he stepped aside and and with his hand, he gestured to come in.832Please respect copyright.PENANAQtFDKSKIX8
For a moment, I hesitated. Until I felt Derrick behind me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAuXsvdLeh6E
"Ladies first," said Derrick.832Please respect copyright.PENANAVv0Lcxy34j
I gulped and took a step into his apartment.832Please respect copyright.PENANAR6Qk5majok
"This place is very 832Please respect copyright.PENANAflMirHaBwr
nice," I said when I looked around the foyer and I when turned round the832Please respect copyright.PENANAieKCGe8TJD
corner, there was lavishly looking sitting room with creamed coloured 832Please respect copyright.PENANAvOYCrDM94r
sofas with a glass coffee table and I huge smart screen TV pinned on the832Please respect copyright.PENANABlzsc09FhX
wall.832Please respect copyright.PENANAN4L76Bcimz
I looked to the other 832Please respect copyright.PENANAH06upbDLJm
side and there was a fancy looking table with a beautuful chandelier 832Please respect copyright.PENANAqanxzaU4Bt
above it. Beautiful artistic pictures filled the place and there were 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUQvaIFQVTx
beautiful flower vases with orchids.832Please respect copyright.PENANAAOrIcLUN1B
"I see you like 832Please respect copyright.PENANAODUGWnNPMV
orchids," I said as I went over to the flower vase close to the sitting 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwwbWuJfNu0
area and looked at the orchids. They were fresh and lovely.832Please respect copyright.PENANAokkbo3OJiy
"I know you like roses," said Derrick as he stared at me.832Please respect copyright.PENANA104ECLFQ2J
"Almost everything that celebrities like and don't like are always found on the internet." I rolled my eyes at him.832Please respect copyright.PENANAp5162QbvFl
"True, but I can tell what a woman likes and doesn't."832Please respect copyright.PENANAcgMxe4EwOF
I gave him a smile that showed how impressed I was.832Please respect copyright.PENANApWwkdXL5w9
"Lunch is ready, sir," said the butler. "Should I serve the food?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAGrjFuWrH1l
"Yes, please," sad Derrick.832Please respect copyright.PENANAv37gGDRJIJ
The butler bowed and 832Please respect copyright.PENANAn0vVpJJD5s
left for the kitchen. I continued to look around and I went over by the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAvBwmTgOWOm
windows to look down at the city below. We were so high above the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAIoj7nji3LF
ground.832Please respect copyright.PENANAtbvbDShXq5
"Is it just me or are we on the last floor of this building?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANABCJ1EgbZxu
"We are," said Derrick who came to join me by the window. "This place is lovely, isn't it?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA28gL5edGGo
"Ya, it surly is." I knew he meant Seoul.832Please respect copyright.PENANAcoXG2ltasO
"Food is ready, Master Derrick," came the butler behind us.832Please respect copyright.PENANABbgNsd4Iwq
"Shall we?" Derrick gestured his hand towards the dining table and I walked up to it with him following behind me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAzpafEekyhF
As we got to the dining 832Please respect copyright.PENANA966F30zzhI
table, Derrick pushed back a chair for me and I took my seat, removing 832Please respect copyright.PENANA1BK3cPiFya
my glasses and cap putting the glasses in my purse. I said thank you and832Please respect copyright.PENANAYhHVQI5RKw
he sat at the head of the table right next to mine.832Please respect copyright.PENANAEnyVODe1qQ
The butler had served 832Please respect copyright.PENANAuYQz404PbM
our plates on the table and just by looking at the cutlery and napkins 832Please respect copyright.PENANA4mQSCW1SF1
laid and folded neatly I couldn't help but feel I was in some kind of 832Please respect copyright.PENANANq4K8C5sF2
fancy fairytale. The table was set to perfection and the wine glasses 832Please respect copyright.PENANAPjlJ9ctgum
next to the plates were spotless.832Please respect copyright.PENANAp6bUMCcXCC
Dishes of food were 832Please respect copyright.PENANANEXETgkPjv
lined in the middle of the table and my mouth couldn't help but water. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAahATiMzfNW
If I wasn't in such an elegant apartment, I would have just dug in and 832Please respect copyright.PENANAcMGzBbrRlA
started to eat. I was really hungry. But for now, I had to act like a 832Please respect copyright.PENANATAROmvyjD4
lady.832Please respect copyright.PENANArzWpagpWl5
The butler helped to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAMzqBi4CmOJ
serve the food and I didn't hesitate eating right there and then. I made832Please respect copyright.PENANAmQFEjDPHh0
sure not to eat too much and take my time.832Please respect copyright.PENANAsY5eWk3g7T
"This was really good," I said, after I was done with my food.832Please respect copyright.PENANACKP91OjE3R
"France's finest traditional dishes," said Derrick with a smile.832Please respect copyright.PENANAS43eNOeD2J
"Now, about the issue at832Please respect copyright.PENANAGayCHElhBz
hand," I said, wiping the corner of my mouth with a napkin as the 832Please respect copyright.PENANAZf64TYVM3Y
butler came to take away my plate and also Derrick's.832Please respect copyright.PENANAAzH2ckZ4NL
"Let's talk then," said Derrick.832Please respect copyright.PENANApkXUa2q4N8
"First of all, I need to know why you sent it to me."832Please respect copyright.PENANAhA6pZ6f6Ui
"Because as much as you don't want to get involved, it concerns you more than you can ever imagine."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHkbBuRWe8E
I shook my head as I got my purse and removed my phone. I went to the gallery and checked out the photo.832Please respect copyright.PENANAsCiMd2Acfp
"How does this have to do with me?" I asked as I showed him the photo.832Please respect copyright.PENANAARbShtZkTg
The photo showed Zoey in832Please respect copyright.PENANAbSKj3ias5Q
a some place that looked like a garden or a park and in front of her 832Please respect copyright.PENANAUtWVGo8a40
stood a man I couldn't recognise. His face was hidden because his back 832Please respect copyright.PENANA8EDJBY3wOi
faced the camera and whoever had taken the photo, took it behind some 832Please respect copyright.PENANAyg56w5GFOy
bushes so it was hard to make out who he was. But there was something 832Please respect copyright.PENANANUXRBe3eOx
completely odd about what I saw in the photo.832Please respect copyright.PENANAKnSvjx1Wqf
"I know this isn't 832Please respect copyright.PENANAsYArly32hq
really supposed to concern me," I said as Derrick looked at the photo 832Please respect copyright.PENANAdc3gCBnbbk
and then back at me. "Who was Zoey with?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAIAABMaV0dY
"That's my brother," Derrick answered.832Please respect copyright.PENANAVkuapZDicz
Now that was a surprise. Derrick had a brother?832Please respect copyright.PENANAQPq85f2kT5
"Wait? Brother?" I raised an eyebrow.832Please respect copyright.PENANAdq9dpIvtnB
"Sadly, yes," said Derrick clearing his throat.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkNq2e7W0UO
I looked at the photo 832Please respect copyright.PENANAK1deiDXuVf
again. "So, you're saying that, this happened the time Zoey went to 832Please respect copyright.PENANAcOnooljeym
Paris with G-Dragon and the others? And this person in the photo is your832Please respect copyright.PENANAwl8drNbJLB
brother?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA0uYTEJobTL
I still couldn't believe it when Derrick nodded his head at me.832Please respect copyright.PENANAapSvUoLw28
"You never told me you had a brother," I said, looking at Derrick.832Please respect copyright.PENANAkS2WIZNmTd
"We don't really get along," said Derrick.832Please respect copyright.PENANA3jc8u3LVBX
"That figures," I said as I rolled my eyes. "Why?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAUAHa9rPhQa
"We have been different from each other since we were kids. You can't even tell that he and I are brothers."832Please respect copyright.PENANAHw0zqprnom
"So, what's do you think he wants with Zoey?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA32dLbO2z07
"I have no idea but I know it's something serious."832Please respect copyright.PENANAFNIGue9O2h
"So, you're just assuming all this or what?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAstVDI7dNrw
"I know my brother very 832Please respect copyright.PENANALCavP1sFSU
well. I know something is going on between the two of them. I had my 832Please respect copyright.PENANAEpSSagmVMc
suspicions during the Chanel fashion show."832Please respect copyright.PENANAX1IPJl2fE0
I then remembered the 832Please respect copyright.PENANA3BUqxCwulx
time Zoey came back to Korea the following day after the fashion show. 832Please respect copyright.PENANAwxlMBgOF0z
She was acting all weird and the way she had hugged me surprised me a 832Please respect copyright.PENANAoZc8rPfLhf
little. And so did the others. Were these guys really in trouble?832Please respect copyright.PENANAEbU74VIYoq
"Are my brothers and Christine involved in this too?"832Please respect copyright.PENANA1umIuzJY6T
"I can't be too sure. You have to ask them."832Please respect copyright.PENANA24XKR7Sa8W
"But that's strange. If 832Please respect copyright.PENANAw5x71HlOD1
it's something so serious as you put it, they would have told me. I 832Please respect copyright.PENANA5wN8quSfF0
don't see the reason why they would hide."832Please respect copyright.PENANAOlElezDw4M
"If it's anything concerning my brother, I suggest you find out what's going on and fast. I don't like it."832Please respect copyright.PENANA5G0FWOGhXM
"But what if all this isn't that serious? In fact, what makes you think your brother is that dangerous enough to hurt us?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAYaA21vLfuA
Derrick leaned back on his chair as he looked at me and I waited for him to answer.832Please respect copyright.PENANArdGQ8Q46pk
"My brother isn't one person to mess around with. He is one person who threatens when things don't go his way."832Please respect copyright.PENANACmm1GPtoVw
"You think he is threatening Zoey?"832Please respect copyright.PENANABnygbLbZ94
"He did visit Zoey in that café, didn't he?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAM2VZnYvXiY
"Wait! That was him?"832Please respect copyright.PENANArvzJDGnpk3
"Yes. I was there."832Please respect copyright.PENANAdh48fRx1u1
"You were there too?"832Please respect copyright.PENANANHxdt06b1N
"Yes. That's when I thought you should help me out with this."832Please respect copyright.PENANAQXXKVfUXXx
"But what if I can't?" I folded my arms832Please respect copyright.PENANAIuobXrn8fv
"Zoey is your best friend, isn't she?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAJAFV4J29yh
"She is."832Please respect copyright.PENANAxCWBMdCVtn
"And wouldn't you like to help her out?"832Please respect copyright.PENANANs5OpT5teI
I was frustrated with the questions. "I would. But if she didn't tell me, then maybe it's not that serious."832Please respect copyright.PENANAiCFGabFv4G
"And do you really think she would?"832Please respect copyright.PENANAPsuBuOnkyb
I thought about his 832Please respect copyright.PENANAjc8INBMgBZ
question for a moment. He was right. Some people wouldn't tell the truth832Please respect copyright.PENANAt8LQfQlx7Y
just to prevent the ones they love from getting hurt. Maybe that's what832Please respect copyright.PENANAuERhw8Jeko
Zoey did and I was too silly not to have realised it sooner.832Please respect copyright.PENANAqX4l07VI0j
"You're right," I said as I looked at my hands on my lap. She wasn't the only one who kept secrets.832Please respect copyright.PENANAP26DdoMn4I
"Have you tried talking to your brother about this?" I asked.832Please respect copyright.PENANAxKek1STJ4X
"No. He doesn't know that I'm onto him. And knowing how he is, he isn't going to tell me anything."832Please respect copyright.PENANAYWefKQY2gQ
I tapped my fingers on the table and I took the glass of water that was next to me and I drank.832Please respect copyright.PENANAS1UWnwq2XB
I had to think of something fast and I was running out of time. I had to get back to the studio within thirty minutes.832Please respect copyright.PENANARdt67a34G8
"Before I go, tell me 832Please respect copyright.PENANAbPjfEt7L5w
all you know about what happened in Paris," I said as I looked at 832Please respect copyright.PENANAYDdiufkut5
Derrick, giving him the eye. "And don't leave anything out."