Stuck In A K-Pop World: Hitting With A Big Bang (A Black Kitty Series, Book 1) - Chapter 23: Swapped

Zoey's P.O.V947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgT63z9yPr

Waking up this Monday 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh68eS5q1Jh
morning was hectic. I didn't want to get out of bed, but in one way or 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqlBhWoSCr
another, I would have to. I lay awake, thinking. I didn't want to face 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkUn2ojE5a
off the challenges for today knowing that one of them was dealing with 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE6mQKQA5o
Jehan. Since I still have the teddy bear, I wasn't as free as I expected947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZEt4l8lhi
myself to be.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCs6QB5beP

I couldn't stop 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVYEuTbPOP
wondering what Seungri and TOP were doing at the mall yesterday. As much947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWV9unBP8r
as I wanted to believe that it was a coincidence, I couldn't help but 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASrsEV4x4g
feel that something was wrong.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpodgH2Mvo

Could they have known 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqohcQR7epk
about Jehan? And if they did, then how? I shook my head. Maybe all that 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCRXPHInEA
was nothing but a coincidence and I was just being paranoid. If they 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnB2a5iXwaG
really had found out about Jehan, they would have been asking questions 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAoMVxXQO9
about him and what he does while we were shopping. But they didn't. We 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgMd7sZypJ
just had our usual conversation.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZ7sCeHnQ9

I brushed off all those 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfr8IT2ETi
thoughts aside when the alarm on my phone rang telling me to get up. The947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jkynX6dlf
last time I had ever put up an alarm was the morning of my last day of 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDSSFjEB2k
high school. Eversince I became a musician, I never put up an alarm when947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0n0LRA6Dx
I knew I had someone around to wake me up. Like Sam.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfvW02mvYA

But now that she wasn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBj72Z3DGl
here, I had to wake up on my own. Most of the time, I would do so 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iKcBJeUsj
without her help. But when I overslept, she was always there to wake me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFonacrHGOM
Anyway, right now, I was just too troubled in my sleep that I must have947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQgJBQF5S4
woken up early before the alarm rang.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXQTM0et38

I sat up on my bed and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6on9yIAxw0
switched off the alarm. I checked the empty bed beside mine and I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBnXfCEKR2
couldn't help but realise how much I miss Sam. I don't know why I was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fpS5h5pvL
feeling this way, but I hated the fact that I was missing her so bad. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2CIbT7cbO
Not after what happened yesterday at the mall and all over social media.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwhBEd5xhd

After seeing her with 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWF68rCzhA
G-Dragon yesterday broke my heart further into tiny pieces. As much as I947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfpdxz4Pqy
knew she was only there just to try and resolve things with G-Dragon, I947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKLWloYpxb
was filled with fury seeing the two of them together. And to make 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gfGD8MEW8
matters worse, after I had left the mall, I went online and there were 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSUvq5OMgR
pictures of the two everywhere. They were a trending topic for the whole947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe53O0CC8Pm
day. That left me devastated.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyCks6lG1l

I couldn't stop looking 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4Q9lFBjCE
at pictures online even when I came back to the hotel. I read so many 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhfHtrIcJH
comments. As much as there were so many haters around (like myself), so 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXDuTnjntB
many people couldn't stop talking about how adorable the two looked 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJOHJJRRqi
together. I couldn't help but admit to myself that they were right. They947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIY9rWxaN5k
really did make a cute couple. And that left me envious. I wished it 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdItkLpQ5a
was G-Dragon and I. Not G-Dragon and Sam.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxtQl15jP5

That sent me boiling to a947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelskrVIjp3
point where I almost threw my phone away. When Christine came to see me947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMKReAya6P
in my room and found me in an angry fit, I told her how painful I felt 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSr9xpFvesC
seeing G-Dragon and Sam together.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqrA1GaTDA

Christine had told me to947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVp2YACGm9
cool down and that I shouldn't be jealous. She told me that Sam was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gw5DCPB4R
only with G-Dragon because she was only trying to resolve things. I told947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDYfxC0thj
her that I already knew that. Christine quickly left me to myself when 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnSxO3MnaI
she realised that she couldn't calm me down. So I was alone for the rest947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49BrAG9X5I
of the day, not speaking to anyone. I didn't even join the others for 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYLO4Xlbpk
supper. I had ordered for my supper to be taken up to my room.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3gPwCQGxt

And now, I had to face 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ3FcAm6KK
another challenge of seeing everyone today, most especially Sam, since 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0YcjPFuPV
we have to finish up on the dance routine and start working on the music947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgVSsyydAU
video as soon as possible. I have to put up with all this today when I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5sJsC4Mkz
was still so upset.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVT85KWXxQW

I quickly got out of bed and went in the showers, hoping the cool water would cool down all the boiling anger in me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSBIyV6cLk

After I was done, I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBXgctUqOw
quickly dressed up. And carrying my purse with me, I went to meet the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI2y9gNorn
others at the dining table for breakfast.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NdRmpx0z3

I found them already 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a6jDpUGmi
settled. When I came to sit, everyone mouthed out a "good morning" to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iJcHNj3wc
me, except Sam. And I replied back with a smile on my face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8jFOMhZik

I felt a little awkward 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWPIjGr8q5
when I looked at Sam who sat across the table next to Collins and hadn't947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGDJmnCCy3
said a word. She was busy with her breakfast, her usual bacon, eggs and947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4r6NdLsxh
toast with juice. I realised she hadn't even looked up at me once and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iBl9TfTdi
that also felt weird.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPDyLJ6U45

I know that she and I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLyBOG3kFT
aren't talking to each other at the moment, but I expected her to say a 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9Pct03SXY
"good morning" or even look at me to acknowledge that I was around. She 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VyKziVvZP
was one person even if we ever had an argument, she would at least try 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr73TfYFi9W
to say something to me. The fact that she didn't greet me, made me feel 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtlCdWAtaJ
like something was wrong.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aNKM5RnIp

I poured myself a cup of947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxeQ7lPGSF
coffee, trying to ignore what I was feeling at the moment. I got some 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV07tWkCvSU
slices of toast and ate my breakfast.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYExbz5D5X

"Hey, Sam," said Mike, who sat right next to her. "Have you seen what people have been saying about you and G-Dragon?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB80jX0Dovw

My heart almost skipped a947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nobrbEIsP
beat and I almost choked on my coffee. What was Mike getting at? I know947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoLADPsYFa
he does things just to annoy me sometimes, but this time, he's gone way947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sXK70ayj7
too far. I was over here! Hello!947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fVf9d5EPU

"You don't have to remind me," Sam said as she looked at her brother. "I've decided not to go online today."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoylSHP54p

"For one who doesn't like attention, you might just disappear off the face of the earth," said Collins.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsdECTOFiW

"I can do that," said Sam, staring up at the ceiling obviously building castles in the air.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdsDWNKTz4

"I have no doubt about it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLUcuOIPdi

"But I don't see why you947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwyrxSpLlq
have to," said Daniel. "Just because people make stories about you and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt825fxG7A
G-Dragon dating, doesn't mean that you are."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasMAFqrOMA

"One thing about fans is947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsTZ9XNwfy
that they can make a story so believable, even those who don't know 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkxrHTAlOS
what's going on, might end up believing it," said Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh6LQN9nJa

"I know," said Lee. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBj1rN8VGt
"Right now, some k-pop news sites are already taking this to the next 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1EMm0FcF6
level. But they all say they couldn't be too sure about it until they 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6sctf3q0g
get an official statement from you and G-Dragon."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bvBmNqQtQ

"Wow, that's serious," said Sam.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPQfqrxWY5

"But right now, we have no time for interviews," said Collins. "We have a music video to work on."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2RHVUaGzN

"I can work with that," said Sam, with a smile on her face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraFREXQYtQ

"Alright, guys, finish your breakfast. You know the drill."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOXJQo5jdH

"Aye, aye," said Daniel.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzzI8gH0cr

"Well, you're quiet today, Zoey," said Christine as she looked at me. She sat directly across from me on the table.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHRrn7gQkS

"Do you have a problem with that?" I asked, eyeing Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDWPtYz3A6

"You're just too quiet, that's all."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGHTOpxYDv

"You should be quiet more often," said Collins as he got up from the table. "It kind of suits you."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAfQu2jsoE

I frowned at Collins. "Thanks. I'll try doing so more often. That's if I really want to."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBORzD1vwm2

"Now that's the Zoey I know," said Mike, raising his eyebrow at me and smiling.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlodGUqdAM

I stuck my tongue out at947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxusrR1Y3r
him but he continued to smile mockingly nonetheless. I noticed that the947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyXT6HoT3o
others were laughing and smiling at the whole thing, except Sam. She 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkilV7xf4Y
still wasn't looking in my direction.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboAfROf8QV

Soon after breakfast, we947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGAI74pfJa
left for YG. In the SUV, Sam sat at the back with her brothers. We were947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJYmjvmaJ8
all chatting happily in the car but she was quiet the whole way. She 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4oFj6NCkO
was like that nowadays, always lost in thought. I wondered what she 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJBRNLfHkJ
could be thinking about. Sam was one person who never really shared what947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BFKmDAyIF
she thought. When you asked her about it, she would usually say 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaldcRsNJ7s
"nothing" and say no more. But if she really wanted to share with you, 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbdXvNic5N
she would.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kFvGPHKGp

We arrived at YG and we 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX07hLS8wo
found ourselves back at the dance studio we were practising in on 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7y5DOXn5i
Saturday. We found our dance instructor and all the BigBang members with947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXtJk1Y54B
the rest of the backup dancers, waiting for us.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuwpPw3qzQ

When everyone was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAneYLHT2pD
exchanging greetings with each other, G-Dragon didn't respond to me when947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXOGyYYFEo
I said "hi" to him. Given with what happened yesterday, I bet he was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkezWuIfl5K
still mad at me for how I behaved towards Sam. He didn't even want to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEY2FoSlUru
hang out with us soon after Sam had left.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyDjPkVlK0

He not responding to me 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYSZhF60A9
felt awkward and I longed for him to at least give me some attention. He947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnBhrSRJY1
didn't say "hi" to Sam either but just nodded his head when she greeted947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxX9oqIGBa
him. At least that was acknowledging someone even if they weren't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThVQg5fcGx
talking to each other. And he was staring at her the whole time even 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLmdMCCVXL
when she wasn't looking. I thought of throwing a shoe at him, but I just947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR2jB7yP7O
looked away instead.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBMvlm6siV

We went straight to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpljEvDTFFR
practising for almost a good five hours. And those proved to be the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RHjm1OrW7
hardest five hours of my life. Since the dance routine starts with 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8KETwmERy
G-Dragon and I, it was really hard having him so close. I realised that I947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCBfUP2Q6G
still had feelings for him. At some point during practise, I almost 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssB3oNy0NQ
hugged him, but I brought myself not to. And that wasn't the worst part.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHGLswhX3k

During pratice, I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQNJ3Zl0rB
noticed that G-Dragon still couldn't take his eyes off Sam. This was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb85zUyrGG
getting to the point where I wanted to scream at him to snap out of it. I947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR91nNSzKI2
wondered what he saw in Sam and that sent me thinking.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gikYPeeHF

G-Dragon wasn't the only947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKTPKzu7gp
one who liked Sam. Come to think of it, Daesung also liked her. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RFI3xqsNt
Probably even Seungri and TOP, given that Seungri had a beautiful crown 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTglBfWED2I
made just for her and TOP flirts with her whenever he gets the chance 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqz6Wuuyie
to. Taeyang already had Hyo-rin and always takes Sam like a sister. What947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCQTjz5hXt
did Sam have that even most of the BigBang members like her so much?947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0VqkTPEC0

As her best friend, I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmQQb46U3l
should be aware of her qualities. She was nice and friendly to whoever 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uBc6pNW6a
approached her. She is very pretty and had a great body, though she was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhNfYr6UKN
never ever fully aware of her physical beauty. She always thought she 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDU4INXK8Pk
was like any other ordinary girl but she was more than that.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6LlgGD2mE

She is also smart, 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ473ot2DgZC
caring and always understanding. She is a great leader and one who 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPqgqJCSfD
always had our backs whenever we needed it. I don't know how many times 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnWJ8tWuiH
she had always tried to get The Toxins out of trouble. I agree that even947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNI33vkaUK3
if it looked like we don't appreciate what she does, we really do.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dADSgwEeY

Sam has a lot of good 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGS8K4uoI62
qualities. Maybe that's why she is liked and loved by everyone. Even her947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwujF1iTyc
fans. She is honest, when she wanted to. She is also a pretty good 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLocTuoKgJv
liar, only when it was necessary to do so. And she is one who wouldn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQauSlL1He
want to hurt anyone around her.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz42n89dX1

Realising this made me 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWt6JsSiBB
feel a little guilty as I looked at Sam who was dancing in front of me 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lFMkrakPQ
with Taeyang beside her. I looked at her face and she had this smile 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2Sm7Go0z1
that reflected her innocence. I realised that I had been giving Sam a 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38pmSfruPL
real hard time after I found out G-Dragon likes her and not me. She is 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5Z8aLxpvn
my best friend and would do nothing to hurt me. I know she was only 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eodIWIemf
looking out for me like she always does, but I am just too ignorant to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeJKeWhrn9
realise it till now.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczNirRRu4K

"Wait, hold on a minute guys," said the choreographer. We all stopped dancing as instructed.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL5kHSn5TT

"Zoey, you aren't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0RPAiQngY
concentrating," said the choreographer as he looked at me. "This is the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT1Yd3SUm9
second time you have made the same mistake."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSRgFc95Tx

"Oh, sorry," I said, scratching the back of my head feeling embarrassed. "I'll try to be more cautious next time."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW2qmcejv3

"Okay. Let's continue from where we left off."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3iLfsBB62

It was lunch the time we947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyBwNkej6a
broke off for a break. The choreographer left and the others were 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqh0Y5h8Vh
talking to some of the backup dancers. I noticed Sam at the corner of 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvsnh6BDuK
the room with Christine and some of the backup dancers talking. It 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvU5HpXzFi
looked like they were having one hell of a funny conversation because 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YBwSIZl2X
they were all laughing.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQdApgvH0Y

"Hey, why are you here all alone?" came TOP as he came to stand right next to me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiWpvH8l0G

"Nothing," I replied, looking down at my sneakers. "I just want to be alone today."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSl7IAWQBo

"Still not talking to Sam?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYx6jwJPQY

"Nope."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY91TYKd2jR

TOP's lips rose to a smile. "You really are stubborn."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqYcy1peMH

"Too bad it's in my DNA." I smirked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsVTJZaXb8

"And how long do you think you're going to put up with it?" TOP folded his arms as he looked at me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokNbpfLFRZ

"Maybe till we go home." I shrugged my shoulders.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqoFNIYunb

"I doubt it. Judging by the way you performed today, you looked really preoccupied that you made several mistakes."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkTUFDj5kd

"Being preoccupied is Sam's thing."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLZsPWRFUb

"I know. But you aren't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVUbe7Vnrz
yourself, that's for sure. The Zoey I know wouldn't be here all alone. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLTzarJeY2
You would be chit chatting like you always do."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2a02aMWEX

"What if I just want to be alone for today?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEoEUvpNIY

"It's okay. Everyone has those kinds of days. But you make it look like being alone sometimes is a bad thing."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBC0hJOEue

I frowned. "Why?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOabrqwoTca

"Because you look miserable."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRh3k6cvWhr

I didn't expect that coming from TOP. My mouth was agape as I looked at him.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dB4mSFLob

"Miserable!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilsNC34PdP

"Ya." TOP nodded his head. "It clearly shows."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCGaDc5vGp

I thought for a moment 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVxK3JgsSE
and went back to looking at Sam and Christine with the backup dancers. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzGAIGbJ6V
Mike, Daesung, Seungri and Daniel had also formed their own little 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkup4Lvm5eS
circle and were laughing and chatting too. Taeyang and G-Dragon were 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw5j6i3DNn
with some of the backup dancers, having a normal chat.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYCBHnlQFj

Seeing all this in front947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgvGhrsskr
of me made me realise that TOP is right. I am definitely miserable. By 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6fIZS7cj7
now, I would be with the others, chatting. But here I was, all alone. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkKrBJ2mM0
Until TOP came to talk to me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeVGM73tLr

"I guess you're right," I said. "I am miserable."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJ0s51mfqM

"Don't worry about it. Aren't you going to resolve things with Sam?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrWVl3jUhd

"I don't know," I said 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyBQ5bgU8e
as I looked at Sam who was laughing out loud. "I'm still mad at her, but947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMT75JYg4em
something in me says that I can't stay like this for long."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdJvd0Oden

I told TOP what happened in the morning and how it felt weird that Sam didn't say a word to me nor even looked at me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBGnt7k9gw

"I felt so bad about it," I said, shaking my head.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGO4kroHBJ

"Then why don't you talk to her?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuYQTBspNe

"Pfft!" I rolled my eyes. "Why should I? Sam always does all the talking."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHhhGqo2aE

"Really? You think Sam would do that this time around? Besides, she wasn't really at fault with all this."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRqRxzcUMI

"I know."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRTG6ngkq4

"So? Are you going to try and talk to her yourself?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U4G7Aglu0

"I'll think about it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sALiphjbH

"Hey, guys," came Seungri, suddenly calling out to everyone in the room. "Who wants pizza?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDQHTDenCjo

Everyone muttered out "me!" really loud. Seungri smiled and said he would bring the pizza.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo8WSlC5Oo

"Mind if you guys can help me?" Seungri asked as he came up to TOP and I.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZ33NR8brE

"Sure," I said. I really needed to get out of here for a while and breathe.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATaUkom4rK

The three of us went out947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGugA2SQO40
of the room and headed to the elevator to take us downstairs. Seungri 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLa3380dhx
already had his phone out calling the pizza parlour to take the order.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx7o4M0Mw9

As soon as we reached the ground floor, we stuck around in the lobby waiting for the pizza.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtblijCq343

"I'm so hungry," said Seungri, staring at his watch.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuTROZ1uaw

"Chill, you just ordered947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8O4PW7WsVc
pizza like right now," said TOP who was sitting right next to me on one947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GvCGrCMNu
of the chairs in the waiting area of the lobby.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEP4z6M8ch

"But I'm so hungry."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9UKf6y08c

"Trust me, you aren't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLvp0clEEu
the only one," I said as I looked at Seungri who was still standing. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrC2B9XzC5
"Sit down or else you're going to drain the last remaining blood you 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewupxHP0kQ
have."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbRDHab3Ek

"Well, that's mean," said Seungri as he sat next to me. "What's up with you?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF1QUsJi3Y

"Nothing," I said as I folded my arms.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbY61r5Djt

"She's cranky, don't mind her," said TOP.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6K4rTYi42

"I'm not cranky. Just having an awful day."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdcXpxor40

"Ya, we can see that," said Seungri with a smirk on his face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RkgSm8xMZ

I didn't say anything as947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkmkMTfmZy
I shook my head. All of the sudden, I felt my phone vibrate against my 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSN9Mb8aKcM
thigh in the pocket of my sweat pants. I took out my phone. Jehan was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHe6IqkgyA2
calling.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaWxorYS01

"Isn't it that French guy we met yesterday at the mall?" TOP asked, looking at my phone screen.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwym4syFzeC

"Can you please not look!" I said as I turned the phone screen away from TOP's eyes.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDVonk7uax

"Okay, well you better answer that call."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpThlR4FOmx

I stood from the chair and answered Jehan's call when I was a few feet away from the two.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuZFMhkMH0

"Hello," I answered.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnYGzUqkgj

"Hey, Zoey," said Jehan. "Are you busy today?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJXSeyt8Ol

"Ya, I'm very busy," I answered. "Why?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69zevxMLxf

"We have to meet today, ASAP."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ26PAbXgnF

"But I can't. I have a lot to do today and I don't think I'll manage to meet with you."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoE8wp371ML

"I don't care. I need that teddy bear today. Not tomorrow, but today."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9vWlrjM8n

I knew Jehan was going 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstwNFuR2LP
to call and demand for the teddy bear. Luckily, I carried my purse with 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9cTJ0TAGO
the teddy bear in it. I hadn't removed it from my purse since yesterday 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBUyFBnKRI
and I checked to see if it was still in there this morning. The purse 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LxYD0q0Wq
was upstairs in the dance studio.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgb1bIZ4Pm

"Okay, what time do you want to get the teddy bear?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vDti3F2gw

"I'm coming to YG to get it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxXo7l1i9j

"What!" I was horrified and equally surprised. "No way. You can't come here."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrwLm29V1D

"Fine. If you have a better idea, then call me or text in the next thirty minutes. I have to get that teddy today."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQCplVci9c

"You don't have to remind me," I snarled.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi83HE8yGV

He cut the call and I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CxF79GXTN
looked at my phone like I was ready to throw it out of the lobby through947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAgPAUM4lW
the open entrance doors. This was bad. Real bad. He wanted to come here947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuYE5AX1CW
to get the teddy. That was going to be dangerous. If anyone were to see947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGk6KjpzKeh
him they would start to ask questions.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZ7oJ9lCn3

"Zoey," came Seungri's voice behind me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8Hro89RZI

I turned around and there stood Seungri and TOP staring at me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7K4h1GmGE

"What?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALboGskl7x

"Was that Jehan you were talking to?" TOP asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhtoQMYKVK

"Um, ya. Is there a problem?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdVt6weh7m

"You two didn't seem to be having a normal conversation," said Seungri. "It sounded like you were arguing or something."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqLy2p1bDm

"Arguing? Pfft. No," I gave out a small laugh trying to hide my fear. "It was just some silly misunderstanding."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FKOipihrs

"Come on, Zoey," said TOP. "That was no ordinary misunderstanding and I know an argument when I see one."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX6WyiCD0kN

"Guys, it's nothing. You're worrying for no reason."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgIQXqqzNY

"Oh, ya? Then why were you talking about that teddy bear then? It's that small cute teddy he had sent you, right?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwisFEQKIQM

Dang it! I was cornered 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSEEU73S1d
now. They had heard about the teddy. I couldn't come up with a lie. If 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXVDDoO0U1
anything, I'm a terrible liar. Looks like the truth will always come to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82NUrX6pA6
light no matter how much you try to hide it.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdK76MVE8V

"Tell us, Zoey," said Seungri softly. "It can show on your face that something is wrong."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmSLA3uvXw

I sighed as I looked down on the floor. "Fine. But don't tell anyone."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvJOp3XO60

"Okay. Now tell us what's going on," said TOP.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHSe7z3rUx

We went back to settle down on the chairs. We were at a reasonable distance away from the receptionist so I could talk quietly.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gmkQAYV2F

I told them everything 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRvP3Kp1VQ
from what happened in Paris till now. They listened carefully and hadn't947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDInBLMWuv
said a word until I finished the whole story.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhyfDpuTSU

"Have you told anyone about all this?" Seungri asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFkicgOswj

"Just you two," I answered.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxoppPN14g

"Wow, this is serious," said TOP, trying to take it all in. "He's a diamond smuggler?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0P8zVVJ0g

"Surprising, right?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrMot4oLkj

"He seemed so nice when we met him," said Seungri.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPWW5aSUgt

"We should involve the police," said TOP.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsXoCRqI7q

"No! We can't!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFgvRnQzE7

"Why?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzzE56lYh4

"You know word goes out 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWpmHPAHsf
fast. The next thing we know, it's going to be all over social media and947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNoo0qb9ja
might give The Toxins a bad name. I would rather do this quietly."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuVbHq5Rzg

"And how are you so sure he isn't going to use you again?" Seungri asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7IR2C0uzu

"He assured me that this947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbikQxnrUv
will be the last time he will ever use me to do any of his dirty 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8YyAgea4s
business. I just have to give him the teddy bear and that's it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrANiuW2psY

"Give who the teddy bear?" came Christine's voice.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXpMkHQxck

The three of us turned 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlosdPLGqTr
and we saw Christine standing a few feet away from us. We hadn't heard 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiRH228I9D
the elevator doors open nor her footsteps. How did she get here unheard?947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtkS3czBxv

"Christine, you're here?" I raised my eyebrows.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5591gFyPiY

"Ya, I came to check up on you guys since some of us are really hungry," said Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDf4tjwVZGa

"The delivery guy hasn't arrived yet," said Seungri with a smile.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEr02tYHya

"What's this about some guy and a teddy bear?" Christine asked as she looked at me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40qt90Fe4K

"Ummm, it's nothing, Christine," I said, waving my hand in the air. "Just talking about some random stuff."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZmEM4DCzC

"Random stuff involving a947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt2gbYIFS3
teddy bear?" Christine shook her head at me as she folded her arms. "I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7owGHhK8Vp
clearly heard you talking about giving some guy a teddy bear and that 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nJ9j3kY4H
you won't have to do his dirty business anymore. I know you're hiding 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsljqWe9l5
something from me, Zoey. So you better start talking."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcObBUaMNq

I rolled my eyes and sighed so loud in frustration. How many people was I going to tell the truth to today?947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NdzTi70U5

"Fine," I said, looking at Christine. "But please don't tell anyone about this."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePe2q6CgrA

"Okay, I won't."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrCGlDAKUi

"Sit down."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwAmj06Zcj

Christine sat right next to TOP and she looked at me with anticipation.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhn6QUzg8q

"I got myself into trouble," I started.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGKWCHF0uj

"Great!" Christine threw her arms in the air. "What did you do now, Zoey?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5646OtpQs

"I got involved with a diamond smuggler."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpHgI1blNI

Christine's face soon 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtUSbbdUUZ
drained of colour and she looked as white as a ghost. She tried to open 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6CF2PAhbm
her mouth to say something but she couldn't. Until....947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqZblemcpG

"What!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYeulhPOUB

TOP quickly covered up 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuVE5F1DYM
her mouth before she could shout out anything else. The receptionist 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcF3vx9YIo
looked our way and soon went back to work. When he was sure she had 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFqPnGAYVg
cooled down, TOP removed his hand from Christine's mouth.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3p3mGliUN

"Are you cool now?" TOP asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡahvQPMTa5c

"Cool?" asked Christine, sounding anxious. "I come here and hear about some diamond smuggler. How can I be cool?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSSv4R2v2i

"I know you're really mad at me right now, but you asked what was going on," I said, looking apologetically at her.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpljKu3XFh

"Of course I'm mad!" 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAx1BLypiz
Christine whispered angrily at me. "I know you always get in trouble, 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSICy7SeRz
but this by far is the worst one of them all."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSevrsElzRw

"At least it's not a drug dealer," I said shrugging my shoulders.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4of3elSMJ0

"Is there a difference? Seriously, Zoey. How the heck did this happen?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCtFty2Y2M

"It happened in Paris," I said. "Remember the guy I introduced you to at the fashion show?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFkiBR3hq5

"Ya, I remember. What about him?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItq13Bh0tS

"He's the diamond smuggler," said TOP.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWSr1td883

"WHAT!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cIL1UKYZw

"Ssh!" TOP, Seungri and I hushed at her at the same time, putting our fingers on our lips.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSjMT2Yhe5

"Guys, I can't help it, sorry," said Christine. "Wait, that handsome guy is the diamond smuggler?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuMbUikdXt

"And the one I met at the café," I said.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSskz9lonoP

"So he is the one who sent us the teddy bear?" Christine asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3OCXxjAzA

"Yes," the three of us answered at the same time.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUk4ZjkEIt

"But why does he want the teddy bear back?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjOwMgib2k

"Because the teddy has diamonds in it," said Seungri.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQxbCNfUHc

"Wow, seriously?" Christine's eyes bulged out with surprise.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkB40N41zp

"Ya," I said. "I planned947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4nCt5HKQH
on giving him the teddy bear yesterday but I couldn't because these 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1Bp10JN3u
guys showed up." I pointed at Seungri and TOP with my two thumbs.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUk8P7bFdkq

"So you're the one who 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKVDlsPY65
got the teddy from our room yesterday," said Christine. "Lee was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphh6FauzeD
searching for it and couldn't find it. She thought she must have 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDsmoERpn8
misplaced it somewhere. You even went to meet him? I thought you went 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbUeFIDtGr
out with Seungri."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTyxVsMz93

"I lied."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvbtsvwwjj

Christine shook her head. "I knew something was up. You are really not good at lying."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHnMx53yAp

"I know." I gave Christine a grim look, not feeling impressed about myself at all.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglnS0jbHtg

"Why didn't you tell us you were being threatened by this guy?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwVzKR1xTv

"I wasn't supposed to. And besides, it was too dangerous. He threatened me with a gun in Paris not to tell anyone."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXn8Zd79NE

"That's great. There are guns too. Blackmail would have been so much better."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGEUZUqFEU

"I know. Now he wants the teddy bear back today. And I don't know what to do. He wanted to come here and get the teddy himself."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nG6kWKU4z

"Then why didn't you let him?" Christine asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCaB9aH0Ro

"That was going to raise a lot of questions if anyone saw him," said Seungri.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdtGFNElEK

"Now where is she going to meet him now? She has to take that teddy bear away or else it could land us into more trouble."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeV98eqfDaQ

"He said I should have a location as to where we meet," I said. "And I haven't thought of anything yet."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRz42JB6Up

"Why don't you meet after practice?" TOP suggested.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRWNT0eNRM

"But where?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48BfDtFQGL

"Tell him you will meet at the café. The one you had met him in last time. TOP and I will take you there," said Seungri.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgXnzM1VLg

"I'm also coming with you," said Christine. "And don't refuse." She pointed her finger at me when I opened my mouth to object.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeofuY03i0J

"Fine, but remember, don't tell anyone," I said.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8VQsm7ks9

"Got it," said TOP and Seungri at the same time. Christine nodded her head.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqShdXYNwni

I took my phone out and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkunw9KzN9
texted Jehan that we should meet at the café after practise some time in947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzaoTeFvPs
the evening. He replied saying that he would be there.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76rWamWziv

"Okay, it's settled," I said as I put my phone back in my pocket.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bOeM2bud5

"Yay! The pizza is here," said Seungri as he stood up and approached the pizza delivery man coming in through the entrance.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrCggoW2On

Seungri had ordered ten 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSr8DRhlV7
large sized boxes of pizza, enough for everyone upstairs. And the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD4JxpF8x6
flavour, mac and cheese. Sam's favourite. Well, almost everyone's 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLzFlyhqI6
favourite.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eAABwHjvF

We helped Seungri with the pizza and went to the elevator which took us back up to the floor of the dance studio.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqlRLbyGF4

"When all of this is over, Zoey, you're going to get a scolding from me," said Christine, as we walked down the hall.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Qd175hbCr

"I'll be ready for 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUOvQ60Hse
that," I said as I rolled my eyes. "I just can't wait to have everything947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOwcFkUCKw
back to the way they were. Before all the threatening."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtxysq3RF5

"No, they won't," said Seungri. "You still have Sam to resolve things with."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrpUnVikIN

"And G-Dragon," TOP added.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2wVhtlcFc

"Can we please not talk about that?" I asked. "You don't have to remind me all the time."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GIYkrHvl1

"Well, someone has to," said Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZafFGB2zn

"Just so you know, I'll agree to resolve things on my own terms."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxk7W4sawCn

"Jeez," said Christine, rolling her eyes at me. "When you say that, I have to get ready for the unexpected."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitSssoBqGI

We found ourselves back 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaCdG9j5PvT
at the studio and this time, I found Sam talking to Taeyang. G-Dragon 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbCXI44ACA
was still talking to some of the back up dancers and I could see him 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX8ZwWRYCp
staring at Sam through the corner of his eye. Or was that me being 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTWFbOJcbt
paranoid?947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwCjkjv2Up

Christine snapped her fingers right in front of me and I turned to look at her.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVriJRg7Mdp

"What?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnWFSCZHEu

"You were frowning," Christine answered.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KgFrQXhaq

"Frowning? I wasn't frowning."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60rOgyV21c

"Says the person who 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJs2QYsvDN
couldn't stand seeing G-Dragon looking at someone else." Christine gave 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1dfw6LY4l
me a smirk and left me standing all alone by the door, while she joined 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8aO7KxHRw
the others who had soon formed a circle around Seungri and TOP.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8z6Is95Yps

Soon after lunch, we 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqcPIynmU5
went straight back to practising. This time, for a good six hours. We 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjHWoG1Ccw
had to do the dance routine over and over again to perfect it. This time947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhjkNt2iP3
around, I made sure not to make any mistake like I had been doing 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREJDUPhtwA
earlier. This time, everything was coming out perfectly and I don't know947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSpaBXNWLb
how many times we had to do the routine all over again. But despite the947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuQngdDRzT
number of times we did it again, we had a whole lot of fun.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgrUNZMO2g

At some point in the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsozl1Zc16R
afternoon, our two managers and Lee came over to check on us and they 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7luBTtW6Yc
were really impressed. Yang Hyun-suk thought filming the dance practise 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HEgdk6HEl
will be helpful and that they would release it after the music video. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14JEoyEnzo
The dance practise was shot and it came out perfect, but still, we went 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZYzabzhNf
back to practising until we could pratice no more.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJIBRfRur7

It was five and the sun 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDwmVy9qLL
was setting when we were finally done for the day. I was so tired that I947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JemImcREC
was lying on the floor. My body aching everywhere. Luckily, I wasn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeENVutitTo
the only one on the floor. Christine and Daniel were lying on either 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSwdJyW9kV
side of me. We were all pretty tired.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABAteNckVf

The choreographer had already left and the backup dancers also started to leave. G-Dragon and Taeyang left together.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKOhTrjOID

While I was resting and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBBXzlTUDo
gathering up any ounce of energy I had left, Seungri was standing next 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihemxFeKI1
to my head and looking down on me. I looked up at him with a puzzled 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MGm0mNLxY
look on my face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPiqjJ3HmR

"Get up, Zoey, we gotta go," he said.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOhb4gu0b1

"Go? Go where?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2JxnvO7Cl

Christine roughly nudged me on my side with her elbow, I looked at her with a whining look on my face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3M0YjOdQlk

"Ouch, that hurt!" I said.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOpncxObO8

"Are you forgetting, Zoey?" Christine asked, raising her eyebrows. "We have to go somewhere to do something."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdGEpvUyOD

It was then that I remembered that I was supposed to meet Jehan at the café. I totally forgot.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBGy1LMyGu

"Oh, ya!" I quickly sat up on the floor and Christine followed. "We have to go."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bACu4Yi4a

"Go where?" Daniel asked, still lying down on the floor and looking at us.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48ustZ7EvN

"No where," I answered quickly. "We're just planning on going around the city for a drive."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1oer1yoR1

"I want to follow too," said Daniel.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIMV7Nlaup

"Where did you say you were going?" came Mike who had been talking with Sam and Daesung.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8h4IRiDxS

I rolled my eyes. Seriously? The last thing I want is for everyone to follow and find out what's going on.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJri6UYbCfg

"It's nothing really," said TOP. "We were planning to drive around the city. You don't have to follow."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsehtvbTO5a

"But this is not fair," said Daniel, sitting up quickly. "I also want to come along."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP3JlkPavw

"Ya, me too," said Mike.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNFIcrPIep

"Why don't you want 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5j20fO45S
these guys to go along?" Sam asked. I noticed that she still wasn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnqvbuulCr
looking at me. "You're just going for a drive. I see no reason for them 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysPHFAyv45
not to follow."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsUVjV2Arj

I wanted to protest and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23AB4VJg49
refuse but then I realised that I wasn't supposed to talk to Sam. And 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMJY2R5SGF
refusing her was going to be pointless because I already know Seungri 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgl8PM5lMXc
and TOP weren't going to deny her so easily.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKn3eafheh

"Okay, they can come along," said Seungri.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJW7RpTj45

Dang it!947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79UFCQKwV6

"Okay, you'll find me back at the hotel. I'll tell Collins that you had to go out," said Sam to the others, giving them a smile.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OowUmQYyk

"I can take you back to the hotel if you want," said Daesung, addressing Sam.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBOSRAjpDi

"Thanks, that's nice of 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3jt0Ln5MM
you, Daesung," said Sam giving him a sweet smile. She turned to look at 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cH6JJ8nj1
the others. "Have fun you, guys."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf2PlngWjG

Sam and Daesung left the947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OdfMxgz6J
room together and I couldn't help but look at the door and think to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4YdGeAY6g
myself that the two also made a nice pair.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQam7DvEYO

"So, where are we going?" Mike asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qSIW2wYfl

"Please, don't ask any questions," I said as I turned to face him. "It's none of your business."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37hZWJJwFV

"Mmm, seeing the look on your face, something's up," said Daniel.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oRshNiseD

Christine stood up from 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dyhRpqM7l
the floor and said, "look guys, if we tell, you have to promise not to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OuRaRwNqC
tell anyone. Not even Sam. No one."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYSqUBX9G0

I looked up at her with my eyebrow raised. "Are you seriously going to tell them?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBb7ypWw9or

"Do I have a choice? You know how persistent these two are and they are probably going to find out anyway."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpUI2aaGZF

"Ya, Christine's right," said Seungri. "And we also couldn't refuse Sam for them to come along."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrPgN7ALEb

"You just couldn't refuse because you like her too much," I said, turning to face Seungri.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOfGVP7fqo

Seungri shrugged and smiled. "What can I say? I've to obey the lovely queen, right?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVijGD3KVV

I almost snapped back at him but I controlled myself and looked away.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4Lj8vxjZm

"Okay, can we focus on telling us what's going on?" Daniel asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEouOQpVSo

"Fine," I said. "Someone tell them. I can't keep repeating myself with all this."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUo0TVhhqu

TOP told Mike and Daniel what was going on. The two brothers were shocked after what they heard.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12vFyuI17x

"Oooh, you're in a lot of trouble now, Zoey," said Mike, looking at me and shaking his head.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vD6jcLXq5

"You don't have to remind me," I said rolling my eyes.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi5zSnUHAo

"I can't believe that guy is the diamond smuggler," said Daniel.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5Zzk95qR7

"I know," said Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiuVDWQddI

"You haven't told Sam about this?" Mike asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlwOJTTM0v

"No. No one has to know," I said. "Not even the police."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxeREhapDAb

"I think you should have told Sam," said Daniel.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaO3AI0FT5

"So that she can judge me? No way."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUpTF5U5WT

"You know Sam can never do that," said Seungri. "She would have helped in any way possible."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ005W7FDY3w

"Don't try to convince 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOojTwfIlo
her of anything," said Christine. "She probably won't listen like she 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW13qbYENsh
always does." I raised an eyebrow at Christine and she looked back at me947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZqxUvxoPE
like she could hit me with a hammer.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YD2432u32

"Okay, let's go," said TOP.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DvADuwKHT

I got up from the floor 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VWdfu1jKm
with Daniel and I took my purse. We soon left the room and headed 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcP7HDmUtO1
downstairs. Sam and Daesung had already left since there was no sign of 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCia7zHKF1
Daesung's car in the parking lot. Christine and I went with Seungri in 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMNd5vOfLg
his car while Daniel and Mike went in TOP's car.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvvV9WH5kJ

The cars soon left the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJw9RuODeN
YG premises and in the car, I couldn't help but feel nervous. What if 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r6fXQrF1h
things didn't work out like it did yesterday? I hope not. Every now and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LIK4glJD0
then, I would open and check if the teddy bear was still in my purse.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqW6xBZOJd

"Can you you please stop947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf6N1GTR0c
doing that?" Christine asked from the back seat. "You might just drop 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHGzwFMJ1K
the teddy and lose it in the car."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSShZvdBmoO

"Stop joking around," I said as I turned to look at Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWvJ6vHFCm

"Well, then stop getting nervous. We're all here with you so there is nothing to be worried about."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZNq2uzufs

I leaned back on the chair and tried to relax. "You're right," I said. "I need to relax."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lkfaRAIQm

"Don't worry, we're almost there," said Seungri as the car took a turn.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbmZPLnOBW

"I just want to get this over with."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMR1j1RW8N

We were soon packed 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOzvsavhAS
right outside the café and TOP's car parked right next to us. I took a 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStei2uTASj
deep breath. Christine came over and put her hand on my shoulder. I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjGp5Psq2h
turned to look at her.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZD1AOsrJ06

"Everything is going to be okay," said Christine giving me an encouraging smile. "If anything happens, we'll be here."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlmrsJUxOZ

"Thanks," I said with a smile. "I'm glad you guys are all here."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzCWc8PtDB

Seungri also turned to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3p6cntgcZT
smile at me. I don't know what I would have done without them. Their 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3Z8cyjuo4
presence here gave me a little comfort. But I felt a small hole in my 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WlEXW11rs
chest and I wished Sam was here too.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqVzX8H3Hh

I soon got out of the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMCDUEnYpN
car and there was a sudden chill in the air. Maybe it's because the sun 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJCBF36pu2
was setting that it started to get cold. I had my purse in my hand and I947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKMsS3aglF
looked towards the café. I hope everything will go as planned.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdI08lVxtb

Before I could find my 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiF7YHf0tb
way into the café, TOP, Mike and Daniel waved at me through the windows 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AeQXjjN3A
of TOP's car and giving me a thumbs up. I smiled a little and waved 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqa6Kr1gho
back. At least that gave me the confidence to go ahead.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyTOkNRegO

I quickly went in the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8w65zNbC3
café and when I slowly stepped in, I looked around for Jehan. I spotted 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3wM2bOxhZ
him right next to the huge glass window where we had last sat down 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDATlBctBA
together. He was alone in his smart pressed black suit, as always.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLoF3nNlAkz

I slowly approached the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dBSqZuLJW
table. His eyes never left me since I walked in the café. When I got to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd5Pe3vJJy
the table, I sat facing him. My heart was beating so fast. I don't know 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpVSKKQ9gt
why I was so scared that things might go wrong and Jehan wouldn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pUGA9jCgq
hesitate to end my life right here.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeXydpzifE

"I'm glad you could make it," said Jehan. "I was almost about to call my driver to come pick you up."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmk9pC91F4f

"I was practising today," I answered.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxY7rbYTBt0

"You look really tired. It could show all over your face."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5fPT6L6KC

"Thanks," I frowned at 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRxTBzxQCf
him. "Can we get this over with? I still have a busy day tomorrow and I 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPkQgrGwzV
would like to get this teddy bear off my back."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjt0sYYcJE

Jehan smirked. "Certainly."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iUspxeY8L

I quickly reached out 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyo9i0c2tk
for the purse on my lap, opened it and gave him the teddy bear. Jehan 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDKurtneai
reached out to take it and I couldn't help but feel relieved.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuM5tnErG9

"There! You have your teddy," I said. "Can I go now?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBaJRb7DQ5

"Wait." Jehan held up a finger when I was just about to stand up and leave. I sighed.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdywNPYZip

"What now?" I complained.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfJnbMww8y

"I need to check if all the diamonds are in here," said Jehan, shaking the teddy in his other hand.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOXNsBRnqk

"What do you think? That947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9zW0yEJvd
I would steal from you?" I was really surprised that he didn't trust 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVajt6dIdih
me. "You pointed a gun to my head in Paris and I have done everything 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdsPCyK9h2
you have asked until now. What makes you think I would steal your 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpmLDExhHv
diamonds? I have a life to live, may I remind you."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaCUDiu54I

Jehan raised an eyebrow 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2O9njrwN5F
at me. "Nice one, Zoey. You almost had me convinced. But I'm still going947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANs38iLyFa
to check. I've to make sure all the diamonds are in here before I make a947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhiiavAPKu
fool of myself in front of my clients I'm selling these to."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cvvtPnpvs

"Fine." I folded my arms on the table. "If you don't believe me, then check it yourself. I know I'm innocent."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4P2l5NaFLK

"I know you're." Jehan gave me a smile and I looked away facing the window. It was getting really dark outside so fast.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwREM2A0Mc7

I went back to looking 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgNmbawxLu
at Jehan who had laid the little teddy bear on the table and he dug into947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL62nt54jR5
the pockets of his suit and removed a small pocket knife. It didn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9rdAGDzo3
surprise me that he carried that thing around.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF4IDvbN8L

Jehan slowly laid the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRgBD2Tnqp
blade onto the little teddy's belly and cut through its tiny suit, 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIUNsSJ0w1
dissecting the teddy bear. This reminded me of science class back in 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY0JRHaicJ
high school when we were told to dissect a frog. Doing that was so 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXv94JTPJLi
disgusting that I ended up purking all over Sam's shoes, who was my 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe36EXm562q
science partner. This time, it was just cotton stuffing that came out of947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh0R2vTbla
the teddy bear.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZCBSlGs54

Wait. I frowned. This 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxu6NcmNBa
isn't right. I raised an eyebrow when Jehan kept on removing cotton 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuda3ggn84q
stuffings and there was no sign of the diamonds. Where were the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYR7b5q2La
diamonds!947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljgrkFQMb9

I stared horrified at 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvt75HJNMrb
the scene on the table. There was tiny cotton stuffings everywhere and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp80QQ9nBiq
the bear that laid stuffless on the table was a sad site to see because 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyoPdTFBfM
there was nothing in it. No diamonds.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9x7MNrjub

I looked up at Jehan and947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxXFubmgTr
he was as surprised as I was. His mouth was wide open and he couldn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo5ADZ2Ssa
stop looking at the dissected teddy. If he kept on looking at it like 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYq8GZBIzJ
that, he was going to end up traumatised.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf6ovvR38d

"Je-Jehan," I said 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ekfwbbDvx
softly. Hoping he wouldn't bite at me like a dog with rabies. "Jehan. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDdjDdkGbD
I...I have no idea what has just happened, but, there are no diamonds in947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQH6GT2NptZ
there."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUiakWDYF7

Jean neither moved nor 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeGSHt0Gii
said a word. I was getting worried. Should I move him to try and snap 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHccMR2ZTe
him out of it? I didn't know what to do.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOytHenI6H0

But how could this be? 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDe2CccRFVx
Where did the diamonds go? It's not like the teddy bear could just poop 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVWCRjqrfq
out diamonds since it wasn't alive or anything. Something weird was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MZil3royI
going on. And I wasn't like liking it at all.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtKXMEIYcj

"Where are my diamonds?" Jehan muttered silently, still looking at the scene before him.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwJKH7GS1m

"I...I don't know," I said shaking my head. I was scared of his reaction and I prepared myself for it.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOyouMi7nU

He banged his fists on 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Fgym3a7CC
the table so loudly that he startled not only me, but everyone else in 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeN14sThgc
the café. Everyone turned to look at us and I looked around then back at947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhfVuYcZbL
Jehan, whose eyes were as red as a bull's, staring at me.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMwqFROGen

"Jehan, chill," I said, putting my hands up to calm him down. "Let's not try to get angry here."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmteD2K23W

"Where are my diamonds, Zoey?" This time he didn't shout but the anger in his voice got me shivering.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjIveatwTG

"I don't know. I don't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzURKgbqDht
know what's going on right now. This is the same teddy bear you sent us.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUA0eYSXzy
I don't know why it doesn't have diamonds in it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcUmZG5n7V

"How did the diamonds go missing?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rT0948JcQ

"How am I supposed to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8L55YIZiUL
know? I just kept the teddy for you. Maybe you sent me the teddy without947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAu4TyeTyNV
diamonds in it and you probably never noticed."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfZRsiZh2l

"Don't doubt what I do, Zoey! I made sure I made no mistake."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD430K5oQj8

"Okay, chill, I believe you. Look, why don't we try to sort this out calmly? Getting upset won't do us any good."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGg5b3Smud

Jehan rubbed his 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOieXfcW4Ee
forehead and sighed as he leaned back further into his seat. He seemed 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JJN9KDznk
to have calmed down when he looked at the teddy bear again.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqLPoC9PxM

"I need my diamonds back, Zoey."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGp5h5A9hM

"I know. You've said that like almost a hundred times now."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34FbHZOXo7

"Let's not joke around here. What happened? Why does this bear have no diamonds in it?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZLroXjCgs

"I didn't do anything. I swear. That teddy was just the way it was eversince you sent it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2F2xgmkSsQ

"Then why doesn't it have diamonds in it?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Bn3TGcdEA

"I don't know."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4snBKKPt3C

Jehan looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "Who else had this teddy apart from you?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6FAYWGw3o

"Ummm," I looked down 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28l30KVLkU
and played around with my fingers. "Uh....I wasn't the one who had been 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYbygLW9Ax
taking care of the teddy bear this whole time."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaPeAnS7yS

"What?" Jehan sounded surprised. "What do you mean?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuUHvVFmdL

"I didn't have the teddy bear with me at the hotel the whole time," I said, looking at him fully in the eyes now.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKEQQsgZnB

"Who had the teddy bear?" Jehan leaned closer, his eyes not leaving mine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmFvodloKW

"Lee had it before I took it from her yesterday."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBjALyFs2U

"Oh, my gosh!" Jehan 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQM0MmShywU
covered his face with his hands and I could see this wasn't going too 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxVPWhNs29
well for him. "Could she have the diamonds?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1osq3Vw3yG

"I don't think so. Lee 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UB8t6swbd
is an honest person. If she did notice there were diamonds in the teddy,947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVLX6Dbfc2
she would've said something. No way. She can't have the diamonds."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0ibJ9tJSi

"Then how do we explain all this! She was the last person to have the teddy, correct?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb0x1ARXqS

"You're right. But if she did find out about us and all this diamond business, she wouldn't keep that to herself. I know Lee."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlPLcgALZO

"Maybe you don't know Lee well enough. If this is the same teddy I had sent, where could the diamonds be?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEuTUNdt29

"Maybe this is just another teddy bear and the actual one with the diamonds is still at the hotel."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpF1rQvwoOY

After I said that, Jehan947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rMZRtJovm
quickly took the dissected teddy bear in his hands and looked at it 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lREBQSTDW
carefully. He turned the teddy, looking at its back side and tearing the947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUG7I33zxl
suit away. I wondered what he was looking for because he had a serious 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttZ6pzmx2d
look on his face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqKbzC5qoV

"You're right," said Jehan. "This is definitely another teddy bear and not the one I sent you."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJko2rruRq

"Wait, how do you know?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziOUVUr23q

"I remember one of my 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQzGBqrZfl
men who sewed the teddy bear after putting diamonds in it at the back. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEcv3nNLwG
There should have been some stitching here but this one doesn't."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam2k089IZA

"Ha!" I snapped my fingers. "I knew I was right!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFF7omwZ52J

"Don't snap your fingers and be all happy about this," said Jehan, back to giving me that angry look. "I need that teddy, now!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHaJ73cWbc

"Huh? I can't start 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXyNxTayFm
searching for it now. It would look suspicious. And I can't start asking947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcosDLIjAg
Lee if she bought another teddy just like this one. She already knows 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciDFygoeou
that the bear is missing."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJasbhg8S4K

"Then maybe, Lee isn't the only person you should be asking."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkNWlwWbQL

"What do you mean?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwS66nYnEfr

"Someone else must know where the other teddy bear is. Your group members perhaps."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tgIzI0hFm

"No. I highly doubt it. Lee must have bought another teddy and we just didn't know about it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjoVh8C9wG

"Now that, makes no 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEeB3OpC86
sense. If I were you, I would go back and find out what happened to that947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfyUwlXsBg
teddy and ask around for it. I'll need that teddy tomorrow."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY7H2Hu63F

"Tomorrow! Are you nuts!"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9bEtmdHm5

"Maybe I am because I'm desperate to have those diamonds back."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxSvILUrMf

"I might not be around tomorrow. I have a music video to shoot."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsB2uK0zEA

"Find those diamonds and you will be scott free, Zoey. Or do you want everyone to mourn over you when they find you dead?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx3lCFduaq

I completely forgot that947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIKiSoAJnf
I was being threatened by this guy. Though his threats didn't scare me 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqI6lZur42
anymore, I just had to abide to everything. Who knows, he might not have947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYV4f2jEew
me killed, but he could hurt the others and it would be all my fault.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRNWxYtryO

"Okay. I'll see what I can do."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4TIJMTOmc

Jehan gave me a smile. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYb22HyjyP
"That's more I like it. I would start working on this soon if I were 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡectARgcRw1
you. Try your best to find the bear by tomorrow, will you?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrN9okZK7M

I nodded my head and 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGowXbmwuW
that made him smile even more. He soon stood up from his seat and looked947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHViV7EdIKE
down at me. I looked back at him without a saying a word.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KyVpZLPtW

"See you tomorrow," said Jehan and he quickly walked out of the café.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGDxqFUMN7

I sat there as I buried 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD9FzKH3Ai
my face in my hands, thinking of what to do. Again, everything was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J3djAWPBd
ruined. First, the interruption from TOP and Seungri yesterday. Now, the947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRy6z4wJxR
teddy bear had been swapped with another. My life couldn't get any 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMybddCuLEe
worse than this. What was going on? Who was putting me into so much 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUahRhVkG4t
drama that might just ruin my life?947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijpt9sj32R

I hadn't noticed the bell of the café ringing because I felt a hand on my shoulder and when I looked up, there stood Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IEDYAuGzo

"Zoey, what happened?" Christine asked, as she turned to look on what was on the table.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNAIsWIWnr

I could hear footsteps 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxfuwQEMQV
behind me. The others had come in the café too. They all looked worried 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunIQbcuQGO
when they saw the look on my face.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7b6VBckdJ

Christine sat where Jehan had been a few minutes ago and looked at the tattered teddy bear on the table.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRP30iJJ1qd

"What's going on?" Daniel asked. "And what happened to Mr Teddy?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTL7sjzDmWw

"Jehan didn't look happy when he left the café," said TOP. "Didn't he get his diamonds?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhN4OIZRuW

"No," I answered. "He didn't."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPaHKcoGCU

"What?" Seungri sounded surprised. "What do you mean he didn't get his diamonds?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFO2mbQBis

"This teddy isn't the teddy he had sent us," I answered. "Someone swapped the teddy with another."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpfg0wJJ6k

Mike shook his head. "But who? We didn't know what that teddy bear had until now, so, it couldn't be anyone of us."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCoGL8QtMA

"And what about Lee?" 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWzDqLsBaK
Christine asked. "She was the one who last had the teddy before Zoey 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7Dt5ZjBAX
took it. But what doesn't make any sense is why she would want to get 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtBteVykO5
another teddy when she had asked me last night where Mr Teddy had gone 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY6JzQTMgr
to."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWsrpIsU1g

"This is bad," I said, 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBDf0hd9le
leaning my elbows on the table and holding my head. "Whoever has the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OiRlEFqYj
teddy, knew what must have been going on this whole time."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRILNSYm46

"Ya, but who could have known?" Seungri asked. "It couldn't be Lee because all she knows is that the teddy has gone missing."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8avC9jEFT

"Maybe Sam has it," said Mike.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR0NsDkU12

We all turned to look at Mike with grim looks on our faces.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCQNRObDzO

"Sam?" I wondered for a 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2dHqpwHAD
little while. "Why would Sam have the teddy? And if she did, how could 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv5XNpdSkt
she have swapped it with the other one?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81WAE3SdJi

"Okay, wait," said TOP. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoyyXovrI8
"This is all too confusing. Does Sam even have any idea or clue as to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXteW2Eq7M
what's really going on in the first place?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQaaUXdge7

"I doubt it," I said 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ520SUWGkSn
shaking my head. "If she knew what was going on she would have 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgmQk2sYZ2
confronted me. And besides, she was also at the mall yesterday and would947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedXswj1bEe
have probably seen Jehan and I together. But she didn't."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡET4bd7RFaV

TOP and Seungri looked 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV0Qse4Lgc
at each other after I said that. What was up with them? The look they 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTYwuYv1Zf
gave each other made me feel that something was up but I quickly brushed947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4O4VUpzUp
it away.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXUl27L6iT

"I highly doubt it too,"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzblvfFR3Ne
said Daniel. "If she knew Zoey was into some kind of serious trouble, 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7NXIvrIqT
she would have asked us about it."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGh1yi632c

"That's true," said 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7sASz67c0
Mike. "Come to think of it, I don't think Sam has it. For her to swap 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HiVoeEbjs
the teddy, she would have bought it from somewhere."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGLMHeynJm

"And I checked out the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxv0k15lVw
shopping bags, Lee came with yesterday when she went shopping with Sam. 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheT6o2PGOG
There was no sign of a small teddy in any of them," said Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO049OcZXee

"She must have bought it when she was with G-Dragon," I said.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9aAyIrr7N

"No, I highly doubt it,"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgPQY6yx9V
said TOP. "There are some dedicated fans who followed those two 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWDhCwzEGQ
yesterday, describing which store they went to and taking pictures. They947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIEsnqI0Mq
said nothing about them entering a toy store."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKs5G1mneA

"Now that's what I call a dead end," said Daniel.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUkS0MCKw3

"Fine, so Lee and Sam have been cancelled on the list," said Seungri. "Who else could have swapped the teddies?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAQjsYCKkp

"Collins?" Mike asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByUu1YVqhj

"Ha! No way," I said, almost laughing in a such a serious situation. "How could he have known about Jehan and the diamonds?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvH42zpt0y

"Mmmm, good point," said Seungri. "He's been really busy these past few days."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs09z0KjXcV

"But who knows? Maybe he947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpRgOdtlpO
has been spying on me this whole time and I haven't noticed. He 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FYW1jfuj6
considers me the black sheep that has to be kept an eye on at all 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc53bZ62ySX
times."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4fqqroxup

"You're definitely the black sheep, Zoey," said Mike.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeWwpWz8EV

"Hey! May I remind you, I'm not the only one here who gets into trouble here."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoszje5ar9

"Okay, guys, focus," said TOP. "What makes you think Collins might have been the one who swapped the teddies?"947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsOW8q989r

Daniel suddenly snapped his fingers. "I remember now. Yesterday when he came back with Sam, something happened."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3nM42cJZu

"Wait. Collins was with Sam?" I asked.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGpNmBmzGu

"He was the one who went947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCq64ojAw8
to pick her up from the mall," Daniel answered. "Back to what I was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxPcPum4jv
saying, Collins had something delivered to him at the hotel. He even 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohEnWMhire
went to get it himself from the delivery man who was coming up the 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0KC5M6lYz
elevator."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXlKO0Gv8R

"What was it?" We all asked Daniel, looking at him anxiously.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmCngaeHSH

"It was a small box. And if you ask me, it was kind of like the one Jehan had sent that teddy bear in."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERzlMXzWHK

"Gosh, it's been Collins this whole time," said Christine.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgE24dOgS78

"I couldn't be too sure," I said. "But after what Daniel has said, I don't know what to believe."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLzwVXDU97

"We really have to go," said Seungri. "We can't stay here."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8eMFSEqdK

"You're right," I said 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61R2SroqSu
as I stood up from the seat taking my purse. "I've to search for that 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EJo3YGnwU
teddy if I want to make it out alive tomorrow."947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMp5LdXcIJb

"Wait, we can't leave all this here," said Christine, taking what was left of the teddy bear in her hands.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rgNkt0vyM

We all walked out of the947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpe3Xj3z3K
café, hopping no one had heard our conversation. There were a few 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcQvKQQ5RZ
people in the café and I highly doubt if they really heard anything.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8OPTxGCXK2

While I was in the car 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrRfXFA7MG
with Seungri driving and the others in the other car behind us, I was so947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCqAs1vKQE
troubled about the missing teddy. I couldn't help thinking that Collins947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTEpfptHT4
is involved. But that didn't make any sense. As much as I wanted to 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6ww3TsGcJ
believe that Collins could have swapped the teddies, I shook my head at 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGEa8WUet0
the thought of it. Maybe it really wasn't Collins.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgz576pRJ08

If it isn't him, then 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRdptLFf9g
who? It couldn't be Lee because she had the teddy with her the whole 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBAZRvxZxD
time and she couldn't buy another teddy for no reason. And I couldn't 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbQeNhxFUB
picture Sam doing anything like that either because I had never seen her947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMaSjx6XJu
near that teddy after Jehan sent it to us that day.947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vMVpWcKd6

What if I had the wrong 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXyZeufhuv
teddy the whole time and I had never known till now? All this was too 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgb1iRGVdV4
confusing. Who swapped the teddies? And when did the swapping ever take 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCME27D3bxr
place without any of us noticing in the first place?947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxdPUfQc6g

I hope I could be able 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8r0DLRqN9s
to find the teddy soon. Jehan might threaten to kill me, but I was 947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5xABzwBFH
pretty sure he would try to hurt the others too. And I wouldn't let that947Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsgESQ9cyK
happen.

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Chapter 23: Swapped

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