We had all gathered around the console with the producer, Yang Hyun-suk, Collins and Lee taking their seats while we stood around. The producer got the instrumental from Bang Yong-guk which he put in a flashdrive.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QaFcNyKIL
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As much as I didn't feel nervous like I did before, I still found myself playing with my fingers that I hid behind me. I felt Yong-guk nudge me on the shoulder with his as he stood next to me. I turned to look at him. His smile told me to remain calm and that everything's going to be fine. I smile back, assuring him that I'm okay.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMRvfS3Cin
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If I'm okay, then why do I feel uneasy?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzacyzkTO4o
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We watched the producer insert the drive in the USB port of his laptop right next to the console.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SJmMmAkmm
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I realise that the place is quiet, and I can feel the tension amongst ourselves. I looked at the other Toxins, and I can tell they're nervous. I wish I could tell them that all is well, but I would only be repeating what they said earlier. Let’s just see how all this goes.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FWXtrkrZt
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Soon enough, the tune came flowing through the speaker after the producer hit the play button on his laptop, then came along the beat and other sound effects. I had my fingers crossed for the few seconds that passed. I just hope they like it.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBDhShFhY7
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"Wait a minute, pause," said Yang Hyun-Suk.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI4SoubNQa
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I felt my heart jump to my throat. What could be the problem now?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvEiY50xsh
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The producer did likewise and all our eyes turned to Yang Hyun-suk. I could sense nervous tension in the air as we all looked at him. Could there be something wrong? We only just started.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdwBiCdOFz
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There came a long pause as his eyes were fixed on the see-through glass of the recording booth. I can tell he’s thinking of something, but what could it be? Maybe, he doesn’t like the song. Could it be that bad? For him to stop it so soon, anyone could assume the worst.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aoud7xClw
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"May I see the lyrics?" he asked as he turned around to look at us. His eyes fell specifically on me, though.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWMw8jRpke
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"Of course," I said as I quickly rushed back to where we sat. I left my bag there with the paper with the lyrics in it. I picked the bag, looked inside and removed the folded paper. I make my way back.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZLXlQiQvE
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I give the paper to Yang Hyun-suk and he quickly unfolded it. I’m glad I wrote the lyrics on a clean sheet of paper, because the other had a lot of scribbles and cancellations. That’s just the life of a song-writer, I guess.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEkyf9uGwz
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He looked at the paper and now the nervous tension in the room got a whole lot worse. I saw him raise his eyebrow and I turned to look at Yong-guk. Surprisingly, he had a smirk on his face as he looked at me. How is he not scared right now?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0typNHW7w4
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Yang Hyun-suk turned around on the swivel chair, then turned back to look at us. This is it. His final judgement.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD2QZIOApt
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"This is good," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Once we fuse the instrumental with these lyrics, it will be a great hit."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYuWmyoyoh
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I sighed in relief while the rest clapped and cheered a little, especially the ladies. I felt Yong-guk put his hand on my shoulder with a smile. He mouthed out an "I-told-you-so" and I couldn’t help but blush.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5Pm5lCYVs
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"This is an excellent piece of work, Sam," said Yang Hyun-suk as he handed the paper to Collins. "As much as it is a breakup song, the tune and the beat make it fun to sing to."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoZ5Ab1Txe
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"That was the whole idea," I said. "We wouldn’t have done it without Yong-guk, though. And the rest of BAP."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8B2sU6Sco
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"It’s why we think Yong-guk should help out with the album," said Collins after looking at the paper.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVGOnA3r7x
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"Wait, did you say the album?" Mike asked sounding surprised.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWt8mOL8zOA
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"Yes, we had a long talk about it before coming here," said the producer. "I think he’ll make a great contribution."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRVnielxip
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"Wow," said Jennie as she turned to look at Yong-guk. "I didn’t see this coming."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxithh9cbl5
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"No one did," said Daniel.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CPTg401uU
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"This is going to be so exciting," said Jisoo.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGdNZKqSJN
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The others started to talk amongst themselves excitedly and I couldn’t help but look on with a smile on my face. I felt a little nudge on my shoulder and I turn to see Yong-guk looking at me.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxG0BEENk2
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"Didn’t I tell you that everything is going to be alright?" he asked me.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabTH5aygXn
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"Ya, you did," I said.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDwIFdxnNs
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"I’m the one who assured you a 100%," said Seunghoon as he came to stand on my other side. Goodness, standing in between these two is getting unbearable by the minute.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY32ohlqJpX
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"Okay, settle down, everyone," said Yang Hyun-suk as he stood up from his chair to address us. "Don’t get so excited. We need everyone’s cooperation to make this album a success."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3oiuE8Jt0
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We quieted down, but it’s obvious that the moment he walks out of here, the room will burst with excitement again.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBwALaCJy9
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"Now, we would like to say something before we leave," said Collins. "We know that we don’t have enough time on our hands to make the album, but if we all cooperate, we won’t have any problems."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJAc7w2lCc
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"So, as we mentioned to you some time ago, you’ll be working with other lyricists and producers for the album, so we’ve to work effectively," said Yang Hyun-suk. "It will be tiring for you, but this song should be perfected today so as to make time to create others."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oRQyTv1dV
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We all looked at each other. It won’t be the first time any of us has had to perfect a song or an album in a short period of time. Looks like us Toxins have to burn the oil before leaving.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKQ5bM4AW3
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"And not forgetting that we should shoot a music video," Yang Hyun-suk soon added.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSyPE6i9YI
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"Huh?" the rest of us muttered. There’s going to be a music video?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQ7kZCoVAK
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"I know, this seems sudden, again, and we’re sorry about that," Yang Hyun-suk apologised. "We thought it would be nice to shoot a music video for the fans in order to promote the album. It will be stressful, but in the long run, it will be prove to be very effective."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xecK6eafu
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The thought of making a music video still didn’t sit well with me. We’ll be so stressed out from making the album that I don’t know if we’re ever going to manage making a music video. But just like Yang Hyun-suk said, it will be effective when it comes to promoting the album. I look around and the excitement we had earlier just dissipated like it wasn’t even there to begin with.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcRZTilh3l
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"So we’ll leave you to it, then," said Collins. "The earlier we start working, the better."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOeT0LojPX
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"Yong-guk, Sam, you’re in charge," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Lee will be here if you need anything."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iELbHgM6T
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Yong-guk and I gave a nod of our heads. The two managers started to make their way out of the recording room wishing us the best. As soon as they left, there is silence amongst ourselves. A few seconds later, I went for the door and opened it to peek down both ends of the hall. They are gone. I closed the door and turned to address the others:280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7F0I8jadaP
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"They are gone. You can let it out now."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMzazYouOs
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Like a tidal wave, everyone started to talk at the same time.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKZEzpIoWt
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"This is so not fair," I heard Zoey say. "Why do we’ve to make a music video? Isn’t the album more than enough?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOCFyUgb3P
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"What are we going to do?" I could hear Rose ask her fellow BlackPink members. "The album is more than we can handle and we’ve to focus on our upcoming one. Now there’s a music video? No way!"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXf7NtX3t0
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I clapped my hands loudly to try and capture their attention. It worked, surprisingly. Usually in such a large audience, it doesn’t.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxpE19Ooni
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"Okay, I know this isn’t what we were expecting," I said. "Trust me, I feel like bursting right now, but it isn’t going to help us finish the album. A lot of people are expecting this BTW collaboration to happen, and we’ve to give them the best that we can offer. So can we please, settle down so that we can find a way to work around this? Complaining won’t do us any good."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvD9Dw93mG
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The others all looked at each other as though I had just said something strange, but it soon dawned on them that they had to chill out. Some even went to settle on the couch.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRBBBdRKOs
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"I really need to sit down," said Jinwoo as he is the first to settle. "I feel like I just ran a marathon."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWXW49faot
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"Alright, everyone just take your seats, please," I said as I went for those who were still standing and pushing them towards the couch.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg7q3SibRw
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"What is it, Sam?" Mino asked as he is one of the people I am pushing to go take a seat.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHxF0PhPRb
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"All of you are my problem," I said as I put my hands on my waist, looking at them.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyB6BwWpd91
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When they had all settled, Daniel asked, "how can you say we’re your problem?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdWWOFalam
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"Because I’m in charge. You all look depressed and angry. It will be a problem to deal with because we can’t work like this."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOUebY2K7N
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"I know," said Seunghoon with his lower lip out in a pout. "Making a music video is hard."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx63jP4BViS
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"Not forgetting that we also need to work on dance moves," said Mike.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k5bTjlABB
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"And there’s also an issue with wardrobe," Lisa pointed out.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJdnj8Qvzl
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"Also the theme and equipment for the music video," said Christine. "Thinking about it makes my head want to burst."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOmyZe8JaK
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"Okay, okay, I get it," I said. "But you’re forgetting that all of this will require a large number of people. We’re not alone in this. Everyone has a part to play, so can we try and do ours? Well, after we rest a little first. I won’t lie, this is a surprise for me too."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6lA7roNxQ
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"You can come sit here with me," Seunghoon suggested creating space on the couch next to him.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSphZsj7q8Q
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Goodness. I forced myself to go there anyway.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZ9LiDhUOJ
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We all sat in silence for what felt like forever. A lot of us seem to be deep in thought while others started to look through their phones. Yong-guk who had stayed behind with the producer by the console, stood up and came to stand in front of us.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvMjcZ9nJk
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"Okay, guys, break time is over," he announced.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyzh89z6f8
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"Huh? Really?" Jennie asked as she is looking through her phone. She scratched the back of her head, making her look more confused.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2iFmlpKgP
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"He's right," I said as I stood up. "We’ve had enough time to settle, so let's get to work."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpVu6ZGS82
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"But are we really going to manage this?" Mino asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8JgvWd56c
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"I know we can." I went towards Yong-guk to stand next to him to face the others. "It's like I said earlier. We aren't alone in this. We've Yong-guk and the producer over here to make sure we finish this song today. We've lyricists and other producers coming in later to help finish the album. I know the music video is a real pushover, but there will be a lot of people helping us out with it. I don't want to make some boring speech about teamwork, but all I can say is that we're doing this for the fans to show that we love them."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerGPDASD66
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A sudden round of applause filled the room coming from BTW. It startled me a bit. I didn’t expect this.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kuabwCFK9
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"You've made an excellent point," said Lisa as she clapped and jumped up from her seat. "Let's do it for the fans, guys."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9t0IDDiXaT
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Everyone is now in agreement and the excitement that we had earlier came back. I smiled with relief. For a moment there, I thought I was going to lose them.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6se8UuLrA6
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"Nice one, Sam," said Yong-guk. "That must be one of the greatest speeches I've ever heard. Short, but simple; straightforward and motivating."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ1sdNng7U
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"Uh..., thanks," I said, tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsszlPAbd6h
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"Good job keeping your people under control," said Lee as stood on my other side. "I don't know how you did it, but you got everyone motivated again. You really deserve the best leader award."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9ZCwJrrmJ
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"I'm glad that doesn't even exist," I said, smiling at her. I turned towards the rest of BTW. "Okay, settle down, guys. We need to organise ourselves, ASAP."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCUNxU9KXR
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Everyone soon became attentive as they now had their eyes on Yong-guk, Lee and I. This is going to be one of my toughest times yet. I didn’t expect to lead such a big group.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4S1UZyRht
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"Okay, everyone, we don’t have enough time to goof around," I said. "So we’ve to be serious on the get go. You heard what the managers said. It’s going to be tiring, but I believe we can do it."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGY7BvFTlj
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Yong-guk went on ahead to explain that we will have to hear how the song will play out first before we start to give out parts to sing. Mike and I were with him when making the instrumental and we knew how the lyrics will flow, so we would do a test-run and see if everything will be alright. If need be, we all know there might be a change here and there with either the tune on some parts of the lyrics.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeclzjig1Uh
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"Let’s get this on the move, Mike," I beckoned to him to follow me to the recording booth.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSPCCtlW6f
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I reached the booth first with Mike behind me. Yong-guk and Lee went over to the console to join the producer with others joining behind them.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLKs7QynxR
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"You do the best you can in there," Yong-guk said to me before I went inside.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiMcSD4YAK
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I gave a nod of my head while Mike said, "don’t worry. We’ll do it perfectly."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYwmHbvGyl
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"Oh, don’t forget this," said Lee as she handed over the paper where the lyrics were. "All the best."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsR7x4IWQlt
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"Thanks," I said. Everyone is actually hoping that all this will go smoothly, and that sort of builds up pressure. I turned to look at Mike who stood beside me and I can tell he’s feeling it too. I placed a hand on his shoulder assuring him that it’s all going to be okay.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNESU3FnU8
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The two of us go in the booth to the centre of the room to the microphones and the headphones mounted, ready to be worn. We put the headphones on and Yong-guk instructed through the mic on the other side that they will first play the instrumental, then we can see how to fuse in the lyrics. The good part about working with Mike and Yong-guk yesterday, is that even when we were making the instrumental, we sort of tried to work with the lyrics we had. But anything can happen, so we’ve to be ready to make some changes.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTPr8g6GkB
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"Okay, are we ready?" the producer asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD1NEWdHiS
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Mike and I gave him the thumbs up. The instrumental started to play and we listened intently. As soon as the instrumental was done, I could see the rest of BTW looking excited. Looks like they like the instrumental. Now the hard part begins. I found Mike looking at me.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkwCyrIh2O
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"I’ll give you two some time," said the producer. "Tell us when you’re ready."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwHigiVcai
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Mike and I looked at the paper I had placed on the stand before us. We talked a little and agreed on a few things that we already thought about yesterday. As soon as we were done, we gave the producer and Yong-guk a thumbs up. We're ready to go.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8xYCH8Ygs
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I see the producer hit the record button on the console and the music soon started to play. I began with a little harmony before I started to sing out the lyrics of the first verse. I had to sing the lyrics out a little faster due to the fast beat of the instrumental. Mike joined me afterwards.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl84myg33tc
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I didn’t think much about it as I continued to sing alongside Mike. And I later realised that this song is pretty fun to sing to. As we entered the chorus, I realised that Mike and I were actually snapping our fingers and moving from side to side to the tune. When we finished the chorus, the producer held us to a stop.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4glRwLRhNt
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Mike and I turned to the window of the recording booth and we noticed everyone looking at us. It’s hard to tell whether we did the right thing or not.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9ALhTnU5J
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"Okay, guys," the producer started to say. I think we might be doing a do-over by the way he sounded. "The song is great."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFSA4KeE3N
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I’m shocked. He looked so stoic I thought he would make us do a do-over. I can now see the rest of BTW smiling on happily like a team they were supporting had won a game. Lee gave Mike and me a two thumbs-up. Yong-guk continued to smile back at us, looking on proudly.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrFPWqudbW
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"That’s good," said Mike, looking relieved.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgf6wfpVuUF
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"Tell me about it," I said. "I thought he was going to make us do it all over again."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRGuXqqIDU
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"You’re a genius, Sam. We wouldn’t have gone through the first verse if you hadn’t tried to compose the song yourself while working on the instrumental yesterday. You knew how the song should go from the get-go."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6BIeG2JWg
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"Thanks, but you also have to give credit to Yong-guk. He’s the one that started working on the instrumental."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmcZx2opLl
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"You guys are amazing!" came Zoey’s voice through the speaker. Mike and I turned to the window and saw her standing next to Yong-guk and speaking into the mic. She's really loud, that Mike had to remove his headphones and pretended that his ears had been pierced by her voice by sticking his index finger into one of them.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m4sU8A510
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"Okay, you two, that was amazing," said Yong-guk, speaking though the mic. "Let’s go through it one more time then we can move onto the second verse."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakzv0fl7Bg
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Just like that, we continued composing the song. And so far, it went on smoothly. On the second verse, we had to work around the rap parts first with Mike before we sang them out, but that also went on fine with a few changes. We finished composing the song, and Mike and I were able to go sing the song from A to Z perfectly.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoW5v2qIVtN
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"Great work you two," said the producer through the mic. "Let’s take a break for thirty minutes, then we can start working on the song with everyone else."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmwx76ILP9
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I remove the headphones from my head. I take in a deep breath and realise that I’m so beat. Mike looked just as tired.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUxxC1qqZi
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"Gosh, what time is it?" Mike asked after he put his headphones away.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqZUkAPvK4
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"I have no idea, but I do feel like I’ve been in here forever," I said.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0UKtqjYsw
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We make our way to the door of the recording booth and as soon as Mike opened the door, Zoey is standing there with a smile on her face.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3wObRmu0S
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"You two did great," she said.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2c4nF30Ev
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"Thanks," said Mike. "I really need to sit down."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7sYrksg7G
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"Not to mention that I’m also thirsty," I added.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKy0lVQaJU
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"Lee went out to get some refreshments with Lisa and Seungyoon," Jisoo answered. "They’ll be back soon."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUmUaRFqAY
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I went over to sit on the couch with Mike. There were others there as well.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHMIvZJRsY
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"This song is really going to be a hit," said Mino as I sat next to him. "And you guys were really amazing."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRt6lbnElv
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"Thanks," I said. "Isn’t it almost close to noon or something? I feel like I had been in there for hours."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKlXTU50VB
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"That’s how it always is with recording booths," said Jennie who sat on the other end of the couch. "You tend to lose track of time. But you guys only took two hours in there."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnhXMKVAWL2
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"Seriously?" Mike can't believe it. "Two hours?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE80wCm0Xw7
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"We were also as shocked as you are when we found out how much time we spent," said Yong-guk as I saw him approaching us after he stood up from his seat.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ILj4stnBb
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The door to the recording room flew open. Lee, Lisa and Seunghoon came in the room with plastics filled with water bottles and packaged food.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2d5GIO018
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"Ah, you're out," said Seunghoon as he came with Lee and Lisa to where we sat. He gave me a bottle and food. "Here, looks like you need this."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVEnL9fG2l
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"Thanks," I took the water bottle from him. After unscrewing the lid I found myself gulping down huge chunks of water down my throat. I almost finished the whole bottle. I must have been really thirsty.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjpdoSOZYV
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"Okay, everyone," came Yong-guk. "We need to put the song on record soon. So while we drink our water and have a bite to eat, let’s divide the song into parts and see who will sing what verse. We’ll have a lot of you for backup vocals."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfURNuZH6M
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And we did just that. A lot of us will have parts to sing from the first verses, the bridges and the chorus. And those who rap mainly took the second verse, the third and last verses. Let’s not forget that there’s also going to be backup vocals.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tcYyx6SRS
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"I had to type and print out the lyrics for each and everyone of you," said Lee as she went round giving out the printed papers.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJE3Jr6yzo
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"Okay, I think we better get started," said Yong-guk. "Sam, will you be able to sing?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZLXNpta9a
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"Ya, I’m not that tired," I said. I didn’t have to look at the lyrics now that I’ve mastered it by heart.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9SIdVpo1Q
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"Okay, so everyone will have to go in the booth," said the producer who was still seated near the console.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKS7azAMa5
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"The sooner we get over this, the better," said Christine.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthdJuis9j0
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"Let’s all do our best and not make too many mistakes," said Mino.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fkCE4fJgq
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A lot of us were all up and making our way to the recording booth. I’m just glad that it’s big enough for all of us.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0QJRPawc8
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I was just giving myself a good stretch with my arms in the air when all of a sudden, the lights went out.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslKkW1foU1
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Zoey and a few girls screamed. But Zoey is the loudest.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Y3VzIhrBB
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"Zoey!" I called out to her. "Calm down."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5tptdKmaw
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"What the heck?" I hear Jisoo say as she already had her phone out and switching on its torch.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrREb85W0GQ
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"This is strange," said the producer. "Power rarely goes off in this building. And if it did, the generator would be running by now."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyw8kg6UYP
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"Great, just when we were supposed to be recording the song," said Seungyoon, sounding frustrated.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnE5xfnXFH
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"I know," said Daniel. "Could something be wrong with the power source?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbbYauBJKp
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"I better call the managers and ask if they’re still in the building," said Lee. Her phone went on in the dark and she started to call Collins.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtD894kzvA
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We all could hear Collins’ line ring on Lee’s phone. I could see in the partially dark room that some people had come back to sit on the couch. I took my phone so as to turn on the torch. I noticed that I have a message. I wonder who it’s from.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEaup9KykI
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"You better come over and sit, Sam," said Seunghoon as I felt his hand on my shoulder.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpF5lkwvfM
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I didn’t refuse as I took a seat. I looked around and I couldn’t help but wonder what could be going on.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6n8AZHP4i
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"Hello, Collins?" Lee said over the phone. "Are you still in the building? Oh, I see. Okay, we’ll wait."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg955pAdbcL
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"Are they still around?" Jinwoo asked. I looked around. I wonder where he’s standing.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGBXIrIYLh
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"Yes, they still are," Lee replied. "It’s seems the whole building is out of power."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC7rxzVu4w
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"This has never happened before," said Jennie. "So what could be the problem?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQB327wUOP
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"Let’s just stay put as the managers have suggested," said Yong-guk. "I bet the power will be back up in no time."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZCySqr3ig
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"Gosh," said Zoey. "This is why I don’t like recording rooms. There are no windows in here at all and the air-con is off."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsD19bKctjs
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"Maybe we can just step out of the room for a bit," I suggested. "That’s if anyone wants to go out since it’s too dark in here."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQQYnCcREi
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"But let me advise not to go too far," said Lee.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BebtTDg2m
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Apparently no one left the room. Everyone including Yong-guk and the producer came to join some of us on the couch. The good thing is we were keeping ourselves occupied. Some were on their phones while some of us were engaged in small conversations. It’s then that I remembered that I had a message on my phone. I went on to check it while Seunghoon was talking to Zoey and me who sat on my other side. I read the message and I’m confused.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Su9erhCv
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"Why would he text me this?" I asked out loud.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluIM0V01Rc
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"Hmm? What is it?" Zoey asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYrIx0F1e3
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"It’s G-Dragon," I answered, reading the message for a second time. "He’s telling me to stay where I am. I wonder why. Is he coming here to the studio?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aqymyLAwj
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"Uh…, guys," Lee called out to all of us. "I just received a message from Collins. Apparently the lines to the power have been cut."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVSUdg4wTX
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Everyone let out murmurs of surprise. Who could do such a thing? I don’t know what made me look at GD’s message again, but I found myself quickly standing up. Everyone now turned to look at me.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBgHFPDLuJ
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"We need to leave," I said. "I’ve a bad feeling about this."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iqKNK5LeT
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"Why do you say so?" Seunghoon asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a4ijqTPBR
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"Isn’t all this weird? The lines to the power have been cut. Someone did this. And I think I know who did."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffFUlPFHr3
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"No way," said Zoey as she also stood up beside me. "You can’t be serious, right?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJlhNCg5Mr
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"Who are you talking about, Sam?" Yong-guk asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggAtpwLa7Z
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"Johnny," Lee answered. The sound in her voice was realisation that I might be right on this one. "Goodness, he really knows no bounds."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICjxckp8n0
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"Wait," said Rose. "Are you sure? All this seems a little surreal. Why would he be here to cut the power? How would he even come here to begin with?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQKghOOppw
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"GD," I answered, "he sent me a text just now telling me not to move from where I am. Something is definitely wrong."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhCZUGyup1
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"Maybe he’s just planning to come here," said Lisa. "And besides, Johnny can’t have been moving around on his own just to go and cut the power line. The security guards would’ve caught him."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLU09Ud523
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"Johnny is clever," said Daniel. "Don’t ever underestimate him."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZoCEHlrxB
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"If it is him, why would he go through all this trouble?" Seungyoon asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTttr8FUfwa
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"To get to us," Christine answered.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiAC47BWdV
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"That’s just your paranoia talking," said Lisa. "You’ll see. The power will be back up in no time."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenqxdWzpuc
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Lee’s phone started to ring. She quickly answered it. "Yes, Collins?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMI91fudmJ
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A period of silence followed and when Lee told Collins that she understood, she cut the line and looked at us.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0sAamV4Jj
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"Collins just received word that there’s someone in the building that they suspect cut the line," she said. "The guards are searching the area, so they’ve advised that in case the person might be armed, we stay where we are until they find him/her."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzFNzFfQqK
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"Oh, my," said Jisoo. "Looks like Sam was right."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCdLjg42P8
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"Okay," said Jennie. "If it does turn out to be Johnny, I’ll kill him."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KZ01zSyU4
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"Me too," said Zoey.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ61iNPp3I
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"But we can’t stay here," said Mike. "Can’t we just go take in some air at least?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagBVq5jYGt
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"You can, but don’t go too far," Lee warned. "You must remain in the hall."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFy58HnX6dX
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"Thank goodness there are bathrooms on this floor," said Daniel. "Some of us would’ve been in really big trouble."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbJsZHQ3Jg
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"I suggest not to go there alone," said Yong-guk. "Who knows what might happen."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXo7iR0l7C
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"Noted," said Jinwoo. "Johnny is now starting to get scarier by the minute."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8OlGzitH0
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"Trust me, it only gets worse," said Zoey.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoFYsglpej
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"I’m just going to step outside for some fresh air," said Mike.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90mt0S7kM8
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"I’ll go with you," said Mino.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKEdSfs3V0
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I looked around and I can feel the uneasiness in the room. This isn’t good. Whatever Johnny has planned is ruining our chance of recording the song, if not the whole album. I would’ve called GD to see if the two of them are together, but I would only end up shouting at him.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPywg1k9AL
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Mike and Mino went out of the room together. With the door open, streaks of light from the windows in the hall, found its way into the dark room.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8xzYkVMHi
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"What are we going to do, Sam?" Zoey asked as the both of us sat back down on the couch. "We can’t just sit here and do nothing."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37GXMuFdi7
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"Remember what we promised Lee and Collins?" I reminded her. "We told them that we won’t get involved with this. Let the security guards do their job."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQIx4FHq2L
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"Do what?" Seunghoon asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9GdaIWidw
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"Nothing important," I quickly answered. "Johnny is giving us a hell of a time. Too bad we can’t do anything but let the guards do their job."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvZY2kUWFV
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"Ya, true. But I don’t think Johnny is armed or anything. He can’t go to such an extent, can he?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoyfdlGEjr
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That’s what I fear, actually. But to keep things calm, I shake my head. "Nah, I bet it’s just one of his silly pranks. Let’s just wait and see what he’ll do."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRLTWYg03u
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I turned to look at Zoey and I can tell she’s feeling exactly the way I am right now. Johnny is unpredictable, thus making him dangerous. 280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWC9vkIYrR
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"Ah, guys," came Mike now standing in the doorway and blocking some of the light coming in the room. "I hear people coming up the stairs."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBf9o0OZV3
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"People or someone?" Lee asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzVVnY7od6
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"Definitely sound like people," came Mino.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nZXPhpH1g
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"Come inside, you two. In case it's Johnny, we better be safe."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4JSq29Va2
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Mike and Mino did as they were told and Mino did likewise to lock the door behind him. He and Mike stood by the door. Everyone in the room is now silent. We could hear footsteps getting closer and closer. I’m counting two people. Could it be GD and Johnny?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlzG3I7P51
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"They must be in here," came a voice. Surprisingly, it didn’t sound like either of the two. But it did sound familiar.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PQUWGNdUD
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There came a knock. With our torches on and pointed at the door, Mike gave a nod of his head that he’ll open it. We all held our breaths as Mike took hold of the door knob. I surely hope it’s not some kind of joke and we end up finding Johnny.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hno9hvxhz
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When Mike fully opened it, two men in black stepped in. They were security. And one of them was with us last night at the park. The one who carried Christine on his back.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQR1niYuY0a
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"Oh, it’s you," I said, full of relief.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMyBjKIIoC
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"Good, looks like everyone is alright," said the guard as he looked around the room. "It’s been confirmed. It’s Johnny who is in the building."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIhjwz7x49
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"Now I’ll definitely kill him," said Jennie, not sounding happy at all.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1l0HF5oYza
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"Are you saying that we have no choice but to stay here?" Zoey asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJB8ve3G5pz
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"I’m afraid so," the bodyguard replied. "If it were any normal power cut we wouldn’t have a problem. But this is Johnny we’re talking about. We don’t know what he can be up to."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKttZHCZUX
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"Didn’t he come here with G-Dragon?" Lisa asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxix5DzCOpr
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"He did, but even GD doesn’t know where he is. He told us that he and Johnny had gone separate ways when Johnny had excused himself to go to the bathroom."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwK48cw769B
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I raised an eyebrow. GD texted me a few minutes before the power went out. Did he have a hunch that Johnny had been up to something this whole time and still brought him here anyway?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwo1l1rxw4
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"Could it be that the two of them planned this together?" Mino asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVohQ757dk
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"I don’t think GD would plan to do something that would jeopardise the entire agency, right?" Jisoo asked. "That would be going too far."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qJKH2lL0m
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"Jisoo is right," I said. "GD might have acted like a jerk last night, but never in his right mind would he do this. I guess it’s why he sent me a message telling me to stay where I am before the lights went out."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyBI43bleI
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"Then why the heck did he bring Johnny if he knew he’s only going to pull off his dangerous pranks?" Daniel asked.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrcVKz4rCo
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"We won’t know until we find Johnny and talk to GD. So for the time being, we better let security do their work to find Johnny."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArFFhvKuzq
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I could hear Zoey murmur beside me. She really wanted to get out there and deal with Johnny herself. But we made a promise to Lee and Collins. We aren’t going to do anything like that from now onwards.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbf46bA5ok
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"We will stay here with you until we know that everything is under control," said the other bodyguard.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zBmAi5od2
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"Great, just when we're about to start recording, we’re now taken aback by Johnny," said Christine, sounding frustrated. "If I were out there right now, I would kick him in the butt."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuZwP7GnbO
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"Same here," said Rose. Jinwoo chuckled.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VD34INu3t
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"I would've suggested that we go some place else to record," said Yong-guk. "But now we're stuck here."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecpIZ58nJh
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"Wait, why can't we do that?" Mino asked. "If you ask me, that sounds like a good idea."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo0vKi3NLd
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"It does," I said. "But Johnny is no fool. He knows that if we do walk out of here, he will jump us."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XmH9nM7y0
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"Why isn't the backup generator working?" the producer asked. "It should've started by now."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqbGsxagor
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"They're working on it," said the guard whom we were with yesterday. "It should be back up in no time."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Gc3udksps
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Immediately, he said that, the lights came back on. We couldn't help but cry in relief.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63UHbMF9dS
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"Finally, we can get back to work," said Jisoo.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5V9zUADUO8
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While the others were excited, I noticed that myself, the other Toxins, Yong-guk and Lee weren’t. I guess it's obvious. Johnny is still out there.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8HXd1336T
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"Okay, let's get back on schedule guys," said Lee, clapping her hands so that we could all get her attention. "Let's not forget, we don't have much time left on our hands."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBlqQLgp67
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We all stood up from our seats and started to make way to the recording room. I stopped for a bit and pulled out my phone. I really want to call GD to find out where he is and if he knows where Johnny is too. I turned to see Lee talking to the guards, obviously telling them to keep an eye out while we work. I look at my phone again and bit my lower lip. Should I really call him?280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xkvabLWCX
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"Hey, Sam, we're waiting for you," Yong-guk called out to me, snapping me out of my thoughts. I'm the only one who isn’t inside the recording booth.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nUpDg2JuP
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"Give me a minute," I said and I turn around to make the call.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lz1vBsbgO
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I put the phone to my ear and GD's phone started to ring. He finally picked the call on the third ring.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6c6jqmpaX0
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"Sam?"280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Fq57uABmp
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"GD, where are you?" I asked, not too loud for anyone out of the booth to hear.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fSCs5TMez
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"I'm downstairs. I was looking around for Johnny but I can't find him. I tried to go outside, but the guards have this place on lockdown."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCUMteARLa
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"Wait, did you just say lockdown?" I can't believe this.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT94v3j8u6v
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"Ya, no one is allowed in or out. If I had known Johnny was going to pull off something like this, I wasn't going to bring him here."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX8WUITmhv
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Serves you right, I thought, grateful for not saying it out loud. "Okay, you take care. If you hear anything about Johnny's whereabouts, call Lee."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyY6sN5Ixtx
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"Will do. Don't go out on your own, Sam."280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvMiQEOCSp
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"I won't." I soon cut the call and made my way to the recording booth.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡas9f2KrdQl
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I start to wonder how this place could be on lockdown just over Johnny. Did something else have happened that we aren’t aware of? We aren't even aware that we're on lockdown. It will be best to tell the others later so that we can focus on the song. Telling them now will make them panic.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEVWkKHnMt
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"Okay, guys, are you ready?" the producer asked, seated on the other side of the booth.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvs820JsGn
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Most of us said we were and others gave a thumbs up. I put my headphones on and soon, we started recording the song.280Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqGmCcLnJa
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