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With Lee now back with us, we managed to get back to the studio, but it wasn't easy to get the guard away from the door. We had to make it look like the rest of us hadn't left. Daniel had to pretend that he needed company to go to the bathroom, and we made our way back into the studio. Lee had to wait for a few minutes before appearing to make it look like she was really coming back to the studio. Now we were all back in the studio, including Seunghoon, who had escorted the guard to the infirmary. He had come in before the rest of us did, and he too had to think of something for him to get in without the guard seeing him. Lisa and Jennie took care of that.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyiCI7KGCB
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhOmBpaBgH
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoN0Gj8kt8
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHjvYFc2eb
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbct0eFUrt
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn7AmGQbcJ
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"I should've asked," I said as I was seated on the couch, still with the walkie-talkie in my hands.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRanmh5dmO
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFdG5SEg9o
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"Only one way to..."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQWQYEvEX9
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Before I could even finish my sentence, the lights went out, then came back on seconds later. We all looked at each other. It looks like the power is back on.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDruTi5zjw
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupVeNuaRCw
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhAsSYR4Nl
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8pQiAIWsl
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I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and went on channel 2. "This is Sam; any update on Johnny, over?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRboDAWGTzI
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I waited for a response, but all I received was static. Strange. I felt people’s eyes on me, wondering what was going on.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggE1o1dkDf
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVPh0nqsf2
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG46QSEBFH
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuUNkxtfe6
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzUjzcO4SD
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3lKTy1IC3
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtaQrUIElV
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNeVL2UgPY
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Well, this is interesting, I thought to myself. Johnny didn’t cut the power. Everyone around is silent, looking at each other. Many eyes fell on me, as if I knew what all of this meant.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5Tquon9iM
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldqggrzlWH
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAn5gj7i6K
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxc2cIcdSQ
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI45F7DyvLJ
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrkkL7tMuO
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"Yeah, I was chased on one of the floors and a couple of stairs, just to get away from him," said Lee. "There has to be a mistake here."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw8oRfQqvF
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A knock came at the door, and Yong-guk told whomever it was to come in. The door flew open, and the guard came in with Collins and Yang Hyun-suk behind him.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxIjjUACWW
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"I would like to inform all of you that the lockdown has been lifted, and you’re all free to move about," said the guard with such courtesy.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZbWeOe0J2
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Most of us in the room didn’t know how to respond to that when we had already received the news. A few of us responded in relief, pretending that all was normal. However, many weren’t afraid to show their discontent.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtfmWKklzw
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The guard excused himself and left the room. The two managers looked at each of us, and something told me they could feel something wrong in the air.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCSD7R0xqi
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"I hear the song is ready," said Yang Hyun-suk. "But you all look like you’ve just received the worst news of your lives."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bzEC0W54f
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I remembered that I held the walkie-talkie in my hand and soon hid it behind me after turning it off. The last thing they need is for us to be caught when The Toxins made a promise to Collins that we wouldn’t do anything stupid.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Hlsdstdpr
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4SaXpPoo7
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pDUVExyOO
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9D9CyBWF6
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"Well, it was when we heard that Johnny might have done it," said Zoey as she twirled strands of her hair in an absent-minded fashion.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKQCQUIJta
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I wasn’t the only one who gave Zoey a look, telling her to keep her mouth shut. Lee, Mino, and Mike also did the same.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJa1D6MDhDL
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"Oh, yes," said Collins. "When the electricians went to look at the problem, they were informed that one of the workers saw someone near the main power source and made the assumption that it was they who did it. But they later discovered that no one tampered with it." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8OUMmixma
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"What?" all of us muttered.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8zDaITcWk
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9nCjIqT51
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I can’t believe this, and I shake my head in disbelief. I looked at Lee, and she had her eyes on me. Likewise, I wonder what she's thinking. Will she tell them that Johnny actually chased her down the stairs? Would they even believe her? They wouldn't take it lightly, that's for sure. But who knows?250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqu8LpN7bF
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4rlJGSBId
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"Yes, but all that was cleared up," said Yang Hyun-suk. "I hear he came here with G-Dragon, correct? One of the workers must have mistaken him for an imposter when he was only heading for the men’s room and got lost on the ground floor."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0UOkFhJLE
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySnx8J2gmC
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We went back to looking at each other. I was expecting one of us to open up and explain that what has just been explained to us isn’t what we know. But none of us dared to open our mouths, not even Lee.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGB0w7pqH0
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNOAYWNLU7
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlGOhEEFof
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We continue throwing looks back and forth. Someone has to say something. But then that would mean us Toxins getting into trouble with Collins. The only one who could say anything is Lee. But looking at the situation, I don’t think she’s going to.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJEyerMA8i
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"We should just get on with it and listen to the song," said Yong-guk. "We’ve been here for a really long time, and a lot of us would want to get some fresh air."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaC8sJoc46
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"Oh, yes, we really should," I said, thankful for Yong-guk for breaking what would’ve been an endless cycle of trying to accuse Johnny.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEkOMRpJiQ
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"But wait," Zoey pointed out, but Christine, who stood next to her, held her shoulder, warning her not to say anything.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufwateHdCz
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzDKcDnpBn
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExZTFgPQGN
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"You may," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Being cooped up in here for so long isn’t good for you. We’ll listen to the song just fine."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yTSeWWAcx
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"I’ll follow," said Christine. It’s for the best that Zoey has someone with her. Right now, I’m scared she will leave the premises and look for Johnny herself.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDrj0FmnM2
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Apparently, many wanted to get out for some fresh air. That only left me, Yong-guk, and Mike behind with the managers and the producer. Lee also thought it was best to leave under the pretense that she wanted to get us something to eat. As much as I wanted to get out, I had to stay in case anything happened.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsyh4TngMR
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Twenty minutes later, the managers had listened to the song for almost the fourth time. I wonder why they did so, because they left Yong-guk, Mike, and me a little nervous. Did they not like it? Doing it all over again isn't doing us any favours. The rest of BTW is already downtrodden as it is.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dUNJLDuvg
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"The song is perfect," said Yang Hyun-suk as he turned in his chair to look at the three of us who stood behind him and Collins. "I couldn’t stop listening to it, and that's why I kept repeating it."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hbscgAz9U
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My heart felt like it would give way after what I'd just heard. This is great. Yong-guk gave a sigh of relief. Mike punched the air in triumph.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVOOxJP7kC
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"You all still have a lot of work to do," said Collins, turning to face us. "If we didn’t have a delay with the power cut, I would’ve liked that the three of you worked with the song-writers for the remaining four songs."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpajtiwP11
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"The day is pretty much over," said Yang Hyun-suk. "So I suggest we leave that for tomorrow, though we would need a lot of your effort, not only from you three but the rest of BTW. That means we’ll need you all here early in the morning." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRH7u5snCh
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWdGblP9AD
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"That will be all," said Yang Hyun-suk, standing up from his seat. "We’ll meet tomorrow. Make sure to inform the others."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Eli54wGtX
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"Of course we will," said Mike.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8woVibnM8E
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After the two managers had left, the three of us left the studio, with the studio producer heading downstairs. We didn’t use the elevator in fear of what happened earlier with the power.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1fYm7gTZr
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZhW18FWoS
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"Yeah," said Mike as he scratched his head. "After finding out that Johnny didn’t pull the power, it still surprises me."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8z8XDNNUK
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DIfKMwcON
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"Well, they just have to suck it in and forget about it. We've got more stressful things to worry about," I pointed out.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaqFbCHVCp
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After going down a few floors, the producer stopped on one of them, saying that he had to stay behind in his office to take care of a few things before calling it a day. We said our goodbyes to him as we continued our way to the ground floor. I wonder if the others are out there like they said they would, getting some fresh air.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh44q65GdAa
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We reach the ground floor, and it’s pretty much empty except for the receptionist, who waved at us when we reached the desk. We waved back, and just as we’re about to make our way out through the door, we find Seungyoon and Mino seated on the comfortable couches of the waiting area, each having a cup of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdoTtY61oz
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJFgdRZebj
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvI4X15wFsr
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"Outside," Seungyoon answered. "Lee thought it best that we get something to cheer us up. An ice cream man just happened to be passing by."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxJdBjcUgy
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"See you guys later," said Mike as he rushed out of the lobby at top speed. I’m surprised that he doesn’t look the least bit tired.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VGZIQkcL2
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkTYo83Rdx
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"She’s upset, as usual," said Mino as he took a spoonful of ice cream and looked at it. "We all are. But for her, you already know how she is."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVVtxx6NPq
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"For a minute there, I thought you were going to say that she almost left the premises to look for Johnny."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jIxZXWh3w
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54viI1yOkk
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"Well, it took Christine and Daniel to stop her," Seungyoon answered. "Daniel had to be the fastest to block her from reaching the gate." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrbXf8EzAm
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjHevk2v72
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OnxvEykTZ
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtV5Nr8uWpe
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We found ourselves in the parking lot and had our eyes fixed on the gate, where the rest of BTW and Lee stood beside an ice truck. What a nice time to have ice cream, I thought. We soon joined them, and Lee was the first to notice us coming.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhuUfsUsFj
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"Ah, Sam, Yong-guk, just in time for some ice cream," she said. She had her ice cream in a cup as well, strawberry flavour. "What flavour would you two like?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Rt9teOQb8
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBLc10GCFd
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0XSf6HYmu
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"Pssh," said Seunghoon, who was by the vending window of the ice cream truck getting ice cream for everyone to go around. "I like chocolate too."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6LFQbtcr5
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56Og9SNytk
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRAi5VBJ0S
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"I’ll get mine on a cone," I noted. Yong-guk also agreed to the same. The ice cream man gave a nod of his head and went on ahead to make more ice cream.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0yCKEnw6X
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I turned to look at Zoey, who stood with Christine, Lisa, and Rose as they licked their ice cream cones. She looks calm. But then again, she’s unpredictable.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMWD7wmxIW
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpslb0jU9A
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"She’s calm, for now," Lee answered. "Christine and the other girls haven’t left her side after she tried to walk out of the premises."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KQZqrPLmJ
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"We just need to keep an eye on her. Oh, and before I forget," I now addressed everyone around me. "Tomorrow, the managers want us all here early. Don’t say I didn’t warn you."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqSGNYRnFf
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdalpvukCv
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"Your manager liked it so much that he scared us by repeating it four times without saying a word," said Mike, as he had his blue moon ice cream in a cone. He licked it afterwards.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoT1xLmRWk
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXruvElYUW
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"No, they didn’t," Yong-guk answered. "All they said was that we do our best tomorrow. And that means forgetting what happened with Johnny."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4g3KqwNwt
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No one spoke for a moment. Right now, we all don’t know what to believe. Did Johnny really cut the power? But he chased Lee on the stairs, so what’s there to expect? As usual, someone broke the silence.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9wsGzr0Ax
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYhttG9hcc
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdIwDQj721
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQg9cpNxNO
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Zoey sounded unreasonably calm, and I don’t think I’m the only one who noticed. Everyone had their eyes on her, giving her their full attention.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33GYynsbW5
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"The fact that I didn’t contact them in the first place will raise questions," said Lee. "And something tells me that if we were to bring Johnny here to question him, he might well defend himself and say that he had been in the underground car park the whole time."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8huEGw2qN
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"I don’t think so," said Mino, who was almost done with his ice cream. "I think you should’ve said something all the same. He chased you down the stairs, for goodness sakes."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MS9k32KYm
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"Yeah, but did he cut the power?" I asked. "I agree with Lee. Something wasn’t going to add up if we did tell them."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLy045xolwx
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIWdpMxm7V
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Before I could say anything, Seunghoon passed down my ice cream and Yong-guk’s. I thanked the ice cream man as he gave a small bow before turning away to clean near the ice cream machine.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD4nYlfSFc
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"For starters, how did Johnny know where to find the power source?" I first asked. "Usually such places are closed off to anyone unless you’re an electrician or something. So how did he get there?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPvM1XuTjv
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2mrmZbnW1
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"If he did, then someone would’ve seen him through the security camera before the lights went out. But it turns out that all of that was an electrical fault. Maybe he found a way of dodging the cameras, and if not, then we should assume it was nothing but a normal fault."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ggPiMwPgx
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I could hear a few grunts. I can’t blame them. But we had to be logical here and try to understand what’s going on.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fAVoIhgHB
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"I think you’re right," said Yong-guk. "But what I don’t understand is how they thought someone had cut the power and gave out a description similar to Johnny's."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI3GrxJe8W
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwWGwHQZYR
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHD9lXCBXN
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMyMf8HWMO
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"They might not tell us anything," said Seungyoon. "Since it’s all been rectified as a mistake, they wouldn’t want to answer any questions, especially from us."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob099EKksO
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"I’m wondering how Johnny managed to pull this off and get away like nothing happened," I said as I licked my ice cream. The ice-cold rush to my head made me remember something, and I soon snapped my fingers.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdocsC6IN0
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5mVnfr7jI
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"I did, and he didn’t pick up," Zoey answered. "Maybe he’s trying to act normal while he’s still with Johnny."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8FsvEXkw2
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqOMr7LMmI
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIOuF10H5j
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3aN2cFM9v
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SQ2TotRvI
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OxjIfUaHp
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRjP8AqvtP
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2KJm5bamf
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"What if he did?" Zoey asked, her eyes widening as though she had finally realized something. "If he was, he's going to hear from me."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dmEjq91O0
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlyQCdoWY5
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We all remained silent for a while, thinking it over. If you ask me, we shouldn’t be thinking too much. Whether he did it or not, Johnny is somewhere riding along with G-Dragon, enjoying the last rays of sun for the day.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL9KmruR4m
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"I think we all need to get back and rest," said Lee. She pulled out her phone. We've got a long day tomorrow, and the sooner you go and rest, the better."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLbCYNZA0J
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"Yeah, we better be hitting the road," said Lisa. "Whatever has happened, has happened. This message solely goes out to you, Zoey."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyR4mVaN306
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Zoey had finished the last bit of her ice cream cone when she looked at Lisa. "I know, I know," she said. "You people worry about me too much. I’m not going to do anything stupid."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1tTQ7gZRB
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDqP6wk9ro
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The BlackPink members made their way back into the YG premises after saying their goodbyes, as did the WINNER members. After Yong-guk and I finished our ice creams, he also took his leave. The five of us Toxins with Lee went back into the YG premises and waved at the BlackPink members as their car drove by, as did the other car with WINNER. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtNY5KMCzC
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88Azfex8Bi
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhuFlkQuEE
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSfdeT0kKr
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"Let’s go and see how the guard is doing. We left a little parcel with him too. Anyone want to come?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQZaGacG2h
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The rest of The Toxins agreed to follow, and Lee led us back into the YG building. She led us to the floor where the infirmary is. We found the guard, and he seems to be doing much better.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfvadBlSLP
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"It's just a sprain; it will heal," he informed us as he sat on one of the beds in the room. The place is pretty much empty except for the nurse available, who is looking through a cabinet in the corner of the room.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU8SPHmXwF
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5VcN01PKN
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsCGE1fbXS
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ac7evwuOf
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"Don’t worry, I didn’t forget," said the guard as he pointed to the floor. Our eyes spotted a cardboard box under the bed. Mike bent down to pull it out, and there in it lay the black kitten. It stared nervously at Mike.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfr0WFP2gh
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApOoCEO6Nc
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"It didn’t even make a sound," said the nurse as she passed us to head to the door. "And there were many people in here at some point, but it kept to itself. Pets aren’t allowed in here."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKpkeb0ZKQ
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPgbP00kxg
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"I guess we will never know," I said. "By the way," I turned to the guard, "did you hear that Johnny wasn’t the culprit?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡproKAAEU6j
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUYwUIsll4
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGypdPWiNe
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1Kj5zgjZY
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"Well, we were told that there was a person who matched Johnny’s description," explained the guard. "But it turns out that Johnny had gotten lost somehow and found himself heading to the hall where the power source is. So when one of the workers found him, they must have thought after the power went out that it was him who did it. You know, you can never be certain with foreigners. But when they checked the source, for starters, the room was locked, and they found out that the connections were faulty by accident and forgot to inform the security guards on time until later on."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmwRG1u5rr
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8wRFmkSKq
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"Seems so. The locked door and the faulty wires add up. Johnny couldn’t have gone in there without a key to begin with."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZPDPG719U
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRf4I1ovP1
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"Probably he did that just for fun," Daniel answered, shrugging his shoulders. "He does love to do that sometimes. And I bet he pretended to be lost after the guards found him."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92HdwtOELQ
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqB4i1LgoDH
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"I should be heading out too," said the guard as he stood. "Because of the little accident, I’ve been given some free time off today."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr18cKUXrW5
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVIRZRgLRk
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We bade farewell to the guard, not forgetting to hand back his walkie-talkie, and went downstairs to the car park with Mike carrying the kitten in the box. The others couldn’t help but admire how adorable it looked.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZTvcQmDfq
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When we got in the car and the driver took us back to the hotel, we couldn’t help but debate whether Collins would be okay with us taking care of it. We would probably not go back home to the U.S. with it, but it will be nice to have a pet around for the time being.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iePfUv2uz
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We got to the hotel at five in the evening, and we were tired as hell. When we got to our floor, Lee made sure we went straight to our rooms. Zoey and I took the kitten out of the box and placed it at the foot of my bed. I made myself a mental note to order some milk in the evening for the kitten to have.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQ9qgkRdEz
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtCws186o9
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"Same here," I said as I had a long, blue scarf in my hands that I got from my suitcase and folded it to make a pleasant, warm resting place for the kitten. I knelt beside the box as I did so.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQ8rv7HTxH
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAkY5DURsv
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"I don’t know," I answered as I lifted the kitten and placed it on top of the scarf. I made sure to make it more like a nest so that it was covered on all sides. "After hearing the explanation the guard gave us, we might have been wrong all along."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZeOCnlo5r
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"I don’t think so." Zoey leaned up on her elbow to look at me. "He did it. And as much as you want to deny it, you know he did it."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bGac7MngE
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"I didn’t say he did." I stood up from the floor, shaking my head. "Let’s rest, Zoey, okay? If we keep talking about this, my head is going to explode."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWz8WJsG7es
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCShMEiexZ
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I sit on my bed and remove my shoes. Afterwards, I laid down, and it didn’t take me a minute to fall right into the abyss of sleep.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RIVE9jco1
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I slowly opened my eyes, and I didn't have to look at the window to know that it was nighttime. I turned and groped around for my phone, which I'm sure I had left beside me. Lucky enough, I grab hold of it and bring it close to my face to check the time. It's almost eight. Supper will be brought up anytime soon.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmpslyQayx
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I sit up and try to rub off the sleep in my eyes. Likewise, I yawn as I stretch out my arms. I turn to see if Zoey is awake. She has herself covered with the sheets and is facing the other way. It's best that I don't disturb her.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo3okxgRJl
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I get out of bed and go to the bathroom to relieve myself, but not before looking into the box at the foot of the bed to see the kitten also fast asleep.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRdyiJPm1O
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After I came out of the bathroom, I decided to go to the lounge and make a call downstairs to the kitchen to bring in something for the kitten as they brought our supper.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRF0X4JaSk
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I go to the lobby, and I find Lee sitting on the couch with her laptop on her lap. I wonder what she could be looking at.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLmL164RyM
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"Hey, there, sleepy head," she said when she noticed me standing there. "I didn't expect you to be awake at this time."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmVvvcigeC
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"Me neither," I replied as I slowly approached. "I wanted to make a call to the kitchen to bring in some milk for the kitten."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZj6DyusqT
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"I already did that. I called them a few minutes ago, and they will be up here any minute now. Why don't you wake the others up?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDM9B62d77d
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"Will do." Before I turn around to go back into the hall, I look at Lee and ask, "Is Collins back yet?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Tz2aCpKzN
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Lee shook her head. "Not yet. Just like you, he's also working hard to push this album forward. But he'll be here. I called him a few minutes ago."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuX6pz4eFl
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmKycJ1Aed
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I slowly make my way back to the room to wake Zoey up first. Likewise, I approach her bed and call out to her:250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7duIZQEqT
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMTXzcNkub
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Zoey didn't budge. She must be deep asleep, like she always is when she's tired. I call out to her again, but there is no reply or movement. I groaned as I came closer to her bed and grabbed hold of the bed covers.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD01d7fvq44
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsC8xM1Y2S
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7OKoteGEL
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"Zoey?" I call out as I look around the room, hoping for her to appear from under the bed, but this isn't a prank. I rush over to the bathroom. There’s no sign of her.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcDnWbzbwO
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkurWP4hSNK
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I looked over at her bed, and a terrifying thought soon came to mind. As I made my way out of the room, I called out to Lee:250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5qNQQyPKW
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uKXFHMaJP
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUC1CoY1Mgy
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"What is it?" she asked.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbwHCQQvlY
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzZZECuAQw
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqtet4DV6p
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"She's not in the room, and she put a bundle of her clothes on to make it look like she was fast asleep."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhn9dQLdHk
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Lee put aside her laptop and stood. "This is bad. You don't think she's done this because of what happened."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd5UL7pWtK
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMWdskkXVH
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"What we need to do is inform security and ask if they saw her. Wake up the others; that's if they all haven't gone with her."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd4H2S48n3
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I quickly rush out of the lounge towards the other rooms, my mind buzzing. Zoey is putting us in a whole other dilemma with the stunt she's pulled. I only hope she hasn't done anything stupid. Yet. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wo08t3TfV
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Upon entering the room Christine is in, I find her sitting up on her bed, looking sleepy. Good, she's here and not with Zoey.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfOZbKmc79
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoWEdzDAt9
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0YFgH865S
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I quickly go to the boys' room, and I find them still asleep. I wake them up and tell them to come over to the lounge. They aren't happy with the way I wake them up, but they slowly come out of bed, saying they will be there.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsSE9B7y03
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I make my way back to the lounge, and Lee is just getting off the phone, probably from talking to security.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0r0SSxZ5k
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"They haven't seen her," she said before I could even ask the question. "She must have slipped by in some disguise."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCO5cdvIRY6
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTnRefdqyI
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Zoey pulls the hoodie over her head and sighs in relief. Leaving the hotel was a big deal, and she managed to pull it off with a simple disguise of wearing the hood of her black jumper over her head and big, black sunglasses to hide her face. She looked out the car window as the car continued its way to downtown Seoul, hoping that the others hadn't figured out that she wasn't in the hotel yet.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWE1w8Oz99
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypmN4uxVTU
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Zoey looked at him in the driver’s seat. "She would be mad at me the most," she answered. "Just get me where I've got to go, and I'll do the rest."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HMPWqfeoO
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dcfYx7fPm
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMo88GXqHW
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A brief silence passed between them until Mino said, "No, I'm coming with you. If anything were to happen to you, Sam and Lee will never forgive me."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVWyharldH
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9GFe5csr8
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"No. Well, maybe a little. It's just that I don't want to disappoint her, you know? Taking you out of the hotel is already enough, don't you think?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcxlGWpYdl
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B99nATD8w
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Mino blushes a little, his eyes focused on the road. "No," he nervously replies. "She's great and all, but... you're different."250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmgmU6QC6G
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Zoey can't believe what she's hearing, and she immediately feels her face start to heat up. She looks back in front and clears her throat.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRCevMM7So
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLiLSshsZy
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYk0FERETH
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"No. I know I can handle it. Besides, it won't be the first time I'm doing this alone." Zoey turned to smile at Mino. "I'll be fine."
