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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tNbTM5rut
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFRn2GVeyO
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQrMWcvI1M
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZQL6S9CIv
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirt0ud3oze
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEdcEJeJuf
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt6y2ihIOf
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8cQ8oqGw5
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"Only one way to..."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTZ0ZgqvzN
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5XSNIBNgl
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkdEZNtcZ8
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5S1zGHDs6t
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfv0mlXmO7q
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYBDSdQfuE
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiw4Oq9swc
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoD6G8QqDrd
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5NWEZaT3i
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CJKxEX90Z
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhyzTfzXH3
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbMIkbng31
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaFVssFsJz
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu756ipkXwV
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6sERHDRpV
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfUkYsYIR2
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldDLpKDApV
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJYMDIf3Pk
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBEy8ZmOfN
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn489DpIlvE
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfkEK0Ldbu
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYajsn3e8o
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUNshPURl6
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKntD6gD3DQ
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8WOQh62G6
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2H84ouxOYo
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZTbcgbpeM
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlP7u1Zo3Ye
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fnZVu4rCf
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcamD9q5bv
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcABm6FLhQ
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp3d4Sw9ze
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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." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYdlhox8hy
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"What?" all of us muttered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODzoAoPsVh
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pH52PwrS5
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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?375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cKKnwBJHF
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n7LsSu4Vc
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8J5AHcIE5A
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJuedHpTsz
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVndFuZqG1
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOHAP80GR2
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevZd58dfOe
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvX8nBZHign
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGCaCj6cev
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVwca2gF7U
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbefE3RC3RA
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3tYwmaEQt
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMEdHdWnfH
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OZjkOoi5E
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Cf4ZGHH8W
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVHw1OGP5d
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCq4fj4ueVn
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXO9tCfLAF
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡST5TucnoDn
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9dR4Zw684
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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." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXSyqQhqYC
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ086vfPhUsG
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMJZJiwNfY
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"Of course we will," said Mike.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvmYfZsD5N
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZVcnDRLbE
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAvbNDvJP4
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt3XRU6wo3
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOR2YRvVxOD
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubWrDINjGI
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVt7NsP9B1n
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oeeQC8Kvu
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufckHN3IHr
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlAmkJR5GQ
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclDhEAFEI7
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwFRfIB29V
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprjszUFd2d
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKobm4qTLh
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMC1RURYhs
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgA01grwp3
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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." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFE6K3tOSzH
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesfGcDUGo5
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGowYgJ1sY3
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP25Kf3Dxn3
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi556y3ofo6
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQYkXbnvxP
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsu3qtXnBBq
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQDmZgqtre
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJmI9gQpfl
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoxy93L9s6
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPplVbsKzE
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOIpia2nKF
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4HEz84iMt
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWFzDPFxl9
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6xi8ihdCE
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJprN5Msk3I
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBRZ30JN97
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAMuYd2qbR
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCPdUhED7N
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp08wa3a8aM
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GdU0ossaH
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkIOihPDK4F
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku3Wg71Yeb
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNhvZjadge
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9caqbUPCZ
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPObZ4v0dn
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBeHyA0iZl
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxVZE0YjnA
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMA5evnDiN
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGvIu5GHrC
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JZtwAJqER
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFa9P0uVFZ
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA0AIGCXnR
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYslgIyBMX
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkSfmgszGW
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡER8eXPCvJa
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJufDeTvoT
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX6SPpSyyU
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm95gk4hBW6
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV1XFuWdUY
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInKv2heWYs
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUi8Bwlbz4
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6RaCfhpdT
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxenda0avp8
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZ3tq0WGht
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Tj7hQyPBH
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa31jdskad1
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gAFKu54v5
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcswBqY5yx
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9PdaZuLbu
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJ7tFAlPKZ
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnNafrBUzj
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOT5HQFqOj0
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeqUxWUDEC
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdTZU5dnsZ
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg15KsdG0m
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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. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgihLl1H2v
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNJLoVfFrI
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Dq8u4pMNl
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzjCjgtZit
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQLp1gbobK
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCHxb76M3h
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NwlDaRKeL
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7q8k0Fnfk
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55naTpDefz
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq85wOU7RDO
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdO3HLYiNu
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl556ZUntBj
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaukFRJKQX
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6GZpVj4j4
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtiSYfQNFK
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCyMqgWTsf
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwBWdcieho
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2jHRAWF3R
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYoHrq9ixf
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ799DJ04kRi
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElxfY6ViHa
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3aYHiSLa9
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J2bg5RFU7
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvQ82PlNci
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzMK2yrAQa
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBkromtCU0
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51uPjG1HtL
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdeUpTiVIP
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaztp6lFphB
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mQbp41nHS
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rqZBxGQ1A
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59esZnzPaL
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqv1VbFM7n
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvuWQbpNKf
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzHtjFnZ2L
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFdobqHfjr
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvIXmgMBFO
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGm0rvu9zNj
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3blHW3QHR
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYE6zkHG4a
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwCI00RNsr
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZd9KPcFCb
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRTTTww4tL
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHmE9KewSn
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsBzKVLS2o
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vg9OqM0FA
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOFdeq9Rtl
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiUkOSBZwx
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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:375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrl6ZUo3XH
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoaFApdudi
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyEb6qsNWr
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrxpWN2RfU
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUBvGLn87A
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLudTIx8d7
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm7TBrRM4e
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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:375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8yOIa3NYG
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIYssLcAif
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujCwQwMBVD
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"What is it?" she asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlfmswCvXL
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv6stItk51
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsa2mGK6Wy
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfZB7vATZR
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvaQs9R1bL
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mz4snPq66
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uMSBWDkj2
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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. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOFzZlLhI8
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2fOzIoWTo
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWO4X0o355
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjW0tMB2XzA
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLltl7rLXC1
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHycQWDXcfw
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLOjnIaA4B
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVSAYiBTC7
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJPSJ72dA3
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bSqcJFpv5
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2FLcpJWCM
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6Z3ZrdxZg
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOhVNA3mVy
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoskYYIH07
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAeCsaxwHA
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlT3LLjOzMi
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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?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiN3wI8ToJ9
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3RwRhoca2
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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."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoWgoGsZmW
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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.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuWjRK4XVY
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeYZCXCE0b
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H2Ksnv77S
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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."
