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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79eNo3BYF2
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As soon as Lee entered the room, those who had remained behind in the studio were excited to see her.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7pQ19r8YQ
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"Lee, you're back!" Daniel exclaimed with joy as he went over to hug her.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjKKsI5PLX
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"Wow, you act like you all thought I was dead," Lee said, blushing at the gesture.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDzKtIvW2A
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"You were running away from Johnny," said Mike. "Of course, we would worry."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqfCuNkAkX
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"I just hope they have caught him," said Mino. "He really gave us a hell of a time finding you."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc88bn7AaWx
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wDDGnpMMy
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"Do you think they did?" Jinwoo asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1iS2E3ciS
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"Only one way to..."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxE4dHcJ4i
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGRGViq4y5
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"Well, it's about time," said the studio producer, who is still in the room.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2oi1ITK8I
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"If they have captured Johnny, won't that mean the lockdown is over?" Seungyoon asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunQ46ikNJh
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"Maybe," said Sam. "We should ask the guard I spoke to on the walkie-talkie."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuwwhRjzb8
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUcEWI1M0c
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6rteQjvOl
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"What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone responding?" Jisoo asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcl6gc4pAE
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"Your guess is as good as mine. I'll try again."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC77Kb2Jon
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I did just that, and this time around, I received a response:418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjFHMvBuqN
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"This is Kim, over. The suspect, Johnny, hasn’t been apprehended, over." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer2u3Er8Ri
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"What do you mean he hasn’t been apprehended, over." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclvU5lI44v
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"Turns out no one cut the power line; there was just a technical issue, over. Lockdown has been lifted, over." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FaVQ4rEWl
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I sighed before clicking on the walkie-talkie and saying, "Thanks for the update, over and out."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVN0v80JI3
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP15xpkr5E
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"Okay, what the heck is going?" Zoey asked out loud.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxg5YXa2eN
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"I’m confused," said Lisa. "Didn’t they say someone cut the power?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwILm74kQN
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"Perhaps it was all just a misunderstanding," said Seungyoon.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYNV5YEvxD
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"No way. When it comes to Johnny, there’s no mistake," said Christine.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tD08Add6t
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"I agree," said Zoey. "Until they come here to give us a reasonable explanation, I’m not going anywhere."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTzVLZKoaW
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbb2WwiSagK
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0zIM12Ukc
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKHARPeDS5
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkP2uWAGOl
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkswl6ltPs8
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56HBRZooRK
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5e1mX71Ii
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"Nothing; they are exhausted," said Lee. "You know how hard they’ve had to work."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lTrykj0dE
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"And there was the issue of the power cut. I hope that wasn’t much of a drawback."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmFEqan4bD
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"Not really," Seungyoon answered.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5fyl3IDvG
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4Ij1okhGo
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLf13NJH7kc
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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." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqHgIUOj97
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"What?" all of us muttered.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6R7AEcz9p
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"Yep, so there’s nothing to worry about," said Yang Hyun-suk.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Cu19QHeyo
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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?418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwP4uPJFXb
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"But didn't they say someone matched Johnny’s description?" Rose asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b2Ib4DVbY
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoikbnLFZh6
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I still can't believe this. Have we been played here?418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXdOq9ECtq
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxvTlVXFyw
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"I think he did it," said Zoey, not afraid to speak her mind.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wRFjgFYtZ
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"Well, we really can’t start pointing fingers when many of us weren’t even there," said Yang Hyun-suk.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzz998KKaX
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2IQxGIgBz
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvyGTxWJIj
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXtssJKgeL
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDA5LjkzQTy
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"You were trying to say something, Zoey?" Collins asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKih3grOsq7
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"Nothing," Zoey said, shaking her head. "I wanted to go out for some fresh air, if that’s okay."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz4qKzg4Yb
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW1YrFvv5z
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX3D2vIM2A
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJE2DILDIET
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7ghXf7fDZ
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqlaSMN4ED
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0e3hWiyWV
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMaP6Rd9gL
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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." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeAxfw9ksp
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"That’s fine," I said. "We need to tackle the album as quickly as possible."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHg3A7S0dc
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfHG5w0dv0
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"Of course we will," said Mike.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu98G5ai4wS
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHKwFWxqiT
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"What a day it has been, huh?" the producer asked.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2UyXhsIQb
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3vMWcy55q
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"I can imagine how everyone is coping with this," said Yong-guk.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Dervsdxfx
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uPAQCIh1f
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrHMh9H3iP
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH67sVKoXOO
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"Hey, guys, you were going to miss out on the ice cream," said Mino when he spotted us.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhx9nMQwHN
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"Where did you get them?" Mike asked. "I now feel the urge for something to cool me down."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9srUKkR5BR
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3D31dhFab
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEBR2Nm5Jz
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"How is Zoey doing?" I asked Seungyoon and Mino.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡav3EAOeD7L
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdELQgEhLxW
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dAhW3zEW7
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Seungyoon and Mino shared a nervous look. "Goodness, she did, didn’t she?" I asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUSMpqQoKe
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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." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDV6rVzqGgS
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I held my forehead. Now I’m the one who needs ice cream.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhHpNQFUe4
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As though reading my expression, Yong-guk said, "Let’s step outside."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQzEY6lQha
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I agreed with him and started to make our way out. Seungyoon and Mino got up and followed.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2X8he7Yyt
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZPQEqap1A
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWVRqi5fqX
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"Chocolate," Yong-guk and I answered at the same time.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqfWXQ1sQ0
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"Ooh, you both like the same flavour," said Jisoo. She had an ice cream cone, caramel-flavoured. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhm03GQ7jD
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3OwGYnWuI
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"But didn’t you order mint and chocolate?" Jinwoo asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOFMv6yG9g
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Seunghoon punched Jinwoo on the shoulder. A few of us laughed.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPETRKihaK
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2y9lAQhxo
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjkvYNUSyx
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"How is Zoey?" I asked Lee, who came to stand next to me.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VGurcvNhk
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoz9zV6gbFS
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0LRqjZdMW
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"But did they like the song?" Lisa asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy135JOt6c
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAcOLhdhdd
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"They didn’t ask why we were acting weird, did they?" Daniel asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pNT94krV9
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bdEd3fHTI
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8M4LF9QX8
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"I’m sorry, but I still think he did it," said Zoey, going on to lick her ice cream.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwLPGpGB8e
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"Of course he did," said Lee. "He chased me down the stairs."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSjSfAHQqP
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"Why didn’t you say anything, Lee?" Zoey asked. "We would’ve put all of this to bed."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNXt1gwlXL
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2VgRiJj11
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2KCkvgGXm
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvow98WbIzT
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGpPoRgh6g
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"Elaborate," said Zoey as she raised an eyebrow.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCm6klgHUEz
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdsw9ITzEh
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKL91FjYXx3
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"He must have broken in," Lisa answered.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBcspM0KN2
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQag4LxhI8W
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflXheBpMQz
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbHSS31lMk
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"True, that’s one thing I can’t get my head around," said Mike.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡye6VZCnhNR
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"We can always ask the guards," said Jennie.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1C2kvyeflw
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"Yeah, but I don’t think it’s a good idea," said Jinwoo.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaDYD2RJvC
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds3eOIJGio
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjhMyLe6fg
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"Has anyone tried to call G-Dragon?" I asked.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QQ8FVaMU8
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCU5dBAEQ0
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"Just like Sam, I wonder how he got away after we informed the guards where to find him," said Mino.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRFW0ls9lr
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"Maybe it was then that they clarified it wasn’t him," said Yong-guk.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LbGVBEJs0
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"Or perhaps all this is mistaken identity, and the person who did it is still out there," Daniel suggested.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZtUQbnlWZ
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"You think he didn't do it alone?" Mike asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7SHMziva3
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Daniel shook his head. "I think so. He had to have some help, didn’t he?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITIodeVwAd
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"Huh, I didn’t think about that," I said, thinking of the possibility that Daniel might be right.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjbfFzRZtQ
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"But who helped him, because it surely wasn't G-Dragon," said Seunghoon.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wUrFOryRG
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B2gOigczY
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"I don’t think so," said Rose. "Why would he do it?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pwIiXXKQ2
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMAiTrLDdi
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6I1YfyNk1
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj6KwRAr2I
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7jcD1EYNt
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"We’ll keep an eye on her," Christine assured Lisa.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6TP6f1cbw
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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. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJthvwq8Ek
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We were just heading to our car when I remembered something.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LQjZFliOp
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"Lee, do you know where the infirmary is?" I asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygWcHeFTk1
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"Yes, I do," she answered. "Why?" 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MOGM6LTbW
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsXrJfqp1q
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvnLpHmfHo
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbSeC2AiBa
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"And what about the kitty?" Zoey asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCBmrYQ0zC
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"Kitty?" Daniel asked. Mike and Lee also looked confused.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8RiV0sUmx
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"While we were looking for Lee, we stumbled upon a kitten," I answered.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4PzrwyMMb
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T6B55MVrs
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"I hope it wasn’t much trouble," I said as Mike lifted the box.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bOZYG1xhW
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V5By7kN4e
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"We were told," said Zoey. "I wonder how it got here."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAs4zPcHiT
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iXFdGVwyX
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"I did. I've got to say, I still don’t believe it," the guard answered.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lUjMF5Vci
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"That’s what we think too," said Mike.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOvIMKmpTX
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"Do you think they must have made a mistake?" Daniel asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQt0Nqx0jL
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8ItcMhoOk
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"So, you guys were on a wild goose chase for the wrong person?" Lee asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjsme9f69i
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmXOjlLUAN
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"Then what about him chasing Lee down the stairs?" Mike asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOHJqgPr9r
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR408Ks4m7S
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"Well, I guess that clears things up," I said. "It’s best we head back to the hotel."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKoGkm6gAw
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Lne3veCbT
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"Alright, maybe we will see you tomorrow," said Lee.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0QhWTg1WX
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdDKlkBmx1v
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZTNGx0W0c
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ofdjXtNjS
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"I’m so tired," said Zoey as she lay down on her bed after removing her shoes.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr9Y55uKJ4
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIy3UUEvie
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"You still think Johnny cut the power, right?" Zoey asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIpQ4ghtxl
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4NkBjYTvP
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mVagx6e7C
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnh1joY9eK
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Zoey sighed. "You’re right. I’m starting to feel my head too."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1ypLGe0WC
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3ks4JKtKK
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqyuRK0beS
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANciXQ3QIi
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7geZ6EXr9h
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq8t4bIUep
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6YoqPDZ97
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub48KHMHna
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPW9pGk9n8m
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUisHsRweX
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtXHU61cvI
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt5BbJhobq
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"Okay. I'll go wake the others up."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS575XwVE1
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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:418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceNuq73gkz
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"Zoey, wake up. Dinner will be here soon."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgUU82eAXk
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6itmL93q0
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"Come on, Zoey, I'm not kidding," I said, and I pulled aside the bed covers.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8fUv0xpuY
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"What the-?" There are clothes and bedsheets under the covers. Zoey isn't here.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaBWV07a5f
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8jOUiHmZ2
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"Goodness, where could she be?" I wonder as I walk out of the bathroom.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1gJrjvyfM
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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:418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7YW8UB4w2
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"Lee! Lee, we've a problem." 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3ZbM3hrb5
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I appear in the lounge, and Lee already has her eyes on me.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNqy4KOdQQm
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"What is it?" she asked.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsie3WIjmx
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"It's Zoey. She's gone," I tell her.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwma44l33Ro
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"What do you mean she's gone?" Lee asked, looking utterly confused.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjXTKPYtK9
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJp1uV7cSLY
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pZ8Wixt6A
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"Of course she has. I should've kept my eye on her."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBIMLOMMXc
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX1RC4ZCkq
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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. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfgiR7LBfb
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMVmncnLsU
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"Hey, Sam," she said after yawning. "Is everything alright?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hMrVkFNRR
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"No, I need you in the lounge right now," I answered. We've got an emergency."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULZ1YKzEiG
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10AhfwzfsP
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9WfDsD6cy
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvT2jxsOHcq
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My hand flies to my head, and I can't help but wonder where she could be.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5tcHVGSdn
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Narrator’s P.O.V: 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7K9awZHDp
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmy1MA76G0
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"Sam won't be mad at me if she knows that you're with me, right?" Mino asked. 418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RWmJj7Ytv
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3xfQEzCXZ
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Mino raised an eyebrow and gave her a brief glance. "Are you sure?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXPiEXu71W
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"Definitely. I've got to deal with this on my own."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzp6ohJO9qP
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86pOpyv7X7
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"Are you really scared of Sam that much?" Zoey almost laughed.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFlo8hp3zk
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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?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyKCtsyFQx
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"Wait, do you like Sam?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHfft3OY5P
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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."418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R3ziOmDXI
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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.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVnWmz7lyk
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"Are we almost there?" she asks, acting like all is normal.418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oeJCdfsJq
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"In five minutes. Don't you think you should’ve come with Sam or the others?"418Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzGw9vve12
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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."
