Have you ever been awake961Please respect copyright.PENANAL1dzDm5vbj
for so long in your bed with no thought or sign of sleep and your heart961Please respect copyright.PENANAl86RYpGolh
isn't at peace because you're afraid of what's going to happen as the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA0kuwjqiVEm
day goes on?961Please respect copyright.PENANAuSujilfKwZ
That's how I felt right at this moment.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2dqZHYI22m
I tossed in my bed, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHZ2XxC9y1N
turning to the side and looking towards the curtain. There was still no 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHMgQY4US6r
sign of the sun coming up and I was getting frustrated. I wished the sun961Please respect copyright.PENANAQwrYOtnq9d
could come up so that I could meet my end already.961Please respect copyright.PENANA88I8YdHTQj
I quickly sat up and went for my phone on the drawer close to my bed. I checked the time. It was only 4 AM.961Please respect copyright.PENANAWxaznO8LZe
I fell back on my bed, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAKOPqgu6ryk
the back of my head hitting the pillows real hard. I clenched my teeth 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgZZVyEghVg
in irritation. Sunrise felt like forever and I was already tired of 961Please respect copyright.PENANA72UX5zedtU
sleeping. This had been the third time that I had to wake up and only 961Please respect copyright.PENANAmQVsHpKBVw
realise that I had only slept for a few minutes. I wish I could sleep 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwyJ9DDtWrV
till sunrise, but waking up three times meant I was too bothered in my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAEFqtT9tEuP
mind even to dream.961Please respect copyright.PENANAXLNa96A3uB
I turned to my other side where my stuffed panda lay beside me and I cuddled it in my arms.961Please respect copyright.PENANA8rNY4C8tQM
How I wish I could fall 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6837wbPbry
asleep. I admired Zoey whom I could hear snoring slightly in her sleep. I961Please respect copyright.PENANAbEtBWnow1m
stared up at the dark ceiling trying to picture things in my mind but I961Please respect copyright.PENANA3UBisZfSCF
couldn't. Even my imagination wasn't working.961Please respect copyright.PENANARf11guvUbu
I sighed as I looked at the panda. I couldn't stop thinking of what I was going to do today, especially with G-Dragon and Zoey.961Please respect copyright.PENANA32ge7Enrc1
I knew I now had to face961Please respect copyright.PENANAazU1BaM57B
the music. And even though we had quite a hectic day yesterday, Zoey 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8L1mRjabKj
hadn't given up on me about what happened with G-Dragon and me. And even961Please respect copyright.PENANAmEdIF3d746
though she was tired when we got back, she still hadn't stopped 961Please respect copyright.PENANASIji6ytRFO
bothering me until she finally gave up and went straight to bed.961Please respect copyright.PENANAxHzlFCRVZa
I knew her persistence 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtcyf8agHLB
was far from over and I had to prepare myself for more of it today. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAEZXvWvvSgN
know Zoey must be very worried about me, but I was more worried about 961Please respect copyright.PENANAXLG1o44IWd
her if I had to tell her the truth.961Please respect copyright.PENANA5obgMWN3ec
I know sometimes we 961Please respect copyright.PENANAMMnSeR4AEU
people lie to prevent the others we love and care about from getting 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHro419Alcc
hurt. But there will come a point in time when you can't keep it to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAAeOboivuCn
yourself any longer because the guilt will eat you up inside. Sadly, I 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8ab7H9d7AK
had now reached that point.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmAgbimM5jY
I sighed again as I 961Please respect copyright.PENANATO3Wc3pTci
turned again to the other side, taking the panda in my arms with me. 961Please respect copyright.PENANAd0xOGaZvWJ
What wrong did I ever do to be in the position I was in right now?961Please respect copyright.PENANAhiCe3PuGBn
If it came to G-Dragon, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAdIdq6Wd4OX
he was going to be one person who will be difficult to talk to. I know I961Please respect copyright.PENANAM1R2Rds7sI
betrayed his trust, and trying to convince him was going to be a whole 961Please respect copyright.PENANAj2tLS8SEVP
lot harder.961Please respect copyright.PENANAXAyaw9fbEe
How was I going to tell 961Please respect copyright.PENANA2yeTE6FeeZ
him that yes, Daesung and I did kiss, but all of that happened due to a 961Please respect copyright.PENANA79LQWBQ4UD
completely different story? I know how bad he must be feeling and if I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtZoMvdVPxq
was in his shoes, I probably wouldn't believe anything I would say 961Please respect copyright.PENANAdXXlFexlRk
either.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmJ45DWwHFS
I kicked out the bed 961Please respect copyright.PENANAU4KY3rc7df
covers and got up from the bed. And taking Mr Panda with me and my 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1KGTrDKzTW
phone, I slipped my feet into my bed slippers and walked out of the room961Please respect copyright.PENANA8rOcENVfRQ
in my purple pyjamas.961Please respect copyright.PENANA66bpsgBCfu
I went straight for the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAouh6xfr1zn
dark, empty lounge and I turned on the lights. I went to sit on the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAW73Sl44EGi
comfortable couch and with my feet up and folded with Mr Panda in my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHJNbbPnsBT
arms, I unlocked my phone and went straight to my contacts and called my961Please respect copyright.PENANApWX3FXfT20
mum.961Please respect copyright.PENANAJmW9a4Q5Sz
Hopefully, I was calling961Please respect copyright.PENANA6ps05Wzzn8
her at the right time. I wasn't really sure what time it would be back 961Please respect copyright.PENANAeWRHzqaPGl
home in the U.S. I was too bothered to even try and figure out all this 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtp4widk9fP
time zones nonsense. I just had to talk to someone. And why not my mum?961Please respect copyright.PENANADiCOp4oQ0c
I put the phone to my ear hoping she would pick up. I just hope she wasn't busy at work or something.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbpqIc6Ftal
She finally picked up the phone on the fourth ring.961Please respect copyright.PENANAoyIV3KO6F0
"Hello, Sam?"961Please respect copyright.PENANANsIQlx7nak
"Hi, mum."961Please respect copyright.PENANAcPJDicIUMD
"Sam, how are you, dear?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA8eN8Jb2Sjv
"I'm good. How are you? Are you at work?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAVODkZKT4TF
"Yes, I am, sweetie. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAV6bolUtuvs
am just looking at photos online on the computer. A friend of mine just 961Please respect copyright.PENANA3lIBiLKTza
told me you guys went out bowling with BigBang."961Please respect copyright.PENANArYcK50GsiS
"Ah.." I scratched my head. "We did, mum. And we had fun."961Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7G3dhWK5y
"Ya, I can see you guys 961Please respect copyright.PENANAJd5YG3p0Jd
smiling and laughing on the photos." I could hear clicking in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAfck1MdJxsY
background and that confirmed that she was tapping away on the mouse of 961Please respect copyright.PENANAMsTi7ObtL3
her computer as she looked at the pictures.961Please respect copyright.PENANAjPblHCp1sP
"So, was it more like a competition?" she asked. "It's says here that you guys won."961Please respect copyright.PENANA09OxcLy3t3
"It was mum. We won," I said with a smile. "You should have seen what happened. It was awesome."961Please respect copyright.PENANAbgbcaatPes
"I'll check out the 961Please respect copyright.PENANACWDh7CwtPy
videos later on and see everything for myself, dear," I could hear my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgVdx3gI2C6
mum clicking quickly on the mouse. "Now tell me. What's bothering you? 961Please respect copyright.PENANATIZpX4CYzw
Why aren't you asleep?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAaQcVoBwFQV
I raised an eyebrow. "You know what time it is here?"961Please respect copyright.PENANADuSZZeFCho
"I'm your mother, Sam. Of course I know what time it is."961Please respect copyright.PENANAtUXDHr3wV0
I could imagine my mum 961Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZTIdr2pj6
with a stern look on her face as she said that. If we weren't talking on961Please respect copyright.PENANAgZ809Fs8HF
the phone and I was standing in front of her, she probably would have 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1Rknxvil3w
her arms folded.961Please respect copyright.PENANA7GqIfsHpvy
"I know its way too early in the morning for you to be awake right now," she continued. "What's up?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAYbDhaTvLT8
"I feel my whole life has been nothing but a lie, mum," I said as I tugged at Mr Panda's ears.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2BlDFbA8cy
"Your name is Samantha Glasson and you're a famous pop star. That my child, is not a lie."961Please respect copyright.PENANAAkcHLCDqTg
"Mum, you know what I mean when I say that."961Please respect copyright.PENANAukHojuksxL
She sighed. "What did you lie about this time?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAcj22fceeiJ
"I've lied way too much in my life, but this time, I think I'm in a really big mess that I can't seem to get out of."961Please respect copyright.PENANArAaERuoCTa
"Tell me. I've all the time to listen."961Please respect copyright.PENANAnZmevICuDh
"I've been lying to Zoey961Please respect copyright.PENANAL7rXol7p51
and everyone else about G-Dragon and I, and I don't now how to tell 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtYjBc6LKy5
them, especially Zoey since she likes G-Dragon so much. It would crush 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6ajjb4GyKN
her if she finds out G-Dragon likes me and not her."961Please respect copyright.PENANACO1c7T8Cd1
"I thought you girls weren't supposed to date any one of those guys."961Please respect copyright.PENANAl8eDGm8ZOG
My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Wow. Collins really does tell you everything, does he?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAXegttyHlCz
"Whatever he tells you, we as parents have to know too. I hope Zoey's mum isn't going to freak when she finds out."961Please respect copyright.PENANAJdnADmnXSx
"Trust me, mum, Collins 961Please respect copyright.PENANAeosMjps3eH
has no clue with what's going on in our private circle and I suggest 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7cYVDeAXNB
that you shouldn't say a word either."961Please respect copyright.PENANAY8iA2RcLCg
"Is that a threat?" I imagined my mum's eyebrow raised.961Please respect copyright.PENANAUcwWsCcEVf
"You know I can never 961Please respect copyright.PENANAWwyjzQNd8L
threaten you, mum. It's just for now until we come back home. It's a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxU8465Fp3W
matter of life and death. I've no choice."961Please respect copyright.PENANAJiAG2PjCjL
"I know. But why does Zoey like him?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAqAZnlPECXs
"Knowing Zoey, you must know by now the kind of guy she would fall for, mum."961Please respect copyright.PENANA65Kjs6uxxG
"True. But how come she likes him but he likes you? Don't tell me you also like him too."961Please respect copyright.PENANAnu1N31Hc3E
"Well....." I hesitated, trying to figure out what to say next.961Please respect copyright.PENANA6nUBmQ2nMF
"Samantha Glasson," my mum's voice sounded stern now. "Tell me the truth."961Please respect copyright.PENANAXmwvUMtEVJ
I sighed. "I also like him, mum."961Please respect copyright.PENANAGxpuBxpjKV
There was silence at the other end. Until....961Please respect copyright.PENANAYmzUYcNzyy
"WHAT!"961Please respect copyright.PENANAz4mdCmLl9f
"Mum, calm down. It's not what you think."961Please respect copyright.PENANAT3sbUPIoOX
"Then what is it? The 961Please respect copyright.PENANAfP7gPqxM3g
way I'm seeing it, you also like him and you feel guilty because you 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwynZJnUWdT
feel like you're betraying your best friend."961Please respect copyright.PENANApvEt9f88uk
"It was like that at 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFDfw1uGmGH
first. I really do like G-Dragon but I'm learning to like him as a close961Please respect copyright.PENANA7yZcHwpQZG
friend because I know how Zoey likes him and because of Collins' 961Please respect copyright.PENANApVFa6IZLho
'golden rule'." I put "golden rule" in quotation marks with my remaining961Please respect copyright.PENANA70VZ0xcbX0
fingers.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbHwW6QYFro
"What do you mean it was like that at first?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAhY4kJovPR0
"I like G-Dragon, but he isn't the only one."961Please respect copyright.PENANAr5Hj5cnIi4
"Don't tell me you like someone else from the same group too."961Please respect copyright.PENANAskVCch0v32
I closed my eyes as I winced. "Yes, mum."961Please respect copyright.PENANAAdbM4nBpRA
She didn't say a word. I wondered what she was thinking right now.961Please respect copyright.PENANAe1uitayOBn
"You're really in one hell of a mess, dear."961Please respect copyright.PENANAFRzJYlBiwR
"And that's not the worst part."961Please respect copyright.PENANAJE1BYVHs1L
I told her what happened961Please respect copyright.PENANAtFJqyDmL8X
the day Zoey went missing, making sure I didn't mention the stranger in961Please respect copyright.PENANA9STYgdOIPO
the suit. I talked about what G-Dragon and I had talked about in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAvW2K9QiWIy
park and what we agreed upon. Then I told her what happened with Daesung961Please respect copyright.PENANA5eT7yubZgz
and the kiss.961Please respect copyright.PENANA8hJVyqAhL6
"You kissed?" my mum sounded surprised.961Please respect copyright.PENANANvZZgnCUnB
"Ssh, and listen."961Please respect copyright.PENANAyXqPJKyzG3
I told her that G-Dragon and Zoey saw us but they didn't witness the kiss. And I told her what happened afterwards.961Please respect copyright.PENANALv7yue3kKi
"You're in a real mess, Sam. You now have two people to tell the truth to."961Please respect copyright.PENANAfTOu6k01VS
"If it's not Zoey and G-Dragon, then it's the entire group."961Please respect copyright.PENANAAzjaemAYh6
"I know. But you can't lie forever now, can you?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAUE0KVoM5QA
I thought of what she said. "You're right. We all deserve to know the truth someday."961Please respect copyright.PENANAo9tUWxLlje
"Are you scared?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAXbrUd1mxHS
"I am. Maybe that's why I can't fall asleep." I hugged Mr Panda close to me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAi4AmHonrfb
"It's okay to be scared, sweetie. And it's good that you decided to come out clean."961Please respect copyright.PENANAz6ckfQS5aY
"I don't want people getting hurt because of me." I could now feel tears coming up in my eyes.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFZUkXzqmgU
"We all get hurt at some961Please respect copyright.PENANAbYHtN528NS
point in our lives, sweetie. That's why there is a time for everything.961Please respect copyright.PENANAMmMSGlj3QN
Just wait and see. After the storm, everything will be back to the way 961Please respect copyright.PENANAWIMoiqdSAm
it was and everyone will forget about it. Besides, no one can stay mad 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8InoYeMxS6
at you forever, Sam. Not even me."961Please respect copyright.PENANAyEJIE9sU0i
I smiled as a tear ran down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away.961Please respect copyright.PENANAdBaBAUHAqe
"Thanks, mum." I sniffed.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9T5XyMJgsL
"Don't cry, okay? You're961Please respect copyright.PENANAaA7ZDSyJ4K
a brave girl. Now, do me a favour and get a few minutes of sleep. You 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVrJGZ7iGZr
will need all the rest you can get."961Please respect copyright.PENANAg1kfHagM73
"Yes, mum. I will."961Please respect copyright.PENANAiIjvamUqHK
"Bye, Sam. Tell me what happens, okay?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ic5IIiroF
"Okay. Bye."961Please respect copyright.PENANAv3h3EXGEGS
I hang up and I quickly 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFVe9mmKLRK
got up from the couch with Mr Panda and went back in the room, straight 961Please respect copyright.PENANAByMvLNEZeU
into the bed covers. I fell asleep in an instant with Mr Panda in my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAB5VPX1jBJz
arms.961Please respect copyright.PENANApdNYyPB9xK
It must have been some 961Please respect copyright.PENANAmJIDj0mWdi
time around 7:40 when I finally woke up. The sun rays shone brightly 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFkZNosjlsN
into the room that I had to shield my eyes with my hand from the light.961Please respect copyright.PENANAazP3rzn8pa
"Wakey! Wakey!" Zoey came over and sat next to me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAcW7O9cUJsm
"Mmmm." I murmered as I turned around and covered my head with a blanket. "Leave me alone."961Please respect copyright.PENANAcyAMY1XoTF
"You've to get up, Sam. We have a big day ahead of us."961Please respect copyright.PENANA5Px8qllJ6q
"Isn't it a Sunday today?" I asked as I removed the blanket from my head.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbqnJpFlcCC
"Sadly, it isn't, my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFN8XczOm5F
dear kitty," said Zoey as she placed her hand on my head. "Looks like 961Please respect copyright.PENANATmPQap9bFB
you weren't the only one praying for it to be a Sunday."961Please respect copyright.PENANADXheHxc0gb
"Okay." I muttered as I sat up on my bed and rubbed away the sleep in my eyes.961Please respect copyright.PENANAt4lgdMu8iR
"You know you have a lot of explaining to do, right?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAsEZrO6jxju
I yawned, then sighed. "I know. You don't have to tell me."961Please respect copyright.PENANA1TZszjabvp
"So, start talking right now."961Please respect copyright.PENANA1bIwHa4ut5
I looked at Zoey with wide eyes. "You want to talk now?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAiBazmfwkts
"Ya. I'm still really worried about you."961Please respect copyright.PENANAVlW0jwxKGk
Looks like I had no choice. This was it. Time to tell the truth.961Please respect copyright.PENANAJIFyomXdrM
"What I'm about to tell you, is going to crush you completely, Zoey."961Please respect copyright.PENANAh2f1qz67zt
Zoey turned to look at me with a serious look on her face. "What are you saying, Sam? Is it that serious?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAjPN9Qy8dNK
"It really is, and I feel bad that I have to tell you."961Please respect copyright.PENANAFi9aT2yDBD
I hesitated as I looked down at my hands and played with my fingers. Zoey put her hand over mine and I looked at her.961Please respect copyright.PENANAOkq7aHkdbN
"Just tell me, Sam. Even if it's going to hurt."961Please respect copyright.PENANAfZUngRdPkJ
I closed my eyes bracing myself for impact. My heart was pounding so hard.961Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ik02nEg5L
"It's about G-Dragon and I," I said. "I'm sorry to say this but...."961Please respect copyright.PENANAsjs61jTqWH
"You like him, don't you?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAli5eVrvkU8
I opened my eyes in shock. That wasn't supposed to happen. And what made Zoey say all that?961Please respect copyright.PENANASzcHTtgLOn
"I..uh...no, that's not it."961Please respect copyright.PENANAfuUYKBdGyi
Zoey laughed. "Don't worry, Sam. I know how much you also like him. I'm not mad."961Please respect copyright.PENANAchIIdzBs7G
"Zoey, that wasn't what I...."961Please respect copyright.PENANAwFuePIiZQf
"Expected from me?" Zoey961Please respect copyright.PENANA5l57tI6Cga
grinned as she flipped her hair to the side. "I know, you're surprised.961Please respect copyright.PENANAkvtYhk9xxr
I like him, you like him, the whole world likes him."961Please respect copyright.PENANAOBFNqoC360
"Zoey, I..." Zoey placed her index finger on my lips to keep me from talking further.961Please respect copyright.PENANAnbqVOwk0bm
"I know you feel guilty 961Please respect copyright.PENANAa7XksPWhkp
that you like him because I do too. Don't worry about it, because I know961Please respect copyright.PENANA71m7fOd18O
that you wouldn't try to steal him away from me."961Please respect copyright.PENANAp7k479KOZ0
I gulped. What was I going to tell her now? How was I going to her that G-Dragon liked me and not her?961Please respect copyright.PENANArh2tao4ujF
"Aren't you worried that G-Dragon might just like someone else and not you?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANA0DeNnLp4Qn
Zoey shrugged as she was deep in thought. "I haven't thought of it that way. I know that he only has eyes for me."961Please respect copyright.PENANA0uRFbH6L1q
I wanted to slap my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAsDVumauwrg
forehead in frustration but I gave Zoey a weird look instead. I couldn't961Please respect copyright.PENANABuqXoXsTbj
blame her when you were blindly in love. But I had to stop this before 961Please respect copyright.PENANAJpV4LUvNmU
it gets out of hand.961Please respect copyright.PENANAs3Dm3aUbbN
"Zoey, listen to me," I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAqrJH2kDhTb
said as I looked at her in the eye. "I admit that I like G-Dragon, but 961Please respect copyright.PENANArGv3nAAyag
not in the way you think. You on the other hand, need to know that...."961Please respect copyright.PENANAEz4U16A46T
I paused. That was odd. 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1uYq7JRekx
The words were spilling out of my mouth just fine. What's happened now? I961Please respect copyright.PENANAWkIi1cvPTa
felt someone had just cast a spell on me and now I was tongue tied.961Please respect copyright.PENANADb2toiDaGR
Zoey looked at me, irritated that I had stopped talking. "What do I need to know?"961Please respect copyright.PENANADRZ7z7ouV7
What was wrong with me? I961Please respect copyright.PENANAAcY7w5qwXE
had so much confidence when I was talking just now and I still do. But 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwwzRC5JiTi
now, I couldn't say anything. I opened my mouth to speak, but still 961Please respect copyright.PENANAN3r3j2DMck
nothing came out. Zoey shook her head.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFf9856NkHT
"You're weird, Sam," 961Please respect copyright.PENANA89CzLdNU1E
Zoey stood up from my bed and went straight for the bathroom. "When you 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8wFFK1uDKv
finally have the courage to tell me what you wanted to say, I'll be 961Please respect copyright.PENANA3vnpxloSxJ
waiting."961Please respect copyright.PENANAvkceGMdsn4
Zoey closed the door and961Please respect copyright.PENANAW8NF7Fk1sC
I heard the shower tap turn on. Oh no! I blew it this time and that 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8KZVn9fZ9f
just proves that telling her the truth was going to be a whole lot 961Please respect copyright.PENANAQQwuqmhG08
harder than I thought.961Please respect copyright.PENANAHsj07AWP1V
At least Zoey knew that I once liked G-Dragon, that's if she really took what I said seriously.961Please respect copyright.PENANA4uLSiUWLE6
This was all so messed up and I felt like I was going nuts.961Please respect copyright.PENANAqByhq3E1sF
I stood up from my bed 961Please respect copyright.PENANAbHiPkpgYkc
and started to pace up and down, thinking. What happened to me a few 961Please respect copyright.PENANAWrv7wpI07n
minutes ago? Why couldn't I tell Zoey the truth? Well, half of it, which961Please respect copyright.PENANABCC3iBn07y
is the most important part.961Please respect copyright.PENANAjo3sDywR1t
"It's not your portion to say anything to Zoey. And you know it."961Please respect copyright.PENANAPiai3MGG2a
Whatever my conscious 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtmNmFqU8Tw
was saying inside my head was true. G-Dragon did say that he will end 961Please respect copyright.PENANAisNbVtrDdn
things with Zoey and tell her the truth. Was that why I was tongue tied 961Please respect copyright.PENANATyWFzI2kvK
and I couldn't say anything? I had no any other reason as to why.961Please respect copyright.PENANA50WdkBRvat
If that was the case, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAnK6RhpQIa1
then G-Dragon better do it fast. The earlier it was, the better. Before 961Please respect copyright.PENANA230DXz6Zj8
Zoey really gets too much involved with him or else she would be 961Please respect copyright.PENANAOnRor1xxCJ
shattered completely.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbU3VgdXFtB
While I was trying to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAS9z9MffyP3
figure out what to do next, my phone rang and I went on the bed to reach961Please respect copyright.PENANAO0TXrLyFcw
out for my phone that laid on top of the drawer next to the lamp.961Please respect copyright.PENANAeQQFRTwD0x
When I checked the caller ID, I raised an eyebrow. An unknown number. I wonder who it was?961Please respect copyright.PENANAO0lamw2W0i
I answered the call. "Hello?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAWMSXiQ7q0U
"Bonjour, mademoiselle," came a deep husky voice from the phone. The man had a French accent.961Please respect copyright.PENANAuA09Ri3Zvp
I held my breath. That 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9i6rSUiVck
sent a chill down my spine. Who was this? Dang it! I'm supposed to be 961Please respect copyright.PENANAAq6PQNQMMm
asking that question, not thinking it.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9TZ8WIAUwm
I cleared my throat. "Hello? May I know who this is?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAlDxNrJJVia
The man chuckled. "Who I am isn't important. What matters is that we talk."961Please respect copyright.PENANAW1LXNf7v1Q
"Talk? Talk about what?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAXsjmNKjkH0
"Did you check the photo I sent you?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAZA7mEQ93V9
"Photo? What...?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA9i0ky5q06z
I paused when I realised the photo he was talking about. I had completely forgot about it.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZWaaDRaSk
"Oh!" I slapped my forehead. "I never downloaded it to see what it was." I raised an eyebrow. "What's the photo about?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAvBxGx5tYY6
"If you haven't seen it,961Please respect copyright.PENANAGQRdVGaead
then it's best you see it for yourself. I can't tell you over the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6RE2jIEL23
phone. When you see it call me or text, will you, sweetheart?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAmTfJ8vx8S8
Sweetheart? What was this guy playing at? What was the photo all about?961Please respect copyright.PENANAUyyDFk7Uan
"Are you trying to blackmail me with the photo?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmYuJj7jnzY
"I wouldn't call it blackmail. But everything would be more interesting if you're involved."961Please respect copyright.PENANAtXEPRXafPY
"If I'm involved? What do you mean?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAyIpPE2jCML
I could soon hear the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAXVmcisz6V6
person hanging up and I growled. I looked at my phone like I wanted to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAYSOj2Hp6qj
break it. What was going on today? First, I had G-Dragon and Zoey to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAGuReV5pLna
handle and now, I had this stranger calling me and making things worse.961Please respect copyright.PENANA4OCYLogz0I
I looked back at my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAG6aIy2MJ4K
phone and started to go straight to my messages. I checked the message I961Please respect copyright.PENANARz5Oe871DQ
had received from the unknown man and I realised that I still hadn't 961Please respect copyright.PENANAXbTfU8XMOu
downloaded the picture. I switched on my mobile data and started to 961Please respect copyright.PENANALYR8WDUkdo
download the photo.961Please respect copyright.PENANAkElOje5RZs
"Sam! Zoey!" Lee came all of the sudden into the room. She almost scared me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAGMpixG0cA3
"Goodness, Lee!" I held my chest as my heart beat fast. "There is a thing called knocking, you know?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAhEtAiv0Kei
"I know, I thought you guys were still asleep."961Please respect copyright.PENANAQTPC2tgaWD
"No matter," I said. "We're all awake as you can see."961Please respect copyright.PENANA2ku3HEj3Tm
"Okay. Get ready, we have to leave for the studio."961Please respect copyright.PENANAzPWKDZcli9
I nodded and Lee left. I961Please respect copyright.PENANAYdr36Cmjwh
went back to looking at my phone. I frowned. The internet was so slow 961Please respect copyright.PENANAagto5667qL
today. The photo hadn't finished downloading yet.961Please respect copyright.PENANAwUgCMfKM4s
"I'm done," said Zoey as she came out of the bathroom in her towel. "You go get ready."961Please respect copyright.PENANADg1AlBPbJE
"I just want to see something first," I said as I pointed at my phone.961Please respect copyright.PENANAinE1fc1Zft
Zoey walked up to me, took my phone and threw it on her bed.961Please respect copyright.PENANAfWAaHGuY2K
"Zoey!"961Please respect copyright.PENANA4csw1k09pw
"Not a word, Sam. You're961Please respect copyright.PENANAwGEEc19Gt7
always the one telling me to get ready and be punctual, but you don't 961Please respect copyright.PENANAcHKp6Mj6jY
want anyone telling you anything. Just go take a shower. I wonder what's961Please respect copyright.PENANA0dtl7SyrRU
up with you today."961Please respect copyright.PENANA0aDjDGhIJq
If only she knew. So 961Please respect copyright.PENANAsuM5XsHfLk
many things were running in my mind that I couldn't seem to focus on one961Please respect copyright.PENANAVUelqBbZcW
thing because something else would just pop up all of the sudden.961Please respect copyright.PENANAO24VqDLISG
I went to the bathroom 961Please respect copyright.PENANAbWqA8XyxsR
and locked the door behind me. Before I could undress and get into the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAppEHNa5xtu
shower, I went over to the mirror above the sink and looked at my own 961Please respect copyright.PENANAQW2zmspYbj
reflection.961Please respect copyright.PENANATWetVYRW7W
I looked like I hadn't 961Please respect copyright.PENANAk3PArw8Z5V
had sleep in days with all the dark circles underneath my eyes. I was 961Please respect copyright.PENANANzP0cF3yza
deeply troubled, that's for sure. My problems just got increased by one 961Please respect copyright.PENANA5K6VYctdAN
if not by two.961Please respect copyright.PENANAarMVOsgA0N
G-Dragon and Zoey were 961Please respect copyright.PENANAvD8F6BB6yN
my main problem to tackle today. And all of the sudden, an unknown 961Please respect copyright.PENANAph1wkiNFPU
stranger calls and tells me about the photo which I had no idea or clue 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7xJQOJ0rEw
about. And why he sent it to me was the most confusing part. If he 961Please respect copyright.PENANA00QLmHcV0H
wasn't blackmailing me, then what was this charade about?961Please respect copyright.PENANADMkP0NcCDv
After I took a quick 961Please respect copyright.PENANACNhTvGMv1B
shower, I quickly went back in the room and I went straight for my phone961Please respect copyright.PENANAWjUyFRi4QK
on Zoey's bed. Zoey had already dressed up and she went past me into 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1g3RmRfZrV
the bathroom to get her makeup done.961Please respect copyright.PENANA8qXN4UcXoa
I unlocked my phone. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANACfGKyHVnZu
was pretty anxious about the photo that even my hands were shaking. The 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1iM6wx2Dwj
photo must be done downloading by now.961Please respect copyright.PENANAMekVdWqZgE
Just as I unlocked the phone, it vibrated. Someone was calling me. Oh no! What now?961Please respect copyright.PENANATuVlb86f4m
Seungri was calling. What could he probably want to talk to me about this early in the morning?961Please respect copyright.PENANAEnOCrCkP2u
"Hello, Seungri?" I answered.961Please respect copyright.PENANAqhWg0fPU4c
"Morning, my panda," said Seungri.961Please respect copyright.PENANAKgXLo9dFLL
"Morning. How was your night?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAooHwkCHXvb
"My night was perfect, since I dreamt of you."961Please respect copyright.PENANAGWHpt6Bqxg
If I was myself, I would have blushed by those words. But now, I was as confused as ever and I didn't know what to say next.961Please respect copyright.PENANAqLTt2ms2EL
"Oh, wow," I said, trying to act a little surprised. I hope he bought it.961Please respect copyright.PENANAYEQfbm7rA4
"I've a little something I want to give you when you get to YG."961Please respect copyright.PENANAci6TjrX8s6
I smiled a little. At 961Please respect copyright.PENANAbrcgYnB33k
least out of all that was going on, Seungri managed to make me smile, 961Please respect copyright.PENANA66o3lpdBsj
which was quiet peculiar because he didn't say anything funny. I was 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8DLUkdAkbC
already imagining another huge stuffed panda waiting for me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAIKPXOl2CWw
"Can't wait," I said with a little laugh. "See you."961Please respect copyright.PENANAuQSFCtNg6b
"You too."961Please respect copyright.PENANAiny3Hge5iJ
He cut the line and I 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1kHR4I6ne5
threw my phone on the bed. I decided to dress up first and have my 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1xq2W51Hva
breakfast, before Zoey came back in the room and start to pressurise me 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtsDdCAA4fP
again. I had already pissed her enough this morning.961Please respect copyright.PENANA0NOe2aHe2o
After I dressed up and 961Please respect copyright.PENANAnkSw5lEDBc
Zoey had left for breakfast, I went in the bathroom to get my hair done 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFbBA5Y7vEJ
and applied a bit of makeup to hide my dark circles. When I was done, I 961Please respect copyright.PENANANLfg2wBLRB
went back in the room and without a thought of making my bed, which I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAh6SRzWtySE
always did, I wore my black pumps, grabbed my phone and went out of the 961Please respect copyright.PENANALNDsIb9c0n
room.961Please respect copyright.PENANAqxQVkTAXwK
Just as I got into the lounge, I made a bee line to the dining table. Everyone was at the table eating their breakfast.961Please respect copyright.PENANAVNwnFZVHr5
"Someone isn't themselves this morning," said Collins as he watched me approach the dining table.961Please respect copyright.PENANAM0Ue4g0Dit
I knew he was talking about how late I was today. I was usually the earliest to be at the dining table.961Please respect copyright.PENANAhfsLCVu9T4
"Sorry," I said as sat down next to Lee. "I was pretty bummed up, that's why."961Please respect copyright.PENANAnXycoZ0SNB
"No pressure, just eat up, we have a lot of work to do today."961Please respect copyright.PENANAMG4zrfZP78
There was a variety of breakfast options today and I decided to take some cereal, which I haven't had in a while.961Please respect copyright.PENANATBBbUQ8mSX
As I got the box of cereal and poured the contents in the bowl in front of me, I couldn't help feel all eyes were on me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAUTxYSgQygv
I looked up and just as I had guessed it, all eyes were definitely on me. What had I done now? I put the box of cereal down.961Please respect copyright.PENANALPZrWzKNyB
I looked at everyone at the table and when they didn't say a word, I shrugged my shoulders.961Please respect copyright.PENANANjCM28rEBD
"What?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAKW4BMyl4y6
Mike who sat opposite me cleared his throat. "You're eating cereal."961Please respect copyright.PENANAWiuyhhIb1Y
I frowned. "So?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAUQvFjNYiDW
"But there is bacon and eggs with toast," said Daniel.961Please respect copyright.PENANAz4uVoxLolM
I was still confused. "So?"961Please respect copyright.PENANATpTWgUm1Ge
"You usually don't eat cereal when there is bacon, eggs and toast," said Collins.961Please respect copyright.PENANAGqrNh2JMIN
"And cereal is kind of like my thing," said Daniel.961Please respect copyright.PENANA8aoK9YKYcA
I don't know if I just hit my head or I had now landed in Crazy Town. What was wrong with just having cereal for a change?961Please respect copyright.PENANAApFc1kPwCp
"I don't see the harm in961Please respect copyright.PENANAbmT9bqWGTJ
eating cereal. I have oatmeal whenever I feel like it and that's still 961Please respect copyright.PENANADFiHcDcrqb
cereal," I said. "I just wanted something different for a change. Is 961Please respect copyright.PENANAM9f0C6bZac
that wrong?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAowRcqTts7R
Everyone else looked at each other and then they looked back at me, shaking their heads.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmfssF16qHG
"Thank you," I said as I got a jug of milk and poured into the bowl. "I haven't had sweet cereal in a while and I miss it."961Please respect copyright.PENANAy2gFk00IZn
"I can see that," said 961Please respect copyright.PENANAzW01oQN1Gz
Zoey as she drank from her cup of coffee. I knew she was making fun of 961Please respect copyright.PENANArnXFTXTTTx
me but I decided not to say anything.961Please respect copyright.PENANA4ig1g1ReWm
When we were done with 961Please respect copyright.PENANAI7hz2xvKxQ
breakfast, we headed downstairs in the lobby and the black SUV was 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVO7QFDeXsc
waiting for us as usual. When we got in, I made sure to take the back 961Please respect copyright.PENANAGAWahSpiSV
seat with my brothers next to the window so that I would avoid people 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlOg1hIT32h
looking at my phone.961Please respect copyright.PENANAw7PlcfD8Ii
When everyone in the car961Please respect copyright.PENANAa0fHFz6MYm
was engrossed in some conversation that I had no interest in joining in961Please respect copyright.PENANAXMbvipxYuu
or listening to, I decided to check my phone. The photo was done 961Please respect copyright.PENANAJHp3IBysem
downloading and what I saw made my mouth drop and my eyes pop.961Please respect copyright.PENANAw3CPVDYn8T
"What's wrong, Sam?" Mike who sat next to me asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmADCzLP75k
I quickly pressed the 961Please respect copyright.PENANATuy5LoJMEl
power button on the side of the phone and blacked the screen. Mike was 961Please respect copyright.PENANARlErWQbNXJ
already leaning onto my side to see what was on my phone.961Please respect copyright.PENANAf6xXuG3Eiz
"Nothing, just some scary video," I said.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbostRwfIyb
"May I see?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA0ph04Wa42w
"No. You won't be sleeping for the next two days."961Please respect copyright.PENANAOYMBlpnfjz
"I've watched horror movies before. I can handle a little scare."961Please respect copyright.PENANA478zYDh5ic
"No can do, bro," I said as I put my phone into my purse that I had decided to carry with me.961Please respect copyright.PENANACQZrT86OiA
Mike leaned back and folded his arms. "Whatever."961Please respect copyright.PENANAbIj1BZxm89
I wish I could tell him 961Please respect copyright.PENANAzEjlOvuWz9
and everyone else what was going on. But at the moment, I felt like 961Please respect copyright.PENANAuDH4Cw1ZEk
keeping everything to myself, not after what I had seen.961Please respect copyright.PENANAkk4g1NDT3s
Now that I had seen the 961Please respect copyright.PENANArqMLZeFqMv
photo, I had to meet up with the stranger and talk about all this. But 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgfpcpJYNwM
where to meet the person and when was going to be a hustle. It was 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFxBOzrJcFG
pretty obvious that I had to meet him alone.961Please respect copyright.PENANA0NDSDSeOqg
Speaking of which, I 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9T7j3sE5FQ
still had to convince G-Dragon about telling Zoey the truth. Now how was961Please respect copyright.PENANAJfvhgSPC7y
I going to do that given the little time I had in my hands? We had a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAOX0E0aVEx1
music video to prepare for and we had to start working on the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHwdmy2tKsC
choreography today. This was hectic. And I knew that if I was pushed 961Please respect copyright.PENANAp7kd2Ljh2N
further onto the edge, I would burst.961Please respect copyright.PENANAov0i92JiGk
Time seemed so short, given that I was thinking of ways to do things today. The next thing I knew, we had finally arrived at YG.961Please respect copyright.PENANALVvgPhJt0O
My heart skipped a beat.961Please respect copyright.PENANAtRbaBmtBDd
I swallowed. This was it. G-Dragon was probably with the others waiting961Please respect copyright.PENANAxkilyggT18
for us inside. For a moment, I didn't want to go in. But I had no 961Please respect copyright.PENANA4EwqGGuX9n
choice.961Please respect copyright.PENANA5sIoWALO7E
As soon as I stepped out961Please respect copyright.PENANAJbQqoIdXhR
of the vehicle, I took a deep breath as I looked at the entrance. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAUsrk7erTbh
felt like I was about to walk into hell and that frightened me.961Please respect copyright.PENANA0lfSZ3oO1I
"Are you okay, Sam?" Christine asked as she came to stand in front of me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAdZsbqH9Sxf
"I'm fine," I said. "I just realised that I haven't really thought of any ideas for the music video."961Please respect copyright.PENANAW96PxRP0CA
"You're aren't the only 961Please respect copyright.PENANAjSPhAMy3fQ
one," Christine said with a smile. "Let's just hope our minds will get 961Please respect copyright.PENANAEu32mOy5Dv
to work on that when we get in there."961Please respect copyright.PENANAseyrYkVpKQ
I managed to put up a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAE6mggN6ftg
smile, but I knew my mind wasn't going to be on full throttle today. How961Please respect copyright.PENANA54jGftitw1
I wish this wasn't happening to me right now.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1lzFbyCavV
As I came into the lobby961Please respect copyright.PENANASB2uU4a6LY
with Christine, we found Collins talking to the receptionist. The rest 961Please respect copyright.PENANAW0vWU8JWih
were heading towards the elevator and we joined them.961Please respect copyright.PENANAHO3uvvGTMy
"You will be going up to the dance studio," Collins said as he turned to us. "The others are waiting for you there."961Please respect copyright.PENANAtrZYTZMbq9
"Okay," the others responded. I for one felt really jumpy at the moment.961Please respect copyright.PENANAE36HTtgINf
We all got in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA5OhJZgMhYk
elevator and Mike was busy talking about some dance moves he had come up961Please respect copyright.PENANA24Vkn49oon
with and I wasn't really paying attention though I did get one or two 961Please respect copyright.PENANASupUF67Qze
things.961Please respect copyright.PENANAeja1HUbwSe
We got to the dance 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgEp56RBJ0x
studio while Lee and Collins decided to go upstairs to meet with Yang 961Please respect copyright.PENANAObmiRlcL59
Hyun-suk. We checked a few dance studios before we finally found them.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbubk6IMJPy
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted so enthusiastically as we came in the room.961Please respect copyright.PENANAEQhuomqQEX
I was too lost in 961Please respect copyright.PENANAKMKiDSUFiJ
thought to even reply to the other's greetings until Seungri came up to 961Please respect copyright.PENANA0zfq6zyCcO
me and hugged me. That brought me right back down to earth.961Please respect copyright.PENANAPw2sGg3W45
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Seungri asked, still hugging me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAa1AvikoOSq
"I'm fine," I said, as I pulled myself away.961Please respect copyright.PENANAQPq8yWnCRS
"If I know you well, you look pretty occupied in that head of yours," said TOP as he walked up to us.961Please respect copyright.PENANAePRbdmRuKF
"Tell me about it," said961Please respect copyright.PENANAsrb3vVYoqX
Zoey as she was now on the floor with Daesung standing right beside her961Please respect copyright.PENANAC5kZaCNBpJ
and she was removing her shoes. "She's been weird all morning."961Please respect copyright.PENANAAqnz0RYzLd
"How weird?" Taeyang asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAtWMsnWH9RT
"Too weird," said Daniel.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2ESmyVRsta
"Cut me some slack, guys," I said. I looked at Taeyang. "They are just saying nonsense."961Please respect copyright.PENANAR760HZZyYH
"Says the person who was so late to wake up today," said Zoey.961Please respect copyright.PENANAkOgGLfZNER
"And ate sweet cereal for breakfast instead of bacon, eggs and toast," said Christine.961Please respect copyright.PENANAfckBKBWmIO
"And refused to give me her phone to check out what she was watching," said Mike.961Please respect copyright.PENANAPR1H2a0zMX
I shrugged. "So? And Mike, seriously? Just over a phone?" I shook my head at my brother.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1aZSuaAzQ4
"It's not like you, Sam," said Daniel. "That's all we are trying to say."961Please respect copyright.PENANApIe10ji1T4
I rubbed my forehead. "Look, guys, I'm just a little bummed out because of yesterday. Is that so wrong?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAvP58OYakFB
"No, I think something is bothering you," said Zoey, still on the floor.961Please respect copyright.PENANAVPsfuqRGSA
"I'm fine. Trust me. My mind is pretty tired."961Please respect copyright.PENANAO5LxxVwD4y
"Come on, guys, let's not stress her out because of this," said Daesung. "If she says she is tired, then she is."961Please respect copyright.PENANAjmtnp9JzGh
Zoey slapped Daesung's leg with her hand and Daesung looked down at her. "Don't try to defend her."961Please respect copyright.PENANAyAQoiziOw5
"I'm not."961Please respect copyright.PENANAwwpEUKSbRC
Zoey snickered at him and I knew why. She still remembered the little incident yesterday with Daesung and me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAKw1ejNjWFQ
"Where is G-Dragon?" Daniel asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAcfFrzEvVl1
I looked around the room and I noticed that GD was the only group member who wasn't here.961Please respect copyright.PENANAecEEa2EkpC
"He went to get the choreographer," TOP answered.961Please respect copyright.PENANAL6paKGI7EQ
"Now, Sam, about your little problem...." said Mike, turning to face me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAXDz1rgylcm
"Not now, Mike," I said as I folded my arms. "You can attack me later, just not now."961Please respect copyright.PENANAnQxUb9WERX
"Not to worry, my little kitty," said Seungri who stood right behind me. "Maybe this will cheer you up."961Please respect copyright.PENANAGlEKDEG7Uw
Before I could turn 961Please respect copyright.PENANAv77Oxd06s3
around to ask what he meant, I felt something settle at the top of my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZmpd9qtNjX
head. My hand reached up for whatever it was.961Please respect copyright.PENANAZoMctO4zX7
"A lovely crown for the lovely queen of k-pop," said Seungri.961Please respect copyright.PENANA5cuD5oKLvN
I took the crown from 961Please respect copyright.PENANAuGV85t9rMr
the top of my head to look at it. It looked more like a tiara but it was961Please respect copyright.PENANAb2O5mtDJSg
big enough to be called a crown. It was silver and studded around with 961Please respect copyright.PENANAI5VrVyLdLT
what looked like real diamonds. Perched in the middle surrounded by 961Please respect copyright.PENANA3HtcKsHSRk
diamonds was a sapphire stone in an oval shape.961Please respect copyright.PENANAg5mybZ4LAo
"Wait, are these real diamonds?" I asked as I turned to look at Seungri with a surprised look on my face.961Please respect copyright.PENANACo28oFDDQw
"It is," said Seungri 961Please respect copyright.PENANArnhek5Ae1C
with a huge smile on his face. "And I know how much you value sapphire 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZ49dp1ISGD
stones because it's your birth stone."961Please respect copyright.PENANA8DwSstC7Zt
"Aww! Thank you so much,961Please respect copyright.PENANAXFqNjkWLpX
Seungri!" I gave him a hug and I couldn't stop smiling. Somehow, I knew961Please respect copyright.PENANAExrBpMPEKg
he was going to brighten up my day today.961Please respect copyright.PENANA5D6rQttbi0
"So pretty, let me see," said Christine, as she came and took the crown from my hand. "Wow!"961Please respect copyright.PENANAAFIqVfKKeI
"I want to wear it," 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFdvKfFBbyb
said Zoey as she got up from the floor and rushed to look at the crown. 961Please respect copyright.PENANAaOoMaD6u6K
Christine put the crown on Zoey's head.961Please respect copyright.PENANAVnptBB10YX
"Don't I look like a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAyhcvIWZ4yc
true queen?" Zoey asked as she looked at her reflection through the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAb9RnNDfS8h
studio mirrors that lined up the walls of the room.961Please respect copyright.PENANA5UjVxOMHZ9
"You look like that evil witch in those fairy tale fantasy movies," said Mike.961Please respect copyright.PENANAb7vbofY9Of
"Haha, very funny," Zoey said as she turned to look at Mike.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFfQsadclAm
"When did you even have the time to get it done, Seungri?" I asked, still a little surprised.961Please respect copyright.PENANAPphwAcVRuR
"I have my way of doing things just to impress you," said Seungri with a corky smile.961Please respect copyright.PENANAwx2fR6KhOg
"Thank you. You don't know how much you just made me smile."961Please respect copyright.PENANATjwwGHRLYz
"It can clearly show on your face." Seungri softly pinched my cheek and I blushed.961Please respect copyright.PENANAIsUYyvD6fB
"I should get my own crown," said Christine who also wore the crown and was looking at herself in the mirror.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2t2epevtIA
"May her royal majesty 961Please respect copyright.PENANAoraRiYrw7N
get her crown back?" Taeyang asked as he came behind Christine and took 961Please respect copyright.PENANAp4hG1neeg4
the crown from her head. He came up to me and put the crown on my head.961Please respect copyright.PENANAKwDNq2J9c0
"Oh, hail the queen!" Taeyang chanted and I broke into a laugh, playfully hitting him on the shoulder.961Please respect copyright.PENANAXcRLfXmPwq
"Stop it, will you? You're making me blush," I said, trying to cover my laugh with my hand.961Please respect copyright.PENANAPMHYZMbsoa
"You look just like a real queen, Sam," said TOP.961Please respect copyright.PENANAelJjHNku51
"Thanks." I was still blushing like crazy.961Please respect copyright.PENANALMRl3jz0mq
"Let me take a photo," said Daesung, pulling out his phone.961Please respect copyright.PENANA77lKU6gVzu
"Ya. The whole world should see the queen of k-pop," said Zoey.961Please respect copyright.PENANAW7HlPL1cq4
"Are you really calling me that?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAynoSoR5Ee0
"We did win last night, didn't we?" Zoey asked. "Of course I'm calling you that."961Please respect copyright.PENANADEPMLCdycx
I rolled my eyes. "I wasn't really taking it that seriously. It was nothing but a game."961Please respect copyright.PENANALny8fDH8XW
"A game we won. Cheer up. We are all kings and queens with you."961Please respect copyright.PENANAuEaT65lIUE
I looked on at Zoey trying to smile as best as I could, but somehow I couldn't.961Please respect copyright.PENANAi6ZBiitd7v
She couldn't tell the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7CLj84Chp8
look on my face because she didn't even ask. Daesung went ahead and took961Please respect copyright.PENANAePfxbNXqVv
pictures of me, and then we huddled together as a group to take a group961Please respect copyright.PENANA0bjc1uipAx
photo with me in the middle.961Please respect copyright.PENANAdNldSjGCeW
"Hey, what's going on here?" G-Dragon asked as he came in the room.961Please respect copyright.PENANAd2WdaUea51
"Taking photos with the queen," said Daniel.961Please respect copyright.PENANAIKYwPdarXq
"The queen?" G-Dragon looked confused until he saw the crown on top of my head. "Oh..."961Please respect copyright.PENANAOLyyyLZbSA
"It's pretty, isn't it?" Zoey asked. "You should also get me one."961Please respect copyright.PENANAF65qARndHk
"I can make a gold one if you want," said G-Dragon.961Please respect copyright.PENANAtfC9XEgIVq
Zoey smiled. "Even better."961Please respect copyright.PENANAPpkiroE2l7
G-Dragon turned to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAoAiWsRvE8P
Taeyang. "The choreographer is going to be here any moment now. So I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1IfWmrjAO
suggest we bring out your ideas if you have any. We can start without 961Please respect copyright.PENANAUcdPPxH3py
him and he will find us."961Please respect copyright.PENANA9BrfWLWGgu
"Mike told me over the phone earlier that he had some brand ideas," said Taeyang.961Please respect copyright.PENANALRVaXdiQDj
"Ya, I do," said Mike. "You guys just watch. I have the song in my phone so I'll play it from there."961Please respect copyright.PENANA872gJu3oPA
We all stood on one side961Please respect copyright.PENANAm2k3bvIrKa
of the room while Mike took off his jacket and got his phone to search 961Please respect copyright.PENANAhYOFMX0L9S
for the track. He gave Daniel to hold the phone and when he positioned 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxzx0AFrVcN
himself in the middle of the room and turned to look at us.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9pmIApyffS
"So, I was thinking, 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7lnfDurlYX
since G-Dragon and Zoey start the first verse, they should open up the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlpqmD4t1Dt
dance floor. So, I need someone to act as Zoey so that I could show you 961Please respect copyright.PENANAUiuVr2EXZX
guys."961Please respect copyright.PENANA8YHiJSIqFm
Christine came forward 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZBvz1v9Whi
and Mike gave her a few instructions on what to do. She nodded her head 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9KOg6CCmyx
and Mike told Daniel to press the play button on cue.961Please respect copyright.PENANAJzYZUWjNlZ
With Christine and Mike 961Please respect copyright.PENANA4LzV65rLPi
each facing opposite directions with their backs touching, the music 961Please respect copyright.PENANAYLIubyriPc
started to play. Still not looking at each other, the two started the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAo7FxLBtvgJ
dance with each of them taking a step forward, breaking the contact 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6A77Q79lw0
between them and then like a powerful force pulling them, they dragged 961Please respect copyright.PENANAc3AZL1RmLe
themselves back and they again their backs touched.961Please respect copyright.PENANAEnFTD4gvLV
With a bit of skilful 961Please respect copyright.PENANA2HErPGMqnP
footwork, they turned to face each other and with their hands, they drew961Please respect copyright.PENANAmLHgSsh6eY
closer and then skidded away from each other with their hands in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAoyAVXembT1
air.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFzyTkQqBCP
"Then you guys will come in through the middle then make a formation in front."961Please respect copyright.PENANAbRgIA19UAA
"That's pretty awesome," said Taeyang.961Please respect copyright.PENANAIzuc83qSxX
"Very smart," said G-Dragon.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmCgNmrHKNx
"Let's practise that," said Zoey taking G-Dragon's hand and taking him in the middle of the dance floor.961Please respect copyright.PENANAqpv7BRKXqf
"I'll take you through the moves," said Mike as he faced them.961Please respect copyright.PENANAtGW5zUh3uB
"Your brother is a total genius, isn't he?" TOP asked as he stood next to me.961Please respect copyright.PENANA52CiWsSHRQ
"Ya, he is," I said with a smile.961Please respect copyright.PENANAczkG2xrL55
The door soon opened and961Please respect copyright.PENANAzBmvvpPrjz
the person who I guessed was our choreographer walked in. We stopped 961Please respect copyright.PENANA5eq7udCEnm
what we were doing and bowed as he came further in the room.961Please respect copyright.PENANAKEL5T8lhIn
"So, I see you guys are already getting started," said the choreographer.961Please respect copyright.PENANAy9UIFdtr3c
"Yes, we are," said Seungri.961Please respect copyright.PENANAIiAS4UkCmu
"Okay, let me see what you have done so far."961Please respect copyright.PENANAL2xIAFVV3k
Mike and Christine 961Please respect copyright.PENANAo72MMPJzmF
stepped forward and the music playing on Mikes phone, they did the dance961Please respect copyright.PENANAk7AqAyu5mA
routine. After their hands broke apart, Mike explained how the rest of 961Please respect copyright.PENANAzuv2cHrob8
us will come in the scene.961Please respect copyright.PENANAgsSY4vJA7R
"Mmmm," the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxXXEkIKPiW
choreographer looked on at Mike as he tapped his chin. For a moment I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAatPizPYVqs
thought he was going to say something bad, but he didn't.961Please respect copyright.PENANAmEDL8MnFUm
"I like it," said the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAcL1fOxNE6x
choreographer. "So far, the starting part is brilliant. I wouldn't have 961Please respect copyright.PENANAK9PrDbiKq1
thought of anything better. Now let's see if Zoey and G-Dragon could 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZpCEJon5HG
quickly work on their moves then we will come to the part when everyone 961Please respect copyright.PENANAjDgBV8CnVh
comes in."961Please respect copyright.PENANAcH19aVWory
Zoey and G-Dragon took 961Please respect copyright.PENANAhjWc0olIWo
to the center and with Mike telling and showing them what to do, they 961Please respect copyright.PENANAAAukWv8y6J
did so accordingly. After a few tries, they got the hang of it and they 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFs2nCREtiF
were perfect.961Please respect copyright.PENANAAsUMkOwlL1
"Excellent," said the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6C4Foo5YbR
choreographer as he stood in front of us. "Now, when they break apart, 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7VPRoM9p4g
that's when the rest of you guys come in through the space in between 961Please respect copyright.PENANAN6LhOlUDUN
them like a doorway. We will come in a straight line and then make a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAUBUkW0gfq6
formation in front of them."961Please respect copyright.PENANAq360mjuQ1z
We did as the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA3zKzAATE3h
choreographer said and the next hour, we were practising our hearts out 961Please respect copyright.PENANAQzUN0D91yF
for the music video. We made a few mistakes here and there, but we got 961Please respect copyright.PENANAC5zPGwt3J4
the hang of it.961Please respect copyright.PENANAnwUz3Pe0Hg
A few minutes later, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAX9HnEHTL4e
most of us were splayed on the floor after the choreographer announced 961Please respect copyright.PENANAH2kMOP7f4l
that we can take a break with some of us with our backs on the floor and961Please respect copyright.PENANA9MNShs85Ax
staring at the ceiling. Others were seated.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2Q0kBHgl05
"This is why I hate dancing," said TOP, laying opposite me staring at the ceiling.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1L7BtXKl1r
I laughed, also staring 961Please respect copyright.PENANATAdCKtIH6Z
at the ceiling. "I love dancing. It just makes you forget about all your961Please respect copyright.PENANAa159xKChbC
problems for a while. It's kind of like sleeping."961Please respect copyright.PENANAmfi6mDLAPm
"Ya, true," said Christine who also had her back on the floor and laid a few feet away from me.961Please respect copyright.PENANANiJfxuxkgn
Speaking of problems, I completely forgot about that French guy.961Please respect copyright.PENANAqZMhYQqyXY
I quickly scrambled up 961Please respect copyright.PENANAohREtmKeFi
from the floor passing Mike and Taeyang who were seated on the floor and961Please respect copyright.PENANA4l5JOAHnFM
still talking about the dance moves. I went to the corner of the room 961Please respect copyright.PENANAhhml0R5PtR
where we had piled up our shoes and phones and my crown. I got my purse 961Please respect copyright.PENANARFLN6nn46W
and removed my phone.961Please respect copyright.PENANA0DNQqfjgfH
I sent a message to the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxfgealpXJ2
stranger telling him that I had already seen the photo. Thinking that he961Please respect copyright.PENANAMCZvc1kuiS
would reply later on, he repiled in an instant. That was fast. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANANImAFGmEA8
imagined he had been waiting for me to either call or text.961Please respect copyright.PENANAdFc1CvinKf
"Good. We should meet."961Please respect copyright.PENANASwUH20bC4G
Was this guy serious right now? I was really busy and meeting him didn't sound like a good idea. I texted back.961Please respect copyright.PENANACMT1pIh48q
"I can't see you today. I'm kind of busy."961Please respect copyright.PENANAacrDwuFe97
"But this is a very important issue, Sam."961Please respect copyright.PENANA3DZ42tHqXa
Great. He was calling me by name now? How I wished I knew his.961Please respect copyright.PENANAdf5PcIoIyD
I texted, "what happens if I don't meet with you today?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAsFjihcBZZh
"You're one smart 961Please respect copyright.PENANApzKcj3VeB7
girl. I don't have to explain because you know what will happen when the961Please respect copyright.PENANAyYbTNBeoxM
whole world sees this. It's today or never. And never comes with 961Please respect copyright.PENANAR554EvDNVV
consequences."961Please respect copyright.PENANAovEPAdPKcR
I growled. This guy had put me in a tight corner and I couldn't refuse.961Please respect copyright.PENANAki6sYhh5MZ
"Fine. I'll tell you when to meet when I'm done."961Please respect copyright.PENANAKBtqbWrwkB
"That's my girl."961Please respect copyright.PENANAODirf38122
I wanted to throw up. I bet this guy was way older than me and him calling me his girl made me nauseous.961Please respect copyright.PENANAE6A3tx2kI1
As I tucked my phone 961Please respect copyright.PENANATkvTPT1dw7
back into my purse, I looked up and everyone was still resting. Luckily 961Please respect copyright.PENANApEM0rSy40n
their eyes weren't on me. I went to lay back down with TOP when I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAE40bxWIK0G
realised that Mike and Taeyang weren't the only ones engrossed in their 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHzIxRM56fs
own conversation. G-Dragon and Zoey were too.961Please respect copyright.PENANAO5c7qLRATy
I looked at them and unlike the others, they were whispering. I wondered what they were talking about in secret.961Please respect copyright.PENANAUW6tOhVkOe
When they both turned to961Please respect copyright.PENANAcx6CP4Heem
look at me, they quickly looked away again. My face turned pale. Oh, 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1DLK3uYz7H
no. Were they talking about me? Their look sent me weird vibes and I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAq3bxB7Ufck
couldn't help but feel that they were.961Please respect copyright.PENANAAvXhGldYFQ
I laid back down 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6XHzuqPm5E
pretending that all was alright. I stared up the ceiling as I thought. 961Please respect copyright.PENANABWy25F07J5
Could it be that Zoey was telling G-Dragon about the conversation the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtEfQRAfLaW
two of us had in our room this morning?961Please respect copyright.PENANA3vHENHX1OE
Yikes! If she did, then I961Please respect copyright.PENANAlkXwsK9jjs
had just made a bigger mess for myself, again. If I'm right, (hoping 961Please respect copyright.PENANA28DLuX9tUU
that I'm wrong) G-Dragon wouldn't like this at all. We agreed that he 961Please respect copyright.PENANArdK8autpRe
would tell Zoey everything. And just a few hours ago, I had almost told 961Please respect copyright.PENANARcdyWqAloi
her the whole truth. So much for trying to be honest.961Please respect copyright.PENANANZvCHY3JkQ
Still in my own thoughts, the door to the studio opened. Collins, Lee and Yang Hyun-suk came in.961Please respect copyright.PENANAycrODr4wkH
"I see you guys are bummed out," said Collins with a smirk on his face as he looked at each of us.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1Dycz3gYba
"Ya, we are," said Seungri, his back also on the floor.961Please respect copyright.PENANAHrTPMFBMcR
"Okay, guys, sit up, we have something to tell you," said Yang Hyun-suk.961Please respect copyright.PENANAAmxVvGTESf
Most of us who were on lying on the floor sat up and looked on intently at our managers and Lee.961Please respect copyright.PENANAjHtolOIVv5
"We came up with where we will be shooting the music video," said Yang Hyun-suk.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2TyBaF58Ra
"Where?" Christine and Daesung asked at the same time.961Please respect copyright.PENANAROhb4bAYtz
"Caribbean Bay," answered Collins.961Please respect copyright.PENANAcfpoDNaiEz
"Caribbean Bay?" I asked with my eyebrow raised.961Please respect copyright.PENANAm7FW4lp7o0
"It's not the only place we would be shooting the video," said Lee, tilting her head at me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAYmXNyhXKPa
"But it would be more likely that we would shoot it at Caribbean Bay?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAP7A8zYqWZ2
"That's right," said Yang Hyun-suk. "Do you think it's a bad idea?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAP8bMIqClVo
"No. It sounds great."961Please respect copyright.PENANAs22lT4nHJ1
"Well, the song is based on fun," said Zoey. "And we did have fun there."961Please respect copyright.PENANAQ20QNUdT32
"Well, not for some of us who ended up playing cop," I said, replaying in my mind what a hectic time I had that day.961Please respect copyright.PENANAdwTxdZtms9
"Haha, that was fun," said Daniel, staring off into space with a smile.961Please respect copyright.PENANAQs7CnJHOsM
"So, you finish up the choreography today and then we can start shooting the video on Monday."961Please respect copyright.PENANA8UgY6mhICc
"But can't we meet tomorrow?" I asked. "You know, to perfect the dance and all?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAG7mafsaxXw
"I don't think people will like to meet on a Sunday," said Collins.961Please respect copyright.PENANANAw27Lzgo4
"True," said Taeyang.961Please respect copyright.PENANApGbkDSW5eJ
"Okay," I said, feeling a961Please respect copyright.PENANANyKcaUzmrs
little disappointed. That meant we had to finish up and perfect the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAMDLpAccGfo
dance routine today. And I don't know what time we will be done.961Please respect copyright.PENANATWhwtY0Rf6
"Okay, we'll leave you guys," said Yang Hyun-suk.961Please respect copyright.PENANApnFXf5xr2C
After the three had 961Please respect copyright.PENANAe8On7MLbKV
left, we went back to what we were doing, waiting for the choreographer 961Please respect copyright.PENANAXCyKCInNLA
to show up because he was coming in with some backup dancers.961Please respect copyright.PENANARCVUR3o5vt
While we waited, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtVTnT6llnN
G-Dragon came over to me, his head hovered over my sight as I still laid961Please respect copyright.PENANA5utXK2MzBF
down on the floor. I looked up at this face and couldn't make up the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAYkyS6eMzyu
expression on his face.961Please respect copyright.PENANAoMvDSuAmBb
"Sam, we need to talk," he said, as he looked down on me.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1udhe8xCsx
He sounded serious and I961Please respect copyright.PENANANrH861LDZ2
couldn't say no. I tried not to show that I was scared but I could feel961Please respect copyright.PENANAIjBvOvahl7
my body tremble. All I did was nod my head.961Please respect copyright.PENANAVsEQj83kVf
"Let's talk outside," he said and he went ahead of me out of the room.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9ecRoqEGks
I got up from the floor 961Please respect copyright.PENANAshuhud0aXg
and I realised that everyone was looking at me now, obviously wondering 961Please respect copyright.PENANA2wmg5eJmuC
what was going on. I ignored them and none of them asked anything as I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAIpRcdmC7dc
stood up from the floor and walked out of the room.961Please respect copyright.PENANAV4wQgheYKm
I found G-Dragon three 961Please respect copyright.PENANADkStK2Zzfb
doors down the hall, obviously trying to avoid anyone from listening to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAatM4e5kMPU
our conversation. I quickly walked up to him with his back facing me. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAduDuOF4Ql8
stopped a few feet away from him taking extra precaution not to be too 961Please respect copyright.PENANAjsPyg8fS4Q
close.961Please respect copyright.PENANA44SribL1oi
"I'm here. What do you want to talk about?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9kmpFX4Zji
G-Dragon turned to look at me and I could see he was upset. It was good that I wasn't that close to him in the first place.961Please respect copyright.PENANARiZcdo9fEB
"It's about Zoey," he said.961Please respect copyright.PENANAxrjQijQQSk
I gulped. "Zoey must have told you what happened this morning, didn't she?"961Please respect copyright.PENANARqtM2pK7am
"She did," he said as he nodded his head. "What's up with you lately? Didn't we agree that I would tell her everything?"961Please respect copyright.PENANArSExIdLryj
"Sorry, I just.... I couldn't keep lying anymore."961Please respect copyright.PENANAJrk4BzsJTB
"Really? That's all you can say?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAbutaVSIrnS
"Well, it's the truth. And besides, I never told her that you liked me, because I couldn't bring myself to."961Please respect copyright.PENANAyS4ksBxjmy
"But you almost had."961Please respect copyright.PENANAStNg8walwQ
"Yet I couldn't."961Please respect copyright.PENANAZUK9xJbQrL
"Zoey is right. You're 961Please respect copyright.PENANAo5P55xyYEb
been acting really weird today. Weird enough to tell her the truth when 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxtzjtNTUhK
you know I was supposed to do it."961Please respect copyright.PENANAvREfmr6o0T
"Well, you were taking too much time and I couldn't help myself seeing the way how angry you were yesterday and now."961Please respect copyright.PENANAfT95zlQDnL
"And so telling the truth would help solve my anger issue? Or are you jealous of Zoey because she is happy with me?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAJjfSBchwMG
I paused before I could say, "what?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAiGwPOLykGM
"You heard me loud and 961Please respect copyright.PENANAjtfs9tNWQA
clear, Sam. As though kissing Daesung wasn't enough, you're now trying 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6foG3DXwAj
to take matters into your own hands."961Please respect copyright.PENANAbFkAbkMxo8
Oh no. He knew Daesung and I kissed. I wonder how he found out because I didn't tell anyone about it. Not even Zoey.961Please respect copyright.PENANA6idXyGRHnM
"Wait, that's not true," I said.961Please respect copyright.PENANAUyYVcluSgP
"Which one? You kissing Daesung or taking matters into your hands?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAHtKYR8EkX9
I now realised that I 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1Nc8uP4690
was stuck. This time I couldn't tell if he was sure that I had kissed 961Please respect copyright.PENANAhcpZFT3NJA
Daesung or he was trying to test me to see what I would say to prove his961Please respect copyright.PENANAAiZX3Lbej5
assumption right. But there was no point in hiding now. The truth was 961Please respect copyright.PENANAK2oS2wiQEP
bound to come up sooner rather than later.961Please respect copyright.PENANAf25V3xPt0V
"Aren't you going to answer? Which one of the two?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAZTfzDDbhXU
I sighed. "You're being ridiculous, GD."961Please respect copyright.PENANABP4JdHM3JM
"But I'm not and you know it." He took a step closer. "Now answer the question. Which one?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAp8yLz9xKqC
"If you want to hear it, then fine. I did kiss Daesung but it's not what you think."961Please respect copyright.PENANAWkQFbJFYEP
G-Dragon took a step 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6aODXErMTJ
back. "I knew it. You tell me you want nothing to do with me and then 961Please respect copyright.PENANADeGBN36zEC
you kiss my best friend who is like a brother to me!"961Please respect copyright.PENANASqo0wbDXxS
"You wanted the truth, didn't you? You got one! But backstabbing you wasn't what happened."961Please respect copyright.PENANAaL6rtRnn6T
"Then what did happen?"961Please respect copyright.PENANASNwBl4HOxo
"All of this is nothing 961Please respect copyright.PENANAAtqKYI9Hcp
but a misunderstanding. I never went back on my word. Things just 961Please respect copyright.PENANAucQ8wpGSzM
happened that I myself couldn't control."961Please respect copyright.PENANAkxuPFKouLi
"Don't lie to me, Sam."961Please respect copyright.PENANAI5rXccZmQA
"You know what, I'm 961Please respect copyright.PENANAUK5mVZ6rEQ
trying my best here to try and tell you the truth but you're acting like961Please respect copyright.PENANAoDPpSxt3Iw
a deaf person blocking my words out. I knew from the very beginning 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlzJegVn971
that I could never be with you nor with Daesung and I have accepted it. I961Please respect copyright.PENANAtm7s3QrS2V
talked about that with him yesterday. That's why he kissed me."961Please respect copyright.PENANATQtXIinkpo
G-Dragon shook his head. "So you're saying that he kissed you and not that you kissed him?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAWCruPWRtyt
"Yes. But I know you 961Please respect copyright.PENANAdwqLIjawHc
won't believe me. Unlike you, at least Daesung realised and accepted it 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8z4KURP3Bs
for himself that he and I could never be together."961Please respect copyright.PENANAc2Jh6OmgnR
I looked at G-Dragon and I knew I hit the spot. I just hope that what I said would make him understand.961Please respect copyright.PENANAV2WXuz2hwI
"The sooner you accept all this, the better it would be for all of us," I said.961Please respect copyright.PENANAQOE1LdvrEt
I turned around to head 961Please respect copyright.PENANABgoQQ0GAGu
back for the studio. As I walked away, I realised that I wasn't upset or961Please respect copyright.PENANAfiz7rqC3xX
angry. I was frustrated and my problems were far from over.961Please respect copyright.PENANARlrphpslIq
When I came back in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA2FX7v8qjUR
studio, all eyes were on me as soon as I walked in. I could tell on 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8xi5buSQhJ
their faces that they had heard the entire conversation.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbOxdGqq9x2
"Sam, are you okay?" Taeyang asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANArHLRMcvEuQ
I didn't want to beat around the brush. "No. I'm not."961Please respect copyright.PENANAMDsDp9ZfHr
I came in further into the room and sat down on the floor, not looking at the others.961Please respect copyright.PENANAavtBiKiT3h
"You and G-Dragon were arguing," said Zoey as she came to sit down beside me. "Would like to talk about it?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAoRKHfFCPil
I looked at Zoey. "I'm certainly not the one to tell you what's going on."961Please respect copyright.PENANAez8aFT50dL
I went back to looking at the floor. My chin rested on my knees and I hugged myself, lost in thought.961Please respect copyright.PENANAzs17XsfDLu
I heard the door open 961Please respect copyright.PENANAjMoet6lDie
behind me and I knew G-Dragon had come into the room. At the corner of 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlFdH5SJqtA
my eye, I could see Zoey turn towards the door.961Please respect copyright.PENANAAoHJvS8T9H
"Care to explain to us what's going on?" Mike asked G-Dragon. "You two argued and we could hear you guys down the hall."961Please respect copyright.PENANAFOPt1kH9vm
"It's nothing," I heard G-Dragon say.961Please respect copyright.PENANArDUcHTo1uL
"It's nothing? Looking at both of your faces, something did happen," said TOP.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFx56RyQ6SA
"Look guys," I said as 961Please respect copyright.PENANARtFxbe2F1k
quickly stood up from the floor and turned to face them. "Tell me if I'm961Please respect copyright.PENANAc7oTJuLdDP
wrong, but you guys heard the entire conversation, right?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAJc5wIMjjyy
No one said anything and they had guilty looks on their faces. That settled it.961Please respect copyright.PENANAByXUXj0DAY
"I'm sorry you had to hear all that," I said as I scratched my head. "We shouldn't have been so loud."961Please respect copyright.PENANAD03Syj6Hwr
"Why didn't you two tell us all this before?" Seungri asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAiMpZ9ZN1Te
I didn't say anything 961Please respect copyright.PENANAPQgGOAUO3N
and neither did G-Dragon. We looked at each other and then at the others961Please respect copyright.PENANANoJjlIwjNS
who were waiting for either of us to say something.961Please respect copyright.PENANAlfQ8ck1Pcg
Before anyone could 961Please respect copyright.PENANAISfFxyzWuL
break the silence, the door to the studio opened and the choreographer 961Please respect copyright.PENANAiIVmaUDhER
came in with some backup dancers and pretending like nothing happened, 961Please respect copyright.PENANASmGXUqrAPb
we went back to practising.961Please respect copyright.PENANAxaP1ejLH9e
I don't know how I 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9W2T5HCPGs
managed to go through the entire dance session without making a mistake.961Please respect copyright.PENANAkTJsbXTkaB
Not after what happened some minutes ago. Now that everyone knows 961Please respect copyright.PENANAWcMuGTuHCP
what's been going on between G-Dragon and I, it was supposed to affect 961Please respect copyright.PENANA2hYp9Gm710
me in some way but it didn't. I felt bad, but right now I had to keep my961Please respect copyright.PENANAzfb2KXZlTO
head in the real world and not mess things up.961Please respect copyright.PENANA6Wfl8FXDI1
It was lunch time and 961Please respect copyright.PENANA4tWMrlA5c0
again we took a break. We were almost done with the dance routine but I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAB669U5x4rK
was so tired, I wondered if I would be able to meet up with the unknown 961Please respect copyright.PENANAnerLwuacIn
stranger.961Please respect copyright.PENANAt8T2zSK0M9
Now that we were on a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAiSlFknBKBM
break, no one said anything to each other even after the choreographer 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6wISMiQYFQ
left with the backup dancers. As much as I would have loved to say 961Please respect copyright.PENANADOP2IVAVtE
something to the others concerning the argument, I couldn't. It was just961Please respect copyright.PENANAJqHogDPxEO
too awkward for me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAj1TbGRM961
Zoey cleared her throat first. "Mmmm, so are we going to talk about this or are we going to have lunch?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAzHYWqWRrCU
I looked at Zoey. "You and G-Dragon have a lot to talk about." I then turned to face G-Dragon.961Please respect copyright.PENANAB8Z5rMJSKq
"Sam's right, Zoey," said G-Dragon.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbP753O0tvC
Zoey looked a little downcast as though she knew to expect the worst.961Please respect copyright.PENANAW5SHRKGLZG
"Well, you guys can talk if you want," said Seungri, "but I'm hungry."961Please respect copyright.PENANAaK94QYqkfK
"Ya, me too," said Daniel.961Please respect copyright.PENANALJ6SmkKcyn
"We can order a pizza," said Christine.961Please respect copyright.PENANAzXkr5ZxMCp
"Good idea," said Taeyang.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2mOZGMTKUE
As though they couldn't 961Please respect copyright.PENANA4Xy7y5ZEiE
stay in the room any longer, the others walked out, leaving Zoey, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVnpNmAnwqP
G-Dragon and I in the room. I couldn't blame them. There was too much 961Please respect copyright.PENANAcmLfitmSU3
tension going on and I couldn't help to think it was entirely my fault.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1KUAs8FC7k
A few seconds later, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAqOo15r5smv
when I knew that the others had gone, I also left the room with my purse961Please respect copyright.PENANAezHMH9PSU5
and crown without saying a word. Zoey and G-Dragon had a lot of talking961Please respect copyright.PENANARwqkU3SuaN
to do and I would come back for that later. And while the others had 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9QvrdPQO4w
plans for lunch, I had other plans of my own.961Please respect copyright.PENANAYM1c1fIwUG
As I walked down the empty hall, I called Lee and she picked up immediately.961Please respect copyright.PENANAms1HHtJhGF
"Hey, Sam, why are you calling?" Lee asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbAIaTsF0uX
"A lot has happened 961Please respect copyright.PENANAfCpI5uytKL
today that I need to tell you, Lee," I said, keeping my voice down in 961Please respect copyright.PENANA68rGGzO2QB
case there were any people snooping around.961Please respect copyright.PENANAvZWzGdvvMM
"What? What's happened?"961Please respect copyright.PENANALqewvnIfJF
"Everyone now knows the truth about G-Dragon and I. They heard us arguing."961Please respect copyright.PENANA45obpnNh4m
I could hear Lee gasp and I pictured her ready to drop and faint. "For real? Oh, gosh, this is bad."961Please respect copyright.PENANApbZMdhMXIP
"That's not the worst 961Please respect copyright.PENANAm3bk4gjylX
part," I said as I found myself at the end of the hall going down a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAE3eEx8Ikkg
flight of stairs. "A weird guy called me today and I need to meet him."961Please respect copyright.PENANANbyPH4fEJV
"Huh? What for? Who is this guy?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAZYwYbOBPmY
"Like I said, he is 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8JyTfRzD3S
weird. Something bad came up and if I don't meet him soon, a lot of us 961Please respect copyright.PENANANE09CUqzp7
are going to be toast especially with the press."961Please respect copyright.PENANAImKHosWid9
"Is he blackmailing you or something?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAZReRkVdqmN
"I'm not sure if I can 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtWLmzeRzEb
call it that. But if I'm affected too, then it kind of looks that way. 961Please respect copyright.PENANAuSkXEemwZa
Do me a favour and meet me at the back of the building."961Please respect copyright.PENANA5cuxDcy6mr
Lee paused. "Why? You aren't going to meet him, are you?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAbKICNpkw5n
"I've no choice and I 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6R5THMvLJl
would better do it now because we are going to be here for a while until961Please respect copyright.PENANAkNQ7V2ZGk3
we are done with the dance routine. Bring me a pair of sunglasses, a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAn8pHjTRKv2
cap and a scarf."961Please respect copyright.PENANAFrl5Mnu6hQ
"What will you need that for?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAZlleJs2m57
"Trust me," I said as stopped on the stairs. I wasn't too sure which floor I was on at the moment.961Please respect copyright.PENANA1BrlnElBP1
"Okay, fine. I'll see where I can get those."961Please respect copyright.PENANABCrbQCb07P
"Thanks, Lee. Don't tell anyone."961Please respect copyright.PENANA86KgR5JPiW
I cut the call and this 961Please respect copyright.PENANAl4sc7CKEJu
time, I ran down the stairs with a new found energy. I was tired from 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgv6jrHi75T
all the dancing but I had some reasonable ounce of energy left in me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAjuIckqEend
I reached the bottom of 961Please respect copyright.PENANAnNYayagllh
the steps. I had reached the ground floor. There was a passage behind 961Please respect copyright.PENANAeeWAE1VR2v
the stairs which lead to a door. The back door, I presume. And in front 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtb0HvDPS9Y
of me was a short passage which lead to the lobby. I could hear a few 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7hazDnoqg
voices that I could recognise.961Please respect copyright.PENANA09OMdMojIK
I went over to look, 961Please respect copyright.PENANArJQ0nQIH09
making sure I had my back against the wall. I took a peek and I saw The 961Please respect copyright.PENANAWxgMO7Ikgh
Toxins and BigBang in the lobby heading out. They were going out for 961Please respect copyright.PENANANUdSsKdkTx
lunch instead of ordering it from here. Before I could turn around and 961Please respect copyright.PENANABKz5hROdYx
head for the back door, I ended up hearing their conversation.961Please respect copyright.PENANAA0JS3oMePz
"I wish Sam could have told me what was going on," said Christine.961Please respect copyright.PENANAGtcAHly8V6
"How could we have known?" Daesung asked. "Sam and I just talked about it yesterday, but she never mentioned G-Dragon."961Please respect copyright.PENANAsYvMGIVXJl
"I'm just surprised that961Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8hPU4U3ZH
you kissed my sister," said Mike. For some reason, I was surprised that961Please respect copyright.PENANAOaCQ3R1HJo
he wasn't upset like I thought he would.961Please respect copyright.PENANAsQDn1lme0b
"Well, whatever she did that for," said Taeyang, "she will tell us eventually."961Please respect copyright.PENANACwa3DhLMPG
"Should we go back for her and see if she would come with us for lunch?" TOP asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAuRNk6h9l2P
"No, I bet she wants to be alone for a while," said Seungri.961Please respect copyright.PENANAC2f7xs0VXa
"I think so too," said 961Please respect copyright.PENANATQ3VnqhzK9
Daniel. "But just in case, we would order her and the others a takeout. 961Please respect copyright.PENANAeSN9JjHh8w
Sometimes Sam would starve herself without even realising it."961Please respect copyright.PENANAIl91FUrMz4
The next thing I knew, their voices became distant. I peeked again and I saw that they had already walked out of the lobby.961Please respect copyright.PENANABjcRQohrEk
I was expecting them to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxTQQZbCNGD
be mad and all, but they didn't seem like they were. Maybe they were 961Please respect copyright.PENANAz3fY94qr8f
just hiding it and they would throw all of their anger on me later on. 961Please respect copyright.PENANApI2nttwLjm
Who knows?961Please respect copyright.PENANAz2dtF86ii3
Throwing that thought 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtFU1VlSKoo
out of my head, I quickly went back down the hall, heading for the back 961Please respect copyright.PENANAo3k8HhUPHT
door. I hope it wasn't locked. I swung the door and it opened. Lucky me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAS0gCvM4IKw
Now I had to wait for Lee to show up.961Please respect copyright.PENANACiHYxo13fk
There were still more 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgT1ACxnVcn
vehicles parked at the back of the building. Some of which were delivery961Please respect copyright.PENANAiOslDIfZfq
trucks. I waited for Lee on the slab with my back leaning against the 961Please respect copyright.PENANABsReI02d27
wall. I could hear the sound of the vehicle's engine coming from the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAFWaNGtayuL
front and I knew the others were leaving until I heard the noise fade 961Please respect copyright.PENANAB8FnbDVfoG
away.961Please respect copyright.PENANAiAHfvOVggB
In what seemed like 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwI3SDg6h4i
forever, Lee appeared around the corner of the building with her 961Please respect copyright.PENANARot2Q1htd4
handbag. When she spotted me, she quickened her steps.961Please respect copyright.PENANACpxAxFWjnx
"It's about time," I said with my arms folded.961Please respect copyright.PENANA7b4LcW9Kvv
"Don't act all grumpy on me," said Lee. "So as to let you know, finding what you wanted wasn't all that easy."961Please respect copyright.PENANAyt9piNCWHw
"Okay, thanks," I said as Lee gave me her bag and I gave her my crown and purse to hold. "Hold this."961Please respect copyright.PENANAPKjn1GUhCm
"Oh, wow!" Lee marvelled as she looked at my crown. "Who gave this to you?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAujqKouPLMe
"Seungri," I answered as I rummaged through the bag to get the items out.961Please respect copyright.PENANAq3FMDPjGr4
"This is so pretty. These diamonds look so real."961Please respect copyright.PENANAAz2nSPpuDs
"They are," I said as I put the blue baseball cap on.961Please respect copyright.PENANA41LtduFHEh
"So sweet of him to do this," said Lee. She looked at me. "Are they all still inside?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAgQarqJAi1u
"They have gone out for 961Please respect copyright.PENANADzVqhd8Nnd
lunch. But Zoey and G-Dragon are talking in the studio. Hopefully things961Please respect copyright.PENANAKJPBjZJ2uz
will work out okay. Though I highly doubt it will."961Please respect copyright.PENANA3JpyhdovzM
"Things are really bad, huh?" Lee asked with a sad expression on her face.961Please respect copyright.PENANALoownaeIqR
"Ya. And they are about 961Please respect copyright.PENANAy5DTIB7C6U
to get a whole lot worse. Wish me luck." I put on the sunglasses and the961Please respect copyright.PENANAdpiklphGGY
light scarf around my neck. Lee gave me back my purse.961Please respect copyright.PENANABIiBZ18BHc
"Okay. Tell me how everything goes," said Lee. "Want me to escort you out of the gate?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAVlmWbTsvYf
"Ya, that will be a good961Please respect copyright.PENANAGhTYtXD1VL
idea," I said. "Leaving me alone would be dangerous and who knows what 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwmQl2VSPvg
the guards might think when they see me."961Please respect copyright.PENANAq3NtjlzA6U
Lee and I started to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAOpTGoPLtC8
walk and we turned around the corner finding ourselves back at the front961Please respect copyright.PENANAW9GfkBSdPY
parking lot. As we were heading towards the gate, Lee started some 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwTlUsjxbzQ
random conversation and I played along making sure not to look 961Please respect copyright.PENANAXan47DDHey
suspicious in front of the guards who didn't seem to be paying much 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHgGRpJjcP7
attention. I made sure that they didn't notice my face.961Please respect copyright.PENANAYzSY5oJ2k3
When I finally managed 961Please respect copyright.PENANAiwJHfXz7Ek
to get out of the gate, Lee wished me luck. I nodded my head and walked 961Please respect copyright.PENANAa0sTNmfKhg
away from the YG gate and down the street.961Please respect copyright.PENANA0DxVJucZ1p
I had to admit, I was so961Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3rOKoLbiS
scared. For one reason, I had no idea where I was going since I hadn't 961Please respect copyright.PENANAOWuoPN7wmW
fully known the place and this was the first time I had to walk around 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8U19pimbnp
in the streets by myself. Going around alone was too dangerous for me 961Please respect copyright.PENANAThgL4kscMz
and I was crazy to think I would manage on my own.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFsrAOQHP3U
After walking a few 961Please respect copyright.PENANA2kXTZJpaGf
blocks away from YG, I reached the crosswords and I stopped at the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAQrH2sqHObh
traffic walking sign. I looked around and so far, no one had recognised 961Please respect copyright.PENANARZV9IoYd5f
me under my little disguise. When the robot indicated 'walk' I crossed 961Please respect copyright.PENANA5krczbXk5b
the road with a few people and got to the other side of the street.961Please respect copyright.PENANAEENlnXjEux
As I walked, passing a shoe shop, I took my phone out from my purse and called the unknown man.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9xObDTvPch
"Ah, you finally called," said the stranger who had answered after the first ring. "I've been waiting."961Please respect copyright.PENANAjE8rHkuk48
"Ya, I figured," I said, looking around hoping that no one noticed me but the cap hid my face961Please respect copyright.PENANAcWAd4Zcb90
pretty well. "I've no idea where to meet you and I'm not so familiar with the place."961Please respect copyright.PENANAH9PrN8I1rh
"Not to worry, dear. I already see you. Nice disguise by the way. I can hardly tell it is you under that baseball cap."961Please respect copyright.PENANAblx7AtAvhF
I froze as I soon looked961Please respect copyright.PENANAlMd58wLoDW
left and right and across the street hoping to see him. But I couldn't 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxwiMqYZsDA
spot out any French native among the midst of Koreans. Feeling a little 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9E2h0uQuJk
out of place, I figured I might just be the odd one around here too.961Please respect copyright.PENANAvSFyYh8PLK
I heard him laugh 961Please respect copyright.PENANAgVOrSoheyE
through the phone and I could tell he was making fun of me. "Not to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZ50SPMLzmM
worry, Sam. Be careful or you might just blow your cover."961Please respect copyright.PENANAwulfCj2vQP
I gritted my teeth. "Just show yourself. Where are you?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAX0XfBsOUiO
"I'm right here."961Please respect copyright.PENANAr20HYe64x7
"Right where?" I looked around and still nothing. People walked past me and I got frustrated. "Don't try play games with-"961Please respect copyright.PENANA61mxC1hbV2
My sentence was cut 961Please respect copyright.PENANAiRjcrFsoPt
short when down the road, a fancy black shiny Bugatti parked at the edge961Please respect copyright.PENANAFC5sGpFoSO
of the concrete slab right in front of me. I looked on with my mouth 961Please respect copyright.PENANA0w9MBGpzMW
agape. I have always admired fancy cars but this was one hell of a ride.961Please respect copyright.PENANA4SqoPY9Buo
A smartly dressed 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVN4LhzDUzv
looking chauffeur came out of the driver's seat and came to my side. 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9HPNdksOec
With his white gloved hand, he opened the door to the passenger's seat.961Please respect copyright.PENANA6gU9ZkZhtr
"You may go in, mademoiselle," said the driver in deep French accent, as he bowed.961Please respect copyright.PENANAlQUD56vXXd
At first I was dumbfounded and I didn't know whether to run and head back to YG, or just go in and get this over with.961Please respect copyright.PENANAtO8BZRPgqa
A few heads turned my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAhySbjIuJTM
way and I could only imagine what people must think of a Bugatti and a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAPBiKo5YZo5
smartly dressed chauffeur waiting for me to go in. Strange, I suppose 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7wUikpclt6
and a little suspicious too.961Please respect copyright.PENANAsotn8S60g5
I managed to awake from 961Please respect copyright.PENANA7dONgXQttG
my slumber and got in the car before people fully start to look at me 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8jPKBhDfLs
and figure out who I was. As I got in, a nice car smell wafted in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA9iblV1a4UT
air and into my nostrils. The chauffeur closed the door and went to the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAeuMsfcaoE5
driver's seat.961Please respect copyright.PENANACub8d0xK2T
"Samantha Glasson, nice to finally meet you at last," came a deep voice.961Please respect copyright.PENANAe3LxxYg88O
With my eyes, I looked 961Please respect copyright.PENANA0kJ9xvPXNJ
at the person sitting right beside me in the passenger's seat. For a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAwHpFhxSyc1
moment, I was scared. But when I looked at the man fully, my face fell.961Please respect copyright.PENANAovPctSKv2j
He looked to be in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAy17Uvul2ge
same age group as me but maybe two years older. I guessed in my head 961Please respect copyright.PENANABckq659HqK
that he must be 24 or 25. He had gorgeous blue eyes like the colour of 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlHe2AvusAe
the sea and brown short curly hair. His dashing lips were lifted up into961Please respect copyright.PENANAA3fnhu8VIk
a smile and under that navy blue suit of his, I could tell he was one 961Please respect copyright.PENANArdVqqfEC7Y
who had one heck of a body.961Please respect copyright.PENANAvGJkLMUDEB
I hadn't said a word and961Please respect copyright.PENANAJn0ZR6ViSf
the car started to drive down the road when the young man offered his 961Please respect copyright.PENANAvRrjeDhE8p
open hand. I stared at it and noticed a shiny gold Rolex on his left 961Please respect copyright.PENANAPBcoBOjSb9
wrist. Who was this guy?961Please respect copyright.PENANALfvIlkCN6P
"Aren't we going to shake hands?" he asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAuruMbkZ7cf
I opened my mouth but 961Please respect copyright.PENANAqccMobUSDC
then closed it again knowing that it was pointless to argue. I took his 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlo7V3cfLCG
hand and shook it, scared that I might receive a shocking zap from the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAP1zn9mLA5j
contact.961Please respect copyright.PENANAOIsit3N5zk
"And you must be the guy I was talking to over the phone?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANA9klV471oz0
"Yes, a pleasure to meet961Please respect copyright.PENANAuLmYHicXRv
your acquaintance." He lightly pressed his lips on the back of my palm 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtwjm5D6PFc
and I blushed as I slowly withdrew my hand.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFnkmOrD8g9
"I'm sorry we had to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVvGmWhAroI
meet under such awkward circumstances," he said as he leaned back in the961Please respect copyright.PENANAWVey4MvW0r
fancy leathered seats. "But I needed to talk to you, and fast."961Please respect copyright.PENANAX3tmnrsGnY
I looked at him and 961Please respect copyright.PENANAbBN6WtVE2s
realised that all his was just too surreal. This wasn't what I was 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1wftXQptyt
expecting. I was expecting a man much older than me and rafia looking. 961Please respect copyright.PENANADvGnTIPiHN
This guy right beside me looked like one of those handsome Greek gods we961Please respect copyright.PENANAPx6Od1zYcq
hear about in mythical tales.961Please respect copyright.PENANAKJkuEWki0t
"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked with the corner of his lips raised up to a smile.961Please respect copyright.PENANAw0ch5YAiIK
"I...uh." Yikes! I was 961Please respect copyright.PENANAV5lYtVfKXS
caught looking at him. I blushed and turned to face the window beside 961Please respect copyright.PENANATu3dcfGzIT
me. "Nothing. This wasn't what I was expecting."961Please respect copyright.PENANA20q7Ad52Sz
There was silence and I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAQcsvGyuTrT
didn't want to look at him. He was obviously looking at me and that made961Please respect copyright.PENANAYLN4NcP8Xz
me play around with my fingers because I was nervous. Then I realised 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxTBrre5cRo
something.961Please respect copyright.PENANAsdZ3LxKRDX
"You never told me your name," I said as I looked at him. Dang it! I wasn't supposed to look at him.961Please respect copyright.PENANAeUZscGb0ZQ
"Oh, silly me. Where are my manners? I'm Derrick."961Please respect copyright.PENANARQVWNjvdi1
"That's a weird name, given that you're French."961Please respect copyright.PENANAdsLTmy3Ebn
"I was born in the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAkBsjhqifpe
States and my parents preferred giving me this name even though they are961Please respect copyright.PENANAAgXrytPQTt
both French. I grew up in France almost my whole life and my parents 961Please respect copyright.PENANAL4iQ1aofvp
are people who like to travel a lot for business. Building their 961Please respect copyright.PENANARTjnfDHrg7
business empire is what's so important to them."961Please respect copyright.PENANA9nUUQqYwhV
"I can clearly see that," I said as I wondrously looked around in the car.961Please respect copyright.PENANACTvG60vorb
My expression might have amused him because he chuckled. I blushed as I pushed my glasses further up my nose and folded my arms.961Please respect copyright.PENANA21nEcA97IV
"This is going to be fun," he said to himself.961Please respect copyright.PENANAGvrZJBEIBo
I changed the topic. "About the photo, why did you want to see me?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAO4QwQ5gLYq
"Can we talk about this over lunch?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAAM7YH9MeZY
"Lunch?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAcYuAv02TJL
"Yes, lunch."961Please respect copyright.PENANAyIo1Lcecwp
A moment ago, I wasn't in the mood for lunch. But now that he mentioned it, I was starving.961Please respect copyright.PENANABOK4fb5HOK
"Lunch sounds good. But not in the open. I don't want to grab any attention."961Please respect copyright.PENANAm0Hd7dzqhf
"Of course. I figured you would want that. Given that no one knows where you are anyway."961Please respect copyright.PENANABQn66QQuNY
I raised an eyebrow at 961Please respect copyright.PENANAp6DE5PohEA
him. "You've been following me the whole time, haven't you? That's how 961Please respect copyright.PENANA0pLV1QrtNZ
you have been able to find me on the street."961Please respect copyright.PENANAjS6vmGktxF
He gave me that dashing 961Please respect copyright.PENANA5SbVqfjTLC
smile of his. "Of course. I just had to. I knew sooner or later that we 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxxDltqtsot
would meet. I had to come prepared."961Please respect copyright.PENANAulKHEpweL2
"That's sounds creepy if you ask me," I said as looked out the window. "So, where are we going?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA94uSScA9yI
"My apartment. It's much safer there."961Please respect copyright.PENANAOhdDYELxlJ
"You own an apartment?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAhWV7Bmon5j
"Like I said, my parents travel around for world and South Korea, is one of their favourite spots."961Please respect copyright.PENANAPNkiJzjWUq
"So, it's their apartment then and not yours."961Please respect copyright.PENANALFa5MBlIfX
"They have their own apartment and I have mine."961Please respect copyright.PENANAXEgYPd24yh
"Oh." I couldn't help but feel embarrassed.961Please respect copyright.PENANAPVx0K2p4kh
"Here we are now," said Derrick as he looked out of the car window on his side and followed suit.961Please respect copyright.PENANAlLv5MNiBA7
It was a huge apartment 961Please respect copyright.PENANAmifO57xFQB
building kind of like the ones famous people live in. The car took a 961Please respect copyright.PENANASnsUQ7Qebr
turn and went down the road to an underground parking lot.961Please respect copyright.PENANA18OnYYbsPJ
After the car parked, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAJKj51uuiDL
the chauffeur quickly came out and opened the car door on Derrick's 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1ggGIjTqVS
side. Derrick came out and I followed. Before I could step out of the 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8IjfCECVwi
car, Derrick held out his hand to help me out. I took his hand and I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAtjbDmCkK4W
came out of the car.961Please respect copyright.PENANASc41I91QYq
Derrick lead the way, 961Please respect copyright.PENANAzz90BLf1ow
still holding my hand, to the elevator and the chauffeur stayed behind 961Please respect copyright.PENANAmhkQvAfSOk
with the car as he watched us go. I couldn't help but feel that the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAKiprZ7CuxP
chauffeur had been smiling at us from the time we got out of the car.961Please respect copyright.PENANAphlTHgFIbO
Derrick pressed the elevator button and when they drew open, we stepped in at the same time.961Please respect copyright.PENANAvd5p4JSavR
When the door closed, I withdrew my hand from his. He pressed the button to his floor and I felt the elevator move.961Please respect copyright.PENANAtDy8knFjf6
"So, about that photo, I need to know what's going on," I said as stared at the floor.961Please respect copyright.PENANAttlHeKhrcz
"What do you want to know?" Derrick asked. I could feel his eyes on me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAWVoNyy1jN5
"Everything," I said as I looked at him. "But one thing I don't get is why you're involving me in all this."961Please respect copyright.PENANAPMU9DQDhhg
"But don't you want to know what's going on?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAp77CNFgZcs
"Well, ya, I do! You're 961Please respect copyright.PENANAc4POWM54S8
the one who sent me the photo so I'm curious. Do you know what? It was 961Please respect copyright.PENANAP243fRaDFi
best you didn't send it to me in the first place."961Please respect copyright.PENANAAdpqTuinQe
"Why?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA3f9rWmu6kc
"Maybe then I wouldn't be here."961Please respect copyright.PENANAHpKQnoS4vj
The elevator doors flew 961Please respect copyright.PENANAEqBA03T8eY
open and in front of me was a lavishly looking hall. The white painted 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8nwTLwV67z
hall and the bright lighting above made the hall look angelic that if 961Please respect copyright.PENANA8ynU4QlQD4
you were to see it for yourself, you would think you had just stepped 961Please respect copyright.PENANAizzpsN5Pv6
into heaven.961Please respect copyright.PENANAVplQMeGgWQ
I stepped out of the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAM0y8WnskBV
elevator and beautiful paintings lined up the walls. I noticed that the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAqjeLLLrDi1
doors leading to other people's apartments were white doors with fancy 961Please respect copyright.PENANAqkbq4KkIVF
looking gold plated handles. The floor of the hall was covered with a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAOcvHENZ4Nf
soft red carpet.961Please respect copyright.PENANAYFAri6t9qa
"This place looks nice," I said as I walked down the hall.961Please respect copyright.PENANAq1DPSfgcHr
"I know," said Derrick as he came up behind me. "My apartment is the door at the end of the hall."961Please respect copyright.PENANA2jkaFHV5Yc
I looked down the hall 961Please respect copyright.PENANAfluoWTsZxp
and there stood two huge white doors. I walked up to it and just as I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAMrk8zmYryn
was about to turn and look at Derrick, the right door flew open and in 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVzc8uNco0R
front of me stood a smartly dressed butler. It's like he knew I was 961Please respect copyright.PENANAaDY4svpIar
coming.961Please respect copyright.PENANAbtBHnaHh7C
"Welcome, mademoiselle," said the butler as he stepped aside and and with his hand, he gestured to come in.961Please respect copyright.PENANArf8YN3Pdfp
For a moment, I hesitated. Until I felt Derrick behind me.961Please respect copyright.PENANApEsXl8oVtD
"Ladies first," said Derrick.961Please respect copyright.PENANAIFVKAezGvf
I gulped and took a step into his apartment.961Please respect copyright.PENANAUFnBwEe63f
"This place is very 961Please respect copyright.PENANA5ioNeNMXvz
nice," I said when I looked around the foyer and I when turned round the961Please respect copyright.PENANA5ystXELdm4
corner, there was lavishly looking sitting room with creamed coloured 961Please respect copyright.PENANAD5mlCuictZ
sofas with a glass coffee table and I huge smart screen TV pinned on the961Please respect copyright.PENANAqawOBmkVmv
wall.961Please respect copyright.PENANAXRa8ElXTl2
I looked to the other 961Please respect copyright.PENANAmATSrTf3ef
side and there was a fancy looking table with a beautuful chandelier 961Please respect copyright.PENANAl1q7824wbS
above it. Beautiful artistic pictures filled the place and there were 961Please respect copyright.PENANAHUZacbgc4g
beautiful flower vases with orchids.961Please respect copyright.PENANAs16e1sjJio
"I see you like 961Please respect copyright.PENANArmaD5ilxim
orchids," I said as I went over to the flower vase close to the sitting 961Please respect copyright.PENANAEmYAg6A5Ju
area and looked at the orchids. They were fresh and lovely.961Please respect copyright.PENANAyqRKdGBp04
"I know you like roses," said Derrick as he stared at me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAg90g8qqyvj
"Almost everything that celebrities like and don't like are always found on the internet." I rolled my eyes at him.961Please respect copyright.PENANA2PmfPZ0X35
"True, but I can tell what a woman likes and doesn't."961Please respect copyright.PENANAspgupK4guO
I gave him a smile that showed how impressed I was.961Please respect copyright.PENANAT45WyVpztl
"Lunch is ready, sir," said the butler. "Should I serve the food?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAZAtUQqvwpI
"Yes, please," sad Derrick.961Please respect copyright.PENANAaiUtiWyM82
The butler bowed and 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6sovSAYF00
left for the kitchen. I continued to look around and I went over by the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAH3goWmPnSD
windows to look down at the city below. We were so high above the 961Please respect copyright.PENANANAGYUj7JCn
ground.961Please respect copyright.PENANAiVViKsyB4x
"Is it just me or are we on the last floor of this building?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANAyGjeeaeOn0
"We are," said Derrick who came to join me by the window. "This place is lovely, isn't it?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAwSbLTbRLbM
"Ya, it surly is." I knew he meant Seoul.961Please respect copyright.PENANA19mJvyVdlb
"Food is ready, Master Derrick," came the butler behind us.961Please respect copyright.PENANAHcjudZdCPz
"Shall we?" Derrick gestured his hand towards the dining table and I walked up to it with him following behind me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAUVoLp9VT5R
As we got to the dining 961Please respect copyright.PENANAQVvDNeoiEZ
table, Derrick pushed back a chair for me and I took my seat, removing 961Please respect copyright.PENANAc4OGg4DGmx
my glasses and cap putting the glasses in my purse. I said thank you and961Please respect copyright.PENANAPZ8LougINH
he sat at the head of the table right next to mine.961Please respect copyright.PENANAPnagOL6gbl
The butler had served 961Please respect copyright.PENANADW1EFSjrOY
our plates on the table and just by looking at the cutlery and napkins 961Please respect copyright.PENANAVlJjIzcwen
laid and folded neatly I couldn't help but feel I was in some kind of 961Please respect copyright.PENANA6d1uBRLQ7C
fancy fairytale. The table was set to perfection and the wine glasses 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxbnI8qyryz
next to the plates were spotless.961Please respect copyright.PENANAOdM2XNdMpe
Dishes of food were 961Please respect copyright.PENANAnj6hifE2u9
lined in the middle of the table and my mouth couldn't help but water. 961Please respect copyright.PENANAxjIBmZzkRz
If I wasn't in such an elegant apartment, I would have just dug in and 961Please respect copyright.PENANAUsD38vbwvT
started to eat. I was really hungry. But for now, I had to act like a 961Please respect copyright.PENANAePbZCAkRfn
lady.961Please respect copyright.PENANABLXueEk53b
The butler helped to 961Please respect copyright.PENANADleTxHhHl3
serve the food and I didn't hesitate eating right there and then. I made961Please respect copyright.PENANAr6w4AfYf3J
sure not to eat too much and take my time.961Please respect copyright.PENANAnwNC2jxbk2
"This was really good," I said, after I was done with my food.961Please respect copyright.PENANATv15DOww7r
"France's finest traditional dishes," said Derrick with a smile.961Please respect copyright.PENANAlDJTOWn36k
"Now, about the issue at961Please respect copyright.PENANAV3eDY4Y4u3
hand," I said, wiping the corner of my mouth with a napkin as the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAlcZ2j3JIDd
butler came to take away my plate and also Derrick's.961Please respect copyright.PENANAMZ5J77pHL3
"Let's talk then," said Derrick.961Please respect copyright.PENANAEz89ebTbHj
"First of all, I need to know why you sent it to me."961Please respect copyright.PENANAfF5cvsdYDt
"Because as much as you don't want to get involved, it concerns you more than you can ever imagine."961Please respect copyright.PENANAaVMwwdY5Ty
I shook my head as I got my purse and removed my phone. I went to the gallery and checked out the photo.961Please respect copyright.PENANArweQr5LQTX
"How does this have to do with me?" I asked as I showed him the photo.961Please respect copyright.PENANAkD0TDF1Mxj
The photo showed Zoey in961Please respect copyright.PENANAqSk6zdxlWC
a some place that looked like a garden or a park and in front of her 961Please respect copyright.PENANALkVngUZRQZ
stood a man I couldn't recognise. His face was hidden because his back 961Please respect copyright.PENANAC2kcn87AQW
faced the camera and whoever had taken the photo, took it behind some 961Please respect copyright.PENANA16HmPC9sEt
bushes so it was hard to make out who he was. But there was something 961Please respect copyright.PENANAdchHokZfoB
completely odd about what I saw in the photo.961Please respect copyright.PENANAldhGbOWMo4
"I know this isn't 961Please respect copyright.PENANAjAeTcQ7sEd
really supposed to concern me," I said as Derrick looked at the photo 961Please respect copyright.PENANAG9rG55ZFkB
and then back at me. "Who was Zoey with?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAWvxyJEndns
"That's my brother," Derrick answered.961Please respect copyright.PENANAubOPpchSq2
Now that was a surprise. Derrick had a brother?961Please respect copyright.PENANA093aiqTPO5
"Wait? Brother?" I raised an eyebrow.961Please respect copyright.PENANALKnfj4p80W
"Sadly, yes," said Derrick clearing his throat.961Please respect copyright.PENANAOKrBW3m7Cz
I looked at the photo 961Please respect copyright.PENANAPtO3ApLYvl
again. "So, you're saying that, this happened the time Zoey went to 961Please respect copyright.PENANAq0U4IO0Kyd
Paris with G-Dragon and the others? And this person in the photo is your961Please respect copyright.PENANAlgmSdjNr4A
brother?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAPJBqRMMjdu
I still couldn't believe it when Derrick nodded his head at me.961Please respect copyright.PENANAcpiIyICAeP
"You never told me you had a brother," I said, looking at Derrick.961Please respect copyright.PENANA7fuz4IqH36
"We don't really get along," said Derrick.961Please respect copyright.PENANAwNRCszKPls
"That figures," I said as I rolled my eyes. "Why?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAKpoxYaHprm
"We have been different from each other since we were kids. You can't even tell that he and I are brothers."961Please respect copyright.PENANAS70WY1mric
"So, what's do you think he wants with Zoey?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAg0yU4ekQtb
"I have no idea but I know it's something serious."961Please respect copyright.PENANAlNqJyfpVoF
"So, you're just assuming all this or what?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAtUpkIRiPxd
"I know my brother very 961Please respect copyright.PENANABxEHsPqbhA
well. I know something is going on between the two of them. I had my 961Please respect copyright.PENANAsRr6ugN1Xm
suspicions during the Chanel fashion show."961Please respect copyright.PENANAjlrdAhuW62
I then remembered the 961Please respect copyright.PENANAZCs2b26hvc
time Zoey came back to Korea the following day after the fashion show. 961Please respect copyright.PENANACxoh6ATYYr
She was acting all weird and the way she had hugged me surprised me a 961Please respect copyright.PENANARVxNh4xUzT
little. And so did the others. Were these guys really in trouble?961Please respect copyright.PENANAmWQ696B4sF
"Are my brothers and Christine involved in this too?"961Please respect copyright.PENANARMz9LYNYgi
"I can't be too sure. You have to ask them."961Please respect copyright.PENANAkrikqGOoKK
"But that's strange. If 961Please respect copyright.PENANA1T8kJUgZwQ
it's something so serious as you put it, they would have told me. I 961Please respect copyright.PENANAiaavjfFrSo
don't see the reason why they would hide."961Please respect copyright.PENANATQcZ4DyvAk
"If it's anything concerning my brother, I suggest you find out what's going on and fast. I don't like it."961Please respect copyright.PENANATUOXBmlapy
"But what if all this isn't that serious? In fact, what makes you think your brother is that dangerous enough to hurt us?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAasntvrJH2U
Derrick leaned back on his chair as he looked at me and I waited for him to answer.961Please respect copyright.PENANAFFliihbqrr
"My brother isn't one person to mess around with. He is one person who threatens when things don't go his way."961Please respect copyright.PENANASO1whzANR2
"You think he is threatening Zoey?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA9pjjvUlbN4
"He did visit Zoey in that café, didn't he?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAXWQUNa4V60
"Wait! That was him?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAAQayQx2NT1
"Yes. I was there."961Please respect copyright.PENANAt6nu5mGWVa
"You were there too?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAsLy7hT87I7
"Yes. That's when I thought you should help me out with this."961Please respect copyright.PENANAkv9h0wYjCS
"But what if I can't?" I folded my arms961Please respect copyright.PENANAi9wJv4hg0d
"Zoey is your best friend, isn't she?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA4VHmwd3XuH
"She is."961Please respect copyright.PENANAV8nErYSD8O
"And wouldn't you like to help her out?"961Please respect copyright.PENANA72JKrBo9pu
I was frustrated with the questions. "I would. But if she didn't tell me, then maybe it's not that serious."961Please respect copyright.PENANA67Ca804mlr
"And do you really think she would?"961Please respect copyright.PENANAcHHpG5vMz4
I thought about his 961Please respect copyright.PENANAMwQh9sjBCg
question for a moment. He was right. Some people wouldn't tell the truth961Please respect copyright.PENANAtAkB97Ggpn
just to prevent the ones they love from getting hurt. Maybe that's what961Please respect copyright.PENANAhisctvLsaI
Zoey did and I was too silly not to have realised it sooner.961Please respect copyright.PENANAfy1bkCGvC8
"You're right," I said as I looked at my hands on my lap. She wasn't the only one who kept secrets.961Please respect copyright.PENANACqvM3eSAXV
"Have you tried talking to your brother about this?" I asked.961Please respect copyright.PENANArSkTJ80fPr
"No. He doesn't know that I'm onto him. And knowing how he is, he isn't going to tell me anything."961Please respect copyright.PENANAdmf6tkQojn
I tapped my fingers on the table and I took the glass of water that was next to me and I drank.961Please respect copyright.PENANANbQ9bmyGYc
I had to think of something fast and I was running out of time. I had to get back to the studio within thirty minutes.961Please respect copyright.PENANAA1xkfWrwD8
"Before I go, tell me 961Please respect copyright.PENANAC1gTJHDZJT
all you know about what happened in Paris," I said as I looked at 961Please respect copyright.PENANAMvjuCwV3fi
Derrick, giving him the eye. "And don't leave anything out."