Zoey's P.O.V955Please respect copyright.PENANA3x6nPoKptQ
Waking up this Monday 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzaY7efHAZq
morning was hectic. I didn't want to get out of bed, but in one way or 955Please respect copyright.PENANAyMhTtTHTS9
another, I would have to. I lay awake, thinking. I didn't want to face 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdE9DWDI3pU
off the challenges for today knowing that one of them was dealing with 955Please respect copyright.PENANAEuu9gCh28m
Jehan. Since I still have the teddy bear, I wasn't as free as I expected955Please respect copyright.PENANA24cbPzuCZs
myself to be.955Please respect copyright.PENANAphe31UliWU
I couldn't stop 955Please respect copyright.PENANALPqrYBzlW1
wondering what Seungri and TOP were doing at the mall yesterday. As much955Please respect copyright.PENANARsOsB8o1sU
as I wanted to believe that it was a coincidence, I couldn't help but 955Please respect copyright.PENANA7B4yq4VSZp
feel that something was wrong.955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6CjNVoev1
Could they have known 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYGI0HiVfHd
about Jehan? And if they did, then how? I shook my head. Maybe all that 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5eisSwTmBR
was nothing but a coincidence and I was just being paranoid. If they 955Please respect copyright.PENANA3pScyOSeoS
really had found out about Jehan, they would have been asking questions 955Please respect copyright.PENANABVptRxnZ2R
about him and what he does while we were shopping. But they didn't. We 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfTsE0wx5Sr
just had our usual conversation.955Please respect copyright.PENANAqDfasiI8CD
I brushed off all those 955Please respect copyright.PENANAaWKZP93BLM
thoughts aside when the alarm on my phone rang telling me to get up. The955Please respect copyright.PENANApQqc5zbKCU
last time I had ever put up an alarm was the morning of my last day of 955Please respect copyright.PENANAsLDT9VYS3V
high school. Eversince I became a musician, I never put up an alarm when955Please respect copyright.PENANAyLXtNcu8E4
I knew I had someone around to wake me up. Like Sam.955Please respect copyright.PENANAQTAqYbOcV1
But now that she wasn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAhfH55wkFl5
here, I had to wake up on my own. Most of the time, I would do so 955Please respect copyright.PENANAshYYk4nKoF
without her help. But when I overslept, she was always there to wake me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAwOE3AxjHf1
Anyway, right now, I was just too troubled in my sleep that I must have955Please respect copyright.PENANAXwI2Lfl3Il
woken up early before the alarm rang.955Please respect copyright.PENANAxMB8PA8xUC
I sat up on my bed and 955Please respect copyright.PENANACpmKIPLZFg
switched off the alarm. I checked the empty bed beside mine and I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAEoNOHV9a37
couldn't help but realise how much I miss Sam. I don't know why I was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAhqVNHh6eN0
feeling this way, but I hated the fact that I was missing her so bad. 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9Fs3fZf0yC
Not after what happened yesterday at the mall and all over social media.955Please respect copyright.PENANA7ggYR3bFcD
After seeing her with 955Please respect copyright.PENANAnncX8R6LSc
G-Dragon yesterday broke my heart further into tiny pieces. As much as I955Please respect copyright.PENANAoIEnTU4vW1
knew she was only there just to try and resolve things with G-Dragon, I955Please respect copyright.PENANAeu557OTsD2
was filled with fury seeing the two of them together. And to make 955Please respect copyright.PENANAxYBl97mCWY
matters worse, after I had left the mall, I went online and there were 955Please respect copyright.PENANAF5BuiuDdcT
pictures of the two everywhere. They were a trending topic for the whole955Please respect copyright.PENANAAGdO1APTeq
day. That left me devastated.955Please respect copyright.PENANA8Y9HVIl5qO
I couldn't stop looking 955Please respect copyright.PENANAxYodU8G9CG
at pictures online even when I came back to the hotel. I read so many 955Please respect copyright.PENANA8OdE6wL8ys
comments. As much as there were so many haters around (like myself), so 955Please respect copyright.PENANA8Pph3tliVV
many people couldn't stop talking about how adorable the two looked 955Please respect copyright.PENANAUXtntEpP88
together. I couldn't help but admit to myself that they were right. They955Please respect copyright.PENANAJDUFsutwiP
really did make a cute couple. And that left me envious. I wished it 955Please respect copyright.PENANATMnfo9Wnwl
was G-Dragon and I. Not G-Dragon and Sam.955Please respect copyright.PENANAAIUkippUTe
That sent me boiling to a955Please respect copyright.PENANAkv0VUJsSl8
point where I almost threw my phone away. When Christine came to see me955Please respect copyright.PENANAYCCl4H9V4Y
in my room and found me in an angry fit, I told her how painful I felt 955Please respect copyright.PENANAMMWQmSh6Zc
seeing G-Dragon and Sam together.955Please respect copyright.PENANAWircoNzwbp
Christine had told me to955Please respect copyright.PENANArNiaoWeeQG
cool down and that I shouldn't be jealous. She told me that Sam was 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9OBHUuLiUz
only with G-Dragon because she was only trying to resolve things. I told955Please respect copyright.PENANAjht17AXjPG
her that I already knew that. Christine quickly left me to myself when 955Please respect copyright.PENANALz389UbG6C
she realised that she couldn't calm me down. So I was alone for the rest955Please respect copyright.PENANAk1rQH1crC5
of the day, not speaking to anyone. I didn't even join the others for 955Please respect copyright.PENANA6rgn3i1WoC
supper. I had ordered for my supper to be taken up to my room.955Please respect copyright.PENANAfueL1jNy1c
And now, I had to face 955Please respect copyright.PENANAw4PY6eAIvc
another challenge of seeing everyone today, most especially Sam, since 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvxbJd2f41U
we have to finish up on the dance routine and start working on the music955Please respect copyright.PENANAkxKGWeJVPY
video as soon as possible. I have to put up with all this today when I 955Please respect copyright.PENANADDBXPsEAR2
was still so upset.955Please respect copyright.PENANAtBhXmaMRuy
I quickly got out of bed and went in the showers, hoping the cool water would cool down all the boiling anger in me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAGbEQJpZWku
After I was done, I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAmVaT6xQdB5
quickly dressed up. And carrying my purse with me, I went to meet the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAcBTPUJvcS4
others at the dining table for breakfast.955Please respect copyright.PENANAhaMvZLlzZZ
I found them already 955Please respect copyright.PENANAWoSrxa0qKC
settled. When I came to sit, everyone mouthed out a "good morning" to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFcnPeiWTff
me, except Sam. And I replied back with a smile on my face.955Please respect copyright.PENANAOW0YtrW5nv
I felt a little awkward 955Please respect copyright.PENANAV3SXtfrKZf
when I looked at Sam who sat across the table next to Collins and hadn't955Please respect copyright.PENANAASPZtaopp0
said a word. She was busy with her breakfast, her usual bacon, eggs and955Please respect copyright.PENANA9GcwW0Bakb
toast with juice. I realised she hadn't even looked up at me once and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAV6m1Kb2A2D
that also felt weird.955Please respect copyright.PENANAJz2MnJOWF5
I know that she and I 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9YK1uLavfU
aren't talking to each other at the moment, but I expected her to say a 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFhdIHv2QDV
"good morning" or even look at me to acknowledge that I was around. She 955Please respect copyright.PENANANdKsaHaBFU
was one person even if we ever had an argument, she would at least try 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzrB4lJFJ37
to say something to me. The fact that she didn't greet me, made me feel 955Please respect copyright.PENANAu58oQfcQxV
like something was wrong.955Please respect copyright.PENANANebpktRjiI
I poured myself a cup of955Please respect copyright.PENANALUtBZlJznx
coffee, trying to ignore what I was feeling at the moment. I got some 955Please respect copyright.PENANA1df7icqwMD
slices of toast and ate my breakfast.955Please respect copyright.PENANAM6sBEi8Lqb
"Hey, Sam," said Mike, who sat right next to her. "Have you seen what people have been saying about you and G-Dragon?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAVTdSJyO9dd
My heart almost skipped a955Please respect copyright.PENANAXrVhILH3km
beat and I almost choked on my coffee. What was Mike getting at? I know955Please respect copyright.PENANAYzsVIYRh2U
he does things just to annoy me sometimes, but this time, he's gone way955Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0IeaK9BhY
too far. I was over here! Hello!955Please respect copyright.PENANAziN4Ld2pi3
"You don't have to remind me," Sam said as she looked at her brother. "I've decided not to go online today."955Please respect copyright.PENANAqmiMAbZDav
"For one who doesn't like attention, you might just disappear off the face of the earth," said Collins.955Please respect copyright.PENANAfjIUvrQdBb
"I can do that," said Sam, staring up at the ceiling obviously building castles in the air.955Please respect copyright.PENANAWda3TFUqQ2
"I have no doubt about it."955Please respect copyright.PENANAxwnda0Rv6u
"But I don't see why you955Please respect copyright.PENANAI6ZdAI3qTg
have to," said Daniel. "Just because people make stories about you and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAkYqwOYPc4E
G-Dragon dating, doesn't mean that you are."955Please respect copyright.PENANAetQ8M7QVxg
"One thing about fans is955Please respect copyright.PENANAsle0gi55pH
that they can make a story so believable, even those who don't know 955Please respect copyright.PENANAurCTrvd79v
what's going on, might end up believing it," said Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzNCQQaRCW0
"I know," said Lee. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAuJ9gpprrHO
"Right now, some k-pop news sites are already taking this to the next 955Please respect copyright.PENANAav4tcnx7ie
level. But they all say they couldn't be too sure about it until they 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9dDntALOL6
get an official statement from you and G-Dragon."955Please respect copyright.PENANAKjCCCJcZf8
"Wow, that's serious," said Sam.955Please respect copyright.PENANA0WmdSkOIlq
"But right now, we have no time for interviews," said Collins. "We have a music video to work on."955Please respect copyright.PENANARIuKDjk5zg
"I can work with that," said Sam, with a smile on her face.955Please respect copyright.PENANA0nNspdvTpA
"Alright, guys, finish your breakfast. You know the drill."955Please respect copyright.PENANApXktTx12Bx
"Aye, aye," said Daniel.955Please respect copyright.PENANA2Ot8c8vwz9
"Well, you're quiet today, Zoey," said Christine as she looked at me. She sat directly across from me on the table.955Please respect copyright.PENANAUa9ipLP2jV
"Do you have a problem with that?" I asked, eyeing Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAApsolUfCBb
"You're just too quiet, that's all."955Please respect copyright.PENANAPgmY85zBuZ
"You should be quiet more often," said Collins as he got up from the table. "It kind of suits you."955Please respect copyright.PENANA9J9OtZfaAL
I frowned at Collins. "Thanks. I'll try doing so more often. That's if I really want to."955Please respect copyright.PENANAX5dJiNA55G
"Now that's the Zoey I know," said Mike, raising his eyebrow at me and smiling.955Please respect copyright.PENANAEM2HDCXNVB
I stuck my tongue out at955Please respect copyright.PENANAR1fgRy08xv
him but he continued to smile mockingly nonetheless. I noticed that the955Please respect copyright.PENANAZibZWBiwIL
others were laughing and smiling at the whole thing, except Sam. She 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfmQqVDPApK
still wasn't looking in my direction.955Please respect copyright.PENANAbFr6AcTEqo
Soon after breakfast, we955Please respect copyright.PENANApJU8EJDfZd
left for YG. In the SUV, Sam sat at the back with her brothers. We were955Please respect copyright.PENANAMz0KxMWJ4H
all chatting happily in the car but she was quiet the whole way. She 955Please respect copyright.PENANAyppJvqCudh
was like that nowadays, always lost in thought. I wondered what she 955Please respect copyright.PENANAK2Evf7s7VN
could be thinking about. Sam was one person who never really shared what955Please respect copyright.PENANA5FseuyDwJO
she thought. When you asked her about it, she would usually say 955Please respect copyright.PENANAGYRA6OX2gQ
"nothing" and say no more. But if she really wanted to share with you, 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYogvuV62ju
she would.955Please respect copyright.PENANAcP29SVJVk6
We arrived at YG and we 955Please respect copyright.PENANAz8WsZNYdGI
found ourselves back at the dance studio we were practising in on 955Please respect copyright.PENANAM7PGFtZ8IK
Saturday. We found our dance instructor and all the BigBang members with955Please respect copyright.PENANA2L5kVwfIqP
the rest of the backup dancers, waiting for us.955Please respect copyright.PENANAX1fBTg0LNt
When everyone was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAmSbdudTlGw
exchanging greetings with each other, G-Dragon didn't respond to me when955Please respect copyright.PENANAKyMYnzPDpw
I said "hi" to him. Given with what happened yesterday, I bet he was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfqPpk0ABtV
still mad at me for how I behaved towards Sam. He didn't even want to 955Please respect copyright.PENANA4l1wz50MOU
hang out with us soon after Sam had left.955Please respect copyright.PENANAr38UmeDafL
He not responding to me 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFf9MSM4GqR
felt awkward and I longed for him to at least give me some attention. He955Please respect copyright.PENANAQE9Vi5s8Ek
didn't say "hi" to Sam either but just nodded his head when she greeted955Please respect copyright.PENANA24nIxi4fn3
him. At least that was acknowledging someone even if they weren't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvrKZqGKM2y
talking to each other. And he was staring at her the whole time even 955Please respect copyright.PENANACd7rzw5RuT
when she wasn't looking. I thought of throwing a shoe at him, but I just955Please respect copyright.PENANAvuA176DNen
looked away instead.955Please respect copyright.PENANAL5Vp3ONnwD
We went straight to 955Please respect copyright.PENANA7tswbv8zPw
practising for almost a good five hours. And those proved to be the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAgVWUClxC0b
hardest five hours of my life. Since the dance routine starts with 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdZQxGJgFsJ
G-Dragon and I, it was really hard having him so close. I realised that I955Please respect copyright.PENANAzLY5UVOkt7
still had feelings for him. At some point during practise, I almost 955Please respect copyright.PENANA483O9bRHlw
hugged him, but I brought myself not to. And that wasn't the worst part.955Please respect copyright.PENANAXUbo8obchk
During pratice, I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvoJisDnHlM
noticed that G-Dragon still couldn't take his eyes off Sam. This was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAhGXRmCQ9l6
getting to the point where I wanted to scream at him to snap out of it. I955Please respect copyright.PENANALKtysJ1jgn
wondered what he saw in Sam and that sent me thinking.955Please respect copyright.PENANAwcmY0jRY69
G-Dragon wasn't the only955Please respect copyright.PENANAw7xGtH0LF9
one who liked Sam. Come to think of it, Daesung also liked her. 955Please respect copyright.PENANArdvWFO9Zhi
Probably even Seungri and TOP, given that Seungri had a beautiful crown 955Please respect copyright.PENANA8Pl8sXSQDk
made just for her and TOP flirts with her whenever he gets the chance 955Please respect copyright.PENANARaKobEKi6V
to. Taeyang already had Hyo-rin and always takes Sam like a sister. What955Please respect copyright.PENANAxYceed9pdh
did Sam have that even most of the BigBang members like her so much?955Please respect copyright.PENANARyLlsgpH3L
As her best friend, I 955Please respect copyright.PENANANBwYXMTE82
should be aware of her qualities. She was nice and friendly to whoever 955Please respect copyright.PENANATKOvXUsOIU
approached her. She is very pretty and had a great body, though she was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAjMq1HGeM4C
never ever fully aware of her physical beauty. She always thought she 955Please respect copyright.PENANAkI2BkXB5Mc
was like any other ordinary girl but she was more than that.955Please respect copyright.PENANAR5x90DbN6R
She is also smart, 955Please respect copyright.PENANAtKr913UdqX
caring and always understanding. She is a great leader and one who 955Please respect copyright.PENANAoBGU133T29
always had our backs whenever we needed it. I don't know how many times 955Please respect copyright.PENANAMTccluSqFo
she had always tried to get The Toxins out of trouble. I agree that even955Please respect copyright.PENANAiAMY8C3y9k
if it looked like we don't appreciate what she does, we really do.955Please respect copyright.PENANAjvJeYaDcrH
Sam has a lot of good 955Please respect copyright.PENANA7SNwzMQsmT
qualities. Maybe that's why she is liked and loved by everyone. Even her955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7lLk0wmiq
fans. She is honest, when she wanted to. She is also a pretty good 955Please respect copyright.PENANAn3lNZMQqrM
liar, only when it was necessary to do so. And she is one who wouldn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANA6qDrr4AQqZ
want to hurt anyone around her.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzFH9HGIOn8
Realising this made me 955Please respect copyright.PENANAr4ltam95a4
feel a little guilty as I looked at Sam who was dancing in front of me 955Please respect copyright.PENANAuDBMWEGTqf
with Taeyang beside her. I looked at her face and she had this smile 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYwdSmnccaZ
that reflected her innocence. I realised that I had been giving Sam a 955Please respect copyright.PENANAyrT2uujQoq
real hard time after I found out G-Dragon likes her and not me. She is 955Please respect copyright.PENANAOwEuXq2Ypq
my best friend and would do nothing to hurt me. I know she was only 955Please respect copyright.PENANA0JUp4ibty9
looking out for me like she always does, but I am just too ignorant to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAuy4psvvc1Q
realise it till now.955Please respect copyright.PENANAfTaLz7Xruw
"Wait, hold on a minute guys," said the choreographer. We all stopped dancing as instructed.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzPNvkzOMMk
"Zoey, you aren't 955Please respect copyright.PENANABTwg2TapLh
concentrating," said the choreographer as he looked at me. "This is the 955Please respect copyright.PENANA8TLZkewF7a
second time you have made the same mistake."955Please respect copyright.PENANAoY9D1Jqn8R
"Oh, sorry," I said, scratching the back of my head feeling embarrassed. "I'll try to be more cautious next time."955Please respect copyright.PENANAxzos6IPBf6
"Okay. Let's continue from where we left off."955Please respect copyright.PENANAmVWsem0Eh7
It was lunch the time we955Please respect copyright.PENANAB8plWn5Xhq
broke off for a break. The choreographer left and the others were 955Please respect copyright.PENANA7NsgNvPhvR
talking to some of the backup dancers. I noticed Sam at the corner of 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvvjnkPm05x
the room with Christine and some of the backup dancers talking. It 955Please respect copyright.PENANAXGPtyy6bQF
looked like they were having one hell of a funny conversation because 955Please respect copyright.PENANAhb86eXv1RF
they were all laughing.955Please respect copyright.PENANA0LDrJ3FFjl
"Hey, why are you here all alone?" came TOP as he came to stand right next to me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAsAWSvoawJu
"Nothing," I replied, looking down at my sneakers. "I just want to be alone today."955Please respect copyright.PENANAUgZEcyEfTl
"Still not talking to Sam?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAE56kaqK99C
"Nope."955Please respect copyright.PENANA93szoy16p7
TOP's lips rose to a smile. "You really are stubborn."955Please respect copyright.PENANA2vCj7677Vc
"Too bad it's in my DNA." I smirked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAVII2hbIqDw
"And how long do you think you're going to put up with it?" TOP folded his arms as he looked at me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzVZ59jzRb2
"Maybe till we go home." I shrugged my shoulders.955Please respect copyright.PENANA5y1sB5c7rO
"I doubt it. Judging by the way you performed today, you looked really preoccupied that you made several mistakes."955Please respect copyright.PENANAtsBr2k36Q9
"Being preoccupied is Sam's thing."955Please respect copyright.PENANArdohWqL93p
"I know. But you aren't 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9B4mrUYmJy
yourself, that's for sure. The Zoey I know wouldn't be here all alone. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzZaUcHFSta
You would be chit chatting like you always do."955Please respect copyright.PENANAQDqAGumPel
"What if I just want to be alone for today?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAd2ksOzPuHb
"It's okay. Everyone has those kinds of days. But you make it look like being alone sometimes is a bad thing."955Please respect copyright.PENANAJkCrecR6F8
I frowned. "Why?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAEqIvJlXG0V
"Because you look miserable."955Please respect copyright.PENANAzmwAmn0HDg
I didn't expect that coming from TOP. My mouth was agape as I looked at him.955Please respect copyright.PENANASvPgMQGvxt
"Miserable!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAz1gFQVzWiU
"Ya." TOP nodded his head. "It clearly shows."955Please respect copyright.PENANAXPqEqHJX6J
I thought for a moment 955Please respect copyright.PENANAgwwcoe2I3u
and went back to looking at Sam and Christine with the backup dancers. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAb2iRCKYwiS
Mike, Daesung, Seungri and Daniel had also formed their own little 955Please respect copyright.PENANAS0cWiRIFNU
circle and were laughing and chatting too. Taeyang and G-Dragon were 955Please respect copyright.PENANAKfNhid8QWG
with some of the backup dancers, having a normal chat.955Please respect copyright.PENANAN9oKsB9Jhh
Seeing all this in front955Please respect copyright.PENANAHVI5DBk4c1
of me made me realise that TOP is right. I am definitely miserable. By 955Please respect copyright.PENANA1d4mbRsBJX
now, I would be with the others, chatting. But here I was, all alone. 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5cEOb0Ynfc
Until TOP came to talk to me.955Please respect copyright.PENANABHWjIEm9kH
"I guess you're right," I said. "I am miserable."955Please respect copyright.PENANAjkIOc064NJ
"Don't worry about it. Aren't you going to resolve things with Sam?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAvgrCOt4wCZ
"I don't know," I said 955Please respect copyright.PENANAEJ5lDFzJXL
as I looked at Sam who was laughing out loud. "I'm still mad at her, but955Please respect copyright.PENANA4fjkNI4aJZ
something in me says that I can't stay like this for long."955Please respect copyright.PENANAVUgv1NmEuh
I told TOP what happened in the morning and how it felt weird that Sam didn't say a word to me nor even looked at me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAUfU6hPsaTk
"I felt so bad about it," I said, shaking my head.955Please respect copyright.PENANAj9bKdJtJZz
"Then why don't you talk to her?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAASJYQw0dNu
"Pfft!" I rolled my eyes. "Why should I? Sam always does all the talking."955Please respect copyright.PENANAKEQyfdiG24
"Really? You think Sam would do that this time around? Besides, she wasn't really at fault with all this."955Please respect copyright.PENANAhPss088iAg
"I know."955Please respect copyright.PENANAMkxQH2h76q
"So? Are you going to try and talk to her yourself?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAQP2QNlBb8p
"I'll think about it."955Please respect copyright.PENANAjhWhLxZ49z
"Hey, guys," came Seungri, suddenly calling out to everyone in the room. "Who wants pizza?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAtz1tlCE9B4
Everyone muttered out "me!" really loud. Seungri smiled and said he would bring the pizza.955Please respect copyright.PENANA2aWaceC7yq
"Mind if you guys can help me?" Seungri asked as he came up to TOP and I.955Please respect copyright.PENANAoOnJ1xV7QX
"Sure," I said. I really needed to get out of here for a while and breathe.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzvdbERcaF4
The three of us went out955Please respect copyright.PENANAvbDvC1q6Id
of the room and headed to the elevator to take us downstairs. Seungri 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5Loeu91iAM
already had his phone out calling the pizza parlour to take the order.955Please respect copyright.PENANA4kCcm6Dnhx
As soon as we reached the ground floor, we stuck around in the lobby waiting for the pizza.955Please respect copyright.PENANAEP5vM9hcQt
"I'm so hungry," said Seungri, staring at his watch.955Please respect copyright.PENANAH1cEIDBkqj
"Chill, you just ordered955Please respect copyright.PENANAVGLqcrnJaH
pizza like right now," said TOP who was sitting right next to me on one955Please respect copyright.PENANAolD5etqHF3
of the chairs in the waiting area of the lobby.955Please respect copyright.PENANAFzI0uQ7e1f
"But I'm so hungry."955Please respect copyright.PENANAyZKm2jU7OP
"Trust me, you aren't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAjwtWRRD925
the only one," I said as I looked at Seungri who was still standing. 955Please respect copyright.PENANASJaj8JcOQq
"Sit down or else you're going to drain the last remaining blood you 955Please respect copyright.PENANAg1f0DJXUnZ
have."955Please respect copyright.PENANAAKY4d00ejv
"Well, that's mean," said Seungri as he sat next to me. "What's up with you?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAQG1G8BrODD
"Nothing," I said as I folded my arms.955Please respect copyright.PENANABbsHj4cQgv
"She's cranky, don't mind her," said TOP.955Please respect copyright.PENANA4J2OSQSIP7
"I'm not cranky. Just having an awful day."955Please respect copyright.PENANAQYtdLcSuXD
"Ya, we can see that," said Seungri with a smirk on his face.955Please respect copyright.PENANALw8bHXyz27
I didn't say anything as955Please respect copyright.PENANAdyEkjNX8nQ
I shook my head. All of the sudden, I felt my phone vibrate against my 955Please respect copyright.PENANAL04QLSUBov
thigh in the pocket of my sweat pants. I took out my phone. Jehan was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAWnG90crv3c
calling.955Please respect copyright.PENANAsIGMYf35Qw
"Isn't it that French guy we met yesterday at the mall?" TOP asked, looking at my phone screen.955Please respect copyright.PENANA5ln6oXwL93
"Can you please not look!" I said as I turned the phone screen away from TOP's eyes.955Please respect copyright.PENANAMb1bvk3Y9t
"Okay, well you better answer that call."955Please respect copyright.PENANA75uT3FM1Aq
I stood from the chair and answered Jehan's call when I was a few feet away from the two.955Please respect copyright.PENANAhiBroi1AHO
"Hello," I answered.955Please respect copyright.PENANAo4dmYFf5AH
"Hey, Zoey," said Jehan. "Are you busy today?"955Please respect copyright.PENANA8g6IpLeMrG
"Ya, I'm very busy," I answered. "Why?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAjwp3IfgPvm
"We have to meet today, ASAP."955Please respect copyright.PENANAImLd7NivAT
"But I can't. I have a lot to do today and I don't think I'll manage to meet with you."955Please respect copyright.PENANANdEeaTRCrS
"I don't care. I need that teddy bear today. Not tomorrow, but today."955Please respect copyright.PENANAxiLPDj9LxO
I knew Jehan was going 955Please respect copyright.PENANAIp8QkMMpjZ
to call and demand for the teddy bear. Luckily, I carried my purse with 955Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6mw50YTE3
the teddy bear in it. I hadn't removed it from my purse since yesterday 955Please respect copyright.PENANAtPrWNzFI92
and I checked to see if it was still in there this morning. The purse 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvcMLT39X9t
was upstairs in the dance studio.955Please respect copyright.PENANAygztM8jUXI
"Okay, what time do you want to get the teddy bear?"955Please respect copyright.PENANA5IYBpS1jSv
"I'm coming to YG to get it."955Please respect copyright.PENANAFyDoheJyqi
"What!" I was horrified and equally surprised. "No way. You can't come here."955Please respect copyright.PENANAzR3opUASOL
"Fine. If you have a better idea, then call me or text in the next thirty minutes. I have to get that teddy today."955Please respect copyright.PENANADZFSt0p0qD
"You don't have to remind me," I snarled.955Please respect copyright.PENANAfLP1IIgspM
He cut the call and I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAZATpVEMvwu
looked at my phone like I was ready to throw it out of the lobby through955Please respect copyright.PENANA0AvHQUhh2g
the open entrance doors. This was bad. Real bad. He wanted to come here955Please respect copyright.PENANAPQFi6Jgr7X
to get the teddy. That was going to be dangerous. If anyone were to see955Please respect copyright.PENANAfIFGJ36N3p
him they would start to ask questions.955Please respect copyright.PENANAGkAWR4KoqX
"Zoey," came Seungri's voice behind me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAsjg5uMJAxp
I turned around and there stood Seungri and TOP staring at me.955Please respect copyright.PENANARxCuSjmuD7
"What?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAWh57GmU0eL
"Was that Jehan you were talking to?" TOP asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAhzpAcq1mME
"Um, ya. Is there a problem?"955Please respect copyright.PENANA2U2X18sTIe
"You two didn't seem to be having a normal conversation," said Seungri. "It sounded like you were arguing or something."955Please respect copyright.PENANAbI9oXWoOB9
"Arguing? Pfft. No," I gave out a small laugh trying to hide my fear. "It was just some silly misunderstanding."955Please respect copyright.PENANAUePGfWP27s
"Come on, Zoey," said TOP. "That was no ordinary misunderstanding and I know an argument when I see one."955Please respect copyright.PENANAzQoXQg79lu
"Guys, it's nothing. You're worrying for no reason."955Please respect copyright.PENANAbWOtZIzAvB
"Oh, ya? Then why were you talking about that teddy bear then? It's that small cute teddy he had sent you, right?"955Please respect copyright.PENANA9MBablMbtK
Dang it! I was cornered 955Please respect copyright.PENANAizrSqnTm46
now. They had heard about the teddy. I couldn't come up with a lie. If 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5GdbCC0l7N
anything, I'm a terrible liar. Looks like the truth will always come to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAwJvfJOIcNU
light no matter how much you try to hide it.955Please respect copyright.PENANAY3WgR5ETKW
"Tell us, Zoey," said Seungri softly. "It can show on your face that something is wrong."955Please respect copyright.PENANAc2uy5zKyd2
I sighed as I looked down on the floor. "Fine. But don't tell anyone."955Please respect copyright.PENANAsti6FwsYkA
"Okay. Now tell us what's going on," said TOP.955Please respect copyright.PENANAUutrDaXozb
We went back to settle down on the chairs. We were at a reasonable distance away from the receptionist so I could talk quietly.955Please respect copyright.PENANAUsZdKRpmVO
I told them everything 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvFVDQq9YPx
from what happened in Paris till now. They listened carefully and hadn't955Please respect copyright.PENANA4u6wuQ4r9O
said a word until I finished the whole story.955Please respect copyright.PENANAE6LjHb9jo3
"Have you told anyone about all this?" Seungri asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAVZMMuvlGK0
"Just you two," I answered.955Please respect copyright.PENANAbX3neAzxeS
"Wow, this is serious," said TOP, trying to take it all in. "He's a diamond smuggler?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAYRMGBHPHPU
"Surprising, right?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2iKjHluvq
"He seemed so nice when we met him," said Seungri.955Please respect copyright.PENANAS0Ax2X8Xit
"We should involve the police," said TOP.955Please respect copyright.PENANAAMNgZZlxOl
"No! We can't!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAF6zsrUYNJJ
"Why?"955Please respect copyright.PENANA6jvJKnNyYq
"You know word goes out 955Please respect copyright.PENANA2xQl6Ezxsb
fast. The next thing we know, it's going to be all over social media and955Please respect copyright.PENANAV84ggJXW3S
might give The Toxins a bad name. I would rather do this quietly."955Please respect copyright.PENANA396tMsDpMz
"And how are you so sure he isn't going to use you again?" Seungri asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAOGDm3kG8ib
"He assured me that this955Please respect copyright.PENANAjwB86ufMos
will be the last time he will ever use me to do any of his dirty 955Please respect copyright.PENANAAunV36TF0x
business. I just have to give him the teddy bear and that's it."955Please respect copyright.PENANAmJ41dOjO3w
"Give who the teddy bear?" came Christine's voice.955Please respect copyright.PENANAA6M8v4AmKF
The three of us turned 955Please respect copyright.PENANAyaqdVV157B
and we saw Christine standing a few feet away from us. We hadn't heard 955Please respect copyright.PENANAi0dH7GQmMr
the elevator doors open nor her footsteps. How did she get here unheard?955Please respect copyright.PENANAQiAhOJXsmL
"Christine, you're here?" I raised my eyebrows.955Please respect copyright.PENANAQb3NSDo4Pq
"Ya, I came to check up on you guys since some of us are really hungry," said Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAlxzDm1RF2Z
"The delivery guy hasn't arrived yet," said Seungri with a smile.955Please respect copyright.PENANAccpi7rqRkX
"What's this about some guy and a teddy bear?" Christine asked as she looked at me.955Please respect copyright.PENANA3fbER8geGo
"Ummm, it's nothing, Christine," I said, waving my hand in the air. "Just talking about some random stuff."955Please respect copyright.PENANAqkkNVfXvo7
"Random stuff involving a955Please respect copyright.PENANA6sy8xnZGab
teddy bear?" Christine shook her head at me as she folded her arms. "I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2kPpRA3TV
clearly heard you talking about giving some guy a teddy bear and that 955Please respect copyright.PENANALn8beJoM5S
you won't have to do his dirty business anymore. I know you're hiding 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9LwEirrykr
something from me, Zoey. So you better start talking."955Please respect copyright.PENANAH5TkZW9xhn
I rolled my eyes and sighed so loud in frustration. How many people was I going to tell the truth to today?955Please respect copyright.PENANA3PPNd8PK1W
"Fine," I said, looking at Christine. "But please don't tell anyone about this."955Please respect copyright.PENANAA2mLU5OyuB
"Okay, I won't."955Please respect copyright.PENANAxLuHQPmHtl
"Sit down."955Please respect copyright.PENANAwZvZrBGlTI
Christine sat right next to TOP and she looked at me with anticipation.955Please respect copyright.PENANALkHyuO05is
"I got myself into trouble," I started.955Please respect copyright.PENANAQCdhIQnE4o
"Great!" Christine threw her arms in the air. "What did you do now, Zoey?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAydWJ5W9BtO
"I got involved with a diamond smuggler."955Please respect copyright.PENANA9UGdqXSCUh
Christine's face soon 955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3cK7pAew0
drained of colour and she looked as white as a ghost. She tried to open 955Please respect copyright.PENANAjPKxYtqKNC
her mouth to say something but she couldn't. Until....955Please respect copyright.PENANAEODMeAKSJ5
"What!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAteXbQ7JQb0
TOP quickly covered up 955Please respect copyright.PENANAsHPZesSqaC
her mouth before she could shout out anything else. The receptionist 955Please respect copyright.PENANAHs22Dde65X
looked our way and soon went back to work. When he was sure she had 955Please respect copyright.PENANAagIWtzIAAb
cooled down, TOP removed his hand from Christine's mouth.955Please respect copyright.PENANA84mCkRQcf5
"Are you cool now?" TOP asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANA6W3ZxneZCO
"Cool?" asked Christine, sounding anxious. "I come here and hear about some diamond smuggler. How can I be cool?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAqzBr8d4uHw
"I know you're really mad at me right now, but you asked what was going on," I said, looking apologetically at her.955Please respect copyright.PENANAXxtxZfNwoZ
"Of course I'm mad!" 955Please respect copyright.PENANArhEjGqy2ke
Christine whispered angrily at me. "I know you always get in trouble, 955Please respect copyright.PENANA0HgVLveZO4
but this by far is the worst one of them all."955Please respect copyright.PENANAInBFWsaBW3
"At least it's not a drug dealer," I said shrugging my shoulders.955Please respect copyright.PENANAQA1L4xz9Y9
"Is there a difference? Seriously, Zoey. How the heck did this happen?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAqdEYooiE5g
"It happened in Paris," I said. "Remember the guy I introduced you to at the fashion show?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAwJqQwRQ5sa
"Ya, I remember. What about him?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAQ90jZUpMRh
"He's the diamond smuggler," said TOP.955Please respect copyright.PENANANLREk4pKaS
"WHAT!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAgehhFSrUji
"Ssh!" TOP, Seungri and I hushed at her at the same time, putting our fingers on our lips.955Please respect copyright.PENANAcqWZSLXqhn
"Guys, I can't help it, sorry," said Christine. "Wait, that handsome guy is the diamond smuggler?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAHfKCZwTHli
"And the one I met at the café," I said.955Please respect copyright.PENANAsmbEHjdWzw
"So he is the one who sent us the teddy bear?" Christine asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAlTqcFcMdwG
"Yes," the three of us answered at the same time.955Please respect copyright.PENANA7fUGNae6IU
"But why does he want the teddy bear back?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAPKvXGqHAq7
"Because the teddy has diamonds in it," said Seungri.955Please respect copyright.PENANA5GgOAh1xSk
"Wow, seriously?" Christine's eyes bulged out with surprise.955Please respect copyright.PENANArAj4rV7N2n
"Ya," I said. "I planned955Please respect copyright.PENANAKnTwqxRBT0
on giving him the teddy bear yesterday but I couldn't because these 955Please respect copyright.PENANA2L6DsdAzVl
guys showed up." I pointed at Seungri and TOP with my two thumbs.955Please respect copyright.PENANA8BRLAyAA1s
"So you're the one who 955Please respect copyright.PENANAxteTH4aPBA
got the teddy from our room yesterday," said Christine. "Lee was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAqkbI2lF9ZE
searching for it and couldn't find it. She thought she must have 955Please respect copyright.PENANAhzZrZ215It
misplaced it somewhere. You even went to meet him? I thought you went 955Please respect copyright.PENANADhzCGXyD7Y
out with Seungri."955Please respect copyright.PENANAdpJnCiC1qj
"I lied."955Please respect copyright.PENANAXWHD6NO9qQ
Christine shook her head. "I knew something was up. You are really not good at lying."955Please respect copyright.PENANAW48Ht2dJLr
"I know." I gave Christine a grim look, not feeling impressed about myself at all.955Please respect copyright.PENANAsyDddJn7KZ
"Why didn't you tell us you were being threatened by this guy?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAK6efdyIVpj
"I wasn't supposed to. And besides, it was too dangerous. He threatened me with a gun in Paris not to tell anyone."955Please respect copyright.PENANAbpcFnnDQ2H
"That's great. There are guns too. Blackmail would have been so much better."955Please respect copyright.PENANAR5lenXxXEv
"I know. Now he wants the teddy bear back today. And I don't know what to do. He wanted to come here and get the teddy himself."955Please respect copyright.PENANACWiMCdvuUV
"Then why didn't you let him?" Christine asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAA9zyqyTwL7
"That was going to raise a lot of questions if anyone saw him," said Seungri.955Please respect copyright.PENANAb2fmFeOkw7
"Now where is she going to meet him now? She has to take that teddy bear away or else it could land us into more trouble."955Please respect copyright.PENANAW5ntaZgFv5
"He said I should have a location as to where we meet," I said. "And I haven't thought of anything yet."955Please respect copyright.PENANAdr9GWlAC3w
"Why don't you meet after practice?" TOP suggested.955Please respect copyright.PENANAB3evzyN2Ua
"But where?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANA1FgPTivn11
"Tell him you will meet at the café. The one you had met him in last time. TOP and I will take you there," said Seungri.955Please respect copyright.PENANAwGxPmVv0zq
"I'm also coming with you," said Christine. "And don't refuse." She pointed her finger at me when I opened my mouth to object.955Please respect copyright.PENANAclhbi5ftWz
"Fine, but remember, don't tell anyone," I said.955Please respect copyright.PENANApkRog0ACdG
"Got it," said TOP and Seungri at the same time. Christine nodded her head.955Please respect copyright.PENANAe6bXKLFB4S
I took my phone out and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAbJYCKzh738
texted Jehan that we should meet at the café after practise some time in955Please respect copyright.PENANAVN0qzETRIY
the evening. He replied saying that he would be there.955Please respect copyright.PENANA7bPm85HITN
"Okay, it's settled," I said as I put my phone back in my pocket.955Please respect copyright.PENANAeni67BzxGP
"Yay! The pizza is here," said Seungri as he stood up and approached the pizza delivery man coming in through the entrance.955Please respect copyright.PENANATP4VBWKg2N
Seungri had ordered ten 955Please respect copyright.PENANAo7w1ZzS8ic
large sized boxes of pizza, enough for everyone upstairs. And the 955Please respect copyright.PENANA3H1TNsmZyp
flavour, mac and cheese. Sam's favourite. Well, almost everyone's 955Please respect copyright.PENANArdbIqUDCUu
favourite.955Please respect copyright.PENANAjJqgqNWcut
We helped Seungri with the pizza and went to the elevator which took us back up to the floor of the dance studio.955Please respect copyright.PENANAWkC23JeT8g
"When all of this is over, Zoey, you're going to get a scolding from me," said Christine, as we walked down the hall.955Please respect copyright.PENANAnLz8PRXuho
"I'll be ready for 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzJqiLY38Uj
that," I said as I rolled my eyes. "I just can't wait to have everything955Please respect copyright.PENANAND7t9HhCVC
back to the way they were. Before all the threatening."955Please respect copyright.PENANAc2RIHiw8RP
"No, they won't," said Seungri. "You still have Sam to resolve things with."955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5vxMvvlQy
"And G-Dragon," TOP added.955Please respect copyright.PENANA73nOjgNQmq
"Can we please not talk about that?" I asked. "You don't have to remind me all the time."955Please respect copyright.PENANAwFASsgtY30
"Well, someone has to," said Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAZMGjR3p18k
"Just so you know, I'll agree to resolve things on my own terms."955Please respect copyright.PENANAoUu0ZB1DZL
"Jeez," said Christine, rolling her eyes at me. "When you say that, I have to get ready for the unexpected."955Please respect copyright.PENANANfxozDMlYp
We found ourselves back 955Please respect copyright.PENANATndzbfveaz
at the studio and this time, I found Sam talking to Taeyang. G-Dragon 955Please respect copyright.PENANAuCsJnPuqmb
was still talking to some of the back up dancers and I could see him 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfWUpa4zWMb
staring at Sam through the corner of his eye. Or was that me being 955Please respect copyright.PENANAh9sw4m9SDN
paranoid?955Please respect copyright.PENANAr8MHgRhuks
Christine snapped her fingers right in front of me and I turned to look at her.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzCkmCEpJBa
"What?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANA8lhhByfGSJ
"You were frowning," Christine answered.955Please respect copyright.PENANAYaFTgTou0G
"Frowning? I wasn't frowning."955Please respect copyright.PENANAWnD7dbkc9h
"Says the person who 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdPjd997erI
couldn't stand seeing G-Dragon looking at someone else." Christine gave 955Please respect copyright.PENANADUZm6CSMvj
me a smirk and left me standing all alone by the door, while she joined 955Please respect copyright.PENANAH8S1Kf0uqs
the others who had soon formed a circle around Seungri and TOP.955Please respect copyright.PENANAibKpSeQyqV
Soon after lunch, we 955Please respect copyright.PENANA40MJqRmFtM
went straight back to practising. This time, for a good six hours. We 955Please respect copyright.PENANAd4xZ9obtuh
had to do the dance routine over and over again to perfect it. This time955Please respect copyright.PENANAjR8Fy320uw
around, I made sure not to make any mistake like I had been doing 955Please respect copyright.PENANAp9QbqESTcw
earlier. This time, everything was coming out perfectly and I don't know955Please respect copyright.PENANAlfsexTn8lR
how many times we had to do the routine all over again. But despite the955Please respect copyright.PENANAFPAgIajXIA
number of times we did it again, we had a whole lot of fun.955Please respect copyright.PENANAl3X8BNPegx
At some point in the 955Please respect copyright.PENANADh0oV9vmiT
afternoon, our two managers and Lee came over to check on us and they 955Please respect copyright.PENANAcN4S2SnZsa
were really impressed. Yang Hyun-suk thought filming the dance practise 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzxd4myf2Jf
will be helpful and that they would release it after the music video. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvTw1VZEdPU
The dance practise was shot and it came out perfect, but still, we went 955Please respect copyright.PENANA6HWtOpn8G9
back to practising until we could pratice no more.955Please respect copyright.PENANAvx96QxW2gy
It was five and the sun 955Please respect copyright.PENANAG4ErmrBEsU
was setting when we were finally done for the day. I was so tired that I955Please respect copyright.PENANAzoYCSPa4Zn
was lying on the floor. My body aching everywhere. Luckily, I wasn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAiixVR0icBU
the only one on the floor. Christine and Daniel were lying on either 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5FUkweeDIA
side of me. We were all pretty tired.955Please respect copyright.PENANANHjjwYyJs9
The choreographer had already left and the backup dancers also started to leave. G-Dragon and Taeyang left together.955Please respect copyright.PENANAKmdFNjlrbg
While I was resting and 955Please respect copyright.PENANA0pWD2BgDww
gathering up any ounce of energy I had left, Seungri was standing next 955Please respect copyright.PENANAG1sV5x2aem
to my head and looking down on me. I looked up at him with a puzzled 955Please respect copyright.PENANAuXhUYaWaxj
look on my face.955Please respect copyright.PENANABriWVPQo3x
"Get up, Zoey, we gotta go," he said.955Please respect copyright.PENANAXXds0SkYgZ
"Go? Go where?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAXp0Y017wWB
Christine roughly nudged me on my side with her elbow, I looked at her with a whining look on my face.955Please respect copyright.PENANAw5u56Js14g
"Ouch, that hurt!" I said.955Please respect copyright.PENANAolusKYcsfT
"Are you forgetting, Zoey?" Christine asked, raising her eyebrows. "We have to go somewhere to do something."955Please respect copyright.PENANATU8PKgFLFL
It was then that I remembered that I was supposed to meet Jehan at the café. I totally forgot.955Please respect copyright.PENANAW4M6bWe7Up
"Oh, ya!" I quickly sat up on the floor and Christine followed. "We have to go."955Please respect copyright.PENANAVXumk65MVX
"Go where?" Daniel asked, still lying down on the floor and looking at us.955Please respect copyright.PENANAlhG1yXDTNK
"No where," I answered quickly. "We're just planning on going around the city for a drive."955Please respect copyright.PENANA5w1wYz4opp
"I want to follow too," said Daniel.955Please respect copyright.PENANArUDPt07oXc
"Where did you say you were going?" came Mike who had been talking with Sam and Daesung.955Please respect copyright.PENANAAD1hdJFPHy
I rolled my eyes. Seriously? The last thing I want is for everyone to follow and find out what's going on.955Please respect copyright.PENANAi1YRr6MOid
"It's nothing really," said TOP. "We were planning to drive around the city. You don't have to follow."955Please respect copyright.PENANAqK8Nvw9smT
"But this is not fair," said Daniel, sitting up quickly. "I also want to come along."955Please respect copyright.PENANAmUP3UTdbTX
"Ya, me too," said Mike.955Please respect copyright.PENANAtZWFzDVZ6F
"Why don't you want 955Please respect copyright.PENANAIsQNi9BnUA
these guys to go along?" Sam asked. I noticed that she still wasn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAsNfqNViH99
looking at me. "You're just going for a drive. I see no reason for them 955Please respect copyright.PENANAecWz8DGnR5
not to follow."955Please respect copyright.PENANAnYX5dSxRDy
I wanted to protest and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAP4w2CXfybZ
refuse but then I realised that I wasn't supposed to talk to Sam. And 955Please respect copyright.PENANAkx4ubWnobJ
refusing her was going to be pointless because I already know Seungri 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzu1fIAMKKK
and TOP weren't going to deny her so easily.955Please respect copyright.PENANAefj6awtGce
"Okay, they can come along," said Seungri.955Please respect copyright.PENANAgt9jOdjMIj
Dang it!955Please respect copyright.PENANAcvYZ5bnaAR
"Okay, you'll find me back at the hotel. I'll tell Collins that you had to go out," said Sam to the others, giving them a smile.955Please respect copyright.PENANApFfjZ4SBEy
"I can take you back to the hotel if you want," said Daesung, addressing Sam.955Please respect copyright.PENANAk6IQE0eNOZ
"Thanks, that's nice of 955Please respect copyright.PENANADLzYi4fWX8
you, Daesung," said Sam giving him a sweet smile. She turned to look at 955Please respect copyright.PENANAHjxNMUCw4u
the others. "Have fun you, guys."955Please respect copyright.PENANAZFgaJxMNyV
Sam and Daesung left the955Please respect copyright.PENANAtkI8oxEEyX
room together and I couldn't help but look at the door and think to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAynoCDvCyJ3
myself that the two also made a nice pair.955Please respect copyright.PENANA7fmfqudvu9
"So, where are we going?" Mike asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAqCTyWlAcFG
"Please, don't ask any questions," I said as I turned to face him. "It's none of your business."955Please respect copyright.PENANAQYUrQ2uR5v
"Mmm, seeing the look on your face, something's up," said Daniel.955Please respect copyright.PENANAPUrSx0KYvq
Christine stood up from 955Please respect copyright.PENANAm84z25xh8o
the floor and said, "look guys, if we tell, you have to promise not to 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9s9eJSR6kD
tell anyone. Not even Sam. No one."955Please respect copyright.PENANA9uz5wiC4Bp
I looked up at her with my eyebrow raised. "Are you seriously going to tell them?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAqbGyX11a3J
"Do I have a choice? You know how persistent these two are and they are probably going to find out anyway."955Please respect copyright.PENANAJfsfwh9b1s
"Ya, Christine's right," said Seungri. "And we also couldn't refuse Sam for them to come along."955Please respect copyright.PENANAexBSLURsYg
"You just couldn't refuse because you like her too much," I said, turning to face Seungri.955Please respect copyright.PENANA491ZDOHb2T
Seungri shrugged and smiled. "What can I say? I've to obey the lovely queen, right?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAnlh50qGbWR
I almost snapped back at him but I controlled myself and looked away.955Please respect copyright.PENANAT3ae9CI4q9
"Okay, can we focus on telling us what's going on?" Daniel asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAmQUdmBNG33
"Fine," I said. "Someone tell them. I can't keep repeating myself with all this."955Please respect copyright.PENANARQS0oubdu5
TOP told Mike and Daniel what was going on. The two brothers were shocked after what they heard.955Please respect copyright.PENANAdxhokvAisN
"Oooh, you're in a lot of trouble now, Zoey," said Mike, looking at me and shaking his head.955Please respect copyright.PENANA7pc6H7xpTw
"You don't have to remind me," I said rolling my eyes.955Please respect copyright.PENANALH1A6czr0d
"I can't believe that guy is the diamond smuggler," said Daniel.955Please respect copyright.PENANAH12UpJCwkI
"I know," said Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAHz7tzhCVEd
"You haven't told Sam about this?" Mike asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANA4bStJ5mblz
"No. No one has to know," I said. "Not even the police."955Please respect copyright.PENANAtfKvf5nwEG
"I think you should have told Sam," said Daniel.955Please respect copyright.PENANAEpNoQOIcmt
"So that she can judge me? No way."955Please respect copyright.PENANAYdDDOncI4b
"You know Sam can never do that," said Seungri. "She would have helped in any way possible."955Please respect copyright.PENANALBTwsaa3S9
"Don't try to convince 955Please respect copyright.PENANARfEfhohSxu
her of anything," said Christine. "She probably won't listen like she 955Please respect copyright.PENANA0VE49W167o
always does." I raised an eyebrow at Christine and she looked back at me955Please respect copyright.PENANAsYzFE4sdZW
like she could hit me with a hammer.955Please respect copyright.PENANAcUpTUXZYl0
"Okay, let's go," said TOP.955Please respect copyright.PENANAwdAIIUL0wu
I got up from the floor 955Please respect copyright.PENANAMHcfQRxjcH
with Daniel and I took my purse. We soon left the room and headed 955Please respect copyright.PENANAJNe9cCKSZw
downstairs. Sam and Daesung had already left since there was no sign of 955Please respect copyright.PENANAkVzyIkb4zz
Daesung's car in the parking lot. Christine and I went with Seungri in 955Please respect copyright.PENANAXiKNOQ4FUG
his car while Daniel and Mike went in TOP's car.955Please respect copyright.PENANAn6RFV8eVG0
The cars soon left the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYKA1BmcqCK
YG premises and in the car, I couldn't help but feel nervous. What if 955Please respect copyright.PENANAjk5f24yeQK
things didn't work out like it did yesterday? I hope not. Every now and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAe3ULDydMnB
then, I would open and check if the teddy bear was still in my purse.955Please respect copyright.PENANAnBonqZ7bNR
"Can you you please stop955Please respect copyright.PENANATlHu2bDpmk
doing that?" Christine asked from the back seat. "You might just drop 955Please respect copyright.PENANAOGRb9yIXrs
the teddy and lose it in the car."955Please respect copyright.PENANAD1ySwxUUjm
"Stop joking around," I said as I turned to look at Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANA5CnxWWUrrd
"Well, then stop getting nervous. We're all here with you so there is nothing to be worried about."955Please respect copyright.PENANAEhP7d3DWrw
I leaned back on the chair and tried to relax. "You're right," I said. "I need to relax."955Please respect copyright.PENANA0mQLt7xc4U
"Don't worry, we're almost there," said Seungri as the car took a turn.955Please respect copyright.PENANAkCZXSDIR8o
"I just want to get this over with."955Please respect copyright.PENANAjzYhtKBrDw
We were soon packed 955Please respect copyright.PENANAoENVak4sbB
right outside the café and TOP's car parked right next to us. I took a 955Please respect copyright.PENANAyslVLhPvML
deep breath. Christine came over and put her hand on my shoulder. I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAC46xSTCddl
turned to look at her.955Please respect copyright.PENANAiWSp3sL8CT
"Everything is going to be okay," said Christine giving me an encouraging smile. "If anything happens, we'll be here."955Please respect copyright.PENANAhKeFkoP6uZ
"Thanks," I said with a smile. "I'm glad you guys are all here."955Please respect copyright.PENANA7WV9PJkrU8
Seungri also turned to 955Please respect copyright.PENANA6Zav4cWhsX
smile at me. I don't know what I would have done without them. Their 955Please respect copyright.PENANABRBoOovKlC
presence here gave me a little comfort. But I felt a small hole in my 955Please respect copyright.PENANAa0Ly9j9LJl
chest and I wished Sam was here too.955Please respect copyright.PENANAT1NfULKm6m
I soon got out of the 955Please respect copyright.PENANARdwOYG5m3y
car and there was a sudden chill in the air. Maybe it's because the sun 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfktAgqTr4x
was setting that it started to get cold. I had my purse in my hand and I955Please respect copyright.PENANAMSy8lbLtL2
looked towards the café. I hope everything will go as planned.955Please respect copyright.PENANAvLlT8QjRd3
Before I could find my 955Please respect copyright.PENANAvxFpckYuAl
way into the café, TOP, Mike and Daniel waved at me through the windows 955Please respect copyright.PENANAqDR3q2W9hs
of TOP's car and giving me a thumbs up. I smiled a little and waved 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFuDmpvEWYQ
back. At least that gave me the confidence to go ahead.955Please respect copyright.PENANAQeONiNMKAa
I quickly went in the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAqH6YdD5we7
café and when I slowly stepped in, I looked around for Jehan. I spotted 955Please respect copyright.PENANAHsTwzFyd3J
him right next to the huge glass window where we had last sat down 955Please respect copyright.PENANAmmiDLf9XOn
together. He was alone in his smart pressed black suit, as always.955Please respect copyright.PENANAWsLeENDq9O
I slowly approached the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAICDdkVcfhf
table. His eyes never left me since I walked in the café. When I got to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAL5bjdgASWR
the table, I sat facing him. My heart was beating so fast. I don't know 955Please respect copyright.PENANA7K1kVxXtWy
why I was so scared that things might go wrong and Jehan wouldn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAuwkIGo709t
hesitate to end my life right here.955Please respect copyright.PENANAs9aJbbZhJs
"I'm glad you could make it," said Jehan. "I was almost about to call my driver to come pick you up."955Please respect copyright.PENANAm7ySGZ4xPD
"I was practising today," I answered.955Please respect copyright.PENANA51YnGhnb4L
"You look really tired. It could show all over your face."955Please respect copyright.PENANAqgDnh6FJ97
"Thanks," I frowned at 955Please respect copyright.PENANAo87cRvcq5X
him. "Can we get this over with? I still have a busy day tomorrow and I 955Please respect copyright.PENANAaHVdSrb2AO
would like to get this teddy bear off my back."955Please respect copyright.PENANA4GZoDetdsE
Jehan smirked. "Certainly."955Please respect copyright.PENANAHzHjrxzIci
I quickly reached out 955Please respect copyright.PENANAoVHbqQ322T
for the purse on my lap, opened it and gave him the teddy bear. Jehan 955Please respect copyright.PENANAVhiW3oKPb2
reached out to take it and I couldn't help but feel relieved.955Please respect copyright.PENANAtfndzKqSiK
"There! You have your teddy," I said. "Can I go now?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAFORd6oNC7y
"Wait." Jehan held up a finger when I was just about to stand up and leave. I sighed.955Please respect copyright.PENANAzfqogrTmcx
"What now?" I complained.955Please respect copyright.PENANA0oMeWnD9Pt
"I need to check if all the diamonds are in here," said Jehan, shaking the teddy in his other hand.955Please respect copyright.PENANAaNsrAUrTFQ
"What do you think? That955Please respect copyright.PENANAqJF9mA89YL
I would steal from you?" I was really surprised that he didn't trust 955Please respect copyright.PENANAO2jOyz7jSt
me. "You pointed a gun to my head in Paris and I have done everything 955Please respect copyright.PENANApfBkYLDa0z
you have asked until now. What makes you think I would steal your 955Please respect copyright.PENANACar988HKCn
diamonds? I have a life to live, may I remind you."955Please respect copyright.PENANAaoeIJT1LXC
Jehan raised an eyebrow 955Please respect copyright.PENANARGXlBN24tI
at me. "Nice one, Zoey. You almost had me convinced. But I'm still going955Please respect copyright.PENANAdY3DiUyZW9
to check. I've to make sure all the diamonds are in here before I make a955Please respect copyright.PENANAiDNQd2WTjS
fool of myself in front of my clients I'm selling these to."955Please respect copyright.PENANAHH7G2tL3ev
"Fine." I folded my arms on the table. "If you don't believe me, then check it yourself. I know I'm innocent."955Please respect copyright.PENANAjjwlI7jOJM
"I know you're." Jehan gave me a smile and I looked away facing the window. It was getting really dark outside so fast.955Please respect copyright.PENANAV8mWVF7Ma4
I went back to looking 955Please respect copyright.PENANAPx9sH5vHYH
at Jehan who had laid the little teddy bear on the table and he dug into955Please respect copyright.PENANAWxn43UldMo
the pockets of his suit and removed a small pocket knife. It didn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAM9lgt23tbl
surprise me that he carried that thing around.955Please respect copyright.PENANA4TgQQcSKvO
Jehan slowly laid the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAGziUNGV3L0
blade onto the little teddy's belly and cut through its tiny suit, 955Please respect copyright.PENANAm8GuV8y6r0
dissecting the teddy bear. This reminded me of science class back in 955Please respect copyright.PENANA7YsqxQTFhZ
high school when we were told to dissect a frog. Doing that was so 955Please respect copyright.PENANADMwSkyv64N
disgusting that I ended up purking all over Sam's shoes, who was my 955Please respect copyright.PENANA2LlaHuzcO0
science partner. This time, it was just cotton stuffing that came out of955Please respect copyright.PENANA7ldFfsbRer
the teddy bear.955Please respect copyright.PENANA5E7YzuduGj
Wait. I frowned. This 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfDFZcnZoKq
isn't right. I raised an eyebrow when Jehan kept on removing cotton 955Please respect copyright.PENANADsiewJVkIJ
stuffings and there was no sign of the diamonds. Where were the 955Please respect copyright.PENANA8wi9YlJ1IG
diamonds!955Please respect copyright.PENANAGMzIh6IHfP
I stared horrified at 955Please respect copyright.PENANAtEkUui2s5u
the scene on the table. There was tiny cotton stuffings everywhere and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAQU77BCRx2s
the bear that laid stuffless on the table was a sad site to see because 955Please respect copyright.PENANA54HqY8DSFN
there was nothing in it. No diamonds.955Please respect copyright.PENANAxZMDrI96ZQ
I looked up at Jehan and955Please respect copyright.PENANA1bdGZaLBN0
he was as surprised as I was. His mouth was wide open and he couldn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAI12EVQ3Apz
stop looking at the dissected teddy. If he kept on looking at it like 955Please respect copyright.PENANAOGNViZ4u3b
that, he was going to end up traumatised.955Please respect copyright.PENANAuYaJmiFxlm
"Je-Jehan," I said 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5wiKG0kGeF
softly. Hoping he wouldn't bite at me like a dog with rabies. "Jehan. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYHZfbqh6oz
I...I have no idea what has just happened, but, there are no diamonds in955Please respect copyright.PENANAjcQhtpcVY7
there."955Please respect copyright.PENANA46PCaptoAI
Jean neither moved nor 955Please respect copyright.PENANAneLDXzvfr0
said a word. I was getting worried. Should I move him to try and snap 955Please respect copyright.PENANAAncNbsqCls
him out of it? I didn't know what to do.955Please respect copyright.PENANAaj897mus2a
But how could this be? 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9yXhBtNXRC
Where did the diamonds go? It's not like the teddy bear could just poop 955Please respect copyright.PENANAT5f0qKJAJH
out diamonds since it wasn't alive or anything. Something weird was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAOoO0XWX1ft
going on. And I wasn't like liking it at all.955Please respect copyright.PENANAWBrwAZqBjn
"Where are my diamonds?" Jehan muttered silently, still looking at the scene before him.955Please respect copyright.PENANASilhyYzFh8
"I...I don't know," I said shaking my head. I was scared of his reaction and I prepared myself for it.955Please respect copyright.PENANAMzyjSqmnOa
He banged his fists on 955Please respect copyright.PENANAWw9ZTG1lID
the table so loudly that he startled not only me, but everyone else in 955Please respect copyright.PENANAZd1mS791a6
the café. Everyone turned to look at us and I looked around then back at955Please respect copyright.PENANABMeeQepGDd
Jehan, whose eyes were as red as a bull's, staring at me.955Please respect copyright.PENANAdTLQl6Euop
"Jehan, chill," I said, putting my hands up to calm him down. "Let's not try to get angry here."955Please respect copyright.PENANACJbejgDxXr
"Where are my diamonds, Zoey?" This time he didn't shout but the anger in his voice got me shivering.955Please respect copyright.PENANAC9W3uevdB8
"I don't know. I don't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdOT410GMx1
know what's going on right now. This is the same teddy bear you sent us.955Please respect copyright.PENANAs5KRaLI6MM
I don't know why it doesn't have diamonds in it."955Please respect copyright.PENANA5vp9NwqlOV
"How did the diamonds go missing?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAS16tcG9qBV
"How am I supposed to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAMGkgIF2DIS
know? I just kept the teddy for you. Maybe you sent me the teddy without955Please respect copyright.PENANA302MbRumvd
diamonds in it and you probably never noticed."955Please respect copyright.PENANAUuKPi1uZM5
"Don't doubt what I do, Zoey! I made sure I made no mistake."955Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ4Kx6fCIz
"Okay, chill, I believe you. Look, why don't we try to sort this out calmly? Getting upset won't do us any good."955Please respect copyright.PENANAmRFG0xLBMH
Jehan rubbed his 955Please respect copyright.PENANAHwyFya4g6u
forehead and sighed as he leaned back further into his seat. He seemed 955Please respect copyright.PENANAZUjRYfQusE
to have calmed down when he looked at the teddy bear again.955Please respect copyright.PENANAIlAQb6nLk3
"I need my diamonds back, Zoey."955Please respect copyright.PENANAUQElFGFwiJ
"I know. You've said that like almost a hundred times now."955Please respect copyright.PENANA2TkU6pA524
"Let's not joke around here. What happened? Why does this bear have no diamonds in it?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAnBoC82bN4v
"I didn't do anything. I swear. That teddy was just the way it was eversince you sent it."955Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ia5kG3A7g
"Then why doesn't it have diamonds in it?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAzAZ2SlpuVN
"I don't know."955Please respect copyright.PENANAolSB3CKzux
Jehan looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "Who else had this teddy apart from you?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAYM9WHH9S0L
"Ummm," I looked down 955Please respect copyright.PENANAD0VW6YDZcu
and played around with my fingers. "Uh....I wasn't the one who had been 955Please respect copyright.PENANA59GVNBNbep
taking care of the teddy bear this whole time."955Please respect copyright.PENANA9cNtGeltk3
"What?" Jehan sounded surprised. "What do you mean?"955Please respect copyright.PENANACps8sttgyu
"I didn't have the teddy bear with me at the hotel the whole time," I said, looking at him fully in the eyes now.955Please respect copyright.PENANATKUYiY6OfX
"Who had the teddy bear?" Jehan leaned closer, his eyes not leaving mine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAS4p1z1FyAX
"Lee had it before I took it from her yesterday."955Please respect copyright.PENANAA7CRWTm9Ke
"Oh, my gosh!" Jehan 955Please respect copyright.PENANAOwhjHxVG4b
covered his face with his hands and I could see this wasn't going too 955Please respect copyright.PENANAeHMIyFc9sd
well for him. "Could she have the diamonds?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAtNxyHLsN68
"I don't think so. Lee 955Please respect copyright.PENANAtGdMapzYEy
is an honest person. If she did notice there were diamonds in the teddy,955Please respect copyright.PENANAvaifNxjuL1
she would've said something. No way. She can't have the diamonds."955Please respect copyright.PENANAUwTQH3w1DQ
"Then how do we explain all this! She was the last person to have the teddy, correct?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAkvn1BVc5j2
"You're right. But if she did find out about us and all this diamond business, she wouldn't keep that to herself. I know Lee."955Please respect copyright.PENANA8oBZSbP8Ts
"Maybe you don't know Lee well enough. If this is the same teddy I had sent, where could the diamonds be?"955Please respect copyright.PENANANYafaPr8wd
"Maybe this is just another teddy bear and the actual one with the diamonds is still at the hotel."955Please respect copyright.PENANA9eZg0H83Uf
After I said that, Jehan955Please respect copyright.PENANAgz7yWiB3vh
quickly took the dissected teddy bear in his hands and looked at it 955Please respect copyright.PENANAjOq88GDcp6
carefully. He turned the teddy, looking at its back side and tearing the955Please respect copyright.PENANA98IIrrh5Kh
suit away. I wondered what he was looking for because he had a serious 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFOxzdJgXLJ
look on his face.955Please respect copyright.PENANAND9NSxvChq
"You're right," said Jehan. "This is definitely another teddy bear and not the one I sent you."955Please respect copyright.PENANA307Fy8bjmA
"Wait, how do you know?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAeQPgQv8IdE
"I remember one of my 955Please respect copyright.PENANAn2KwAdna88
men who sewed the teddy bear after putting diamonds in it at the back. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfckS9NJhXD
There should have been some stitching here but this one doesn't."955Please respect copyright.PENANAfUMK5aKYh7
"Ha!" I snapped my fingers. "I knew I was right!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAr33iGf2v57
"Don't snap your fingers and be all happy about this," said Jehan, back to giving me that angry look. "I need that teddy, now!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAeBIzfJ8iTA
"Huh? I can't start 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdzBdAwUJCa
searching for it now. It would look suspicious. And I can't start asking955Please respect copyright.PENANAG6CTeUCr4I
Lee if she bought another teddy just like this one. She already knows 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdHjlN92kpQ
that the bear is missing."955Please respect copyright.PENANAGneW5UaHiW
"Then maybe, Lee isn't the only person you should be asking."955Please respect copyright.PENANA6pb8pv1zLB
"What do you mean?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAcxl2DSkS7n
"Someone else must know where the other teddy bear is. Your group members perhaps."955Please respect copyright.PENANAGOVDWLFGKl
"No. I highly doubt it. Lee must have bought another teddy and we just didn't know about it."955Please respect copyright.PENANAbUSNql3tiN
"Now that, makes no 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9w0BlIanJ0
sense. If I were you, I would go back and find out what happened to that955Please respect copyright.PENANAlGaW4cpSV0
teddy and ask around for it. I'll need that teddy tomorrow."955Please respect copyright.PENANA3DwrJtDUbd
"Tomorrow! Are you nuts!"955Please respect copyright.PENANAJZzaT1uvJB
"Maybe I am because I'm desperate to have those diamonds back."955Please respect copyright.PENANAUZj0R1Rc4j
"I might not be around tomorrow. I have a music video to shoot."955Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2XUHPk0Or
"Find those diamonds and you will be scott free, Zoey. Or do you want everyone to mourn over you when they find you dead?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAug7rD5R0uv
I completely forgot that955Please respect copyright.PENANAqFHLPygkE9
I was being threatened by this guy. Though his threats didn't scare me 955Please respect copyright.PENANAjQXmrhFkNV
anymore, I just had to abide to everything. Who knows, he might not have955Please respect copyright.PENANAvp9ZAsSX0C
me killed, but he could hurt the others and it would be all my fault.955Please respect copyright.PENANAgvxOID6zVo
"Okay. I'll see what I can do."955Please respect copyright.PENANAidfRF5Pw6x
Jehan gave me a smile. 955Please respect copyright.PENANACQIPgizMW7
"That's more I like it. I would start working on this soon if I were 955Please respect copyright.PENANAn7fHbe851U
you. Try your best to find the bear by tomorrow, will you?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAJWiXPOcdVu
I nodded my head and 955Please respect copyright.PENANAZtjEnQ6TYq
that made him smile even more. He soon stood up from his seat and looked955Please respect copyright.PENANAOpkdanz5qP
down at me. I looked back at him without a saying a word.955Please respect copyright.PENANAIuwsdWFqDl
"See you tomorrow," said Jehan and he quickly walked out of the café.955Please respect copyright.PENANAC9ViJ6Sk7O
I sat there as I buried 955Please respect copyright.PENANAg97NVTTMpR
my face in my hands, thinking of what to do. Again, everything was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAN2wArFE7F7
ruined. First, the interruption from TOP and Seungri yesterday. Now, the955Please respect copyright.PENANAbCpzu6WprF
teddy bear had been swapped with another. My life couldn't get any 955Please respect copyright.PENANALUqFKukfAT
worse than this. What was going on? Who was putting me into so much 955Please respect copyright.PENANAgS5CixQbar
drama that might just ruin my life?955Please respect copyright.PENANAKAhVyVDEou
I hadn't noticed the bell of the café ringing because I felt a hand on my shoulder and when I looked up, there stood Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAESOrAtmJvw
"Zoey, what happened?" Christine asked, as she turned to look on what was on the table.955Please respect copyright.PENANAiQbkyXbpAN
I could hear footsteps 955Please respect copyright.PENANAiUGaurWTOY
behind me. The others had come in the café too. They all looked worried 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFoXcSxRcfL
when they saw the look on my face.955Please respect copyright.PENANAAx7ud9meKf
Christine sat where Jehan had been a few minutes ago and looked at the tattered teddy bear on the table.955Please respect copyright.PENANAZOpEG4KAoc
"What's going on?" Daniel asked. "And what happened to Mr Teddy?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAGpDI6lUDky
"Jehan didn't look happy when he left the café," said TOP. "Didn't he get his diamonds?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAkyFbfs9kqO
"No," I answered. "He didn't."955Please respect copyright.PENANAtx3VTtSTtw
"What?" Seungri sounded surprised. "What do you mean he didn't get his diamonds?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAhAMwx59LEM
"This teddy isn't the teddy he had sent us," I answered. "Someone swapped the teddy with another."955Please respect copyright.PENANA0ugVBtFuuV
Mike shook his head. "But who? We didn't know what that teddy bear had until now, so, it couldn't be anyone of us."955Please respect copyright.PENANAWOCwreBsl3
"And what about Lee?" 955Please respect copyright.PENANABxdfbiFND6
Christine asked. "She was the one who last had the teddy before Zoey 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5lvfdd5Sdh
took it. But what doesn't make any sense is why she would want to get 955Please respect copyright.PENANAxrQP2zKbRZ
another teddy when she had asked me last night where Mr Teddy had gone 955Please respect copyright.PENANAtqZkYJw463
to."955Please respect copyright.PENANAD62Eu6Ezl5
"This is bad," I said, 955Please respect copyright.PENANAlX8c8jRqZI
leaning my elbows on the table and holding my head. "Whoever has the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdHAfG1fqPv
teddy, knew what must have been going on this whole time."955Please respect copyright.PENANAOcsTiEPMNX
"Ya, but who could have known?" Seungri asked. "It couldn't be Lee because all she knows is that the teddy has gone missing."955Please respect copyright.PENANAmxVbgBWxZT
"Maybe Sam has it," said Mike.955Please respect copyright.PENANACFMmz08ara
We all turned to look at Mike with grim looks on our faces.955Please respect copyright.PENANA9WBYr2wEHE
"Sam?" I wondered for a 955Please respect copyright.PENANAFQqtYX03Bl
little while. "Why would Sam have the teddy? And if she did, how could 955Please respect copyright.PENANAtcyQcmuQcu
she have swapped it with the other one?"955Please respect copyright.PENANA04BxrJeVwM
"Okay, wait," said TOP. 955Please respect copyright.PENANADj3fcdOLBY
"This is all too confusing. Does Sam even have any idea or clue as to 955Please respect copyright.PENANASHGwcbmVAl
what's really going on in the first place?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAtgCiHLsps7
"I doubt it," I said 955Please respect copyright.PENANAnOO2BXacWw
shaking my head. "If she knew what was going on she would have 955Please respect copyright.PENANAP9wfoW3I6W
confronted me. And besides, she was also at the mall yesterday and would955Please respect copyright.PENANA1KdOH0XeWb
have probably seen Jehan and I together. But she didn't."955Please respect copyright.PENANAu0F4IePnRY
TOP and Seungri looked 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5B0ZjJNIPm
at each other after I said that. What was up with them? The look they 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYvllhyRPGo
gave each other made me feel that something was up but I quickly brushed955Please respect copyright.PENANAW3rklqFb3M
it away.955Please respect copyright.PENANA4bZkW1SsPI
"I highly doubt it too,"955Please respect copyright.PENANA7fl3NvOXOj
said Daniel. "If she knew Zoey was into some kind of serious trouble, 955Please respect copyright.PENANA33DUMRK1VV
she would have asked us about it."955Please respect copyright.PENANAla5lHlsNP4
"That's true," said 955Please respect copyright.PENANApxZMxLFRPX
Mike. "Come to think of it, I don't think Sam has it. For her to swap 955Please respect copyright.PENANAo1Kvnf6xnh
the teddy, she would have bought it from somewhere."955Please respect copyright.PENANA2VvUHsE1wU
"And I checked out the 955Please respect copyright.PENANAUaaMLwimiI
shopping bags, Lee came with yesterday when she went shopping with Sam. 955Please respect copyright.PENANAfOsNTeYhBp
There was no sign of a small teddy in any of them," said Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANAscz82kOsK6
"She must have bought it when she was with G-Dragon," I said.955Please respect copyright.PENANAsUUAxyISy2
"No, I highly doubt it,"955Please respect copyright.PENANA5KEb8VRQbE
said TOP. "There are some dedicated fans who followed those two 955Please respect copyright.PENANA5o1G8zM0Bv
yesterday, describing which store they went to and taking pictures. They955Please respect copyright.PENANAvHoP5NweeL
said nothing about them entering a toy store."955Please respect copyright.PENANAvH1xEOarjG
"Now that's what I call a dead end," said Daniel.955Please respect copyright.PENANADvZ4ICoCgg
"Fine, so Lee and Sam have been cancelled on the list," said Seungri. "Who else could have swapped the teddies?"955Please respect copyright.PENANASRJ2H4C9pc
"Collins?" Mike asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1jhos0pLU
"Ha! No way," I said, almost laughing in a such a serious situation. "How could he have known about Jehan and the diamonds?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAIKia1al7n3
"Mmmm, good point," said Seungri. "He's been really busy these past few days."955Please respect copyright.PENANAn40nqox8ep
"But who knows? Maybe he955Please respect copyright.PENANACMzACiC7EB
has been spying on me this whole time and I haven't noticed. He 955Please respect copyright.PENANAsXKCZrNQsM
considers me the black sheep that has to be kept an eye on at all 955Please respect copyright.PENANABgGxoFowwS
times."955Please respect copyright.PENANA7qXrIabgxL
"You're definitely the black sheep, Zoey," said Mike.955Please respect copyright.PENANARef4mYFUIX
"Hey! May I remind you, I'm not the only one here who gets into trouble here."955Please respect copyright.PENANAA0p4O13sY8
"Okay, guys, focus," said TOP. "What makes you think Collins might have been the one who swapped the teddies?"955Please respect copyright.PENANAptVuPBwJxn
Daniel suddenly snapped his fingers. "I remember now. Yesterday when he came back with Sam, something happened."955Please respect copyright.PENANAA0CoMMGlFz
"Wait. Collins was with Sam?" I asked.955Please respect copyright.PENANAeCfrCDVFv5
"He was the one who went955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7sg7ltuPI
to pick her up from the mall," Daniel answered. "Back to what I was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAGkeGiCAy8R
saying, Collins had something delivered to him at the hotel. He even 955Please respect copyright.PENANALz7dQWsDza
went to get it himself from the delivery man who was coming up the 955Please respect copyright.PENANACLdS5UgGCG
elevator."955Please respect copyright.PENANABEz0cqoH8g
"What was it?" We all asked Daniel, looking at him anxiously.955Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0lFdC5GdK
"It was a small box. And if you ask me, it was kind of like the one Jehan had sent that teddy bear in."955Please respect copyright.PENANAHqlJ70EogG
"Gosh, it's been Collins this whole time," said Christine.955Please respect copyright.PENANASEZf2s09ZQ
"I couldn't be too sure," I said. "But after what Daniel has said, I don't know what to believe."955Please respect copyright.PENANA5oaeYdLcyU
"We really have to go," said Seungri. "We can't stay here."955Please respect copyright.PENANApExXvGKQHn
"You're right," I said 955Please respect copyright.PENANAC9XMlWs7se
as I stood up from the seat taking my purse. "I've to search for that 955Please respect copyright.PENANAS2JgjdIdMy
teddy if I want to make it out alive tomorrow."955Please respect copyright.PENANAvpyloTA89W
"Wait, we can't leave all this here," said Christine, taking what was left of the teddy bear in her hands.955Please respect copyright.PENANAMAEuSLUIuH
We all walked out of the955Please respect copyright.PENANAT1utQMUskW
café, hopping no one had heard our conversation. There were a few 955Please respect copyright.PENANAcXitOxqOTp
people in the café and I highly doubt if they really heard anything.955Please respect copyright.PENANAmIAgilK9g7
While I was in the car 955Please respect copyright.PENANA9VUePDPfus
with Seungri driving and the others in the other car behind us, I was so955Please respect copyright.PENANALa6s1ofUr6
troubled about the missing teddy. I couldn't help thinking that Collins955Please respect copyright.PENANARZQcLztHON
is involved. But that didn't make any sense. As much as I wanted to 955Please respect copyright.PENANAzeRbPubr7S
believe that Collins could have swapped the teddies, I shook my head at 955Please respect copyright.PENANA78UHSVbSDj
the thought of it. Maybe it really wasn't Collins.955Please respect copyright.PENANAo5AjiAr0To
If it isn't him, then 955Please respect copyright.PENANAS4JtBQJyo3
who? It couldn't be Lee because she had the teddy with her the whole 955Please respect copyright.PENANAXxljvC7OCu
time and she couldn't buy another teddy for no reason. And I couldn't 955Please respect copyright.PENANAp4DtMtTKjK
picture Sam doing anything like that either because I had never seen her955Please respect copyright.PENANAd3gKG3hI1M
near that teddy after Jehan sent it to us that day.955Please respect copyright.PENANAd2XXo7K7tg
What if I had the wrong 955Please respect copyright.PENANAdwLCGdxu7r
teddy the whole time and I had never known till now? All this was too 955Please respect copyright.PENANAe5jnXleQgl
confusing. Who swapped the teddies? And when did the swapping ever take 955Please respect copyright.PENANAYtikgy2YCq
place without any of us noticing in the first place?955Please respect copyright.PENANA9SNrOrdSdp
I hope I could be able 955Please respect copyright.PENANABXCVF7ZjAt
to find the teddy soon. Jehan might threaten to kill me, but I was 955Please respect copyright.PENANAePFJ7mq2d7
pretty sure he would try to hurt the others too. And I wouldn't let that955Please respect copyright.PENANA0vZhzMR1Aq
happen.