"Okay, guys, let’s take a few minutes break and continue afterwards," Yong-guk spoke into the microphone. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIJn4qYnTw
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As soon as I took off the headphones, I could hear everyone around mutter a little in frustration. They are tired, and I couldn’t blame them, since I was too. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12OEcgVo4k
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So far so good with recording the song. But we had to make a number of pauses here and there when Yong-guk or the producer felt the need to change tune. All we need to work on now was the last verse and backup vocals. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlBUkSTQU5
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"Is it almost night time already?" Daniel asked as he was one of the first to walk out of the recording booth. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTHtVeNgrq
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"Someone wants to sleep, I take it?" Lisa asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFJptMe3Tw
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"Who doesn’t?" Mino asked. "Doing this gets a little tiring even when you enjoy it." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vdQ5hzHzm
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A lot of us understood what he meant. The fatigue is slowly starting to get to me too. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoT7vK8fnq
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"Lee is out to see the managers," said Yong-guk as soon as everyone was out of the booth.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMr9thRsJd
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"I need to use the ladies’ room," said Zoey. "Sam, will you escort me?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W6brt5oq1
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"Ya, sure," I agreed.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG133iIBw42
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"I’ll come with you too," said Christine.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRAWUk021D
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"Anyone else want to come?" Zoey asked the BlackPink members, already settled on the couch.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxFagHLqcn
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"Oh, I’m good," said Rose. "I’m not sure about the others." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFTTKA1seo
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The other three members said they were okay.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddrsAaWCDW
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"Looks like it’s the just the three of us," said Zoey. "Let’s go."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9u4MVNKvUU
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"Be careful out there," Yong-guk said to us as we went for the door.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOUlpj8eIf
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"We will," I said as I drew the door open.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4F2Rearc2
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We found one of the guards standing by the door. The other guard who was with us last night must have escorted Lee.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6UX6QL5JG
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"Going somewhere, ladies?" the guard asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslysM04zk4
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"We need to use the ladies’," Zoey answered.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCJCClN932
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"Alright, don’t take too long."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3SPagqLWI
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The rooms were just at the other end of the hall, so I could feel the guard’s eyes on us as we walked. As soon as the three of us went in, Zoey quickly started to look around, checking the toilet stalls if there's anyone.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUDlHD4X7m
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"Okay, there’s no one here and I couldn’t be any happier that it’s the two of you who are here with me," said Zoey after she finished looking around. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4TWSaESgI
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"Um…, I seriously just want to go," said Christine as she entered one of the stalls. I went into the other one.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNpbavS6o0
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"Ya, I know," said Zoey. "I’m just glad that it’s you guys who came here with me."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SG80QS0Pl
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"What is running through your mind, Zoey?" I asked as I drew my pants down to take a leak.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn0qZBWEdg
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"Oh, nothing. I was planning to just stay in here for a while and take some time to myself."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oYtkx8Aao
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I raise an eyebrow. I’m not buying it. As soon as I was done, I drew up my pants, flushed the toilet and walked out of the stall.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTjj7Of4Dc
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"You’re lying, Zoey," I said as I passed her to wash my hands by the sinks.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4LdA9pYZJ
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"How am I lying?" she asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKWlWu7FWK
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"You want to sneak out of here and find Johnny. In fact, since we came here with you, you plan to convince us to do so."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2QFOJLott
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"Okay, you caught me," she said, raising her hands in surrender. "I really want to get him and squeeze his neck."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0E7aAwJ0Q
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"That’s called murder, Zoey," said Christine from her stall. The sound of the flushing toilet came afterwards.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOJJnVbnJv
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"Fine, I want to teach him a lesson so that he won’t have to come after us again," she said.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBQGOBhNOW
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"Did you just forget that we made a promise this morning not to go after him?" Christine asked as she walked out. "And even if we wanted to, we’ve a song to finish recording. Or have you forgotten about that too?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOcTum3t1M
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"No, I didn't." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VOPXndG6H
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"Look, Zoey," I said as Christine came over to wash her hands, "as much as we all want to go out there and find Johnny to teach him a lesson, it's too risky. And if you ask me, producing the album couldn't have come at a better time to keep us busy instead of obsessing over him."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwYBH8qCYV
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"I'm not obsessing over him!"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPcUTL2Foo
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"You want to squeeze his neck," said Christine as she turned to look at her. "That sounds like obsession."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOi6WxFx0zA
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Zoey stomped her foot on the white tiled floor. "Come on, you two," she said. "Are you telling me you don’t want to go out there and find him?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5JWOYONIn
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"As much as I want to, I know that recording the album is way more important. We’re all worried about what he can do and he might very well just get in the way of things. But we’ve to leave this to the guards. Let them do their job while we focus on ours."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgTyzQZI9l
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Zoey folded her arms. "I don’t think the guards can do a better job at dealing with Johnny than we can."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JIWIdzkhT
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"You’re right," I said. "But the tricks we used on Johnny before, might not work now. If you ask me, we’ve to plan something extraordinary which will need time. And which we don’t have."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKygc3iV6n
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"I agree with Sam," said Christine. "Johnny is haunting us at a time when we need to work on an album. And I won’t lie, even if we did make our promise to Lee and Collins, I was going to go out with you. But we’re all tied up. And we can’t jeopardise everyone and the album because of a grown man who keeps acting like a child."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauSSGNIWQD
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I chuckled. "Did you really have to put it like that, Christine?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjewLYLQk7M
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"It’s the honest truth. Johnny needs to grow up for once and let the past go. I mean, even Daniel seems more like an adult than he is."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyYSDPqpFk
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"I get your point," said Zoey. "But I’m scared that he might do something to ruin what we’re working on. That’s why I want him out of the way quickly."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeGoGbVqhE
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I looked at Zoey and I had a feeling she might be right. Johnny - like he usually is - might as well get in the way of what we're doing. That’s if he really does end up doing so. We just have to be cautious from now on.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFw5nrkwgAV
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"We’ll figure something out when things get out of hand," I said to her. "You might be right on this, Zoey. But if he - and that’s a big if - jeopardises this album, we must put up a countermeasure."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzgQxcvhd3
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Zoey cheered out a "Yes" while Christine groaned.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkGSieXwlo
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"But if we’re going to do this, then the others have to know too," I quickly added.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwLS9VKCQn
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The mood on Zoey’s face suddenly vanished. "What do you mean we have to involve the others?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJouGnxgUep
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"The rest of BTW and Lee."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmepQN06d90
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"What? You heard Lee. She sides with Collins."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo2USd5gxV
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"Well…, not entirely," I said with a smirk on my face. "If - and that’s a big if - Johnny does try to jeopardise the album, she’ll also want to get her hands on him. In fact, everyone involved would."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpZ1rj9sU3
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"I hate to admit, but you do know Lee well, don’t you, Sam?" Christine asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvZ1ITepku
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"Not really. But I can guess what she’s likely to do when she’s upset."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXnfmEIFAC
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"So Sam is on board," said Zoey, "if - and that's a big if - Johnny messes with the album. How about you, Christine?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZGoSz3LJq
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"I’m already in," said Christine. "Like Sam said, we would all want to get our hands on him if he does such."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOu36i2JrGX
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"Okay, now can we please go back and finish up with recording?" I asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSjoY07wdL
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"Wait, I need to take a leak too," said Zoey as she went to one of the empty stalls.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3IXuuvkhV
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"Typical," Christine said, rolling her eyes at Zoey. She turned to look at me. "Do you really think he can do it?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdkqJMKeBX
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"Remember when I said this isn’t the old days when we had to deal with his lousy pranks a lot better? This time is different. I believe he can do something serious. Last night at the park was no typical prank."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyjZDduuqd
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"Ya, last night he took it too far for my taste."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGJTlmYUPH
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"And that’s just the first. Cutting off the power means he means business."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmKIbNpTCY
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Zoey soon flushed and seconds later she came out to wash her hands in the sink. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqFeq0rUqq
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"Of course, he’s serious," said Zoey. "I just fear that he may hold a gun to our heads." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fCsZE8a9O
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"No way," said Christine, shaking her head. "I don’t want another incident like that ever again." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZ7BLaakTG
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"But it’s could be a possibility," I said. "Johnny does like to take things a little too far from time to time."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAZHmaBtUo
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"Enough about Johnny and guns," said Christine. "We need to get back to the studio."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUcMCAE3ns
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Zoey and I didn’t argue there. I’m just glad we get to go back with Zoey. If Christine and I hadn’t come with her, she would’ve gone to find Jehan herself. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWUmrCfc1H
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"You girls sure did take a while," said Jinwoo as the three of us entered the studio. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCf4nXZH3E
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"Girls’ business that you don’t have to know about," said Zoey, closing the door behind her. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQqUALooVI
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"Is Lee back yet?" I asked as I stood in the middle of the room. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu2YzfamXo
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"No, not yet," said Jinwoo as he stood from where he sat and walked up to us. "Strange that she isn't here."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74C8qjHsEc
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He's right. I would like to know that she's alright, so I pull out my phone to give her a call. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtQakQ9MAu
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She immediately picked up. "Sam, are you okay?" she asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDK2jOlhYK
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"I'm great, thanks," I said. "It’s you that I'm worried about."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsXDVaN3ca
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"Oh, right. I'm heading back to you. I went to meet the managers and see if there's any update on Johnny. But sadly, to no avail."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXTl56zXUj
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"Darn it. He's as sly as a fox. If you're heading back, that's fine. You just take care."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xAZnDYen6
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"They still haven't got him?" Jisoo asked immediately I cut the call. "How is he that difficult to catch?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1I5AMSm5VW
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"Oh, he's good," said Mike. "I remember how he could easily get away from us wherever we knew he was the one pulling pranks. Like Sam says, he's just like a fox. You can never tell where he's hiding."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEIATQiIYa
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"Well that sucks," said Yong-guk. "With him around, I feel really uneasy. I’m afraid he may be up to no good."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaU89DwXTw
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"You sound like you know him like we do," said Zoey.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTk7XIe4GL
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"I don’t trust the guy. The way you described him tells me all I need to know."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfzv1SpG80
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"So should we get back to work?" I asked Yong-guk.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpmPFwDGlz
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"In a few minutes," he answered with a smile.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15ZHcnw9Hi
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"Maybe later, you two can go on a date or something," said Jennie. I found myself blushing, surprised that she said that. Yong-guk looked at Jennie with his mouth agape.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkjEy6RovJ
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"Uh, why do you say that?" Yong-guk quickly asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIFbYTr3Dl
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"Oh, don’t pretend," said Jennie, waving her hand at him. "You simply can’t take your eyes off her. I noticed how close you two were when you came here in the studio."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LP3t2IOUY
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"But he and I are only friends," I said, trying my best to intervene.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKC7JhO5Dq
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"Ya," said Seunghoon as he came to stand next to me to put his arm around my shoulders, drawing me into a bear hug. "Besides, I’m the one she’s supposed to be hanging out with. Not him." He threw Yong-guk a look.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8F22PXDeC
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"Hey, whatever works best for me," said Yong-guk with a chuckle.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejwIXgAoNg
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"Nah, I agree with Jennie," said Zoey. "Let's face it, Yong-guk, if Jennie can see you've eyes for Sam, then so can all of us. And I can tell how you enjoyed working with her close to you yesterday." Zoey wiggled her eyebrows.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zXK2mTDSc
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"Wow, everyone is forgetting that you like her more, Seunghoon," Seungyoon pointed out, mocking his comrade.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKfZe4A8t6
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"Ya, I can see that," said Seunghoon, sounding upset. He squeezed me even tighter that I felt like I'm being cuddled by an anaconda.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyeBAQqk2F
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"Enough, you guys," said Yong-guk trying to laugh it out like a joke.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEbCYvmPz8
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"I think the others are right," said Christine. "You two would make a cute power couple. Imagine this: You’re both songwriters and producers, though for Sam it’s like a part-time thing." I turn to her with a look. I'm not a producer at all. "It’s just perfect."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ81D9fITSc
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"I know, right?" Jennie asked. "They seem like a match made in heaven."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8IeFNrtoK
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"Goodness, everyone here is starting to annoy me," Seunghoon said. Apart from me, I don’t think anyone got what he said. He’s hug got even tighter.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdoVmFK3bZ
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"Enough, you guys," said Mike. "Don't you think you've gone way too far? You always try to pair up her with a guy all the time."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltIOOAykaE
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"Really?" Jisoo asked.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJqoofDFip
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"Zoey and Christine are always in the forefront," Daniel answered. "Before we even landed here, they thought of pairing her up with anyone from BigBang."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1boBam4kJ
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"Hey, we might have thought of that," said Zoey. "But it’s not my fault that almost all of them like her. Except Taeyang, of course. He treats us like his sisters."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0sTa2LNwP
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"I had no idea four of the BigBang members like her," said Lisa, finding all this amusing that she put her phone aside.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13kUu9yrOJ
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"You better believe it," said Zoey. "Daesung and GD are head over heels in love with her."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOA8ccHtiG
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I blushed when all eyes fell on me. I bet the producer by the console had his eyes on me too. I've had enough of this discussion. It has to end right now.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPosLzwBY5
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"Enough, people," said Yong-guk as he quickly stood up from his seat. "Let's get to work!"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6pTckmKNT
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Everyone now murmured in disappointment. The conversation was just getting good and Yong-guk had to ruin it. I couldn't help but feel relieved. I was feeling uncomfortable and I'm thankful to Yong-guk for bringing that up. Even Seunghoon's grip had loosened. I can finally breathe.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6pV5caD7R
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"You really squeezed me too hard," I said, looking up at him.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHpv4GA70k
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"I'm so sorry," he said, looking very apologetic as he quickly clapped his hands together.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAx3oQ2cRP
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"This conversation was just getting good, Yong-guk," said Rose. "Why did you have to ruin it all of a sudden?"456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseSb9zbcTG
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"Because we don't have time on our hands," Yong-guk answered.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qe9EiF0iF
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"I agree," said Mike. "Let's finish the song and move on."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb1OIVEhrz
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"You've plenty to tell us, Sam," said Jennie as she quickly came to stand next to me.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPojrnALAYU
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"I like to have my love life private," I said.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaYnt56z9Z
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"Okay, enough about my sister's love life, please," said Daniel.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGlFNhKgto
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"Ya, we've better things to worry about," said Seungyoon. "You girls can talk about it later." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4scTgbEXF
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"OK, fine," said Rose. "But this was getting interesting." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdRfcRVVb7
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"Totally interesting," said Lisa. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUW4GhbDGct
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"Everyone, to the recording booth, please," the producer now chirped in. "We need to be done with this before the day ends." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVxApw1msR
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After the producer spoke, a lot of us got serious and started to make our way to the booth. I stood there for a while as I tried to clear away the heat from my cheeks. I can't believe I'm still blushing up till now. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkH9xu1tRU5
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"Hey, are you okay?" Yong-guk asked after Jennie and Seunghoon left my side. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMwBrbauoO
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"No," I honestly answered. I rubbed my cheeks with the palm of my hands. I turned to look at him. "Are you okay?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFPP0R3gHA
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"Not really." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmcQkeaUoS
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"These guys really embarrassed us, huh?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJR3mmqJIqA
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"Very much." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LjZPHs5t2
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"Well, I better get in there. I'm sorry for what happened." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40BVH97iHK
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"Oh, don't worry about it. As much as they were joking around, I can't help but feel that...." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJYMCpWZ0a
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Yong-guk paused as he looked at me, then suddenly looked away. What was he about to say just now? And is he blushing? 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3Y844ZIRM
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"What were you going to say?" I asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxK8m1u4Mab
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"Nothing," he said, avoiding my eyes. "You better go in there." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmybOWZr2ju
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"Ya, right," I quickly darted for the recording booth. I couldn't help but feel Yong-guk wanted to say something really important. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Zmpw2SMYt
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"Hey, isn't Lee supposed to be back by now?" Mike asked me as soon as I entered the booth. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOJM2tsqet
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"She said she's on her way," I answered. "But you're right. I wonder what's holding her up." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohkuLUuYHV
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"Could Johnny and her have met?" Zoey asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8HyXuYNoQ
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That's one scenario I don't want to think of. If they do meet or if they already have, who knows what would happen. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfs7n7sK3sD
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"Let us not worry too much," said Daniel. "She did leave with the guard, right? She'll be back before we know it." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKXfSct6qx
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"Mmm, I don't know," said Seungyoon as he already had headphones over his head. "Don't you think we should give her a call to make sure she's alright?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4BE9DU3Sk
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"I think that's a good idea," said Jisoo. She now turned to look at me. "Why don't you give her a ring, Sam?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFlLYR223E
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"Let's be quick about it, alright?" came the producer. "We don't want to waste any more time." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNEvdV2iJ8
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I gave him a thumbs-up as I quickly pulled out my phone to call Lee. I put the phone to my ear and waited. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8iDMvKOce
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Everyone's eyes are on me. I'm starting to worry. Why isn't she picking up? Had she somehow left her phone behind somewhere? 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6iWQmo5C5
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"She isn't picking up," I announced after the line couldn't connect. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQQgTDIhOX
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"Where could she be?" Jinwoo asked. "Now I'm starting to think of the worst." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnUPGop3Vr
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"Same here," said Christine. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgejAAVb2yV
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"Maybe we go out and look for her?" Jennie suggested. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYIrTVWyrd
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"Sounds like a plan, but I don't think the producer would want that," said Mino as he turned to look at the producer on the other side of the booth. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbyDawgvO1
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"I agree," the producer said through the mic. "I know you're worried, but we still have a lot to do with the song."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡprB35d3teG
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"I second with him," said Yong-guk. "Let's try to work quickly, and if Lee won't be back at that time, maybe a few of us can go out and look for her."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tnBBOBfZX
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"Works well for me," said Zoey as she quickly put on her headphones. "Let's get to work, people." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8X5twg2AW
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Everyone else in the booth agreed and I could tell how serious they were when we started to work on the third verse and the back-up vocals. As we followed the producer and Yong-guk's instructions, we made fewer mistakes than expected. Even when we worked, a few of us couldn't help but look out through the glass of the booth to see whether Lee would walk into the room or we might find her seated on the seats watching us. But sadly, there is still no sign of her.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7ZkpOdLZx
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We were finally done and it took almost an hour and thirty minutes.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejyKHbIGvO
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"Okay, now that we're done," said the producer, "you can do whatever you want."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSxrD1u7hz
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"I thought he would never say that," said Zoey as she literally threw her headphones away and headed for the door. If it wasn't for Mino standing behind her at the time to catch them, they would've landed on the floor. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwC6TQLSpf8
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"Hold your horses, Zoey," came Yong-guk as he magically stood by the door when she opened it. "We all can't go out there and look for her. For all we know, she might be with the managers or maybe she's not in the building."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVQU3W4c8F
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I bet now is the time to tell them. "Lee couldn't have walked out of the premises," I said. "Now that Johnny is here, they decided to put the place on lockdown. No one goes in or out." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3e9r4YI8tc
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"What! We're on lockdown!" Seunghoon asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsY0iy3Xlnr
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"And you knew?" Mike asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLVMd3iUlj
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"Well, if I had told you when we started to work on the song, would you've worked at all?" I asked as I shrugged my shoulders. "Lee probably knew that too, but she didn't want to worry us." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6zoDwO25l
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"I did too," said the producer. "Someone who works here sent me a text saying that they couldn't get in as he had gone out to get something. Security seem keen to capture this Johnny guy." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bpd1mQIU3
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"Lockdown or not, we need to find Lee," said Zoey. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNCG8V1PqL
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"Okay, but like Yong-guk said, we all can't go," I said. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Q7HPU4SVU
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"Okay, then who wants to go out and look for her?" Mike asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxiBxU2Qs1
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Everyone in the booth, including myself raised hands. We all looked at each other. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Eu1s1a7at
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"Well, this is going to be tough," said the producer, who looked on. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PQTRQ5tkM
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"Why can't we all go?" Jennie asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hzpdYC9Zi
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"Even if its a good idea, we'll have the managers on our necks for not listening to them," I explained. "The fewer who go, the better." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSgiJzlV1W
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"Well, no one is stopping me from going," said Zoey as she folded her arms. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5zZ4ZXtTt
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"We know," the rest of us said at the same time. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWiE7sOTF3
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"Fine, each member from each group will go," said Yong-guk. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaT91lJ3wj
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"But that means only three go," said Jisoo. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMmvIDVmay
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"I think we need to add two more," I suggested. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTiOtTchmp
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"Okay, I want to go look for her," said Seunghoon. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJrZg8SJaV
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"I'll go too," said Jisoo. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9DvxGAUKR
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"Okay, now two people will have to join in," I said. "Who is willing to go?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcoUNSoZ8G
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"I'll go," said Mino. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rF1rE2TTJ
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"One more left," said Yong-guk. "I think Sam should go." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbBenBoCMs
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"Me?" I raised an eyebrow at him. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs90MeTO9qx
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"I agree," said Christine. "The Toxins know Johnny better than anyone. And if there's anyone who can figure him out, it's you, Sam." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JLDXpmM1f
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"You're forgetting that Zoey is just as good as figuring him out as me," I point out. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78lq9JeGF3
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"Ya, but I'll need your help out there," said Zoey. "You don't want me clawing at his face when I see him, do you?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyFTNMYgwn
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"That's exactly what you’ll do," Mike told her. Zoey hissed at him while Daniel laughed. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xD92i3qhB
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"I agree with Zoey," said Yong-guk. "You’ve to go, Sam. And just like you said, the fewer who go, the better." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rcYSqxoX5
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"Okay, can I call her again before we go?" I asked as I got my phone. "Who knows, we might find she's right down the hall." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2COpWqzJdT
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"Go ahead," said Seungyoon. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hZxHxJ8Yq
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I called Lee again and after three rings, she still didn’t pick up. I could see Christine cross her fingers. Everyone else is looking anxious, all hoping for Lee to pick up the call. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr48kwqC0fn
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Just as it was about to cut, she finally answered. Thank goodness. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxLMPDUFSB
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"Lee, are you there?" I asked. I put the phone on loud so that everyone could hear. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uc21Qnwvs
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We received silence instead. This isn’t right. Then we heard someone panting and the sound of running feet. Could that be Lee? 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0Sru7dxVM
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"Lee, answer me. Are you there?" I asked again, this time I’m the one who is anxious. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWX4mSI0rO
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"Sam?" Lee called. The sound in her voice was that of someone scared. "Are you there?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p6X591R5r
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"Where are you? And are you running?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mbYIPfSQk
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"It’s Johnny," she now whispered. "I don’t know how he caught up to me, but he’s here." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRHAyR3hYn
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"And the guard? Isn’t he with you?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYxd4qIpby
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"He told me to run while he deals with Johnny himself. But to be honest, I hear noises behind me and I don’t know what’s going on. Darn it! I think he’s coming." We hear the sound of running feet again. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazBFejahn8
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"Lee, where are you? If we know where you are, we can come and-" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjDLB8Qtfg
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A strange noise came on her end and the line went dead. We stood there in silence 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66cvk3saMt
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"We lost her," I said. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PG3GSUsFE
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"Okay, enough," said Zoey. "We can’t sit here when he might have her as we speak. We better go find her and the guard." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6Z95JqygK
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"Let’s not waste a second longer," said Seunghoon. "Let’s go." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqaqi4Et0V
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I gave a nod of my head. "But we need someone to distract the guard by the door," I said.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm0l51lxDD
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"I’ll handle him," said Daniel. "I’ll just tell him to escort me to the men’s room." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0okPigOimF
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"I’ll come with you," said the producer. "It will be good to keep him a little distracted." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEJSDMqEan
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"That’s fine with me," I said. I clapped my hands together. "Let’s get this show on the road." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuoRLeF7y8
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Daniel and the producer headed for the door together. Those of us heading out also prepared ourselves to leave as soon as the guard is distracted.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6SATWq7ki
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"Sam," Mike came to me. "I know we promised Collins that whatever happens with Johnny, we won’t do anything stupid. Are you sure you want to do this?" 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdWxLi0Qi2
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"I don't want to, honestly," I said. "But I told myself that if anything gets out of hand, I just have to intervene." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwLjZcVpSD
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Mike ends up smiling at me. For a moment there, I thought he might talk me out of it. "That’s fine with me. Be careful out there." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCopKtXrUZ
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"Thanks. I just hope security arrives to sort out the issue instead of us." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6ZHAdoEYt
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"We’re going to be in so much trouble for this, aren’t we?" Jisoo asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYhp8FGvgO
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"Obviously," said Zoey. "But we can’t rely on security if they took this long to find Johnny." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopmBOm3IP8
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"I’m going with Sam on this one," said Christine. "Let’s just pray that we don’t have to do anything at all." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NQsacg0SO
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"We’re heading out now," said the producer. "Get ready." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsIOlCntWR
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Daniel opened the door and together walked out with the producer, closing the door behind them. The producer started talking to the guard asking to escort him and Daniel to the men’s room. Daniel also added that he really needed to go as he felt he had a running stomach. We could hear footsteps walk away from the door. Seunghoon who was closer opened it slowly and quietly. He poked his head out to see what’s happening. It only took a few seconds before he brought his head back in and opened the door wide. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9r8UEHzqt
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"The guard is in the men’s room," said Seunghoon. "Let’s go." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtJcyV3hRn
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Zoey and Jisoo walked out of the room with caution. Mino followed behind them. They had to be silent and also fast. The guard might come back any minute. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQW00PdPuTC
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Before I could head out with Seunghoon, Yong-guk laid his hand on my shoulder. I turned to look at him. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBTnoJCbY9
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"Be careful out there," he said.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3GIz6C6BO
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I gave a nod while Seunghoon butted in saying, "she has me to protect her, don’t worry."456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXsg0eFe5e
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He took my hand and quickly, we left the room and joined the others down the other end of the hall, turning a corner. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyGXAb2nNX
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"Okay, we made it," Zoey whispered happily. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjs5n8ORg3
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"So, what’s the plan?" Mino asked, looking at me. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0i7yCvElX
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"I think we head to your manager’s office," I suggested. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxtAvGqBCy
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"Huh? Why there?" Seunghoon asked. 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWsboGxCRc
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"Because it’s where Lee went to. I bet on the way, we might find something." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOWPD4I4il
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"His office is upstairs," said Jisoo. "We better get going." 456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDSr994pIQ
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We all made our way to the flight of stairs. As we started to ascend, I couldn’t help but look up and realise that we have a long way to go.456Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg7WeK9w6i
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