
Hanging out at Times 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgrduw1pTKd
Square was super duper fun yesterday. The positive reactions we got from1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiK6xlRS1vJ
the fans sent us trending all over Twitter within hours and soon, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcZwbO6C7W1
everyone got to know that BTW meant BlackPink, The Toxins and WINNER.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcq2vFrrWdY
But that didn't matter. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPZd3n6Xx0z
The three groups together with Lee and TOP had a ton of fun stuff to do 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8pFYhm8Pkc
at Times Square soon after we had lunch. We first went to watch a movie 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAygMGeQhps0
on the largest screen in the world, which was amazing. Then we went and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbcm6mppiN2
had fun at the "I Like Dalgi Children's Theme Park", meant for little 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ8BbcTPOJ
kids. But hey, who says grown ups can't have a little fun too? Don't 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAP0hc9UMAYT
worry, we weren't actually playing on the swings or anything. We 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWpFHt28qQu
actually played around with the adorable kids.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2mf5s14V6a
There were plenty of 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATlz7KNaF4m
open outdoor spaces like the ecology park, a fountain and a rooftop 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAprXX7olhuf
garden that we visited. We even took group pictures and selfies with the1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzDZdRbUYKd
beautiful nature around us. And we managed to get pictures with a few 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIoBUKvKT23
fans too.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaJOGw9olQW
The time we were done 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdWDOiIBXiG
having fun at Times Square was in the evening and it was completely 1043Please respect copyright.PENANArsISYTIT1C
unbelievable when we stepped out into the parking lot and found three 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAatgjrVrCFG
black SUV cars, for each of the three groups waiting to pick us up. What1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnvX7Z3rS7z
made the scene even more dramatic yet terrifying, was that our two 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAjMPKw6j9vL
managers were there, waiting for us. They had received the message 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA16E4TaUlid
through social media alright and they didn't look too happy that we had 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHOGR3FKLyo
all met and decided to hang out. It was surprising to them that we had 1043Please respect copyright.PENANALHk5Jb19mk
all met "by coincidence." The rest of us never said a word about how 1043Please respect copyright.PENANABpVCnU92T2
everything came to be. Especially with WINNER visiting The Toxins the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANANNBAzuCt3W
previous day, of course.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAiwy0xR1hA
As much as the managers 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsNKMa3fmDf
kept their cool and didn't say a word afterwards meant they weren't 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyjTzkeaM2H
really mad at all and we managed to drive away from Times Square without1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaTSUaXQVxc
any complaints. I knew my plan would work but I also knew we were in 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbNPWw32IbE
for a serious talk from our two managers after they take this all in.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEfv18H0pk9
Right now, this very 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9zoMUjekJl
morning, I was bending over, tying my shoelaces and wondering what they 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnA0sJjvWLt
could possibly want to talk to the three groups about as we meet with 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlyV4mPwBtz
them. Collins told us a few minutes ago during breakfast that he and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZZz35hc2Qq
Yang Hyun-suk want the three groups to go to YG and talk. I hope it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWx6U0Ng30B
isn't that serious because yesterday, they didn't seem so mad at all. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKHQAbwbnUq
But why was I so worried? I couldn't figure out what was bothering me 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAr9ugJjD6kM
and I just couldn't take it.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAypl2w9mtnt
I stood up straight after tying my shoelaces and I noticed Zoey approach me as she came out of the bathroom.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPt4GNvgQO7
"Do you think they are mad?" Zoey asked as she stood a few feet away from me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkJLXL7EnvF
"You're worried, aren't you?" I asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHviWH7IAq4
"Aren't you?" Zoey folded her arms.1043Please respect copyright.PENANADtiJ3Tn713
I sighed. If Zoey could be as worried as I was, the rest of The Toxins were too.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAp6Vr4MqHrM
"I am," I said. "It's pretty troublesome that they would want us all to meet at YG."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAALo9XsUIRf
"I thought you said your plan would work."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9x3l9pRphd
"In some way, it did, because they would have been so furious at us, but they weren't."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAztseFDILRk
"Do you think they would want to talk about this BTW thing?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANACfnWW8mPWc
I felt like slapping my 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOags1quDK2
forehead because I realised I was such a complete idiot. Of course. BTW.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgLzYBRT7ph
Now that Zoey mentioned it, it all made sense. The managers would 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0cA6gaEXdu
probably want to talk about BTW because as far as the three groups 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAW4MHS7mKfg
meeting "by coincidence" was concerned, they had completely brushed it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHUOxN7CbXA
off.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQC6cXkeEx0
"Ya, you're right," I said. "They obviously want to talk about that."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWX4PVzLG0b
"Do you think they would want to make it a real thing?" Zoey was getting anxious.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1MuEHT5P1W
"I would hold that thought for a while if I were you and see what the managers have to say."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0TF4SxZ3fx
Zoey raised an eyebrow at me. "You're worried that they wouldn't agree, aren't you?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANADrpWO3ulj0
I shrugged. She read my 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0oiZzt4eUT
mind really well. "I can't lie. I thought about it yesterday and now 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlpvEe82fBj
that you bought up the BTW thing, I realise it's what's been bothering 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAC3gGysnjjG
me the whole time."1043Please respect copyright.PENANACwcVUDPX75
I sat down on my bed as 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAufZHNSM5Ea
my mind kept spinning around the issue. I shouldn't have told Zoey how I1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfAcSTZI44d
felt about all this but I had to let it out somehow.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAddPPVjiPk6
"You know, you should have given us a heads up about it, Sam," said Zoey as she also sat on her bed facing me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzN5ehkCWF8
"Gosh, you really should1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnuba3iYmZ2
have seen the looks on all of your faces when we were having fun 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAER7JFX346U
yesterday. I just couldn't burst your bubble and tell you whats likely 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAU02xaj7TRc
to happen to BTW. We all weren't going to enjoy ourselves when it really1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4ztuDAub4g
mattered so I kept quiet. I for one even forgot about it too."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHs1P6NvHLA
"Ya, you're right not to have brought it up or I would've killed you."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsqOTy9k5F4
"Like you almost did to Mike?" I smirked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA5oAk3Nk6St
"Mike is annoying 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0jXIxmkXm2
sometimes," said Zoey as she expressed her irritation with her hands as 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfrqn4NTRZa
though they were bear claws. "You could scratch his eyes out."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVSpi9okpjJ
"You've been planning to do that ever since we became best friends and he knew the essence of being annoying around you."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAmjbtArvNcf
"You're right. I should burn him instead."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA63lweoLWp7
I laughed. "The drama between you two never gets old."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9Qzn6iyiX1
"And what about the drama between you and Seunghoon?" Zoey's eyebrows were raised and she had a crooked smile on her face.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAELj05Dxz7Q
"Don't even go there," I warned as I pointed a finger at her.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAeGbqRwyYL9
"Sorry, but just so you 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAo2BvHuZeAE
know, all the guys on social media were kind of jealous when he posted 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAtoIxD8kp0Q
that pic of you and him together."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ea3g3qEvp
"Pff! That's not true." I rolled my eyes.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0uymC7sGKt
"Well, you can ask Seungri and TOP who made a comment on Instagram last night."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9Wh0IVCQUq
I blushed and at the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIxs6qsYmmZ
same time felt so confused. Zoey had a silly smile on her face and I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAYHTOVldZUn
couldn't tell whether she did that to intimidate me or there was some 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4WlMlDFkiN
other hidden agenda.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnPDxBeEOlc
"You weren't on Instagram last night, were you?" she asked this time with a surprised look on her face.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAz5HDbIYvwF
"I was," I said as I stared at the ceiling to avoid her eyes."But only for a little while."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1AoWJwO00e
"Or you weren't really there at all. If you did, you wouldn't have that look on your face."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFbXjjVgVZ6
I sighed in surrender. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAoOVzLNxluF
"Fine. You caught me. I logged out of Instagram because I wanted to. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATxCm2C7dit
Besides, I knew all the notifications I was bound to receive were going 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkFHIJyGO0N
to be endless, so I did what I had to do."1043Please respect copyright.PENANADMQ7Jfs0sT
Zoey shook her head. "You really surprise me how much you aren't really a fan of social media when most of our peers are."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA5rYZjdVFOy
"You know me already, Zoey. I like social media when it's necessary."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4MSy4eOsJC
"And hate it when you hit the headlines. Ya, I know you very well."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh8edOsU95U
"Okay, enough. What happened on Instagram last night?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAG4XotVxvh6
Zoey had an excited look1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4cq8glY0r
on her face that for a moment, I was surprised that she was ever even 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh2evNVfBxk
worried about us meeting with the managers at YG. Something hot was 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAmxMDCRMMtf
cooking about Seunghoon and I being called a couple. And it could 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWTctUnVyim
clearly show all over her face.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6tyuZeYHuc
"There was a debate last night whether you made a compatible girlfriend for Seungyoon," said Zoey as she excitedly bit her lip.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOiA2tRqXMz
I shook my head. "And?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6qx9R06JW1
Zoey folded her arms, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1B9RCqRaQy
still smiling. "Some people thought you and Seunghoon made a lovely 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAjrOCK0ROZ4
couple, but others, mostly guys, didn't."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiVKMyPCSoT
"Hold that thought. This1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0QpsHjvl8B
wouldn't have come up unless someone said something about the two of us1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyw1Mwfbd8M
after Seunghoon posted that picture."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7AxCdakp7H
"Don't look at me." Zoey looked the other way. "I didn't say anything."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAF1omztAZW
I snapped my fingers. "Seunghoon."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA3HYCgJL2Vd
"Bingo!" Zoey clapped her hands.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdFbuI0G7Nx
"Gosh, what's wrong with him?" I rubbed my forehead feeling like I might just develop a headache.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAP7tC8DctP8
"He's a fan. Is that so wrong?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAapL1pgoArK
"Well, he hid in our closet."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8ICEmsjHtf
"That was just the closet. Even I would do that for my bias."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAszcYLOZho3
"Wow!" I leaned back in surprise. "Did you just say bias?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAO0FuFve1Fy
"Ya, why?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyxSBlNYOEs
"Looks like we just 1043Please respect copyright.PENANANThear8xBy
developed the k-pop culture where we refer to our favourite celebrity, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEWB3gEqbQ7
whom we consider perfect as our bias."1043Please respect copyright.PENANATSChHLzQOL
Zoey thought for a moment over what I said as she looked at the floor and then back at me. "Mmmm, I guess you're right."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAuCuUaFinkn
"But anyway, Seunghoon hiding in my closet wasn't the only thing that he has done."1043Please respect copyright.PENANANGFBZonh67
"What do you mean? You 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAW7qvwW2BZQ
got to meet Seunghoon for the first time when he jumped out of our 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1d6hhJTSHx
closet. What else could he possibly have done before that?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVvv7QuOc3i
"We had a few encounters before though I never knew it was him."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFDvHlO85ly
Zoey's eyes bulged out in surprise. "He was stalking you?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANADySO9ULLDg
"Not really. But I can say he was. Just a little. If he was a full time stalker, he would've been doing so everyday."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgoY1NVWxPy
"When did that happen and when were you ever going to tell me?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAy1XukK597u
"I wanted to but I kept 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdaeOtD5eOa
it to myself. And when other issues started to arise, especially with 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQkdSmSGMJ6
Jehan, I even forgot that I even had a stalker."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdtt7q0rpnV
"Jehan. Don't remind me," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4zUSr9CLn0
"Ya, I shouldn't. But now you know. And for the record, don't tell anybody."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9qAp3TU6aa
"My lips on this one are sealed. I won't tell anyone, not even G-Dragon."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7hnJP437m
I looked at Zoey with a questioning look. "Why would you mention him in all of this?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQHRTPHfjhc
Zoey quickly got up from the bed. "Pretend I never said that."1043Please respect copyright.PENANABDLy28qOiV
I quickly stood up and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA67xm1b9xAr
Zoey made a beeline for the door. I followed her and just before she 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAuX9Wge08uK
could hold the door knob, I reached her, held her by the hair and pulled1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAhTDvqBNdf
her back.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAmHyIiIqTmv
"Ow, ow, ow!" Zoey yelled as she held the back of her head from where I pulled at her hair.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVKb5A6KErA
"Zoey, you're going to 1043Please respect copyright.PENANArykAYa7Hc7
tell me right now what you mean," I said, pulling her hair even more. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAA2uhhfanzM
"Or else, I'll pull your hair out and you will not think of dying your 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQBDORpmFh1
own hair pink in the next ten years."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiO7CyeAXdV
"Ouch! Sam! You're hurting me!" Zoey complained. "I was just joking around."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWWWDu1MTDT
"You're lying."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKkdhAaOTGu
"I'm telling the truth!"1043Please respect copyright.PENANADO5lVR5paI
"Come on, Zoey. You personally had a talk with G-Dragon, didn't you?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfcf579Hpne
I felt Zoey pause as she stopped struggling to get away. "How did you know?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsI4xmKVl1n
"I know because I know. So, what did you two talk about?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANApscPmlAdCL
"I can't tell you that."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAxLn7s3Cb9r
"Why?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaAz7ewlWW6
"Because it's 1043Please respect copyright.PENANACiAfBDPZN3
confidential. Owwwuch!" I made sure I tightened my fist even more under 1043Please respect copyright.PENANARZWlcH47LQ
her hair pulling at her roots. "That really hurts!"1043Please respect copyright.PENANALEitu9qEae
The door in front of us suddenly flew open. Lee came in the room and paused upon seeing the scene in front of her.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcx33HpttjO
"Is it me or is Sam trying to braid your hair?" Lee asked Zoey with an unbelievable look on her face.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsP4yZ0oz1x
"Yes, I was," I said as I let go of Zoey's hair and Zoey blew out a sigh of relief. "Turns out, I'm not that good at it at all."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkhOvEzWAWK
"No, you aren't," said Zoey as she massaged her scalp from where I had pulled her hair and she looked at me with a frown.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8JXALRD2uo
"You can tell me about your drama later," said Lee. "The car's here and we have to go."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAROSgWY2Ndq
Zoey whined as though she was about to cry. "Do we really have to go now?" she asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANABsj4G2rudP
"I know it feels like you're going for a trial, but you don't have a choice."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPcWYoC68It
"Lee's right," I said. "We do have to hear our managers out. Though we all know it won't be pretty."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAR6z4xv5XHU
"Fine," said Zoey. "Before we get there, I better prepare for the worst."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvxfGQh8Kp7
"Think positive," said Lee. "You can never know what might happen."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJXXDEsHbiY
"No, Sam's already spoiled my mood with her own premonitions."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzk9ByPMhZ9
"And she did the right thing," said Lee with a smile.1043Please respect copyright.PENANASCxYrxglVc
I playfully rolled my 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOz3VLepBhU
eyes and didn't say a word as I walked out of the room with Zoey and Lee1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgpt0zJcGjQ
following suit. I found the other Toxins waiting by the elevator. They 1043Please respect copyright.PENANARipZYndOzH
also looked worried.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIysvhcUkuU
"You all look like you're going to a funeral," said Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAygLvWNi2w4
"And you were sounding like your hair's caught fire a minute ago," said Mike, folding his arms and looking at Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4JJ5KAos8t
"I fell on the floor." Zoey looked at Mike with wide eyes.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKexoSZlEc2
"Never mind. Just like you guys, we are also worried," I said.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvgcaTfUSXB
"Where is Collins?" Daniel asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAtEVyd6EqX
"He left soon after breakfast," Lee answered.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFC6e3JgJJw
The five of us turned to look at Lee. "What?" we said at the same time.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPqELZuxj7a
"He left early," said Lee, shrugging her shoulders1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUI13hlonLb
"Why? Is he really that mad at us that he wants to go ahead to prepare a death trap?" Zoey asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEmWhiv718z
"Death trap? Seriously, Zoey?" Christine asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1TiXT8iMPU
Zoey shrugged. "Couldn't think of any other way to say it."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA5u2Kq4MKME
"Okay, first of all," 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbxLnP43qZS
said Lee grabbing our attention. "There is no death trap. Secondly, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyhLCOcWQTD
after we came back from Times Square, I personally talked to Collins and1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMyEndNmbw0
he wasn't mad at you."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAH35XFViHrh
"Then do you know why he wants BlackPink, WINNER and us to meet?" Mike asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAB9B5AQufeB
"That, he couldn't say."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzzgBf21Gda
"I thought you were his assistant," said Daniel.1043Please respect copyright.PENANABTO3qBPDJ2
"You know, Collins doesn't tell me everything. He treats me like I'm part of you guys too."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVpZRXxLjBy
"Welcome to the monkey side," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes and scratched her head.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAS1hfiro1JL
"Ya, I now know how that feels. But right now we better go."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgv9ATpxtwV
Christine pressed the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdFB2Br6GkR
button to the elevator and when we all got in, we headed downstairs and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcVYH5GAWtm
went in the black SUV waiting for us. There were a few fans who stood 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyXP9eFx1lK
outside the hotel premises and for a moment, it felt a little awkward 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAeLV348HYEp
that they were here in the nearly hours of the morning. I know it's 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJdwnJgvQBN
normal for every fan to do so but today I couldn't help but feel that 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFXPMxmEdH4
something was a bit odd about it. Then I remembered BTW.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAeiXwCAXty0
We got to YG right on 1043Please respect copyright.PENANArSQK2RHJeV
time and immediately we stepped into the lobby, we found all four 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgLQVkDGBiF
members of WINNER heading for the elevator. Looked like they had also 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQEeBIkfezh
arrived a few seconds earlier.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFBDmMKAYy9
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted loudly so that she could grab their attention.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAhwKQwpErI9
"Zoey!" Mino turned around and had a huge smile on his face. "Hey, guys."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAy2PYv3vtvT
"Hi," the four of us responded and not in a way people would like to hear.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnvg4iWOVHW
"You all look down," said Seungyoon. "What's wrong?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAuMgWDCJ4t
"It's nothing really," I said. "We just don't like how this meeting is going to turn out."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAa6bjSiPVsF
The four members of WINNER all muttered at the same time.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAf7yeGP9I6O
"Guess we're not the only ones feeling that way," said Jinwoo.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMES8HJXd3E
"Are BlackPink already here?" Mike asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqLiszmtyfy
"The receptionist says they are waiting in the conference room," said Seunghoon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPJV3V2gdj6
"Okay," said Daniel as he rubbed his hands together. "Let's go meet our fate."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAERLmCoFSbC
"If this comes out as a death trap, I'm going to say I told you so," said Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUipvJ4DLSi
"There will be no such 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFahAuc88BU
thing," said Christine. "You're just exaggerating what might come up 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVRb2ahvKUa
that we won't like at all so you refer to it as a death trap."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0S75YC0AMQ
"And you're making it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWqXlGCVSPg
sound ten times worse than it already is, Zoey," said Seungyoon, as he 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAe3t0MkAGNu
pouted his lip and scratched his head.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKEMwKnMB2Y
"Wonder where that came from," said Mino.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkqqKgb8D2P
"Trust me, you don't 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2WUEUVoJLH
want to know," said Lee as she pulled out her phone from her purse. "You1043Please respect copyright.PENANApwbpJ5sLl5
guys go ahead and I'll give your managers a call that you're here."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVGGYUYFxoj
"You aren't coming with us?" I asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEh7hhnYqYB
"I might have joined the 'monkey's club' but I'm not going to be there when they drop a bombshell."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaNY5gpZylM
"See, death trap!" Zoey emphasised.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqci7Os1tOV
"Zoey!" everyone muttered loudly that Zoey quickly covered her mouth and looked away.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJ8bkmqulSI
"Look, whether they are 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2i4ZlZDNMh
going to say what we might not like, a death trap as Zoey likes to put 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqIBRq7MrLb
it. Or not, you'll be fine," said Lee. "We all have gone through this 1043Please respect copyright.PENANADuAmVMjqtE
where you never like the decisions the managers have to make."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9dBINPBNqr
"Please, don't remind us," said Mike as he rubbed his forehead.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfwNPIdnH6F
"Either way," Lee continued, "you better go. You don't want to be late."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA69yhtqjyUZ
"Won't you wish us luck?" I asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANANQP363lUL6
"You don't need it when you already know what's going to happen."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzUtj5RX3yT
I gave Lee a sad smile 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUvldVBANfP
and turned towards the elevator. I started to feel the way I always felt1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaVsGnu4cnO
whenever you had to hear a decision that might just cost something in 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbVkvhHqSxq
your life. Like suicide.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0xrvf85CxK
We started our way 1043Please respect copyright.PENANARyEzUVEvWb
towards the elevator when all of the sudden, I stopped when I realised 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAi167ozRQKe
that I didn't have my phone with me. I checked the pockets of my jumper 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAn2ERUtZzkP
and my jean trousers. Nothing.1043Please respect copyright.PENANApaZy1cvUWw
"Gosh, I think I left my phone in the car," I said. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqSuOw5PET8
I quickly ran out of the1043Please respect copyright.PENANAH4ESpt99Ft
lobby as the others made their way into the elevator with Lee. When I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZDKZoZkvBa
got to the parking lot, I made my way towards the SUV we had driven in 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwtYy9tVv0J
and luckily, I met the driver who was almost about to leave the car. I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHZH6hobXRZ
told him about my phone and he unlocked the doors for me so that I could1043Please respect copyright.PENANAV3jKAGjCWr
check for it inside.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzym2sjpbSl
When I got to the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAttx5l11YIT
passenger's seat, I saw the phone in between the seats I sat on with 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAa12DqpXlZg
Zoey on our way here. I got in the car and sat in just to get it. When I1043Please respect copyright.PENANA28C42jHo9C
did, I checked to see if I had any missed calls or messages. There were1043Please respect copyright.PENANArffTijC4Tp
two missed calls and a message. I opened my inbox to read the message 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAGGVsjpQVJL
and it was one short sentence with only four words. I looked at the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHAnsPs540J
message again not believing what I read. There was only one logical 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUNUSzjifUD
explanation to this and I was going to find out why.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXCiE1CNISv
Just as I was about to get out, I jumped in fright when I saw who was standing right outside the car. Seunghoon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8X7fF5bPWs
"Seriously, I can sue 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbaBTXIVEC0
you for stalking me," I said as I held my chest. My heart was beating so1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHLoaQ3xf5l
fast. I never even heard him coming.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAflnu4xFXaK
"Just came to check on you," he said with a smile.1043Please respect copyright.PENANABDLZl1HmdO
"You're not my bodyguard1043Please respect copyright.PENANAThQZSfrFDC
that you've to follow me around," I said as I came out of the car and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzO8g1QxIMJ
banged the door shut. "How did you get here? I never heard you coming."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlQsBiAtm7G
"Maybe I have kitty attributes like you." Seunghoon raised his eyebrows up and down and leaned towards me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANApAX9r7uMxO
I blushed. "You know about that?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANASqs4pIRUDx
"Everyone knows you have1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8LJrerw7EG
cat feet, Sam. No one ever hears you coming unless you want them to. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZV535EZb4f
Zoey once mentioned that in an interview, I remember."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXhiX0PKV9W
"Never mind. I just came to get my phone and you didn't have to follow me."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAhLzQ9kb65V
"Looks like I did the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUXm70SfWOh
right thing because you look like you're about to punch something right 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcNK669mPHI
now and I'll be the one to control your anger."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdSOTOu2MXs
"If I wanted to, can you be my punching bag?" I folded my arms.1043Please respect copyright.PENANArLtrkA1sN9
"You wouldn't even if you wanted to." He smirked and I rolled my eyes.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWy7tM5KU1w
"You're right. I don't want to be sued by YG for breaking your face."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnXmUAjN5n9
"And because you're a 1043Please respect copyright.PENANALoHZHbjSmx
lady and you don't have to punch anyone unless it's necessary. You might1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcfEDR6Ino8
have punched that school mate of yours but that was years ago. So, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFFIQV22RBv
what's up? It looked like you just received a bad message."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIng20jlSPF
"It isn't a bad message. Just something that needs a little sorting out. Come on, you'll see."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqvrNNzpdnR
I quickly started my way back to the YG building and Seunghoon was up to pace with me with his long legs.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAv8vxp4fz7S
"Can you at least tell 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATUoNezYmiG
me what's going on?" Seunghoon asked when we finally got in the elevator1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2fl5bE0R3H
and he pressed the button leading to the floor to the conference room.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUofEMP0Onn
"Nope, if I tell you it won't have that wonderful dramatic effect," I answered.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAt0Ixd9G7Iq
"What dramatic effect?" 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAm6BOJ1Wh90
Seunghoon looked me in the eye with a curious look on his face as he 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPw3qF8jKMD
came closer. I took a warning step back.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAy8gSA63lzg
"If you hadn't followed 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFzj1FX9QGk
me to the parking lot, you would know what I mean and you would be 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVnnQHvBeqQ
trying to recover from the little surprise you'll find in the conference1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwrUtwK0AK1
room."1043Please respect copyright.PENANARXG8OR5iqY
"What surprise?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgAyfZ3cX9k
The elevator stopped and1043Please respect copyright.PENANARhQzyqdUWI
the doors flew open. Just as Seunghoon and I turned to look down the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJh7Z9HsCku
hall, there was Zoey coming out hurriedly through the door of one of the1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKnJDpEoi7u
rooms, into the hall and running towards the elevator upon seeing us. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANApu6hrSODsc
Seunghoon and I stepped out.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnEwYkp7sRq
"Zoey, what's wrong?" Seunghoon asked when she reached us and she had a horrified look on her face.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA21KF1hEU1o
"You will not believe what's going on," said Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9vbF78KoOU
"I already have a guess," I said.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4r6ygg00bk
"You know?" Zoey grew shocked as she looked at me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4N1oH6tpdE
"Yep. And we are going to sort this out right now."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9ErbPKwJaJ
I made my way towards the conference room. Seunghoon and Zoey follow.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzz8pMZwIxl
"What's going on? Can someone please tell me?" Seunghoon asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKPqyt2TRK6
"You're about to find out," said Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANADbpkIwxgn1
When we reached the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJzpOw8tr80
conference room, I took hold of the door knob, turned it and opened the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEYdNPrAJ1Q
door. The conference room was quiet and there was a weird aura that I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7icXmOUW07
felt immediately I stepped in. I didn't have to ask why.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7d9FR7XsfG
In the conference room 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHz18J3Wlug
was a huge round mahogany table. It's polished surface shining bright 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAW2k7TlYF9U
under the tiny light bulbs embedded in the roof. There were black office1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJvx4YNFNDK
chairs around the table. The other Toxins, BlackPink and WINNER were 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh2dZxqNcYd
all seated at one half end of the rounded table. When they saw me enter 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZJW5kie2TL
the room, the look on their faces was so worrying that I grew horrified 1043Please respect copyright.PENANArlG6G74K5A
though I did my best not to show it.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6zKjrY4VdP
"Sam," said Mike and I stopped him short before he could say anything else with my hand raised.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUDcZRR96uM
I looked to the opposite1043Please respect copyright.PENANArJIGFvMTQ9
half end of the table from where the others sat and I noticed that one 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAugwm4zxsXg
of the chairs faced the other way. Someone was sitting there and had 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiPJwn2epo6
turned their backs to us facing the wall.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFmVXfgtZsn
"You don't have to act all high and mighty, you know?" I said to the person facing the wall. "I know it's you, GD."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAE1t0ehiPAb
G-Dragon quickly turned 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiL10xrZ11m
around on the chair and he had that smile on his face that was somewhat 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAH7oZqa3OpF
annoying and yet so cute that my heart almost melted.1043Please respect copyright.PENANANxp0wb83hm
"Hi, Sam," said G-Dragon as he leaned his elbows on the table and his hands under his chin. "How did you know it was me?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAGTUPFfvkvY
"The message you sent me wasn't too hard to figure out that you would be here," I answered as I held up my phone.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAhC5jnAPSvW
"Huh?" Seunghoon looked surprised at seeing G-Dragon and also confused at what I said. "What did it say?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAy7z6mxMyB
"Just a simple, 'hi, are you coming?' was all," I said as I looked at Seunghoon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANALWUpsbShgi
"Wait," said Lisa who 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMj6daXS2nX
sat with the others at the other end, looking at me also with a confused1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEnRrkWnfti
look on her face. "You knew just like that? Through his message?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOm64AVzeXU
"It felt simple and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANASKf7jlEa5G
straightforward. For all we know, only BTW were supposed to be here to 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAz9ON5KgNU1
meet with our managers. And I for one didn't make any breakfast date 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzXxbbYJ2KM
with G-Dragon today."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6WAnhwKQvj
"Smart," said G-Dragon as he winked at me."Looks like you're really referring to your little group as BTW then."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA3WQNfMLOBx
"I don't have a choice." I raised my eyebrow at him. "With you around, I just have to rub it in your face." 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8XeOwg5s5
"We will see about that. Because we're going to have a serious talk about BTW."1043Please respect copyright.PENANApwzYupTuci
"I had a feeling you would be on the managers' side the second we came here," said Mino.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA3SCICBIaT9
"Ya, I know I'm a 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVmDrCYSM81
threat," said G-Dragon as he grinned. "I did say all this was going to 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAc4M4wgNWbz
have consequences if you guys keep on meeting each other."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwDFKOupdDr
"If you mean us getting 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMy0m58GBLC
into trouble with our managers, you're sadly mistaken," said Jessie. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHXonnF2QPv
"They weren't even mad at all because all they know is that we all met 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAYJt0tA8eqe
by coincidence."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwjQeabFj8i
"You're right." G-Dragon stood up from his seat. "They aren't mad, just yet."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAGp4Fhz7y9N
I didn't like his last sentence and something told me he had something up his sleeve.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwovcp2XxIA
"We wouldn't be having this meeting if it wasn't for you, am I right?" I asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAy16U27lLP
The rest of the BTW crew1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVuH8wZU2Y4
grew confused and started muttering. And I could tell their eyes were 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPClDxOQZ3l
flying from G-Dragon to me, wondering who would say something next.1043Please respect copyright.PENANASCOtV7NDZz
"You know me so well," said G-Dragon as he stood up and came around the table to get to me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAmaQlKcpaNw
"I just know how the human mindset works," I said. "I don't really know you at all."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMl1bZZBRma
"Hold up," said Zoey who1043Please respect copyright.PENANApo03oYF3fM
stood beside me as she looked at G-Dragon. "So, you're saying, you 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwgjZXYaKts
called for this meeting to get us in trouble?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAV5Y1THYnUd
"That's a simple way of putting it," said G-Dragon as he smiled at Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANALpjj4Jcjaa
"Told you we'll 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlB4sBfscFp
experience a death trap," Zoey muttered loud enough for everyone to hear1043Please respect copyright.PENANAGINfT5lYEA
as she went to stand beside the others at the other end of the table.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA60M7FbaK0B
"But is he going to do 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbywRcOLolM
that?" Rosé asked. "He will need a lot of evidence to show that we all 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAqIWGonGA5
didn't really meet by coincidence."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsmHuy0OQil
There was silence in the1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAZMvuu9Jiy
room until Daniel and Mike murmured "oh no" at the same time. I knew 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXepJxarx1A
that just like me, they had already figured out what G-Dragon was 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATsRtBxw5VT
planning to do.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAE6XUav7GRl
"He doesn't need any evidence to trap us," said Mike.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQknR9KyuoT
"What do you mean?" Jisoo who sat beside him asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWegO172lo2
"The managers would believe him if talks about what happened the day before yesterday at the hotel," said Daniel.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA38PkmVubFJ
"The time WINNER came to see us," said Christine as the realisation settled in.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyVn9cRWDeQ
"And they would take his word because he has Daesung and Seungri to back him up," I said.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8uYICUDyAK
"And also because he's 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA64dDxHTQXd
our senior," said Zoey as she folded her arms. "That's how he even 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfklil6vuDG
managed to set this meeting up in the first place."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA08kZzL0qsR
"Well, you Toxins did your homework," said G-Dragon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdeupWIREnz
"Why do I feel like I'm in court?" Seungyoon asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANALAkKRJvrCR
"It's because we are and we have to take defence," I said.1043Please respect copyright.PENANARM9yewcekW
"Can't we just settle this matter somehow?" Jinwoo asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgnClhv1xd3
"Why do I feel I just entered an episode of Suits?" Mike asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMzvL6GYG0x
I turned to look at Mike and I wasn't the only who did. Mike shrugged his shoulders.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcNAkr6upn3
"What? I watch Suits from time to time."1043Please respect copyright.PENANABOqz7xGgvC
"What will it take so that you won't tell our managers?" Seunghoon asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAugbA7HnmGM
G-Dragon smiled. He had 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcnG1qidzAH
us right where he wanted. I was so not liking this right now. When I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJV2tkYusKN
thought we would be dealing with our managers, we actually were meant to1043Please respect copyright.PENANARxUvRd92rW
deal with G-Dragon instead.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIYOEhKUd8c
"I'm glad you brought that up because I was thinking of the same thing," said G-Dragon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXzrRV6Mx77
"What do you want?" I asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANABsOLw3arKT
G-Dragon looked at me as1043Please respect copyright.PENANASmYvduJCP6
he bit his lip. I looked straight at him in the eye wondering why he 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAk58f7QqJoh
was doing all of this. I had a hunch, but I had to be sure of it before I1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqZJisWcSGt
came to any conclusions.1043Please respect copyright.PENANABwSHGWMwZa
"To make things clear 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFrNhWeCcuc
with all of you," said G-Dragon. "I might have brought up this idea of a1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6OYXzXLvOm
meeting in the first place concerning BTW, but the managers had been 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6TG1SH87yh
thinking about doing the same thing."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAxEnBanqbfO
"That still doesn't change the fact that all this was your idea," said Seungyoon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKF2IaRjbhs
"You're right. And just to give you a heads up, the managers aren't going to let BTW be a group."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkmGvRpRGga
"We already know that," said Zoey. "We all had a feeling that it would come to this."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1IPexHTa3r
"And we will not allow it," said Rosé.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7XM3f54hno
"Most of us are up for this idea and some of the fans too," said Mino.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvQTIs2hENi
"That's the problem," said G-Dragon. "You guys aren't going to let it slide and this why I came here with a deal."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdvnKKfDFoc
"You want us to agree or else you tell our managers everything," I said.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHGecfpk9FQ
"All's fair in love and 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAglZmjmELDL
war." G-Dragon gave a huge smile. "You guys are stubborn and they might 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAYLCFxAUoir
just agree to your whims. So just accept what they bring up and we can 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAazIQ79RYpr
go and pretend we never even had this meeting."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ax0RFFOnp
"Come on," Christine 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlVtvQIpTvx
complained. "As if BTW is even going to be an ongoing thing. The Toxins 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA112X3I2ECS
won't be here for long and you know it."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFRWjw4br7y
"Christine's right," said Lisa. "I don't think it's wrong if we make BTW temporarily."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1LvXbsp2jZ
"BTW is nothing but a 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbGfeNZjCVO
collaborative group on my part," I said. "It's almost in the same way 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAsZDqGI0SP
artists collaborate. Like the way The Toxins and BigBang did."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcrn9z0fgR9
"I firmly agree with Sam," said Jisoo.1043Please respect copyright.PENANANfQpVaBbnX
"We all do," said Seunghoon. "Just imagine what BTW can do."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAbkDGGqUAMz
"Who knows, we might just have our own show!" Zoey said excitedly.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAU3k8h5ercD
"Which won't last long by the way," pointed out Mike.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA55YF6cdCL2
"And it's going to attract a lot of media attention like it did yesterday," said Jinwoo.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0IIE2MrQPr
"We might just make BTW involved in market promotions too," said Mino.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4ttNxcznSB
"That's being business minded and I like it," said Jennie.1043Please respect copyright.PENANATwWyhTGn2M
"See, there's a lots of things BTW can do though it might only be for a short while," I said as I smirked looking at G-Dragon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAgSaDKy7oUh
"Well, you guys can dream all you want but it isn't going to happen," said G-Dragon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsOWAlXsseA
Upon saying that, the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAxwHqJpGsaQ
door to the conference room flew open. I turned to the door and coming 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHtzf8KBuOy
in were the two managers and Lee. For a moment I grew silent with 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMv195G5CDD
everyone else in the room due to their sudden presence. Those who were 1043Please respect copyright.PENANANEx6UrW0nZ
seated stood up.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwSoMOzMjfZ
I gulped. I hope the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJ17L4D1OmD
managers hadn't heard the entire conversation. Especially the part where1043Please respect copyright.PENANANxE0vj0dMr
G-Dragon was to get us in trouble by telling them the truth.1043Please respect copyright.PENANATndrhJAHHe
The two managers had 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA64lgvTd7xe
their eyes on me at first and I felt they had finally figured what was 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzUUm2kH8CT
going on. I wanted to break into a sweat when they looked at me. But I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiQ5obuagy0
kept myself calm telling myself that I maybe over thinking and nothing 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA891RIOOCqj
is wrong.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZC2Xvylwz3
"Good that you're all 1043Please respect copyright.PENANANkghGfKZR1
here," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We have a few things to discuss. Zoey, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfMu29smUhl
Seunghoon, Sam, Jiyong, take your seats, please. And everyone else too."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAoNbxvUxbjJ
I have always hated it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANARjzHegtnpm
when managers have that serious tone in their voice that shook every 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAihmi9zEoFw
cell in your body. I quickly took the chair in front of me and G-Dragon 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZhDVOEDFjC
sat to my left and Seunghoon to my right. For some reason, I felt really1043Please respect copyright.PENANAa4eA9MW0wN
uncomfortable sitting in between them. The others sat back down on 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAtNk62SR44A
their seats.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAN90U5zxK3c
The two managers and Lee1043Please respect copyright.PENANAxG0JJt03Fz
stood at the other end of the table and we all had our eyes on them. I 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVTLnQBV4dF
started to silently tap my fingers on the polished wooden table as I bit1043Please respect copyright.PENANAK3KRGk3879
my lower lip. I turned to look at the others and even though some were 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlH5AldfhbH
trying to put up a straight face, I could tell they were as nervous as I1043Please respect copyright.PENANAtrLmmt1nEM
was.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAf4Iq6ywF0J
"Everyone in here looks really tense," said Collins. "As though you weren't the ones laughing about yesterday at Time Square."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAYlwpVWhsdl
"Well, we all know why we are," I said as I looked at Collins. "And we know it's something serious."1043Please respect copyright.PENANALlQxDCDtpE
"You're right, it is serious," said Yang Hyun-suk.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXkqMgS9T9T
Zoey sighed loudly in 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVZdwBpH7TI
frustration and everyone turned to look at her. "Please just say it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqXWe3pdvd0
already," she said. "'You created a huge mess yesterday, blah, blah, 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIrbwk4kXO5
blah you weren't supposed to meet, blah, blah, blah and so BTW was just a1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7BJG0gFe8j
one day thing.' Some of us just want to go back to the hotel and watch 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyqQXESRIhd
some K-drama to forget the horrible aftermath of this meeting."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHarYNQzpvA
The two managers 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9p7DZqftaR
chuckled at Zoey's response and I couldn't figure out why they found it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqBsyVoaQZl
so amusing when most of us in this room were grieving in the inside. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEIheuQQxVD
That was so not cool.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA07pMh2rMWr
"You never cease to amaze me, Zoey," said Yang Hyun-suk. "And you're right. This BTW thing was nothing but a one time thing."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqHsKnCrXjw
"Here we go," muttered Jessie as she leaned back on her chair and closed her eyes in despair.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAl4BTKehIoS
"But that doesn't mean we can't reconsider it," said Collins.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAxlcbUY0MxV
My ears perked up when 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA0QG5CS20Y5
Collins said the word "reconsider." And I bet the others were all 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAslgBDnz8SL
attentive too. Could it be that they might just turn things around?1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6rAq3X6qcQ
Seunghoon cleared his throat. "What do you mean?" he asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6lcpP96Fuw
"We heard you outside 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvSk1rZf3IW
the door discussing or rather debating about making BTW a real group 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwjUrNlA3M1
thing even if it's just temporary," said Yang Hyun-suk.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfqPFyNLLju
"And as stood by the door, we reconsidered giving BTW a shot," said Collins.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAH5SQybIhGD
"For real?" I couldn't believe my ears.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4NtWyXfkY4
"Yes, Sam. For real," 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1SFDy5x8j8
said Yang Hyun-suk. "But don't get your hopes up because we have to go 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAtgWAqy72Wu
through further scrutiny about this decision."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPzs03NlV3j
I smiled. Even if they 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcSUy566kkl
were saying we shouldn't get our hopes up, it was quiet clear they were 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAu5fVGvLhqA
up for the idea themselves and that meant BTW was a go.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA1FOpl7a9PT
There was an exciting 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATmNgl15UJ0
feeling in the air now that the whole BTW crew were all rejuvenated by 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvp4nh3Vu9o
the exciting news. We were all smiling to ourselves and already I could 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOn4NcLwb2L
see that Zoey and Lisa who sat next to each other were ready to clap 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkNHUDIFuB1
their hands but they hid them under the table so that the managers 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAtq6eRQEIql
wouldn't notice as they clapped silently.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlfv9f2hfi9
"Are you sure about this?" G-Dragon asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7K7QAr2D3h
I turned to my other 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAV91vdojDKW
side and I realised that the whole time we had been talking to our 1043Please respect copyright.PENANApE6Il6Rb8R
managers, I had been so oblivious that GD was sitting next to me. Maybe 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKQU1YoPoDU
it's because right now, he felt like a traitor and his presence right 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwz0AtBsZIN
now, didn't matter.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAD3uUXd7V04
"You heard them when 1043Please respect copyright.PENANASiTbAVmdSG
they talked to you about it," said Yang Hyun-suk. "In such cases, it's 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcu9dY9sZhq
good to be business minded and see how all this goes."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEFIerZnTKM
"So, you all agree to this, right?" Mike asked with his eyebrow raised just to be sure.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh9K0UB0d9O
"To be perfectly clear, yes, we agree," said Collins.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaE2FgSo5cf
"And so even if we tried to object to it you would refuse us to do so because the decision came from you, right?" I asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANANKeVSwo8ia
This time it was me, or I1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFmAbOh1AuL
can say, BTW, trapping G-Dragon. G-Dragon turned to look at me and he 1043Please respect copyright.PENANALfHDvCA6q7
knew it. The managers' plan in the first place was not to make BTW an 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAg4obfXHrAh
official group and if we refused, they would G-Dragon would tell them 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdsjh3mVLGc
our secret and there would be no BTW. And due to the condition G-Dragon 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATdrwv57lYN
had laid out for us in the first place, there was simply no need for him1043Please respect copyright.PENANAg9rr07fZlM
to reveal our little secret anymore. All he told us to do was to agree 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfUWAemtFLa
to whatever the managers' decision was and we were doing just that. And 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvjq79dLgzM
there was no going back on his word. Look who's laughing now.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAiFDdTddGqX
"Of course you should agree because whatever we decide is an order," said Yang Hyun-suk.1043Please respect copyright.PENANActHwRrDNWz
"Yep, an order is an order," said Mino with a huge grin on his face.1043Please respect copyright.PENANApYzlFUvYKp
"I really thought they wouldn't make BTW official," said Jisoo. "Now that it is, I agree."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAeDHYpxaGJJ
"We all agree," said Daniel.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA5ouJuuzbGh
"Hold your horses, people," said G-Dragon. "It hasn't been made official."1043Please respect copyright.PENANANXNSmr9kX6
"But just because it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqdD6Dipg04
hasn't, doesn't mean that it will," said Seunghoon as he looked over at 1043Please respect copyright.PENANACslK6KbiGx
G-Dragon with a victory smile on his face. That made me smile even more.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAvWkOwBTAMm
"Okay, so that's settled1043Please respect copyright.PENANAuGXac2fulD
then," said Collins. "We will discuss for now and see what the seniors 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzlHDZtISzr
have to say. Once they agree, we will begin with the paper work and make1043Please respect copyright.PENANABRQnq3xTce
BTW official."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAct2RuUaoMQ
"Of course they will agree," said Rosé. "Who wouldn't?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXuID2WyMoo
I noticed that most of 1043Please respect copyright.PENANARDeFnMBOya
the eyes on the table especially from BTW flew to G-Dragon. Mine also 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA5Hni5SVb3R
did the same. Luckily, the managers never noticed a thing. But Lee did 1043Please respect copyright.PENANApgLU3hxBmt
when she looked at me and I grinned.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4RThcFoJ0P
"Okay, then," said Yang Hyun-suk as he rubbed his hands. "Now that's been taken care of, you may go but, with one condition."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOWtyB6PFG4
There was dead silence in the room when Yang Hyun-suk mentioned he had one condition. My heart started to race.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVj6BedVRxG
"Before we make BTW 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAjm1plk1NIL
official, may I advise that you three groups don't meet each other too 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAn0Dy8U7unc
often," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We don't want to raise a lot of people's 1043Please respect copyright.PENANADiNWypB2zl
hopes thinking that the group might be official so you better keep it 1043Please respect copyright.PENANASuel9mcCL8
low for a while. Is that good?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAaDwK3MgFhk
"Fine by me," said Seungyoon. "As long as we can ask for your permission from time to time."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFSu9sFaLbi
"That's fair enough," 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAcLt2GENxu1
said Collins. "But today, you won't go and hang out after this because 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAVJpAdGWV6P
already there are too many of your fans lurking around hoping for BTW to1043Please respect copyright.PENANAPsX1rZRmxr
be official and they can use anything just to let other people believe 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHquUSRC8u5
so."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKMpe18wC8I
"So you want to crush 1043Please respect copyright.PENANACPNWg7ZWBH
their hopes and later surprise them when you make the group official," I1043Please respect copyright.PENANAkqX2oM534k
said while I nodded my head. "I had to admit, that's a pretty good 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAn5pRG5PU6i
strategy."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA9qT5W2OtlF
"Then if all is well and1043Please respect copyright.PENANAqUeTG07r0i
good, we will be leaving then," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We will keep you 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHAmUv0hdJZ
updated and not a word on social media."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh8GfIGwgYT
I stood up from my seat 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAt3BblWS7Bp
and everyone else did the same. As our managers made their way for the 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAfEj1vzdt7t
door with Lee I couldn't help but smile and just as they were about to 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAprutT6V9VQ
walk out, I stopped them.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAk1kyzBoZBs
"Wait," I said and the two managers turned to look at me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAP95E8Md73E
"What is it, Sam?" Collins asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8A6oqqKkag
"Thank you," I beamed and I bowed. "Kamsahabnida (감사합니다)."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAN202HulrcD
The rest of BTW also bowed and also said thank you. The two managers smiled at our lovely gesture.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAzBPXEQcl4k
"If it weren't for that I might just declare BTW official today," said Yang Hyun-suk.1043Please respect copyright.PENANApMinxdzT8K
"You would?" Zoey, Jessie, Christine and Jisoo asked at the same time. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAxbtLmP4hWK
"No." Yang Hyun-suk 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZQ1rZBOekz
smiled even more and he walked out of the room with Collins. Lee waited a1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWjttJyx24C
few seconds by the door until the managers disappeared down the hall.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA3w6kBzSIQv
"Congratulations, BTW," she said quietly. She looked really happy. "You did it!"1043Please respect copyright.PENANA28aGMb7fBz
"Another music collaboration for The Toxins," I said with a smile.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAUBJBA3hN8
"And triple more of the fun," said Mike.1043Please respect copyright.PENANArcMR3EOYdE
"Now that I totally agree," said Daniel as he gave his brother a high five.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsTYneZh8MP
"This is like the best 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAB360oqVAxv
news ever," said Zoey. "Thank you so much, Sam for making me feel like 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOGbeDelDR5
all hope was lost when actually things turned out alright."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAz9vw6rlHdb
"I don't think you should be thanking Sam for that," said Jinwoo.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh7Tt6Qx4ki
"Jinwoo's right," I said. "We wouldn't have been able to get our managers to reconsider if it wasn't for G-Dragon."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7GWvtWptwR
The room grew silent as all eyes were on Jiyong. I looked at him through the corner of my eye and smiled.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWJsTedJE7N
"I've to admit you played me very well," said G-Dragon with a look of defeat on his face. "Congrats."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2HuKBFcHn4
"All this wouldn't have happened if you hadn't tried to trap us in the first place," said Seunghoon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAklgaW26nlK
"I knew there was a 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdw57v1HkLq
reason for G-Dragon to have called for this meeting in the first place,"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAh2MWH2hzvg
said Lee. She shook her head in disappointment as she looked at 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAKgnXOT6j1h
G-Dragon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAlOHZAjxdFa
"You knew?" Christine asked.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAk0E6Lftvzl
"I got to find out when I went to see the managers."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnseS0ZhiOM
"But everything turned in our favour in the end," said Lisa. "So, I'm not even that mad at him at all."1043Please respect copyright.PENANArLGsqt2Bpr
"You just got lucky because the managers happen to be eavesdropping on our conversation at the wrong time," said G-Dragon.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAnS1mEClfKj
"At the right time on our part," said Mino.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAwYmoP8VOS
"I'll just say, I'm mad at you, GD. But since you did us this huge favour, I forgive you," said Zoey as she smiled.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAI80P3zdvB4
"Thank you, G-Dragon!" BlackPink said all together. "We love you!"1043Please respect copyright.PENANA6kfad2q5j5
"Well, you guys can tell1043Please respect copyright.PENANATs8wG5Glwm
me how this all went down from the beginning, but right now, you all 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAUt0glo0K1i
have to go," said Lee. "And I'm supposed to see to it that you all 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAB3t1YNVf0Y
aren't going to go into the same car."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAY1CkM54K64
"Don't worry, we won't disobey our managers after all this," I said. "Can I have a talk with G-Dragon alone, please?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7MnWW7Ev1O
Everyone else started to1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7S4sDYexf5
slowly step out of the room and I made sure to say bye to BlackPink and1043Please respect copyright.PENANAFu9xsPVgVW
WINNER. When everyone had left, Lee closed the door behind her. It was 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0a2yp1GNx
only G-Dragon and I.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8rHXoYTsT3
"I'm mad at you," I started.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQpdrg8gOu1
"I know," he replied. "Sam....."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAXhVYNRaypd
"Save it." I held my 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAe0ajKc0nyu
hand up to silence him. "You know, you reminded me of all those times 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA40gIZE4O34
you and I used to get into a fight and it seems you're bringing it all 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOODNA0D2EU
back. I thought we were past that but now it's like you want to bring up1043Please respect copyright.PENANAZdJtjYRMlL
a war again."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA8M8uyfc2UZ
"I'm not trying to bring up a war."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAyRxkjmC5CJ
"You put us in a horrible position and we had to fight against you. That my friend, is called a war."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAQfunZnBQGw
"Look, Sam, you've already won and I admit that trying to rattle you out to our managers was wrong of me."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAe4VSTwJ9cV
I folded my arms. "Great! You realise it now when everything backfired on you and you didn't get what you want."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAufR3mrAx0s
G-Dragon looked at me 1043Please respect copyright.PENANADC7ZhWEFBz
and me at him. Right now, I was fuming and I felt like I was going to 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAy8Nu3wz7eL
burst. I never knew he would turn on us like this and it hurt me like a 1043Please respect copyright.PENANARuKivTOyFk
stab in the heart.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAITAmjaaDdH
"You're right. I realise it now because I didn't get what I want. But I want us to forget that all this ever happened."1043Please respect copyright.PENANASC0mjkpBOi
"You know, the others 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4B9se8qEK2
might forgive you because of the outcome but I am so mad that you could 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2G5uejtu9v
ever do this just because you don't like it when we went out to hang out1043Please respect copyright.PENANAsDjMJBSTIv
with WINNER yesterday."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAmt6iKvTFLo
"If you're trying to say that I'm jealous, then yes, I am."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAk4Yt8FGvbC
I nodded my head. What I1043Please respect copyright.PENANAi4sWL9Zdb8
thought from the beginning the time I came to the conference room was 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAhlRLaLO8aL
true. He was jealous. Not just of The Toxins hanging out with WINNER but1043Please respect copyright.PENANAAxuLI5LUt8
of Seunghoon and I.1043Please respect copyright.PENANABMwEL0zenY
"You know you and I can 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAS8ZH7k7C9t
only be friends and that relationship can't go any further than that. 1043Please respect copyright.PENANATiU5hWj3oh
It's the same thing with Seunghoon. And until you get over it, I suggest1043Please respect copyright.PENANAIndBR7nqqz
you find a way for me to forgive you or this friendship might just go 1043Please respect copyright.PENANASB5ddd1TLl
down the rocks."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA7uJg9eig7L
I headed for the door 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWN2ctCdMsl
without a second thought and I didn't even get to look at him one. As 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAi61kuntiOk
soon as I found myself in the hall heading for the elevator, there stood1043Please respect copyright.PENANANWdjyKrabr
Zoey, waiting.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAu8gZW94LOJ
"I'm guessing you put him in his place," said Zoey as I approached her.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2Sdsas75E4
"I sure hope so," I said1043Please respect copyright.PENANAHrwyn2nHdk
with a sigh. I felt like I had just arm wrestled with a body builder 1043Please respect copyright.PENANA4bEIFqzhNa
and emerged victorious, but at the same time came out exhausted.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMBN0xla0z3
"When you're this mad, trust me, you do know how to put people in their place."1043Please respect copyright.PENANANXX8YKcYn4
Zoey turned around and pressed the button to summon the elevator. When the elevator came, we stepped in and the doors closed.1043Please respect copyright.PENANA2f0xa5L0T0
"I guess you figured out what G-Dragon and I talked about last night," said Zoey as she looked at me.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAc1YnKD46AW
"It wasn't that hard to figure it out," I said.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAP7RjDiUJkS
"Just like it wasn't hard for you to know that G-Dragon would be here. Sometimes your mind works like a supercomputer."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA94DC6aGC2h
"You know computers are 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAdltcYLZD4E
just dumb machines, right?" I looked at Zoey. "They only do what they do1043Please respect copyright.PENANAWneurjTU63
because they have commands installed in them to work as they are 1043Please respect copyright.PENANAMH9Czh5ebB
supposed to."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAr5z7gC5433
"You're right. You're like a detective who plays by her own rules and always connects the dots."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAwI0413YtMH
I smiled. "You always call me that."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAhEoXUgcCvr
"Ya, because you're smart too."1043Please respect copyright.PENANA25xOZ1bNX6
The elevator reached the ground floor and we came out of the elevator finding ourselves in the lobby.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAYvCK2f2iqK
"You know we should celebrate our victory," said Zoey.1043Please respect copyright.PENANARErp9mXE3L
"How?" I asked. "The group hasn't been made official and we can't celebrate when the three groups aren't together."1043Please respect copyright.PENANAN4vqBRw8lJ
"We can figure something out," said Zoey. "We won't have to be all together in one place, you know?"1043Please respect copyright.PENANAOMVfuHeJ9R
"I think I've an idea," I said as we walked out into the parking lot heading to the car.1043Please respect copyright.PENANAEhtTWex1Fa
"I knew you would," said Zoey as she wrapped her arm around my shoulders.
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