
Hanging out at Times 995Please respect copyright.PENANAeXTVD8uebe
Square was super duper fun yesterday. The positive reactions we got from995Please respect copyright.PENANA7JGCDjREQ2
the fans sent us trending all over Twitter within hours and soon, 995Please respect copyright.PENANACOAf1vLn0l
everyone got to know that BTW meant BlackPink, The Toxins and WINNER.995Please respect copyright.PENANAT55UkC090Y
But that didn't matter. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAUzvsSLXS7d
The three groups together with Lee and TOP had a ton of fun stuff to do 995Please respect copyright.PENANAsRYGssj4FI
at Times Square soon after we had lunch. We first went to watch a movie 995Please respect copyright.PENANAk3Cd6JcfIR
on the largest screen in the world, which was amazing. Then we went and 995Please respect copyright.PENANAfSblie6kUA
had fun at the "I Like Dalgi Children's Theme Park", meant for little 995Please respect copyright.PENANAW1cg6jRa50
kids. But hey, who says grown ups can't have a little fun too? Don't 995Please respect copyright.PENANAMI1tsNncBO
worry, we weren't actually playing on the swings or anything. We 995Please respect copyright.PENANA7Rz6VYSN4W
actually played around with the adorable kids.995Please respect copyright.PENANAJV0gbozEex
There were plenty of 995Please respect copyright.PENANA05aQssNK6I
open outdoor spaces like the ecology park, a fountain and a rooftop 995Please respect copyright.PENANAEuEkKvYKhm
garden that we visited. We even took group pictures and selfies with the995Please respect copyright.PENANA4fqGE14XH5
beautiful nature around us. And we managed to get pictures with a few 995Please respect copyright.PENANA9tnet73UDf
fans too.995Please respect copyright.PENANAcF8GDUDDee
The time we were done 995Please respect copyright.PENANAKUm4vzUENm
having fun at Times Square was in the evening and it was completely 995Please respect copyright.PENANAfuYGJf2Nxz
unbelievable when we stepped out into the parking lot and found three 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQucwxnLGnA
black SUV cars, for each of the three groups waiting to pick us up. What995Please respect copyright.PENANAaNKnPDM1sA
made the scene even more dramatic yet terrifying, was that our two 995Please respect copyright.PENANA3Bxn8hJRON
managers were there, waiting for us. They had received the message 995Please respect copyright.PENANA9wa9WL0FOi
through social media alright and they didn't look too happy that we had 995Please respect copyright.PENANATio3FwUfu9
all met and decided to hang out. It was surprising to them that we had 995Please respect copyright.PENANAT1sJzgxkHi
all met "by coincidence." The rest of us never said a word about how 995Please respect copyright.PENANAtQ4Y3lWBrY
everything came to be. Especially with WINNER visiting The Toxins the 995Please respect copyright.PENANAFQfSN7nW9N
previous day, of course.995Please respect copyright.PENANAz9DXuNyTLP
As much as the managers 995Please respect copyright.PENANA4Iszr2vmsp
kept their cool and didn't say a word afterwards meant they weren't 995Please respect copyright.PENANAVLjkohKmsC
really mad at all and we managed to drive away from Times Square without995Please respect copyright.PENANAimuydH6G2a
any complaints. I knew my plan would work but I also knew we were in 995Please respect copyright.PENANAzlX1BiXmNr
for a serious talk from our two managers after they take this all in.995Please respect copyright.PENANAeIjKTEmetc
Right now, this very 995Please respect copyright.PENANAJT9zDphG0k
morning, I was bending over, tying my shoelaces and wondering what they 995Please respect copyright.PENANALW2GB1PrHF
could possibly want to talk to the three groups about as we meet with 995Please respect copyright.PENANAGxsPG4zqSP
them. Collins told us a few minutes ago during breakfast that he and 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYpYhSy9eUv
Yang Hyun-suk want the three groups to go to YG and talk. I hope it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAJVAVw4BWQ2
isn't that serious because yesterday, they didn't seem so mad at all. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAnRI5s3hteu
But why was I so worried? I couldn't figure out what was bothering me 995Please respect copyright.PENANAOtNAwE0yVa
and I just couldn't take it.995Please respect copyright.PENANAFTbMmd1CmJ
I stood up straight after tying my shoelaces and I noticed Zoey approach me as she came out of the bathroom.995Please respect copyright.PENANAwsiJGTRJtA
"Do you think they are mad?" Zoey asked as she stood a few feet away from me.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPWKkEi39Uf
"You're worried, aren't you?" I asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAC5yrgkjnr0
"Aren't you?" Zoey folded her arms.995Please respect copyright.PENANAmk6YuPyiya
I sighed. If Zoey could be as worried as I was, the rest of The Toxins were too.995Please respect copyright.PENANAa20oWtEZYu
"I am," I said. "It's pretty troublesome that they would want us all to meet at YG."995Please respect copyright.PENANAvieEnBTngY
"I thought you said your plan would work."995Please respect copyright.PENANATJnGQu3U5b
"In some way, it did, because they would have been so furious at us, but they weren't."995Please respect copyright.PENANAetHaivOjlW
"Do you think they would want to talk about this BTW thing?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAn3p4Tceglv
I felt like slapping my 995Please respect copyright.PENANAUPNO6Ik9lY
forehead because I realised I was such a complete idiot. Of course. BTW.995Please respect copyright.PENANAywrqcqEsqu
Now that Zoey mentioned it, it all made sense. The managers would 995Please respect copyright.PENANAFTMe2qPT5H
probably want to talk about BTW because as far as the three groups 995Please respect copyright.PENANACkWyKLJb2K
meeting "by coincidence" was concerned, they had completely brushed it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAgYkAksGZ5e
off.995Please respect copyright.PENANAqp9EUHhXgv
"Ya, you're right," I said. "They obviously want to talk about that."995Please respect copyright.PENANAqkRbHEcL8o
"Do you think they would want to make it a real thing?" Zoey was getting anxious.995Please respect copyright.PENANAS1yWdQsaZS
"I would hold that thought for a while if I were you and see what the managers have to say."995Please respect copyright.PENANADc0H2djtEM
Zoey raised an eyebrow at me. "You're worried that they wouldn't agree, aren't you?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAC5zudTpEUt
I shrugged. She read my 995Please respect copyright.PENANAexLEQ9dn4y
mind really well. "I can't lie. I thought about it yesterday and now 995Please respect copyright.PENANAVePCBZYgkM
that you bought up the BTW thing, I realise it's what's been bothering 995Please respect copyright.PENANArTpVq06XVG
me the whole time."995Please respect copyright.PENANAm78fBgDdhG
I sat down on my bed as 995Please respect copyright.PENANAhtmWEBgqdO
my mind kept spinning around the issue. I shouldn't have told Zoey how I995Please respect copyright.PENANANoPcrmtpUQ
felt about all this but I had to let it out somehow.995Please respect copyright.PENANACgCwv5CdKw
"You know, you should have given us a heads up about it, Sam," said Zoey as she also sat on her bed facing me.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8C7ioAMbLX
"Gosh, you really should995Please respect copyright.PENANAO3FpWUdPB0
have seen the looks on all of your faces when we were having fun 995Please respect copyright.PENANA0lpYPwNYY5
yesterday. I just couldn't burst your bubble and tell you whats likely 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYQ6cHvu0BD
to happen to BTW. We all weren't going to enjoy ourselves when it really995Please respect copyright.PENANA6IY7WWN0QI
mattered so I kept quiet. I for one even forgot about it too."995Please respect copyright.PENANA4gC7qLt0ko
"Ya, you're right not to have brought it up or I would've killed you."995Please respect copyright.PENANAxwMm4bv7x1
"Like you almost did to Mike?" I smirked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAqfsg5hm0BA
"Mike is annoying 995Please respect copyright.PENANAsG4vrkdLcu
sometimes," said Zoey as she expressed her irritation with her hands as 995Please respect copyright.PENANA27xxnLcO8f
though they were bear claws. "You could scratch his eyes out."995Please respect copyright.PENANARRgr9expth
"You've been planning to do that ever since we became best friends and he knew the essence of being annoying around you."995Please respect copyright.PENANASk54nU81jG
"You're right. I should burn him instead."995Please respect copyright.PENANAyLM9qrkYEA
I laughed. "The drama between you two never gets old."995Please respect copyright.PENANASHAvjldO52
"And what about the drama between you and Seunghoon?" Zoey's eyebrows were raised and she had a crooked smile on her face.995Please respect copyright.PENANATVqFfHh6eq
"Don't even go there," I warned as I pointed a finger at her.995Please respect copyright.PENANAsbUHFywxmZ
"Sorry, but just so you 995Please respect copyright.PENANAotbk9pnGaZ
know, all the guys on social media were kind of jealous when he posted 995Please respect copyright.PENANAdNlwERO4Ur
that pic of you and him together."995Please respect copyright.PENANAaMKtCljGfw
"Pff! That's not true." I rolled my eyes.995Please respect copyright.PENANAehwyRvvJBx
"Well, you can ask Seungri and TOP who made a comment on Instagram last night."995Please respect copyright.PENANASpFstThvTm
I blushed and at the 995Please respect copyright.PENANAMeUbZDzhv9
same time felt so confused. Zoey had a silly smile on her face and I 995Please respect copyright.PENANAhyTAzwvOcI
couldn't tell whether she did that to intimidate me or there was some 995Please respect copyright.PENANAkvBAlKLiuH
other hidden agenda.995Please respect copyright.PENANArYYLiIkUby
"You weren't on Instagram last night, were you?" she asked this time with a surprised look on her face.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEdvgqZ7x10
"I was," I said as I stared at the ceiling to avoid her eyes."But only for a little while."995Please respect copyright.PENANArgOzg5XCYQ
"Or you weren't really there at all. If you did, you wouldn't have that look on your face."995Please respect copyright.PENANAyX9YTYJMX0
I sighed in surrender. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAAOKePY3YUb
"Fine. You caught me. I logged out of Instagram because I wanted to. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAFGbLWcmXsY
Besides, I knew all the notifications I was bound to receive were going 995Please respect copyright.PENANASxOjactvK4
to be endless, so I did what I had to do."995Please respect copyright.PENANAkwb4DpwRwI
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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAfI8BSZcS5K
"You know me already, Zoey. I like social media when it's necessary."995Please respect copyright.PENANAlpGfMmpYAt
"And hate it when you hit the headlines. Ya, I know you very well."995Please respect copyright.PENANAoeQHeKmEgb
"Okay, enough. What happened on Instagram last night?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAeVbWECB5f3
Zoey had an excited look995Please respect copyright.PENANASjidGubZVW
on her face that for a moment, I was surprised that she was ever even 995Please respect copyright.PENANAbBtUDLWtQ0
worried about us meeting with the managers at YG. Something hot was 995Please respect copyright.PENANAzZfvzio4CO
cooking about Seunghoon and I being called a couple. And it could 995Please respect copyright.PENANA9cbSdWaaN9
clearly show all over her face.995Please respect copyright.PENANAXlgCz83FM6
"There was a debate last night whether you made a compatible girlfriend for Seungyoon," said Zoey as she excitedly bit her lip.995Please respect copyright.PENANAnMywrcH2YU
I shook my head. "And?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAfvGoFvSEht
Zoey folded her arms, 995Please respect copyright.PENANA2sGhx8ByAd
still smiling. "Some people thought you and Seunghoon made a lovely 995Please respect copyright.PENANAvb7bBzpiDk
couple, but others, mostly guys, didn't."995Please respect copyright.PENANA36ewUCzmPu
"Hold that thought. This995Please respect copyright.PENANAF05ddC8ndH
wouldn't have come up unless someone said something about the two of us995Please respect copyright.PENANAPyDZ5lXxxS
after Seunghoon posted that picture."995Please respect copyright.PENANAiBqt6VJfO8
"Don't look at me." Zoey looked the other way. "I didn't say anything."995Please respect copyright.PENANA6Pt95cS0Fd
I snapped my fingers. "Seunghoon."995Please respect copyright.PENANAUbhpuCfT7r
"Bingo!" Zoey clapped her hands.995Please respect copyright.PENANAiJlm4sodDf
"Gosh, what's wrong with him?" I rubbed my forehead feeling like I might just develop a headache.995Please respect copyright.PENANA9WvsrBTe0P
"He's a fan. Is that so wrong?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAAzEDQn6vBG
"Well, he hid in our closet."995Please respect copyright.PENANA8PMNxefn2C
"That was just the closet. Even I would do that for my bias."995Please respect copyright.PENANAXZ1mPbBg1H
"Wow!" I leaned back in surprise. "Did you just say bias?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAPLa6fdGXMr
"Ya, why?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAaR4mSBU5cE
"Looks like we just 995Please respect copyright.PENANAzdOqdiAJAY
developed the k-pop culture where we refer to our favourite celebrity, 995Please respect copyright.PENANAtyAaHvXyGm
whom we consider perfect as our bias."995Please respect copyright.PENANAVKbmPlSH0i
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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAVJqXSzqCqx
"But anyway, Seunghoon hiding in my closet wasn't the only thing that he has done."995Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0u2yugN5B
"What do you mean? You 995Please respect copyright.PENANATE1GUCG8vf
got to meet Seunghoon for the first time when he jumped out of our 995Please respect copyright.PENANAONBfg8hhVQ
closet. What else could he possibly have done before that?"995Please respect copyright.PENANArXALuAj4DG
"We had a few encounters before though I never knew it was him."995Please respect copyright.PENANAW56Ib2058N
Zoey's eyes bulged out in surprise. "He was stalking you?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAFHndvJKGlE
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAZtANRRMBSl
"When did that happen and when were you ever going to tell me?"995Please respect copyright.PENANApJpv2cJDQM
"I wanted to but I kept 995Please respect copyright.PENANAlFUSHRXoXD
it to myself. And when other issues started to arise, especially with 995Please respect copyright.PENANAicLbG6VuVk
Jehan, I even forgot that I even had a stalker."995Please respect copyright.PENANAsQPd8LDoFR
"Jehan. Don't remind me," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes.995Please respect copyright.PENANA5o2nCyOOj7
"Ya, I shouldn't. But now you know. And for the record, don't tell anybody."995Please respect copyright.PENANA1N6zEjLKUV
"My lips on this one are sealed. I won't tell anyone, not even G-Dragon."995Please respect copyright.PENANAVBYDap5Cfk
I looked at Zoey with a questioning look. "Why would you mention him in all of this?"995Please respect copyright.PENANA8uApqWhURR
Zoey quickly got up from the bed. "Pretend I never said that."995Please respect copyright.PENANAfugZajrusP
I quickly stood up and 995Please respect copyright.PENANA1ylTSJjan3
Zoey made a beeline for the door. I followed her and just before she 995Please respect copyright.PENANAk14j46YOfN
could hold the door knob, I reached her, held her by the hair and pulled995Please respect copyright.PENANAg6ThoVaQ63
her back.995Please respect copyright.PENANAz9wYbVGCws
"Ow, ow, ow!" Zoey yelled as she held the back of her head from where I pulled at her hair.995Please respect copyright.PENANA01yNi68rbv
"Zoey, you're going to 995Please respect copyright.PENANAikXbZJKksn
tell me right now what you mean," I said, pulling her hair even more. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYRsiMCGWBJ
"Or else, I'll pull your hair out and you will not think of dying your 995Please respect copyright.PENANANrGXgFEs1X
own hair pink in the next ten years."995Please respect copyright.PENANAGCTpm5GJyw
"Ouch! Sam! You're hurting me!" Zoey complained. "I was just joking around."995Please respect copyright.PENANA4JHYvLsxoR
"You're lying."995Please respect copyright.PENANARkhpVnnwn6
"I'm telling the truth!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAzSuvDhWSqJ
"Come on, Zoey. You personally had a talk with G-Dragon, didn't you?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAiCsqZtGYDz
I felt Zoey pause as she stopped struggling to get away. "How did you know?"995Please respect copyright.PENANA0yHjcWC14w
"I know because I know. So, what did you two talk about?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAo9Lvyq0Icj
"I can't tell you that."995Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7srlxVk4T
"Why?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAoGm2Lu8Byw
"Because it's 995Please respect copyright.PENANAnEVjV6dibh
confidential. Owwwuch!" I made sure I tightened my fist even more under 995Please respect copyright.PENANA2woN8jJL42
her hair pulling at her roots. "That really hurts!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAgXMUWb2pUV
The door in front of us suddenly flew open. Lee came in the room and paused upon seeing the scene in front of her.995Please respect copyright.PENANAvsj7ZV9oSZ
"Is it me or is Sam trying to braid your hair?" Lee asked Zoey with an unbelievable look on her face.995Please respect copyright.PENANAyV3vfWEvtQ
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAUewZ1fw5Ij
"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.995Please respect copyright.PENANAdtwuL287ON
"You can tell me about your drama later," said Lee. "The car's here and we have to go."995Please respect copyright.PENANAw8N8Mq9pBQ
Zoey whined as though she was about to cry. "Do we really have to go now?" she asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAp00PM0KaCM
"I know it feels like you're going for a trial, but you don't have a choice."995Please respect copyright.PENANAo5xru50yXV
"Lee's right," I said. "We do have to hear our managers out. Though we all know it won't be pretty."995Please respect copyright.PENANAs8eJzuN0n9
"Fine," said Zoey. "Before we get there, I better prepare for the worst."995Please respect copyright.PENANALKMJV9l478
"Think positive," said Lee. "You can never know what might happen."995Please respect copyright.PENANAhtWXCgIwTx
"No, Sam's already spoiled my mood with her own premonitions."995Please respect copyright.PENANAQXgv1urGeJ
"And she did the right thing," said Lee with a smile.995Please respect copyright.PENANAwpvHFOCYPF
I playfully rolled my 995Please respect copyright.PENANAIT9WwH0tDD
eyes and didn't say a word as I walked out of the room with Zoey and Lee995Please respect copyright.PENANA0UCaqgYZh6
following suit. I found the other Toxins waiting by the elevator. They 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYfsubuJDWC
also looked worried.995Please respect copyright.PENANAWI8jkQJYEn
"You all look like you're going to a funeral," said Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANAesXk1CHwDP
"And you were sounding like your hair's caught fire a minute ago," said Mike, folding his arms and looking at Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEl9tUiV0dP
"I fell on the floor." Zoey looked at Mike with wide eyes.995Please respect copyright.PENANAzAvnldygYn
"Never mind. Just like you guys, we are also worried," I said.995Please respect copyright.PENANAKftWeFyJ1U
"Where is Collins?" Daniel asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAaddehZXv1g
"He left soon after breakfast," Lee answered.995Please respect copyright.PENANABh45N6aw9e
The five of us turned to look at Lee. "What?" we said at the same time.995Please respect copyright.PENANAqB59cPK3pV
"He left early," said Lee, shrugging her shoulders995Please respect copyright.PENANAbigiRzOORt
"Why? Is he really that mad at us that he wants to go ahead to prepare a death trap?" Zoey asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANA6J2LSVvonD
"Death trap? Seriously, Zoey?" Christine asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANALR62MDd7ph
Zoey shrugged. "Couldn't think of any other way to say it."995Please respect copyright.PENANA7Z74X1FaYF
"Okay, first of all," 995Please respect copyright.PENANABrStNCCWbh
said Lee grabbing our attention. "There is no death trap. Secondly, 995Please respect copyright.PENANAb80beGjmEn
after we came back from Times Square, I personally talked to Collins and995Please respect copyright.PENANANT4Lwn3Ugk
he wasn't mad at you."995Please respect copyright.PENANAlklgfYeSdM
"Then do you know why he wants BlackPink, WINNER and us to meet?" Mike asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAaAfrJN1ECN
"That, he couldn't say."995Please respect copyright.PENANAs2dik6oufo
"I thought you were his assistant," said Daniel.995Please respect copyright.PENANAWsPw9By8VW
"You know, Collins doesn't tell me everything. He treats me like I'm part of you guys too."995Please respect copyright.PENANAMLIad0Io2n
"Welcome to the monkey side," said Zoey as she rolled her eyes and scratched her head.995Please respect copyright.PENANAWzJO9TQR58
"Ya, I now know how that feels. But right now we better go."995Please respect copyright.PENANA7b0R6KXjNV
Christine pressed the 995Please respect copyright.PENANA5rgpNkYgDA
button to the elevator and when we all got in, we headed downstairs and 995Please respect copyright.PENANAAHVplSNug6
went in the black SUV waiting for us. There were a few fans who stood 995Please respect copyright.PENANAU5xQYN677Q
outside the hotel premises and for a moment, it felt a little awkward 995Please respect copyright.PENANAJIALsM5jky
that they were here in the nearly hours of the morning. I know it's 995Please respect copyright.PENANAX6rIGwrvjp
normal for every fan to do so but today I couldn't help but feel that 995Please respect copyright.PENANAM20b0b32mO
something was a bit odd about it. Then I remembered BTW.995Please respect copyright.PENANAidGyXi1RFB
We got to YG right on 995Please respect copyright.PENANA5twzHctef4
time and immediately we stepped into the lobby, we found all four 995Please respect copyright.PENANAqTHTO3TovW
members of WINNER heading for the elevator. Looked like they had also 995Please respect copyright.PENANARwxm7vld3t
arrived a few seconds earlier.995Please respect copyright.PENANA45RYsoIMbF
"Hey, guys!" Zoey greeted loudly so that she could grab their attention.995Please respect copyright.PENANA0qtWJ42RT4
"Zoey!" Mino turned around and had a huge smile on his face. "Hey, guys."995Please respect copyright.PENANAxEV3uj7dO6
"Hi," the four of us responded and not in a way people would like to hear.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1q2hgrEVf3
"You all look down," said Seungyoon. "What's wrong?"995Please respect copyright.PENANA2Cav1RknnG
"It's nothing really," I said. "We just don't like how this meeting is going to turn out."995Please respect copyright.PENANAlAHWUQRYJL
The four members of WINNER all muttered at the same time.995Please respect copyright.PENANA6cp2b5PUfi
"Guess we're not the only ones feeling that way," said Jinwoo.995Please respect copyright.PENANAFF6kVr3snA
"Are BlackPink already here?" Mike asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAFzaAatM6pu
"The receptionist says they are waiting in the conference room," said Seunghoon.995Please respect copyright.PENANA3IUKiWRpla
"Okay," said Daniel as he rubbed his hands together. "Let's go meet our fate."995Please respect copyright.PENANAR9wupEAPEj
"If this comes out as a death trap, I'm going to say I told you so," said Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANA7gvvNQ2SBJ
"There will be no such 995Please respect copyright.PENANA1C7pmjOGX0
thing," said Christine. "You're just exaggerating what might come up 995Please respect copyright.PENANAL77URlOF6f
that we won't like at all so you refer to it as a death trap."995Please respect copyright.PENANAPjngIg5Yup
"And you're making it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAIzhW4sTiKF
sound ten times worse than it already is, Zoey," said Seungyoon, as he 995Please respect copyright.PENANAlhprUvex1R
pouted his lip and scratched his head.995Please respect copyright.PENANAYhXtcVoazh
"Wonder where that came from," said Mino.995Please respect copyright.PENANAYN4FKSGFjN
"Trust me, you don't 995Please respect copyright.PENANASmu49kiidI
want to know," said Lee as she pulled out her phone from her purse. "You995Please respect copyright.PENANA1v1zBIRnac
guys go ahead and I'll give your managers a call that you're here."995Please respect copyright.PENANAzTccXAARFr
"You aren't coming with us?" I asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAF7faVnQzE1
"I might have joined the 'monkey's club' but I'm not going to be there when they drop a bombshell."995Please respect copyright.PENANAJnhaayjDuL
"See, death trap!" Zoey emphasised.995Please respect copyright.PENANAgBsypl6iOd
"Zoey!" everyone muttered loudly that Zoey quickly covered her mouth and looked away.995Please respect copyright.PENANAOCRl9LdrxV
"Look, whether they are 995Please respect copyright.PENANArVYFs2UJ3q
going to say what we might not like, a death trap as Zoey likes to put 995Please respect copyright.PENANALQcn3Wbx4x
it. Or not, you'll be fine," said Lee. "We all have gone through this 995Please respect copyright.PENANALIsXOHENq2
where you never like the decisions the managers have to make."995Please respect copyright.PENANAfbOVx1EOlN
"Please, don't remind us," said Mike as he rubbed his forehead.995Please respect copyright.PENANA02aeb6M21q
"Either way," Lee continued, "you better go. You don't want to be late."995Please respect copyright.PENANARhQlwIauRe
"Won't you wish us luck?" I asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAvhH3kjxLBU
"You don't need it when you already know what's going to happen."995Please respect copyright.PENANAPgfsWbXtzV
I gave Lee a sad smile 995Please respect copyright.PENANASgGf2nSxQ6
and turned towards the elevator. I started to feel the way I always felt995Please respect copyright.PENANAWtUBrUHc5p
whenever you had to hear a decision that might just cost something in 995Please respect copyright.PENANA3fhIu9K1Xg
your life. Like suicide.995Please respect copyright.PENANAtjYgruSnM0
We started our way 995Please respect copyright.PENANAcQmouPT9NW
towards the elevator when all of the sudden, I stopped when I realised 995Please respect copyright.PENANAMbNIXTsvwN
that I didn't have my phone with me. I checked the pockets of my jumper 995Please respect copyright.PENANAao89Zh74J8
and my jean trousers. Nothing.995Please respect copyright.PENANAg9CY7YONa4
"Gosh, I think I left my phone in the car," I said. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up."995Please respect copyright.PENANACqp9ODi1XR
I quickly ran out of the995Please respect copyright.PENANA3kNofNKaDs
lobby as the others made their way into the elevator with Lee. When I 995Please respect copyright.PENANA1wTabX1UU2
got to the parking lot, I made my way towards the SUV we had driven in 995Please respect copyright.PENANAPo6fkLSVge
and luckily, I met the driver who was almost about to leave the car. I 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQQWdttkZTN
told him about my phone and he unlocked the doors for me so that I could995Please respect copyright.PENANAIe2ovBfxgk
check for it inside.995Please respect copyright.PENANA4A9HYgFxpN
When I got to the 995Please respect copyright.PENANAanwUNpe2F2
passenger's seat, I saw the phone in between the seats I sat on with 995Please respect copyright.PENANAayvGAGJrQi
Zoey on our way here. I got in the car and sat in just to get it. When I995Please respect copyright.PENANASWA6yGD6K1
did, I checked to see if I had any missed calls or messages. There were995Please respect copyright.PENANAYIM0mPCIvn
two missed calls and a message. I opened my inbox to read the message 995Please respect copyright.PENANASH5KnJfTQT
and it was one short sentence with only four words. I looked at the 995Please respect copyright.PENANARD3PVe1kib
message again not believing what I read. There was only one logical 995Please respect copyright.PENANAo1d9ZRZagC
explanation to this and I was going to find out why.995Please respect copyright.PENANASPHIbxRHNG
Just as I was about to get out, I jumped in fright when I saw who was standing right outside the car. Seunghoon.995Please respect copyright.PENANAqDDJQqnKFA
"Seriously, I can sue 995Please respect copyright.PENANAWhZfgorG69
you for stalking me," I said as I held my chest. My heart was beating so995Please respect copyright.PENANAVOmpfzHpsv
fast. I never even heard him coming.995Please respect copyright.PENANApyniYUk3g5
"Just came to check on you," he said with a smile.995Please respect copyright.PENANACI0AbHQXXJ
"You're not my bodyguard995Please respect copyright.PENANAgigWjkh7yy
that you've to follow me around," I said as I came out of the car and 995Please respect copyright.PENANAIrGtMn9CaX
banged the door shut. "How did you get here? I never heard you coming."995Please respect copyright.PENANA4VgK24FN5t
"Maybe I have kitty attributes like you." Seunghoon raised his eyebrows up and down and leaned towards me.995Please respect copyright.PENANAV5J1o7P5V5
I blushed. "You know about that?"995Please respect copyright.PENANARmvFDF7CiJ
"Everyone knows you have995Please respect copyright.PENANAXRVyR3HF3o
cat feet, Sam. No one ever hears you coming unless you want them to. 995Please respect copyright.PENANA4Aycb2zT0C
Zoey once mentioned that in an interview, I remember."995Please respect copyright.PENANAaU58DBZ6Fx
"Never mind. I just came to get my phone and you didn't have to follow me."995Please respect copyright.PENANAbgbrq39Be8
"Looks like I did the 995Please respect copyright.PENANALuZsIBARIr
right thing because you look like you're about to punch something right 995Please respect copyright.PENANA8j0INlNxLK
now and I'll be the one to control your anger."995Please respect copyright.PENANA5uJbw4UXR2
"If I wanted to, can you be my punching bag?" I folded my arms.995Please respect copyright.PENANAO9sxAi2VKB
"You wouldn't even if you wanted to." He smirked and I rolled my eyes.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEOQRAI1Eh6
"You're right. I don't want to be sued by YG for breaking your face."995Please respect copyright.PENANA8o1G2uNd2y
"And because you're a 995Please respect copyright.PENANArgc1dqwYQc
lady and you don't have to punch anyone unless it's necessary. You might995Please respect copyright.PENANALnVlONI6eI
have punched that school mate of yours but that was years ago. So, 995Please respect copyright.PENANAHOunX0FIdR
what's up? It looked like you just received a bad message."995Please respect copyright.PENANAtlfN8q5oA7
"It isn't a bad message. Just something that needs a little sorting out. Come on, you'll see."995Please respect copyright.PENANAiomzpIWYz6
I quickly started my way back to the YG building and Seunghoon was up to pace with me with his long legs.995Please respect copyright.PENANATUtv1qO9D0
"Can you at least tell 995Please respect copyright.PENANA3FonV0OGQ2
me what's going on?" Seunghoon asked when we finally got in the elevator995Please respect copyright.PENANAUd3Gl040KQ
and he pressed the button leading to the floor to the conference room.995Please respect copyright.PENANAe1YXYcdgzF
"Nope, if I tell you it won't have that wonderful dramatic effect," I answered.995Please respect copyright.PENANAj3LHlD86lG
"What dramatic effect?" 995Please respect copyright.PENANAhoYwTp9WXA
Seunghoon looked me in the eye with a curious look on his face as he 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQR6OXS40t3
came closer. I took a warning step back.995Please respect copyright.PENANAqhd3byIWHi
"If you hadn't followed 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYjoVLD9Pux
me to the parking lot, you would know what I mean and you would be 995Please respect copyright.PENANAtBjOjJvXw3
trying to recover from the little surprise you'll find in the conference995Please respect copyright.PENANAWofqLy2EyV
room."995Please respect copyright.PENANAepujR4EaEh
"What surprise?"995Please respect copyright.PENANA1SwZWYtZhJ
The elevator stopped and995Please respect copyright.PENANAs2GmxEo2JB
the doors flew open. Just as Seunghoon and I turned to look down the 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxLnoY4VtyQ
hall, there was Zoey coming out hurriedly through the door of one of the995Please respect copyright.PENANAyXpOGIppBG
rooms, into the hall and running towards the elevator upon seeing us. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAvN7Rn9XW5E
Seunghoon and I stepped out.995Please respect copyright.PENANASHg6do3maN
"Zoey, what's wrong?" Seunghoon asked when she reached us and she had a horrified look on her face.995Please respect copyright.PENANAFeV2GthIr8
"You will not believe what's going on," said Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANAfPq0Tgavz3
"I already have a guess," I said.995Please respect copyright.PENANAtSc75zt2am
"You know?" Zoey grew shocked as she looked at me.995Please respect copyright.PENANAe21xYY04Gm
"Yep. And we are going to sort this out right now."995Please respect copyright.PENANAlNomlVkpgT
I made my way towards the conference room. Seunghoon and Zoey follow.995Please respect copyright.PENANAlF4zTggtJF
"What's going on? Can someone please tell me?" Seunghoon asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAkLSskYevGD
"You're about to find out," said Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1B7AmUOItw
When we reached the 995Please respect copyright.PENANARSb0WnVGz8
conference room, I took hold of the door knob, turned it and opened the 995Please respect copyright.PENANA2KsdBUI2Lx
door. The conference room was quiet and there was a weird aura that I 995Please respect copyright.PENANAEcrBiWHMc7
felt immediately I stepped in. I didn't have to ask why.995Please respect copyright.PENANABss8qBfTTn
In the conference room 995Please respect copyright.PENANAbx5aIXPd3y
was a huge round mahogany table. It's polished surface shining bright 995Please respect copyright.PENANA5ggHOnvIfx
under the tiny light bulbs embedded in the roof. There were black office995Please respect copyright.PENANAQF4ornGje5
chairs around the table. The other Toxins, BlackPink and WINNER were 995Please respect copyright.PENANAkWGbGlMASN
all seated at one half end of the rounded table. When they saw me enter 995Please respect copyright.PENANA0htjvRKWZn
the room, the look on their faces was so worrying that I grew horrified 995Please respect copyright.PENANAho19pelXyI
though I did my best not to show it.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPD0p22gciY
"Sam," said Mike and I stopped him short before he could say anything else with my hand raised.995Please respect copyright.PENANAw48XXePkPz
I looked to the opposite995Please respect copyright.PENANADczdS2iZ0h
half end of the table from where the others sat and I noticed that one 995Please respect copyright.PENANA9BMTMZU269
of the chairs faced the other way. Someone was sitting there and had 995Please respect copyright.PENANAln2WMYZhdR
turned their backs to us facing the wall.995Please respect copyright.PENANAh5vUoD0eCy
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAQrHUzL5gcv
G-Dragon quickly turned 995Please respect copyright.PENANA3FJKZZdgIp
around on the chair and he had that smile on his face that was somewhat 995Please respect copyright.PENANAfR5nYUlqhd
annoying and yet so cute that my heart almost melted.995Please respect copyright.PENANA3ScRfH2pRL
"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?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAwQ6UyKUKaJ
"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.995Please respect copyright.PENANAyPMHnd5WAE
"Huh?" Seunghoon looked surprised at seeing G-Dragon and also confused at what I said. "What did it say?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAfpm4gxOhzF
"Just a simple, 'hi, are you coming?' was all," I said as I looked at Seunghoon.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPvAk5WHwY2
"Wait," said Lisa who 995Please respect copyright.PENANAVKNevIJlHi
sat with the others at the other end, looking at me also with a confused995Please respect copyright.PENANAkpCUhT8gd3
look on her face. "You knew just like that? Through his message?"995Please respect copyright.PENANApV7umFuFzs
"It felt simple and 995Please respect copyright.PENANA5hz94nTp3W
straightforward. For all we know, only BTW were supposed to be here to 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxDPssrPdlC
meet with our managers. And I for one didn't make any breakfast date 995Please respect copyright.PENANALxlVkS5aPA
with G-Dragon today."995Please respect copyright.PENANA3ThI1In0PW
"Smart," said G-Dragon as he winked at me."Looks like you're really referring to your little group as BTW then."995Please respect copyright.PENANArL5cz2VBqt
"I don't have a choice." I raised my eyebrow at him. "With you around, I just have to rub it in your face." 995Please respect copyright.PENANArAN1vNpJlO
"We will see about that. Because we're going to have a serious talk about BTW."995Please respect copyright.PENANAe9EwXqeN5U
"I had a feeling you would be on the managers' side the second we came here," said Mino.995Please respect copyright.PENANABF4jVCSMkH
"Ya, I know I'm a 995Please respect copyright.PENANAB7hhhoC3hl
threat," said G-Dragon as he grinned. "I did say all this was going to 995Please respect copyright.PENANASTo1fdlYG3
have consequences if you guys keep on meeting each other."995Please respect copyright.PENANAbmAgIPB8Lp
"If you mean us getting 995Please respect copyright.PENANArZgeZIXB0i
into trouble with our managers, you're sadly mistaken," said Jessie. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAXep0mttQGo
"They weren't even mad at all because all they know is that we all met 995Please respect copyright.PENANAa3n9NO4SLt
by coincidence."995Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3mpAuJB08
"You're right." G-Dragon stood up from his seat. "They aren't mad, just yet."995Please respect copyright.PENANA6PACNhITlx
I didn't like his last sentence and something told me he had something up his sleeve.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8kUstOj6hY
"We wouldn't be having this meeting if it wasn't for you, am I right?" I asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1xRkpKCnWG
The rest of the BTW crew995Please respect copyright.PENANAeLloC1Lg9W
grew confused and started muttering. And I could tell their eyes were 995Please respect copyright.PENANAMYlSAA3aB2
flying from G-Dragon to me, wondering who would say something next.995Please respect copyright.PENANAHlusv86pHH
"You know me so well," said G-Dragon as he stood up and came around the table to get to me.995Please respect copyright.PENANAUgICV7Vf1o
"I just know how the human mindset works," I said. "I don't really know you at all."995Please respect copyright.PENANAtA1HvetOIf
"Hold up," said Zoey who995Please respect copyright.PENANATVfsp8j7Jg
stood beside me as she looked at G-Dragon. "So, you're saying, you 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxGR48SFkmV
called for this meeting to get us in trouble?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAIKBiM3eC9L
"That's a simple way of putting it," said G-Dragon as he smiled at Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPH6022z6FJ
"Told you we'll 995Please respect copyright.PENANAVovfW0MlCv
experience a death trap," Zoey muttered loud enough for everyone to hear995Please respect copyright.PENANAqdhRvf3CBa
as she went to stand beside the others at the other end of the table.995Please respect copyright.PENANAAzfzHNuUJc
"But is he going to do 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQCz6N2DYej
that?" Rosé asked. "He will need a lot of evidence to show that we all 995Please respect copyright.PENANARfQRVwDj6h
didn't really meet by coincidence."995Please respect copyright.PENANAoTdjtCeNZL
There was silence in the995Please respect copyright.PENANAu6osJtwsIv
room until Daniel and Mike murmured "oh no" at the same time. I knew 995Please respect copyright.PENANAePcWK3pCVo
that just like me, they had already figured out what G-Dragon was 995Please respect copyright.PENANArQHiEbB7P4
planning to do.995Please respect copyright.PENANAdf1QLc9OZ1
"He doesn't need any evidence to trap us," said Mike.995Please respect copyright.PENANAuFiMB6HaRL
"What do you mean?" Jisoo who sat beside him asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAYmvYrNRbSm
"The managers would believe him if talks about what happened the day before yesterday at the hotel," said Daniel.995Please respect copyright.PENANA2ziRf2OnPy
"The time WINNER came to see us," said Christine as the realisation settled in.995Please respect copyright.PENANA22vnPQx1Pm
"And they would take his word because he has Daesung and Seungri to back him up," I said.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8idMbLKHD0
"And also because he's 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxOTdJN8pho
our senior," said Zoey as she folded her arms. "That's how he even 995Please respect copyright.PENANAMtbxBWuxjM
managed to set this meeting up in the first place."995Please respect copyright.PENANAJoN5BnfwWu
"Well, you Toxins did your homework," said G-Dragon.995Please respect copyright.PENANA9ApPaGy4MQ
"Why do I feel like I'm in court?" Seungyoon asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAAwXFoeQXf5
"It's because we are and we have to take defence," I said.995Please respect copyright.PENANAjvx5BV4dvh
"Can't we just settle this matter somehow?" Jinwoo asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANA5arysw3Xrg
"Why do I feel I just entered an episode of Suits?" Mike asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANA4OwS4eXhKB
I turned to look at Mike and I wasn't the only who did. Mike shrugged his shoulders.995Please respect copyright.PENANABWaLfZjEyn
"What? I watch Suits from time to time."995Please respect copyright.PENANAPWyHFc2Md7
"What will it take so that you won't tell our managers?" Seunghoon asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAcG90tECBxx
G-Dragon smiled. He had 995Please respect copyright.PENANAs7OaZsp2ry
us right where he wanted. I was so not liking this right now. When I 995Please respect copyright.PENANA0U5cT28zwX
thought we would be dealing with our managers, we actually were meant to995Please respect copyright.PENANAFj5rQpzQ6J
deal with G-Dragon instead.995Please respect copyright.PENANAyrutCRvBpd
"I'm glad you brought that up because I was thinking of the same thing," said G-Dragon.995Please respect copyright.PENANAmUUDmpwUlr
"What do you want?" I asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAAQUbcnJNst
G-Dragon looked at me as995Please respect copyright.PENANApVqSVBcJTE
he bit his lip. I looked straight at him in the eye wondering why he 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQN9VG1pRcb
was doing all of this. I had a hunch, but I had to be sure of it before I995Please respect copyright.PENANAxVxqK8w8mZ
came to any conclusions.995Please respect copyright.PENANAfCFLAz1emO
"To make things clear 995Please respect copyright.PENANAvQY2EUAdL1
with all of you," said G-Dragon. "I might have brought up this idea of a995Please respect copyright.PENANAwbaXm8RwFh
meeting in the first place concerning BTW, but the managers had been 995Please respect copyright.PENANAtwsRcmGUCW
thinking about doing the same thing."995Please respect copyright.PENANAbObyZiuPl4
"That still doesn't change the fact that all this was your idea," said Seungyoon.995Please respect copyright.PENANAC5CYVEZDFI
"You're right. And just to give you a heads up, the managers aren't going to let BTW be a group."995Please respect copyright.PENANAhy66tAF8ja
"We already know that," said Zoey. "We all had a feeling that it would come to this."995Please respect copyright.PENANAPlmejk13qb
"And we will not allow it," said Rosé.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8TMDecxVjG
"Most of us are up for this idea and some of the fans too," said Mino.995Please respect copyright.PENANAuEcLMX67L0
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANA0PJDJVG2ZC
"You want us to agree or else you tell our managers everything," I said.995Please respect copyright.PENANAmIwRvrtn3h
"All's fair in love and 995Please respect copyright.PENANAusRjOyPKqR
war." G-Dragon gave a huge smile. "You guys are stubborn and they might 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYZ2NitBlWE
just agree to your whims. So just accept what they bring up and we can 995Please respect copyright.PENANAeqljA6QQgq
go and pretend we never even had this meeting."995Please respect copyright.PENANA7EZFqtKt1I
"Come on," Christine 995Please respect copyright.PENANAKjqrbpRwyL
complained. "As if BTW is even going to be an ongoing thing. The Toxins 995Please respect copyright.PENANAi3ePYM9D7o
won't be here for long and you know it."995Please respect copyright.PENANAu15xRsw7i6
"Christine's right," said Lisa. "I don't think it's wrong if we make BTW temporarily."995Please respect copyright.PENANAqlERe7bWjS
"BTW is nothing but a 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxydYvXu0Nf
collaborative group on my part," I said. "It's almost in the same way 995Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8ux81Uxdu
artists collaborate. Like the way The Toxins and BigBang did."995Please respect copyright.PENANAARlbaRIK1L
"I firmly agree with Sam," said Jisoo.995Please respect copyright.PENANA8eHGO6xxCP
"We all do," said Seunghoon. "Just imagine what BTW can do."995Please respect copyright.PENANAHt6ra8KNjH
"Who knows, we might just have our own show!" Zoey said excitedly.995Please respect copyright.PENANAAxjj1Amtww
"Which won't last long by the way," pointed out Mike.995Please respect copyright.PENANARVNEKvTQUP
"And it's going to attract a lot of media attention like it did yesterday," said Jinwoo.995Please respect copyright.PENANApgx68Wt5cM
"We might just make BTW involved in market promotions too," said Mino.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPXkQnWKmHo
"That's being business minded and I like it," said Jennie.995Please respect copyright.PENANAntQqFW3xZK
"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.995Please respect copyright.PENANArACS1MlFVx
"Well, you guys can dream all you want but it isn't going to happen," said G-Dragon.995Please respect copyright.PENANAICh6L3vOlZ
Upon saying that, the 995Please respect copyright.PENANA63qjMW5Op6
door to the conference room flew open. I turned to the door and coming 995Please respect copyright.PENANAPg842U5gba
in were the two managers and Lee. For a moment I grew silent with 995Please respect copyright.PENANAWIfJU8WRoD
everyone else in the room due to their sudden presence. Those who were 995Please respect copyright.PENANAcQXHEhz75t
seated stood up.995Please respect copyright.PENANA9bFAGSrqJG
I gulped. I hope the 995Please respect copyright.PENANAytLhJHjpbn
managers hadn't heard the entire conversation. Especially the part where995Please respect copyright.PENANAEuFWGX8glW
G-Dragon was to get us in trouble by telling them the truth.995Please respect copyright.PENANAkceWFCajpG
The two managers had 995Please respect copyright.PENANAmwtYioUJk9
their eyes on me at first and I felt they had finally figured what was 995Please respect copyright.PENANA142pN5oXtm
going on. I wanted to break into a sweat when they looked at me. But I 995Please respect copyright.PENANAnzEOWl49Gi
kept myself calm telling myself that I maybe over thinking and nothing 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0lHRzmsCp
is wrong.995Please respect copyright.PENANAnUFplvCMDG
"Good that you're all 995Please respect copyright.PENANASp2EAf8ybX
here," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We have a few things to discuss. Zoey, 995Please respect copyright.PENANAskM6CouYIE
Seunghoon, Sam, Jiyong, take your seats, please. And everyone else too."995Please respect copyright.PENANAjF5W2hzpFW
I have always hated it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAtfobMKyPxT
when managers have that serious tone in their voice that shook every 995Please respect copyright.PENANANcmiht4K09
cell in your body. I quickly took the chair in front of me and G-Dragon 995Please respect copyright.PENANA2PSlR8dg6L
sat to my left and Seunghoon to my right. For some reason, I felt really995Please respect copyright.PENANATxb5vJ1hnP
uncomfortable sitting in between them. The others sat back down on 995Please respect copyright.PENANAjyFU4lYRd2
their seats.995Please respect copyright.PENANAbiJihZwcbr
The two managers and Lee995Please respect copyright.PENANAEARqRzwveH
stood at the other end of the table and we all had our eyes on them. I 995Please respect copyright.PENANAzDiFyCtLgp
started to silently tap my fingers on the polished wooden table as I bit995Please respect copyright.PENANAyvekxlsx0C
my lower lip. I turned to look at the others and even though some were 995Please respect copyright.PENANAwzmpiMzmzJ
trying to put up a straight face, I could tell they were as nervous as I995Please respect copyright.PENANAL9I9gCMsU1
was.995Please respect copyright.PENANAgIUGzBXj6N
"Everyone in here looks really tense," said Collins. "As though you weren't the ones laughing about yesterday at Time Square."995Please respect copyright.PENANAN1Mq6UZBW1
"Well, we all know why we are," I said as I looked at Collins. "And we know it's something serious."995Please respect copyright.PENANAfqIQWchDeO
"You're right, it is serious," said Yang Hyun-suk.995Please respect copyright.PENANA6s8975ys2x
Zoey sighed loudly in 995Please respect copyright.PENANAdo9Xja2a6I
frustration and everyone turned to look at her. "Please just say it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAm4VvUUz3EX
already," she said. "'You created a huge mess yesterday, blah, blah, 995Please respect copyright.PENANA4GNajdq6rT
blah you weren't supposed to meet, blah, blah, blah and so BTW was just a995Please respect copyright.PENANAzz5TPEfaZk
one day thing.' Some of us just want to go back to the hotel and watch 995Please respect copyright.PENANAjjhS6CpY28
some K-drama to forget the horrible aftermath of this meeting."995Please respect copyright.PENANAxgwieNisLU
The two managers 995Please respect copyright.PENANAH5rVpFO4we
chuckled at Zoey's response and I couldn't figure out why they found it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAfPdD4F0ReI
so amusing when most of us in this room were grieving in the inside. 995Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4ESW69WQJ
That was so not cool.995Please respect copyright.PENANAF5X9Kuc6io
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAaNEq0aCAp3
"Here we go," muttered Jessie as she leaned back on her chair and closed her eyes in despair.995Please respect copyright.PENANAjaygSOelk7
"But that doesn't mean we can't reconsider it," said Collins.995Please respect copyright.PENANALtt9CLB193
My ears perked up when 995Please respect copyright.PENANAW7aKxPw5QE
Collins said the word "reconsider." And I bet the others were all 995Please respect copyright.PENANAGE85inZvrC
attentive too. Could it be that they might just turn things around?995Please respect copyright.PENANAf69iQ1poXu
Seunghoon cleared his throat. "What do you mean?" he asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANACpLfhe8dYm
"We heard you outside 995Please respect copyright.PENANAAUpNiClDAH
the door discussing or rather debating about making BTW a real group 995Please respect copyright.PENANA2RvzkbGWg2
thing even if it's just temporary," said Yang Hyun-suk.995Please respect copyright.PENANAanTtWI0HhJ
"And as stood by the door, we reconsidered giving BTW a shot," said Collins.995Please respect copyright.PENANAdyz0KZnf1a
"For real?" I couldn't believe my ears.995Please respect copyright.PENANAPvsVatL2wx
"Yes, Sam. For real," 995Please respect copyright.PENANAwa9cgD0P7N
said Yang Hyun-suk. "But don't get your hopes up because we have to go 995Please respect copyright.PENANAv6Efe1iSNW
through further scrutiny about this decision."995Please respect copyright.PENANAUXlhFZf84P
I smiled. Even if they 995Please respect copyright.PENANA4sNPJl8aoG
were saying we shouldn't get our hopes up, it was quiet clear they were 995Please respect copyright.PENANAUjHfr3wyBW
up for the idea themselves and that meant BTW was a go.995Please respect copyright.PENANA86sbytYYe3
There was an exciting 995Please respect copyright.PENANAT3Qu93p6iD
feeling in the air now that the whole BTW crew were all rejuvenated by 995Please respect copyright.PENANAhsMdlxJp5D
the exciting news. We were all smiling to ourselves and already I could 995Please respect copyright.PENANApxh7pPNG1F
see that Zoey and Lisa who sat next to each other were ready to clap 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxDz8SH0rxy
their hands but they hid them under the table so that the managers 995Please respect copyright.PENANAq5NuzOSNAX
wouldn't notice as they clapped silently.995Please respect copyright.PENANAopSWxEdoUx
"Are you sure about this?" G-Dragon asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANACN6z2EBQps
I turned to my other 995Please respect copyright.PENANAJyCboDRJN2
side and I realised that the whole time we had been talking to our 995Please respect copyright.PENANA6e3oyWwHXY
managers, I had been so oblivious that GD was sitting next to me. Maybe 995Please respect copyright.PENANAExWnyzb40R
it's because right now, he felt like a traitor and his presence right 995Please respect copyright.PENANA12xRir7VeW
now, didn't matter.995Please respect copyright.PENANAZzW8GcEBfS
"You heard them when 995Please respect copyright.PENANAfJhcv7yYQQ
they talked to you about it," said Yang Hyun-suk. "In such cases, it's 995Please respect copyright.PENANAAWJrWBqh3a
good to be business minded and see how all this goes."995Please respect copyright.PENANApwPiMZ6vKj
"So, you all agree to this, right?" Mike asked with his eyebrow raised just to be sure.995Please respect copyright.PENANALbYuB7AlN3
"To be perfectly clear, yes, we agree," said Collins.995Please respect copyright.PENANAXrWl8cQuFI
"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.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEpJXgc5IU3
This time it was me, or I995Please respect copyright.PENANAKc9x1cMBR8
can say, BTW, trapping G-Dragon. G-Dragon turned to look at me and he 995Please respect copyright.PENANAwoRu9y2ngx
knew it. The managers' plan in the first place was not to make BTW an 995Please respect copyright.PENANAXdoZDyHjoX
official group and if we refused, they would G-Dragon would tell them 995Please respect copyright.PENANABR3S0nku0W
our secret and there would be no BTW. And due to the condition G-Dragon 995Please respect copyright.PENANAxzo6rp7z9b
had laid out for us in the first place, there was simply no need for him995Please respect copyright.PENANAdyaoTTbc22
to reveal our little secret anymore. All he told us to do was to agree 995Please respect copyright.PENANAVlC2RmiOdd
to whatever the managers' decision was and we were doing just that. And 995Please respect copyright.PENANAAEkKIW082A
there was no going back on his word. Look who's laughing now.995Please respect copyright.PENANAItEbpUC8t3
"Of course you should agree because whatever we decide is an order," said Yang Hyun-suk.995Please respect copyright.PENANAYhyhFib9MV
"Yep, an order is an order," said Mino with a huge grin on his face.995Please respect copyright.PENANAcl6IgwOXbz
"I really thought they wouldn't make BTW official," said Jisoo. "Now that it is, I agree."995Please respect copyright.PENANAlBCNDEgfbs
"We all agree," said Daniel.995Please respect copyright.PENANAplum69bJzk
"Hold your horses, people," said G-Dragon. "It hasn't been made official."995Please respect copyright.PENANAXsT0YArwXL
"But just because it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAKuWc0TyvHu
hasn't, doesn't mean that it will," said Seunghoon as he looked over at 995Please respect copyright.PENANAIqjR8NakLV
G-Dragon with a victory smile on his face. That made me smile even more.995Please respect copyright.PENANAkcLKICc4EJ
"Okay, so that's settled995Please respect copyright.PENANA3aimahkBX8
then," said Collins. "We will discuss for now and see what the seniors 995Please respect copyright.PENANARnDyPuHI0n
have to say. Once they agree, we will begin with the paper work and make995Please respect copyright.PENANALtOp4DuQeJ
BTW official."995Please respect copyright.PENANAyEzjI2SM3p
"Of course they will agree," said Rosé. "Who wouldn't?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAQdR5pMgf0f
I noticed that most of 995Please respect copyright.PENANAr4CnTZwAZn
the eyes on the table especially from BTW flew to G-Dragon. Mine also 995Please respect copyright.PENANAuF5Ayl1zz5
did the same. Luckily, the managers never noticed a thing. But Lee did 995Please respect copyright.PENANAK8XT2msFQg
when she looked at me and I grinned.995Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9F34T20oi
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANA5DZ643QbBM
There was dead silence in the room when Yang Hyun-suk mentioned he had one condition. My heart started to race.995Please respect copyright.PENANAEnII4FTOC2
"Before we make BTW 995Please respect copyright.PENANA7zBvOf88Ib
official, may I advise that you three groups don't meet each other too 995Please respect copyright.PENANAaC3D3vUOjl
often," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We don't want to raise a lot of people's 995Please respect copyright.PENANAWA8XVLXNhl
hopes thinking that the group might be official so you better keep it 995Please respect copyright.PENANAnTCodypPed
low for a while. Is that good?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAryFpb9E4JS
"Fine by me," said Seungyoon. "As long as we can ask for your permission from time to time."995Please respect copyright.PENANA7ADBNHmodt
"That's fair enough," 995Please respect copyright.PENANAOsT0R1USje
said Collins. "But today, you won't go and hang out after this because 995Please respect copyright.PENANA2XJVgJbCuJ
already there are too many of your fans lurking around hoping for BTW to995Please respect copyright.PENANA0EEIttdVBg
be official and they can use anything just to let other people believe 995Please respect copyright.PENANAhfFwAoWpSv
so."995Please respect copyright.PENANA0YPMYcONWv
"So you want to crush 995Please respect copyright.PENANAdkrrtl73N2
their hopes and later surprise them when you make the group official," I995Please respect copyright.PENANALK1kkKZRRu
said while I nodded my head. "I had to admit, that's a pretty good 995Please respect copyright.PENANAvcBvoLgN1U
strategy."995Please respect copyright.PENANAPwuIKJzhj7
"Then if all is well and995Please respect copyright.PENANAkJIxwmrkV6
good, we will be leaving then," said Yang Hyun-suk. "We will keep you 995Please respect copyright.PENANAYcoTqOtHDY
updated and not a word on social media."995Please respect copyright.PENANAiTynEZzgJ5
I stood up from my seat 995Please respect copyright.PENANAmWPHZgweaf
and everyone else did the same. As our managers made their way for the 995Please respect copyright.PENANAWuDFtXOyU4
door with Lee I couldn't help but smile and just as they were about to 995Please respect copyright.PENANAGcwLsvq6Fg
walk out, I stopped them.995Please respect copyright.PENANAXy9CyUWeGF
"Wait," I said and the two managers turned to look at me.995Please respect copyright.PENANAfNMgeNL5DE
"What is it, Sam?" Collins asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANAO6vPVkrII2
"Thank you," I beamed and I bowed. "Kamsahabnida (감사합니다)."995Please respect copyright.PENANAxc1ncRMnvm
The rest of BTW also bowed and also said thank you. The two managers smiled at our lovely gesture.995Please respect copyright.PENANAAfGidq7MCl
"If it weren't for that I might just declare BTW official today," said Yang Hyun-suk.995Please respect copyright.PENANAG7HJxscEqA
"You would?" Zoey, Jessie, Christine and Jisoo asked at the same time. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.995Please respect copyright.PENANAi4XEafLTb7
"No." Yang Hyun-suk 995Please respect copyright.PENANA1FQrg65Sbx
smiled even more and he walked out of the room with Collins. Lee waited a995Please respect copyright.PENANAl4BfNTR660
few seconds by the door until the managers disappeared down the hall.995Please respect copyright.PENANAajdLE459Rv
"Congratulations, BTW," she said quietly. She looked really happy. "You did it!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAlX2rwvyFca
"Another music collaboration for The Toxins," I said with a smile.995Please respect copyright.PENANAyxX0Xru8Wo
"And triple more of the fun," said Mike.995Please respect copyright.PENANAXc1gGj7h2v
"Now that I totally agree," said Daniel as he gave his brother a high five.995Please respect copyright.PENANAtF4gj1TL73
"This is like the best 995Please respect copyright.PENANAUMvnP2Laus
news ever," said Zoey. "Thank you so much, Sam for making me feel like 995Please respect copyright.PENANAHNDwDLk0rE
all hope was lost when actually things turned out alright."995Please respect copyright.PENANAhlp7ngzAeN
"I don't think you should be thanking Sam for that," said Jinwoo.995Please respect copyright.PENANA0VBm7iYVVY
"Jinwoo's right," I said. "We wouldn't have been able to get our managers to reconsider if it wasn't for G-Dragon."995Please respect copyright.PENANAkPIycDmYpo
The room grew silent as all eyes were on Jiyong. I looked at him through the corner of my eye and smiled.995Please respect copyright.PENANAfS2VNhqEiG
"I've to admit you played me very well," said G-Dragon with a look of defeat on his face. "Congrats."995Please respect copyright.PENANAexxmvyXztF
"All this wouldn't have happened if you hadn't tried to trap us in the first place," said Seunghoon.995Please respect copyright.PENANAmtUoTHSLXX
"I knew there was a 995Please respect copyright.PENANArFQR6fjaLV
reason for G-Dragon to have called for this meeting in the first place,"995Please respect copyright.PENANAa6IJGybabN
said Lee. She shook her head in disappointment as she looked at 995Please respect copyright.PENANA4l3KxHe1a1
G-Dragon.995Please respect copyright.PENANASBah2iNUjg
"You knew?" Christine asked.995Please respect copyright.PENANALL9iab76Iv
"I got to find out when I went to see the managers."995Please respect copyright.PENANA9RnI2Ruk23
"But everything turned in our favour in the end," said Lisa. "So, I'm not even that mad at him at all."995Please respect copyright.PENANAmB8ip0a4YF
"You just got lucky because the managers happen to be eavesdropping on our conversation at the wrong time," said G-Dragon.995Please respect copyright.PENANACXACfzPHl6
"At the right time on our part," said Mino.995Please respect copyright.PENANAgMRgjGcDnU
"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.995Please respect copyright.PENANAvErScaiIV1
"Thank you, G-Dragon!" BlackPink said all together. "We love you!"995Please respect copyright.PENANAWg2gloz6Wa
"Well, you guys can tell995Please respect copyright.PENANA1bPfPA40xI
me how this all went down from the beginning, but right now, you all 995Please respect copyright.PENANAwX2svU9ygl
have to go," said Lee. "And I'm supposed to see to it that you all 995Please respect copyright.PENANAt3EJ66DJJw
aren't going to go into the same car."995Please respect copyright.PENANAAUzPnR3N3N
"Don't worry, we won't disobey our managers after all this," I said. "Can I have a talk with G-Dragon alone, please?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAz8GycLxj1N
Everyone else started to995Please respect copyright.PENANAgAUNXN5jKG
slowly step out of the room and I made sure to say bye to BlackPink and995Please respect copyright.PENANAjpcFZp0fek
WINNER. When everyone had left, Lee closed the door behind her. It was 995Please respect copyright.PENANAJMsqGLIssI
only G-Dragon and I.995Please respect copyright.PENANAYuIhHJMTHT
"I'm mad at you," I started.995Please respect copyright.PENANArqlM45iESN
"I know," he replied. "Sam....."995Please respect copyright.PENANAXwkwhts22t
"Save it." I held my 995Please respect copyright.PENANARdawAmxmkE
hand up to silence him. "You know, you reminded me of all those times 995Please respect copyright.PENANAAdTkcXaF34
you and I used to get into a fight and it seems you're bringing it all 995Please respect copyright.PENANAIl0FEbgiKQ
back. I thought we were past that but now it's like you want to bring up995Please respect copyright.PENANAgIR4pgNE5Q
a war again."995Please respect copyright.PENANALl72BbaT77
"I'm not trying to bring up a war."995Please respect copyright.PENANAUEpfWYvo40
"You put us in a horrible position and we had to fight against you. That my friend, is called a war."995Please respect copyright.PENANAUeaxLwJnkC
"Look, Sam, you've already won and I admit that trying to rattle you out to our managers was wrong of me."995Please respect copyright.PENANAstxtQPEVIj
I folded my arms. "Great! You realise it now when everything backfired on you and you didn't get what you want."995Please respect copyright.PENANAx5wdy9TfFI
G-Dragon looked at me 995Please respect copyright.PENANA6bR8bTsfyY
and me at him. Right now, I was fuming and I felt like I was going to 995Please respect copyright.PENANA53DT0hAMQz
burst. I never knew he would turn on us like this and it hurt me like a 995Please respect copyright.PENANA26MkWxexEP
stab in the heart.995Please respect copyright.PENANAR7bOZOyCDA
"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."995Please respect copyright.PENANAI7B5LGoaDO
"You know, the others 995Please respect copyright.PENANAzDzwsE9TV5
might forgive you because of the outcome but I am so mad that you could 995Please respect copyright.PENANAkENVjbQejI
ever do this just because you don't like it when we went out to hang out995Please respect copyright.PENANAJEbcAQFnTo
with WINNER yesterday."995Please respect copyright.PENANATRAiJjPmFn
"If you're trying to say that I'm jealous, then yes, I am."995Please respect copyright.PENANAIiEezukHGr
I nodded my head. What I995Please respect copyright.PENANA5w0lXnBYpL
thought from the beginning the time I came to the conference room was 995Please respect copyright.PENANAlK4oLp2RK8
true. He was jealous. Not just of The Toxins hanging out with WINNER but995Please respect copyright.PENANAX9SM23lX5L
of Seunghoon and I.995Please respect copyright.PENANAq9qEWGruE9
"You know you and I can 995Please respect copyright.PENANAquhKfd9M0N
only be friends and that relationship can't go any further than that. 995Please respect copyright.PENANA9vbAobZF5t
It's the same thing with Seunghoon. And until you get over it, I suggest995Please respect copyright.PENANA4gAyg5QTJu
you find a way for me to forgive you or this friendship might just go 995Please respect copyright.PENANAq5pqvUd4id
down the rocks."995Please respect copyright.PENANA3Wz4VVTXwG
I headed for the door 995Please respect copyright.PENANAdzfz8CVaBG
without a second thought and I didn't even get to look at him one. As 995Please respect copyright.PENANAa7p0knzegq
soon as I found myself in the hall heading for the elevator, there stood995Please respect copyright.PENANAUfcAtnipZF
Zoey, waiting.995Please respect copyright.PENANA40Zwmczm6l
"I'm guessing you put him in his place," said Zoey as I approached her.995Please respect copyright.PENANAWBi7GzrPzy
"I sure hope so," I said995Please respect copyright.PENANAGmEwUNJJDY
with a sigh. I felt like I had just arm wrestled with a body builder 995Please respect copyright.PENANA3wdogYCvtA
and emerged victorious, but at the same time came out exhausted.995Please respect copyright.PENANA2qOYwK7fdl
"When you're this mad, trust me, you do know how to put people in their place."995Please respect copyright.PENANA8EOHs6BniW
Zoey turned around and pressed the button to summon the elevator. When the elevator came, we stepped in and the doors closed.995Please respect copyright.PENANAKnDWPERXgw
"I guess you figured out what G-Dragon and I talked about last night," said Zoey as she looked at me.995Please respect copyright.PENANA1M2YZ5uCcX
"It wasn't that hard to figure it out," I said.995Please respect copyright.PENANAklRekKakRI
"Just like it wasn't hard for you to know that G-Dragon would be here. Sometimes your mind works like a supercomputer."995Please respect copyright.PENANAjFoXNCquz0
"You know computers are 995Please respect copyright.PENANAD5DdeSxROK
just dumb machines, right?" I looked at Zoey. "They only do what they do995Please respect copyright.PENANAOpy4h0gJAr
because they have commands installed in them to work as they are 995Please respect copyright.PENANAdARPLhP5R2
supposed to."995Please respect copyright.PENANAWDlLWs7VVX
"You're right. You're like a detective who plays by her own rules and always connects the dots."995Please respect copyright.PENANAx6CQjOPMRY
I smiled. "You always call me that."995Please respect copyright.PENANAbw2SaNlSFj
"Ya, because you're smart too."995Please respect copyright.PENANA0RJHsml6Mf
The elevator reached the ground floor and we came out of the elevator finding ourselves in the lobby.995Please respect copyright.PENANAewvSuIt1G9
"You know we should celebrate our victory," said Zoey.995Please respect copyright.PENANAODuukfRJ2C
"How?" I asked. "The group hasn't been made official and we can't celebrate when the three groups aren't together."995Please respect copyright.PENANAfimT7EmA9K
"We can figure something out," said Zoey. "We won't have to be all together in one place, you know?"995Please respect copyright.PENANAFH41emYzUL
"I think I've an idea," I said as we walked out into the parking lot heading to the car.995Please respect copyright.PENANANFgNCSSijU
"I knew you would," said Zoey as she wrapped her arm around my shoulders.
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