Alexandra Verlino

Ep 25: Missing

"Everyone did a good job. Thank you for being with us tonight," I keep repeating the sentences to all the staff that I meet after getting down from the stage.

All other members are also doing the same. We keep bowing to each of them while thanking them for the hard work. They really have done their part spectacularly. All the other gifts fans send for us are already being loaded in a special van, only to transport them to our houses. We knew there would be lots of them coming, so YG already prepared the van ahead of time.

Usually, we all will go for a drink, some sort of after party among us and the staff for the astonishing finish on our first day of concert. We still have more coming, mostly outside the country. This is just the beginning, so it is important to have a good start. We wait a bit to make sure every fan has safely exited the concert venue before going out. Of course this is to prevent unwanted events of sasaeng following us.

However, this time, I excuse myself from going to the after party. I need to get in contact with YHS and ask him what happened at the meeting this evening. Also I need to know the reason for him not replying to my calls and texts. I quickly grab the car key from my manager, get into the car, and while waiting for the car to heat up, I check my phone. The only notifications coming in were from YHS. None are from Stella. I am now back in reality mode. Somehow my heart doesn't feel right. It was as if I was missing something. I don't wait any longer to press the call button to YHS. It just feels right to call him first after the messages that he sent were only sounding:

1245hours - Ji Yong ah, don't worry. Keep your head focus. I will handle this.

1300hours – Stella still hasn't come. Probably traffic. Don't worry it will all be alright.

1500hours – Just keep your focus. We will discuss later.

And then none. He stops sending me messages after that. Maybe that's why my manager never tells me anything. Because there is nothing to report at all! I can't believe YHS just sent those and went silent the entire day! I mean, something must have been decided, aren't they?! This is ridiculous! I need to meet him now! My attempts to get in contact with Stella obviously aren't successful. Did they already take her in their possession and is carrying out the experiment on her? But that is impossible! She does not go there to offer herself straight away! She told me it will only be a negotiation first! It really does not match up! The only person I can rely on is YSH. Damn! He does not pick up the phone!

I swear I don't even know the speed of the car while I'm driving to YG building. All I know is I manage to prevent myself getting a ticket and also from having any unnecessary accidents. For me that sounds fair enough, considering how YHS also never answers my calls even after the concert. If needed, I can even go straight to his house now and ask for an explanation.

I arrive shortly in front of the building. The guards, already know and aware of me finishing the concert, try to give their greeting to me while being flabbergasted. I smile and ignore them as I'm running to get inside the building hurriedly. Seventh floor. I think I can get used to some exercise, thus I use the emergency stairs to get to the seventh floor, straight to his office.

As I get closer, I can see the dark corridor from the first door. There's no sign of any room being occupied at this moment. It means there's a possibility that YHS already went back to his house. Or worse, out somewhere that I can't find. I just hope he is home right now, so I call his home while going back downstairs. Thankfully, he answers the call. I stop walking.

"Hyung!! Where have you been?! I've been waiting for your call all day! Why are you doing this to me?!" I sound all mad, alright.

"Geez, Ji Yong ah. Calm down. What's happening?"