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( song of the day :
how to save a life
- the fray )

"no sign of johnny yet?" chanyeol asked, already concerned with the four hours without trace of the sales agent.

jace shook his head to a no, looking away from haechan's computer screen he currently was guiding. "none, and that's very unusual since he always replies after a minute."

chanyeol sighed in frustration. "this is the worst time to go ncns with all this drama shit he's involved in. if ahn considers on terminating him tomorrow, i won't be shocked."

[ hello : ncns - no call no-show ,, basically not showing up to work without permission from their boss ]

"he'll show up," seoyeon kept repeating whenever she heard words of discouragement. "he'll show up."

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jungwoo had lunch with his teammate, lee jihoon.

this time, jungwoo was unusually silent while devouring his subway sandwich. his friend never knew how uncomfortable silence would be with him. the whole setup was deafening if you push away the indistinct chatter of the other customers in the background.

woozi decided to break the silence and say, "aren't you scared that you'll face escalation?"

[ hello : escalation ,, this is a way of 'disciplining the employees' and is done by the human resources department ]

"why would we be escalated when those pictures were nothing but instruments for rumors?" he answered, hopelessness overflowing in his expression. "i had the slimmest chance in actually having her anyways."

. . and that's because she always clung onto her ex as if i wasn't here with thrice as much care.

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after a short call on her phone, seoyeon harshly set the device down, then stood up from her office chair. this grabbed the attention of her teammates around the station. "oh god. shit. guys, guys! grandview general hospital . . they were the ones who called."

"and?"

their curiosities and confusions grew bigger after noticing how their team leader was at the brim of tears, her whole physique literally shaking like crazy. it was as if she undergone walking through a forest of her biggest fears.

"johnny got into a car crash."

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♤ gabrielle's note

yes, grandview general hospital is the third made up place which I got from name generators.