A K-Pop Utopia (A Black Kitty Series, Book 2)

Chapter 26: The Big Day

"Guys, hurry up, we're going to be late! Get out of bed, right now!"

I could hear Lee in my sleep and for a moment, I thought I was really dreaming about her. It actually took me another second to realise that she was in the hall, telling all of us to wake up. I turned around in my bed and opened my eyes a little. I noticed it was almost dawn when I looked at the window that wasn't completely covered by the curtain. Why was she waking us up so early?

I sat up in my bed and checked my phone that was lying on the small drawer next to my bed. It was 5:30 AM. Goodness, it was way too early. We usually woke up at 6:30.

I looked over at Zoey, who was still fast asleep. Looked like she hadn't heard Lee. I wouldn't want to wake her up at the moment, so, I decided to meet Lee in the hall.

"Morning, Sam," she greeted me when I stepped out into the hall. "I knew you would get my wake up call."

I yawned. "I sure did," I said, still feeling very sleepy. "It's so early. Why are you waking us up at this time?"

"Collins said you should all be early. We have to leave the hotel around 6:30. There's a lot to be done."

"Don't remind me. Today's the big day after all."

As I said those words, it slowly came to mind how important this day is. I was now starting to feel more wide awake.

"Leeeee!" came Daniel's sleepy voice from the room the boys were in. He opened the door and in his blue pyjamas and matching blue slippers, he came into the hall.

"Morning, Daniel," said Lee. "What's wrong? Don't tell me you've come to complain about waking up early."

With sleepy eyes, Daniel looked at Lee before rubbing them and looking at her again. "What do you think?" he asked.

"Yes, I know, you're all so sleepy right now, but aren't you excited about your big day?"

"My big day starts at 6:30, not five."

"Tell that to your manager then. Right now I want you two to wake up your roomies. I'm having a hard time waking Christine up myself."

"Zoey isn't going to like this," I said. "She loves her beauty sleep."

"Mike told me he doesn't want to get out of bed, so, he's a lost cause," said Daniel. "At least I'll get to use the shower before he does."

The three of us all went back to our respective rooms. Now, I had to worry about waking up Zoey.

"Zoey, Zoey!" I shook her when I got to her bed.

"Mmmm, Sam?" she called out to me, though she didn't open her eyes. "What's up? I didn't hear the alarm ring."

"Since when were you ever concerned about the alarm? I'm the one who usually wakes you up."

Zoey turned to the other side, her back facing me. "Not all the time," she replied.

"Come on, get up, we have a big day today. We have to be out of here by 6:30."

"You go ahead and take a bath first. I'll wake up when you're done."

"Okay, if you say so. You better be awake."

"I will. It's a big day after all."

I rolled my eyes at her and went straight to the bathroom. Within fifteen minutes of getting ready, the five of us Toxins met in the lounge to have breakfast at the dining table. We found Collins and Lee already at the table.

"Glad you could be here on time," said Collins as we settled.

"Tell me about it," said Zoey. "I still feel so sleepy."