When we were dismissed for the day, I hurried back to my room. I didn’t feel whole again until I pulled

Elva into my arms for a hug.

Sho had a way of

“What’s wrong, Mommy?” Elva asked. making me feel like the most important person

in the entire world. I was so grateful for that. It gave me the strength I needed to pull myself back

together.

To be her mother, I needed to be whole.

“Nothing now, honey,” I said. “Mommy’s feeling all better.”

Later that evening, Nathan recalled the girls back to the parlor for announcements.

“Attention, please,” Nathan said, claiming the attention of the room. “The Queen is resting now but I’m

all be relieved to know that she has mostly recovered

of applause sounded in the room. No one would dare speak up over news of the Queen, though the anxiety was clear among many of the girls regarding the

has decided, for the sake of fairness, that a second event will

so I probably wouldn’t get a chance

table had been forced to include three people. But they had already planned their display. It would be grossly

now.

my score marred by Linda’s behavior. It hurt, though. I wanted to get

that Elva would continue to receive care for as

next roun

have to share,” Nathan said, hushing

a full day, I was ready to

the next elimination,”

whispered. I felt her worry deep down in the pit of

+15 BONUS

ceremony where performance in events was the key indicator of success, this time

else? It was

is the princ

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