The Luna Choosing Game

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

be relieved to know that she has mostly recovered

No one would dare speak up over news of the Queen, though the anxiety was clear among many of the girls regarding the competition, specifically those who had not yet been

royal family has decided, for the sake of fairness, that a second event will be held tomorrow. This even will only be attended by those

for me. My treats were tasted, so I probably wouldn’t get a chance to redo them. Plus, now I didn’t have

table had been forced to include three people. But they had already planned

now.

to having my score marred by Linda’s behavior. It hurt,

that Elva would continue to receive care for

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only news that I have to share,”

such a full day, I was ready to call

the next elimination,” Nathan said.

in the pit of my soul. Looking

+15 BONUS

the count down from 14 to 9. But unlike the previous elimination ceremony where performance in events was the key indicator of success, this time there is a secondary

needed to do well in events, as well as something else? It was quickly becoming more than I could handle. I had no idea what to

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