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

has mostly recovered

round 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

decided, for the sake of fairness, that a second event will be held tomorrow. This even will only be attended by those that had yet to be judged today.” 1

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

eliminated, one table had been forced to include three people. But they had already planned their

now.

behavior. It hurt, though. I wanted to get into the

to receive care for as long as possible.

next roun

is not the only news that I have to share,”

had been such a full day, I was ready to call the whole thing

the next elimination,”

Susie whispered. I felt her worry deep down in the pit of my soul. Looking

+15 BONUS

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

as something else? It was quickly becoming

factor is the princ