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 from

the Queen, though the anxiety was clear among many of the girls regarding the competition, specifically those who had not

the garden party event,” Nathan continued. “The royal family has decided, for the sake of fairness, that a second event will

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

of us, prior to Linda being eliminated, one table had been forced to include

now.

Linda’s behavior. It hurt,

so that Elva would continue to receive care

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news that I have to share,” Nathan said, hushing the chatter in

to say? Stress rankled my nerves. It had been such a full day, I was ready to call the whole

elimination,”

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

+15 BONUS

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

do well in events, as well as something else? It was quickly becoming more

factor is