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

she has mostly recovered from her bout of food

Queen, though

a second event will be held tomorrow. This even will only be attended by those that had yet to be judged today.”

so I probably wouldn’t get a chance to redo them. Plus, now I didn’t have a

one table had been forced to include three people. But they

now.

behavior. It hurt,

would continue to receive care for as long as possible.

next roun

is not the only news that I have to share,” Nathan said, hushing the chatter in the

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

elimination,”

her worry deep down in the pit

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the previous elimination ceremony where performance in events was the key

needed to do well in events, as well as something else? It was quickly becoming more than I

is the

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