Chapter 0072
“9?” someone gasped.
I agreed, that seemed like so many people to be eliminated all at once!
“9,” Nathan confirmed. “When you are eliminated, you are to pack your bags and immediately vacate the premises. There will be cars waiting to escort you home. There will be no arguments or reconsiderations.”
A rising mumble roused again, as the girls whispered to one another.
Many of them turned to look at me.
“The first one to go…”
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I tried to ignore them.
Soon, they stopped paying attention to me, and instead cast their dagger eyes at each other.
After Nathan’s announcement, many ‘accidents‘ seemed to consistently happen amongst the
candidates.
Spilled drinks. “How clumsy of me.”
Tripping. “You should really watch your step.”
Torn dresses. “Didn’t you notice that nail sticking out there?”
It seemed that with the quickly approaching elimination, the girls had begun to turn on one another.
Olivia and Linda were the most vicious, though neither seemed to take any action themselves. Rather, they relied on their alliances to defend them and carry out acts of subterfuge. Yet it was clear who the
masterminds were.
Fortunately for me, no one took me seriously, and they didn’t even bother hiding it.
One girl had been ready to ruin my dress with an opened l*pstick case, until she realized it was me.
Sorry, Piper.”
“It’s fine.” I was happy to be considered unimportant enough to be left alone.
The next night, a banquet was held. Yet before we had even sat down, the fighting between Olivia and Linda had reached a boiling point. Though they never raised their voices, their sniping at each other had
turned lethal.
“Is that a new dress, Linda? I’m sure I saw it on sale last season.
“Oh, Olivia, you must have trouble telling the decades apart, which would explain your hairstyle.”
Olivia and Linda smiled tightly at each other.
Then, Olivia ‘tripped‘ and spilled her red wine all down the front of Linda’s mauve gown.
“Oops. How terribly clumsy of me.” Olivia held out a tissue. “This might help.
Linda’s face turned red. “Why, you!” She moved to slap Olivia, but Olivia ducked out of the way just in
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