#Chapter 41: Aware of Your Surroundings

“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…” 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 ac