The Bachelor

Chapter 3

It was approximately 7 am when the contestants were finally able to settle down on their beds to sleep. Yes, the shooting of the first night was so long that it took up the whole evening and night. Mew just hoped that the first night was the only exception and the future cocktail parties and the rose ceremonies won't be dragged onto this late hour everytime. 
 
The next day or the same day( technically) when they slept was designed as a 'Blackout Day', which means it was a break day from the filming so that the contestants and the bachelor can catch up on their sleep. 
 
Mew woke up around 11 am because he is an early riser so he couldn't sleep much even though his body badly needed rest, but he couldn't sleep any longer. He grumpily got up and saw how his roommates, Max and Tul were peacefully sleeping. Yes, roommates!! Even though the show and the mansion looks lavish with lush green plants, glittering lights, outstanding interior and statement making water fountain, the contestants had to share bedrooms as there were a total of 6 bedrooms and every bedroom had 3 contestants sharing the space. 
 
The contestants had to give up A LOT to be here. It is not all sunshine and rainbows as it sounds. First and foremost, all of them were bound with contracts in which there were many terms and conditions Mew personally didn't like but he had to oblige. The contestants were deprived of a great many things to be here. They had to hand off their cell phones as soon as they entered the limos. They were completely cut off from the world as they had no phone or internet access. It was told that they would be able to talk to their family once in every 2 weeks if they wished to but they could not spoil anything as the show would air after 6 months of filming so they had to sign up NDAs. However, they could listen to music or read books if they wished, but there were conditions imposed on those things too. Mew was glad that he had brought his guitar with him, and maybe when he'll have nothing to do, he might enjoy strumming the chords to unwind.
 
It seemed to Mew that they were doing all this so that the contestants' only focus will be the bachelor and it would be easy to fall in love like this. Mew would have laughed at this but here, he was only after one night thinking crazily about Gulf only. But to be fair, Mew thinks that had he met Gulf in a different situation, he still would have liked him because he is just so……. Wait!!! Did Mew say he liked Gulf? If Mew would be brutally honest , he wouldn't say he liked Gulf already because he barely knew him even though when he was with him it felt like he knew him a lot but Mew would like to take his time to test his feelings, he doesn't want to rush off and say things which he is himself not completely certain about. 
 
But Mew was definitely sure that Gulf was different than anyone else he has ever met and if they got the opportunity, he might be potentially the one Mew felt a connection with. But again , Mew needed to slow down a bit. This is not a normal situation here. This is crazy. This is not as easy as it sounds.
 
Even though Mew has never completely watched this show before but he is not stupid, he has done his research before coming and he knows what all goes behind the screen and how much the producers contribute in stiring up quarrels between the contestants and riling them up. Mew needs to be smart and patient. Earlier he was not putting much thought to this all because he was indifferent and it was alright for him to go back home even on the first night but now? Now he has to be patient because of Gulf, because of their potential future together if there will be any and of course only if Gulf will feel the same.
The rest of the day went out in blurr, some of the other contestants slept through the whole day probably because of their high intake of alcohol or because of exhaustion. Mew slept early that night around 8 pm because he couldn't sleep properly the night ( or morning ) before.

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Mew stirred in his sleep and he checked the time on the wall clock and it showed it was around 4 in the morning. Mew closed his eyes again to sleep but since he was an early bird, he couldn't sleep anymore. He still forced himself to toss and turn for around 30 minutes in hope that he might catch some more sleep. However, after 30 minutes he gave up and got up. He usually sleeps shirtless at his home but since he is sharing a room with others, he was wearing pyjamas. It was very cold so Mew took the pink beanie he had kept on the side table last night and quickly wore it and went out.
The whole mansion was drowned in darkness at this hour and there was a pin drop silence in the living room where the guys usually lounge around. Mew went out and glided towards the backyard, where he and Gulf had their official one on one time together for the first time. The gazebo which was twinkling the other night with beautiful lights and decorations was also drowned in darkness right now.