GET YOU • KIRIN O' CONNOR

008, prom queen popular

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present

"GOOD MORNING ISA. i know i didn't introduce myself yesterday, but i'm gretchen." the woman said and isa rolled her eyes. she just wanted to see the others. she hadn't seen them in so long. "okay." isa said as faber slid her another glass of water.

"okay, so day 16? is that where we left off? on day 15 you guys were drinking, you and kirin left the group, and then what happened the next day?"

"we blew out the water supply. we were all eating some of the meat from the previous day. uh—josh was gone for some of the morning away from us on the rocks. we offered josh water because he hadn't been drinking any because he said that he didn't want to abuse his white privilege." isa said

"after that we went to go and look for some water. i left with ivan and henry."

"why didn't you go with kirin?"

"he went with josh."

"something happened that day, didn't it?" gretchen asked. isa looked down at her lap. "what happened isabelle?" she asked.

"i promised i wouldn't tell." she said looking back up at the two adults infront of her "but it changed everything for us on they island. nothing was ever the same after that. you know when you thought you knew someone? and then you find out their this completely different person on the inside? yeah that's what happened. i really thought i knew him." isa said.

"kirin?"

"no."

"who?" gretchen asked. isa shrugged. she leaned back in her chair and pretend to seal her lips together and pretended to lock it. "my lips are sealed." she said and gretchen sighed.

"why did kirin show such aggression towards seth that day? were they fighting over you? or was it something else."

"it was something else."

day 16

"ugh there's just a bunch of fucking trees everywhere." isa said as they continued to look for some type of water. "cmon boy scout. don't you know how to do this shit? did bear grylls teach you nothing?" ivan asked.

"i know how to, but we'd have to climb to the top of this island if we'd wanna do that. i'm just trying to listen for running water so can you just—shh?" henry said and ivan nodded.

"sorry. so isa tell me about you life at home since we're gonna be here for like fucking forever while bear grylls here finds us some water." ivan said earning an eye roll from henry "you're popular aren't you, like prom queen popular, huh?" he asked.

"no. i wouldn't say i'm popular." isa said looking down at the leaves.

"please, you're being humble. have you won prom queen?" ivan asked and she nodded "how many times?" ivan asked.

"twice."

"bam. popular. and you're literally perfect."

"i wouldn't say just because i'm "popular" my life is perfect. my dad left when i was small. my mom said he went on a trip and never came back. my mom remarried, my stepdad is pretty cool though. he goes pretty hard on the dance floor." she laughed "yeah, i've never seen a dad hit a whip and nae nae like that in my life. he's been more of a dad to me than my real dad."