The Challenge

Cry for me, Argentina

       When I get up in the morning no one's talking, after last nights events everyone has nothing to say; which is a shock.

As I'm getting my breakfast Paula comes into the kitchen I make eye contact with her but we both look away quickly. I hear her sigh and come closer to me "can we talk".

"What about?"

She raises an eyebrow "last night".

"I really don't want to talk to you but sure".

I take my breakfast and coffee onto one of the balcony's with her. She's currently sitting across from me just watching me as I slowly each my breakfast. "You said you wanted to talk?"

"I wanted to apologize" I lean back in the chair "we were friends or are and I shouldn't have defended Wes for what he did to you".

"You just realized that".

"Yes, it's just he's apart of my alliance as you know and just felt like I owed him".

"Paula you were beyond rude and I know Laurel said some things she shouldn't have but I wouldn't wait around or expect an apology from her". "Laurel is a very protective and loyal person".

"I understand that, and I don't think I can ever be her friend again but; I'd like to be yours or at least okay with you".

"I don't know, after what happened last night how can I even know you wouldn't do that again?"

"You can't but I promise I won't".

"We'll see, I don't want to fight with you but we definitely can't be as good friends as we were as of now".

"That's all I wanted was to be okay at least" we both begin to get up and she moves over to give me a hug and I give her a one armed hug back.

After my talk I head to my room to get changed into my team uniform, it's the last boys elimination, so you can see all the boys on edge, this is just reward for girls so of course I still want the money.

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As we approach Tj he's wearing a flannel shirt and the side of his mouth turns up slightly as we arrive. "Alright everyone welcome to Buenos Aries, Argentina" everyone applauds at this "I told you guys you needed to get some rest for this; for the guys those three girl teams next to you are headed to the finals, if you guys can survive todays challenge you'll get a ticket to join them" "todays challenge is called bombs away". "Your goal is to get you and your partner in this water as fast as you can- too easy okay" "to begin one person is going to be strapped to the bottom of that helicopter, the other person has to climb a rope; and release them" "if your partner falls from the rope before being released automatic DQ". "For the boys: safe from elimination, straight to the final and the guys with the worst time straight to the jungle, you don't want to come in last for this challenge boys". "For the girls who come in first 2000 bucks". "Okay since Paula and Eve won the last challenge for the girls they will be choosing the order for today".

Laurel and I already know we're going first, "It's Kate and Laurel up first good luck girls" Tj waves us off as we go take our places. I had decided I wanted to be the one to climb the ladder I think it's something I could do well. Laurel ultimately let me because we're in the final regardless at this point. Laurel began to be strapped up while I take my place on the ladder. I begin to climb up and it's not too hard but I'm swinging everywhere. I reach the top and pull the rope. She's released and I jump into the water. Our time has to be well under a minute.

Jenn and Mandi go next and take quite a long time in comparison. Evelyn and Paula go last for the girls and they're our only competition this point forward. The girls our done now and it's now time for the boys.