The Way Things go

New Beginnings

Julia's POV
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Finally, I have another chance to win this show, after humiliating myself last season, and letting WAYNE out of all people win over me. Ever since season 2, i've decided i'm not going to make any friends this season, other people are just distractions. I didn't speak to Mk at all after the finale. She texted me a couple times, but I was too scared to answer. But, I need to stop thinking about her. She'll drag me down if I continue talking to her, instead of focusing on my game plan.

After we all get to camp, everyone is talking to other people. I see Mk, she looks at me, I'm not sure what to say. I awkwardly turn around and speed walk away, I go into my cabin and start unpacking, before Chris announces our teams.

After everyone had unpacked, we all met up on the dock to find out our teams. I don't really listen to anything he says, until I hear my name. I look up and see the rest of my team, the first face I see is Mk. God, why did I have to be put on a team with her? I walk over and look at her, she looks at me, I'm not sure if I should say something, or just continue this awkward stare, finally, she breaks the silence.

"Hey.."

Silence. I feel terrible ignoring her, Mk is funny, smart, pretty, whatever. I'm overthinking this. I look away from her and push my hair behind my ears. I didn't really listen to the rest of the teams, I didn't care. All I could think about was how terrible I was being to Mk. I love talking to her! That's the problem, she's an amazing friend, but I can't have friends on this show.

I go into my cabin and lay in bed, staring up. I try to make a game plan, but litterally the only thing I can think about is Mk. Would it be better if I just talked to her? Before I can think about this any longer, Chris yells out on the loud speaker, telling us to meet at camp for the challenge.
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We all sit down at the fire, Chris standing in front of me and the others, ready to announce the challenge.

"Alrighty campers, in today's challenge, we will be having a game of truth or shock!"

"Isn't it truth or dare?"
Priya speaks up, I look over at her, and roll my eyes.

"Yes, but in this version you will all wear these lie detectors. Each camper will take a turn asking another from the opposing team a question, if you lie, you get shocked! If you tell the truth, you get a point. Whichever team gets to 10 points first, wins!"

This challenge is going to be easy. I'm a very honest person! Once the game starts everyone goes around asking dumb questions, im not really listening. I hear someone say my name and snap back into reality, I look up and see Damien looking back at me.

"Who is your favorite person at camp, other than yourself?"

Um, I have no idea what to say to that. I mean, it's probably Mk, but I can't say that! I look around, and see Chris staring at me impatiently.

"Nobody."

I immediately feel a sharp sensation in my head, coming from my hat, and going through my body. My team is obviously angry at me for lying, I look up at the scoreboard and see we have been losing. I feel guilty, but I obviously couldn't tell the truth.

It's my turn to ask a question, I look around at the other teams and decide who would be the best target, I obviously can't let them win another point. 

"Raj, who is your favorite person here?"

I was expecting him to be unable to pick between bowie and wayne, but apparently he had other plans.

"Oh um, can I say Bowie and Wayne?"

His hat flashes green, and I groan, why didn't I think to mention that he had to choose one person? The game continues, and everyone goes around asking questions, until both teams are tied at 8 points. If the next person in my team answers honestly, we may win the game. If they don't, we will most likely lose. I hear my name, my heart drops. I look up at see Bowie looking back at me.

"Julia, have you ever had a crush on any other contestants?"

"Is he even aloud to ask that!?"

Chris shrugs and chef completely ignores me, focusing on something else. I see everyone staring at me. I blurt out a quick answer

"No!"

I wait to be shocked, but instead I guess I was telling the truth, my team gets up to nine points, and the game continues. I think about that last question. I mean I never thought I liked anyone here, but I feel like the lie detector was wrong, and didn't catch me lying or something.

In the end, we lost. Apparently Ripper was the reason we lost because he asked someone what their favorite color was as the final question.
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At the elimination ceremony, I think for a while about my vote. I keep writing Mk, then erasing it. Before I can erase again and write Ripper, Chris snatches the vote from me.

"Wait I wasn't done!"

"You can't take 5 minutes to vote Julia."

My heart sinks, as chris reads out the votes, why would I vote Mk!? As Chris announces that Ripper is going home, I try to keep my head low, and pick at my acrylics.

After the elimination, I secretly take the votes and go to burn them, I toss them all in the fire to forget this ever happened. But as I'm walking away, I see Mk, and I realize one of the votes landed conveniently out of the fire. I'm not sure which one it was, but she looked over at me, and seeing the look in her eyes, I knew which one it was. I ran off and went on my phone. Trying to forget that this ever happened

laying in bed, looking through old selfies I took with Mk, I think about season 2. I may have made a lot of enemies, but it was really nice to have a friend. She was genuinely so great to talk to, and she always had the smartest game plans, she was great at cheating, and she had this like silky black hair, she looked like a porcelain doll- why am I thinking about this? I get a sinking feeling in my stomach, as I come to realize something.

Am I in love with her?
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I really hoped you guys liked this! I don't write much so this might be kinda bad 😭 If i have enough motivation chapter 2 will be out soon!