Going For the Win (A Selection Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

I woke up with a grin, which is weird since I'm not a morning person. It was Friday and I've been waiting 2 weeks for this day. Tonight on the Report, they would be announcing the selected girls. I leaped out of my bed and put on my favorite leather boots and ripped jeans. My shirt was short sleeve and purple. I ran out the door and placed myself at the kitchen table. My dad always stays home on Fridays, unless he is on set filming.

"Hey dad," I said walking into the kitchen.

"Hi my little monster." That's what he has called ever since I was two because I am always competitive and sassy.

"Hi daddy!" I ran over and hugged him as he flipped a chocolate chip pancake. He kissed the top of my head. "Where's mom?"

"Taking Fi to another audition," he answered.

"Oh." I sat at the table with my silverware while my dad brought over my pancake. The chocolate chips always reminded of my freckles on my face.

I snarfed down my pancake and put the plate in the dish washer. My hair whipped back and forth as I walked since it was in a high ponytail. "Gotta go dad." I left as he waved.

I was heading to meet my friend, Raquel. She and Grace were pretty much my only friends, because the other castes think I'm snobby and the other Twos think I'm weird since I don't dress really nice. Raquel was a Three like Grace and they were the only people who understood me. I spotted Raquel under the tree where we always meet at in the park near our old elementary school. Her tan skin glistened and so did her hair which was very light brown. I sped towards her and jumped into her arms. "Hey!"

"What up?" She asked.

"Nothing much, just needed something to do to get myself out of my house while I wait for tonight." I grinned.

"Ha, yeah same. Did you see anyone that looked like they would win on line?" I haven't seen her in a while so we needed to catch up.

"There were two really nice girls in front of me and they were beautiful!" I remembered the picture of Riley and Olivia in my head. I actually met them again after the photo. I saw them at the park when I was bringing Fiona and they were bringing their little brother, Richard.

"Yeah, well I saw Annabelle." We rolled our eyes at the same time. I still wasn't talking to her since the fight, I was waiting for tonight to see what would happen. "Are you guys talking to each other again?"

"No, not much. I don't really talk to her any way, so it wouldn't matter." I replied.

"Yeah well it would be nice if you were."

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter."

"What if one of you is selected?"

"You mean what if she gets selected?" I was trying to make it clear that there was no chance of me getting selected.

"Stop!" Raquel yelled.

"What?" I screamed back.

"If you keep acting this way, I'm not going to talk to you!"

"Fine, I don't care!" I scurried away, running away from her.

My house was quite empty as I entered, which was weird since Kyle should've been here. "Dad, where's Kyle?" I asked him. He was sitting on the couch in the T.V. room, he was holding the newspaper and his glasses rested on the tip of his nose. He would look up every so often to look at the T.V.

He then stared up at me. "I don't know, but your sister is pretty worried. She is out looking for him." I then got a bit jumpy. Even though I wasn't close with Kyle, I was worried about him.