Beauty Contest

Chapter Two

I woke up my head pounding. My memories, thoughts and words like a ball of untangled yarn. I look around and the room swims before my tired eyes. "Mom?" I call out but then stop myself as I get up stumbling. I run to the door. If she did't answer something must be terribly wrong. I run out of the unfamiliar room to an unfamiliar hall and I stop. "Oh shit..." I mutter. I remembered where I was. I had been drugged for the contest. I look down. I'm in lacy underwear I hadn't had on before. It didn't bother me to be honest.
Several maids look up at me. I wave like my awkward mind told me too. Then I look up and see the cameras. They were watching me. Or all the contestants. And the citizens were watching too. Then I see him walking down the hall. The young boy that everyone had fallen for. The winner of the last Contest. His fiery brown orange eyes examine me as he stalks toward me looking graceful as he does. All my confidence melts away like a Popsicle on a hot day and I run back into the strange room and lock it. My face was hot with a blush that didn't appear often. He knocks.
"Hello?" He says
"Hey." I say and put my head against the door afraid.
"You and the twenty other contestants are due in the grand dining hall in an hour. Dress your best." He says. His strange accent was able to be heard the longer he spoke.
"Ok." I said "Thanks for the information. You can go now."
"Um...." He says. "Your underwear was nice." He says and I can hear him walk away.
"Perv." I hiss
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Dining Hall
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I walk into the dining hall wearing a beautiful yellow dress I found in my closet. My face was stony. I was surprised that James wasn't who he seemed to be on TV last year. I was expecting that and not the Person who said he liked my underwear. I look at the table in awe. Everyone was so good looking. I gasp in surprise as I see Becky.
"Becky!" I yell running over and hugging her "I didn't think you'd be here!" I didn't care who saw or about the camera.

Becky laughs hugging my back "I'm so glad your here." She says "I'm so excited the makeovers. The boys." She says smiling and I take a seat next to her. "He's staring." She whispered

I look over to see James staring and I sneer and start to eat ignoring him "Anyway." I say when he finally looks away. "I can't wait for the makeovers either. I wonder what they will make me look like." I says smiling.

We talk and eat until the bell rings and we go into the great hall. Today was the first day of competition and it hasn't even sunk in yet.