Are You The One? •

twelve - the struggle

(I have massively re-done this book, so I highly recommend re-reading it from the start, as tedious as that may be, because I've changed stuff as recently as thirty minutes before this upload lol)

     The third week began, bringing excitement and a new getaway challenge.

Ryan greeted the group of guys and girls, then immediately got into his explanation of the challenge. "Today's challenge is all about the ladies. Your guys, here, will be participating today, in a challenge that I'm sure you ladies will love. It's a challenge I'm calling, 'Ex Marks The Spot'."

The girls stood in disbelief and fear as the guys made sounds of approval while fist-bumping one another.

"Please tell me our exes aren't here.", Andy groaned aloud.

   "Oh, yes, your exes are here, ladies. Well...some of them.", Ryan announced cryptically. "In this challenge, we'll be bringing out 10 guys, 5 who are actually exes of the ladies here, and 5 who are random actors we hired to throw you off."

   "Okay, okay."
      "Interesting."
"Oh, hell no."

   Ryan continued, smirking. "It's the guys job to figure out which guy belongs to which girl and which are fakes. You'll do this by asking the exes questions. The two guys who match the most girls correctly to their ex, win a getaway date with the lady of their choice."

    Miles: 'This challenge is kind of difficult because we have to figure out if they're real or not, then, if they are real, we have to pick which girl, out of...10 freaking girls, is their ex, only based off a few questions.'

"All right, ladies, you can head back to the house where you'll be watching everything go down on the TV.", Ryan dismissed. The girls waved goodbye to the boys and travelled back to the house.

"Now, gentlemen" Ryan began, "let's welcome...the exes."

  An eclectic mix of guys came forward to stand before the boys of the house. The guys ranged from black to white to in-between, from short to tall, from buff to downright scrawny. Each wore a name tag on the top left corners of their shirts - Ronnie, Paul, David, Alexander, Antonio, Vic, Lucas, Dylan H., Dylan T., and Taylor. The men briefly introduced themselves before the boys dove in, asking questions to uncover the girls' real exes.

"Prosper, you can ask first.", Ryan announced.

Prosper nodded and rubbed his hands together maniacally. "Paul, how long were you and your ex together?"

A tall, tan guy answered, "4 years." A clutter of reactions burst from the team of boys, mostly shock.

"Woah, that's a long time", Prosper told him. Paul simply shrugged in return, keeping his mysterious air.

Back at the house the girls were discussing whose exes were there and whose weren't.

"Okay, okay, so who sees their ex?", Hadley questioned.

  "Oh, mine is definitely out there. Taylor, the one with the flannel on", Brooke revealed.

  Tessa furrowed her eyebrows and proclaimed, "Why the heck is he wearing a flannel? It's literally so hot outside."