The Photographer

Chapter 4

Jake panned the group of people with a camera as Jimmy talked, "So I brought all you guys here today for a challenge. Inside the building is going to be what you are going to be competing with. The last person to leave gets $10,000 dollars. The people competing are  going to be Chandler, Chris, Garrett, and myself-"

"But." Chris cut Jimmy off.

"But we aren't going to be the people competing. You guys are going to be choosing the people to compete for you. So choose correctly. On your mark, get set, GO!"

Jimmy starts to make his way towards me, but someone grabs a hold of my arm. I turn to see Chandler smiling down at me, "We got this!"

"You got that right!" I laugh.

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Jake guides me and three new people into the room where we are going to be competing in. The room had black walls and in the middle of the room had the big white bowl.  Like from the slime and cereal video. But instead the bowl was filled with mud. The mud you get after a heavy rain.

"Alright competitors, in you go. Remember the last one to leave wins ten thousand dollars." Jimmy says. "Also everyone say your name so the viewers know who you are."

I place one foot over the edge getting my foot covered in mud. Quickly I drop my body into the mud, almost getting a mouth full of it.

"um my name is (y/n), Chandler is my mentor." I say after wiping my face.

"Chris choose me, the names Kyle." A brunette says.

"Garrett choose me by literally running over me. Hi the names Lori." the other girl in the room says.

"Sup names Tyler, Jimmy my man chose me." A dark skinned male says once he jumps into the bowl.

My legs were already cold once everyone introduced themselves. I actually hated it and wanted to get out, but I need that money. Maybe I could get a new laptop to edit pictures for Jimmy and the Instagram page. 

I grab a hold of the mud, feeling how thick it actually was. It is kinda hard to move around in here, so thats going to be rough. Looking up at the other people I see they were engaged into a conversation already, great. Now I feel like its 3 against 1. 

"(y/n), do you need anything?" Chandler whispers to me.

"Um, maybe a sweatshirt. The mud is kinda cold." I say to the male.

He slaps the side of the bowl before turning and leaving the room. I don't think its a sweatshirt that will keep me warm, maybe I should have asked for some sweatpants. No, I would have to get both legs above the mud to get them on. By then I would be disqualified.

"How do you feel that Chandler choose you, seeing that he has only won one challenge?" Jake asks me.

"Meh, I don't care." I shrug. "He would already be out of here if he felt how cold this mud is."

"Yeah it is kinda cold in here." Tyler says making his way towards me.

"Well I wish you the best of luck out there (y/n)." Jake says before heading over to Lori.

Tyler comes closer to me, his hand wraps around my elbow. "Your kinda cute, how about we leave this place and find somewhere where nobody is around."

"Uh, no thank you." I say pulling my arm away.

"Come on sweetheart. I can already imagine you screaming my name."

Tyler presses his body against mine as he corners me into the bowl. I try to look behind him for help, but everyone is focused on Lori and Kyle doing a challenge.