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Chapter 5: The chosen ones

_JACKIE_

I was sitting in front of my tent with an emotion less face when I felt someone's hand wrap around my shoulders. I looked up and started crying in her embrace.

"I couldn't do it mom. I couldn't bring you the trophy" I sobbed in her chest. She took my face in her hands and made me look up to her face.

"You are my biggest trophy dear" she said with a surprisingly proud smile. "You don't need to win every challenge you face. The important thing is to understand the reason behind the challenge and gain something from it. And you know what you gained today? Everyone's hearts. Everybody saw you sacrifice your trophy for someone's life. What else can make a mother proud if not this?"

I hugged my mother tightly, burying my head in her warm chest as she rested her chin on my head.

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After a few hours of staying with my mom, I came back to the canteen to meet up with my friends. There I saw them gathering around Jungkook and talking to him while he seemed devastated. As soon as he saw me, he ran to me.

"I am sorry Jackie. For me you lost your trophy. I am-"

"It's okay Jungkook, I am not mad at you. Saving you was my duty. If I ever have to choose between my friends and my success, I'll always choose you guys" I tried my best to console the younger boy and it seemed to work.

Just when everything was falling back into place, the devils themselves appeared.

"Hey losers" a voice cooed from behind and again the ambience tensed up.

"What do you want Jimin?" Taehyung scoffed at the owner of the voice.

"Why would we want something from you losers?" Jimin said with a sick smile on his face.

"Don't you guys have anything else better to do other than just roaming around us like some hungry dogs?" Lisa snapped back and we all started laughing.

"We are doing something very important. We are inspiring you. You see this trophy" Rose started waving Yoongi's trophy in her hands. It was a metal memento with the word 'CHAMPION' inscribed on it.

"Listen you trash mouth" I couldn't take it anymore. "You are as much loser as we are. You too were in the race and you failed miserably. You didn't even reach the third wheel. So shut your pie hole up" I released all my rage on her.

Before Rose could come up with something to say, Yoongi grabbed my wrist harshly and pulled me in front of him.

"Listen bitch" his dark brown eyes stared at my blue ones with high intensity. "There's a reason why I am holding the trophy and you are standing empty handed. You don't deserve this. You were supposed to die just like your father."

That's it. The dam of my persiverance was broken and my rage was about to flow out freely like a flood, destroying every being in it's path.

"You have no freaking right to talk about my father like that. He was a great man that you can never be. If it wasn't for him, you people would've been long gone and I mean dead" I spat the words through greeted teeth. I could feel my ears heat up.

Yoongi opened his mouth to say something but then closed it without accomplishing the cause.

"Trainees, come to the field for the announcement of the chosen ones."

Everybody ran to the field with the anxiety of knowing if they got selected and so did I.

We assembled around the stage where chief was standing with a scroll in his hands that contained the lucky five names. The fact that my name wasn't in that paper made me dejected. I just wanted to run back to my tent and hide there forever.

"I am proud to announce that we have shortlisted five strong candidates who will be sent to the city for the mission. However, those who aren't selected should not be sad. There's always next year" the chief addressed the crowd and started reading the names.

"CHRISTOPHER PARKER"

Chris climbed up the stage and the chief rewarded him with the medal of honor.

"ZHANG WEI"

"JESSICA STONE"

"MIN YOONGI"

All four of them were standing right beside the chief with proud faces. I regretted even looking up at them. My mind was not ready to accept the scene in front of my eyes.

"And lastly" he spoke up to the announce the last lucky name. "The trainee who will be leading the team is,

JACKLYN ROSALIND BLUE."

Wait, what!!??