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"He woke up!"

"Really?" I gasp, a hand covering my mouth in shock and huge relief. "How's he? Can he remember what happened? Does he have brain damages? Is he back to normal? How's Zoe? Is she with him?" I rush to ask questions, only earning light giggles from the girls. I can see by the dark bags under their eyes that the recent events tired them and they are probably happier than I am right now.

"He's good, don't worry." Adeline reassures me with a smile. "He has a broken leg, arm and two ribs. But nothing extremely major and life threatening. He'll be leaving the hospital on Sunday." My grin falls, confusion taking place.

"Already? Isn't it too soon?" They exchange uneasy looks, not quite helping me.

"Well, his family obviously can't afford the hospital care so the less time he spends there, the less it's going to cost." Laura explains with a sad sigh.

"But how do you want him to heal properly?" I ask, outraged. It's going to take even more time before Matt goes back to work and Zoe's income won't be enough for the two of them, soon-to-be three. But my eyes light up, an idea popping in my head.

"I'm going to pay for it." I announce and their jaws drop, not expecting it.

"Madison, Zoe will never accept it! Same for Matt." Adeline says and I shake my head, my mind now set on helping them.

"I don't care. They need help and Matt has to rest as much as possible to heal properly. I'll ask my parents to send to money they receive from the show to them." I tell my plan, feeling so much relief now that I know they'll be taken care off. I will not let them down like this.

"But this money is a gift." Laura adds and I shrug.

"My family already have more than enough, and I know they'll be please to send the money to Matt and Zoe instead. If I can make something good out of this show, this might be it." I say with determination. They look at each other, happy tears swelling in their eyes and I have to contain myself before I start sobbing.

When Laura and Adeline leave to work on both my outfits for the talent show and the masquerade, I busy myself by writing a quick letter to my mother about Matt and Zoe's situation, explaining everything in details. I can trust her with this and I know she'll immediately jump on the occasion to help someone. I place the letter in a small envelope, leaving it on my boudoir so one of the girls can post it later today. With a content sigh, I walk towards my bed, collapsing on the plush mattress. I can't help the smile on my face, glad that Matt is alive and gradually healing, and also that everything is going to be alright for them.

In fact, things have been going so much better since the incident two days ago. Alex and Jasmine have been really calm and avoiding each other at all cost, plus they'll be leaving soon. Also, it was with a massive surprise that Cindy and Noel told me they were safe from death after they told Queen Marie about their relationship. It's really kind of her to not disqualify them immediately or throw them in jail, deciding to let them be free when the couple will also leave the competition after the masquerade. They told me this only yesterday and the news made me so gleeful for them. They deserve their happy ever after.

Only Kim, Grace, Simone, Camellia and I will be left after that. I know for a fact that Grace has a crush on Sir Edward Sheeran and Kim might not admit it yet, but it's obvious that she fancies King Rupert. With each day that passes, I am even more certain of my feelings for Harry, but I still don't know how the two remaining girls feel for him. Since the beginning, Simone and Camellia have always been really reserved about their 'relation' with Harry and it couldn't help but irk my curiosity. Harry never really talked to me about them either and I guess I would like to know if they could represent a threat? Simone has never been mean towards me or another contestant, but she also doesn't hide the fact that she would like to become Queen. Same goes for Camellia. Both of them are pretty safe choices since they already held high places in the caste system and been in contact with royalty. It's hard to admit, but I'm a slight bit afraid I wouldn't be able to rival against them regarding that.