Jo's POV
I ran through the dense forest of Camp Wawanakwa in the early morning light. My legs were aching but I kept pushing myself. Faster, I need to go faster. I'm not weak, I can do this.
A clearing approached and I skidded to a stop. I sat down on a tree stump and put my head in my hands. Early morning runs just didn't seem quite as satisfying as they used to. Without a companion running with me, I had no one to motivate me to run faster, no one to boast to when I won.
Brick was gone, and it was all my fault. I shouldn't have voted for him. He was a valuable teammate, and Lightning is just an idiot who can't tell the difference between guys and girls.
With Brick still here, we could've joined forces, we would've been unstoppable.
But he was my weakness.
I couldn't leave him in the competition when he caused my focus to slip. Voting for him meant that I wouldn't have to deal with losing my concentration. I wouldn't have to cope with the pain if he betrayed me.
I still don't understand why he weakens me so much, he's just an accident prone cadet with bladder control problems. He's in the way of my victory. I'm here to win.
Brick will probably never forgive me, and now I'm stuck with a stupid idiot who can't even tell I'm a girl.
I thought that I would be stronger with Brick out of the game.
Now I realize, that without him, I'm just even weaker.