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I've decided on the ten candidates to stay. Matthew Keaton, Andrew Bradley, Cooper Devine, Hunter Clifton, Connor Troy, Luke Radcliffe, William McCartney, Thomas Pratt, August Jordan, and Jason Edwards. Surprisingly, this wasn't a tough decision. The tough part will be the next elimination, but that won't be for a while.

I refused to talk to Chris last night. There was a guard stationed at my door to make sure no one would come in. I just want to block him out for the time being.

I don't know what to do about Elle. I gave her the rest of the week off so I can think. I want to ask Mom, but it just feels so awkward asking her about that.

I've noticed that Faye and Nathan have been hanging out a little more. They went to the theater this afternoon. Young love is a beautiful thing, I must can't seem to find it for myself. I'm glad they're happy though. Nathan deserves a sweet girl like Faye.

Side there was a mass elimination today, I am only going to see the remaining candidates at meals. That gives me time to plan what I want to do with them. I think I'm going to go to the gardens with Matthew. It seems like that would be a good place to talk to him. I think I'm going to go to the theater with Cooper. He told me about how his father made a movie last year, so I figured that he might want to see a movie from a few centuries ago like Singin' in the Rain. I don't know why, but it seems like something he'd like. Luke and Thomas all love art, so I thought they'd like to see the palace's private gallery. William would probably like archery, so I think I'll show him that. Andrew and Jason both lived on farms, so I'm going to take them to out stables. August has a love for music, so I'm going to show him the instruments we have. I don't know what to do with Hunter yet, but I bet I'll think of something.

I found out from Mom that Jason, Luke, and William are sons of some of the candidates from Dad's Selection. Luke's mother was a woman named Kriss, Jason's was a woman named Anna, and William's was a woman named Bariel. I wonder what they were all like.

I'm in my room reading a book right now. I'm in the middle of finding out if one of the characters dies, but there's a knock on the door. I walk over and answer it.

"Chris." I say flatly.

"April, can we please talk?" He begs.

"I don't know if I can trust anything you say." I cross my arms.

"Please, April, just let me explain what happened."

"I have a feeling that whatever you tell me is going to be a lie."

"Will you please just listen to what I have to say? Please?"

I think for a moment. "Fine," I can't believe I'm doing this. "You have two minutes."

He walks in. "First of all, I just want you to know how much I love you." He sucks up.

"One minute forty-five seconds left." I remind him.

"Right, okay. With Elle, that was all a mistake. Just know that I'm sorry about that. With you doing the Selection, I feel like I'm losing you."

"Newsflash, you are."

"Well I think it's great that you're finding your soulmate, but I don't have anyone else that I love. There's only you."

"How the hell can you kiss someone like that and say there's no one else out there for you?"

"Because you're the one that I really want. That was just one time. I want our relationship to last for the rest of our lives."

"Well, I don't. I've moved on."

"And maybe I should just accept that, but you've got to understand, I—"

"Chris, why did you pick now to tell me this? I'm in the middle of finding a husband! I don't need you! With you staying here, it's not doing anything. It's merely an annoying distraction that's not changing my mind about anything!"

"April will you just listen?"

"Time's up."

"April, just let me finish!"

"No, you're done."

"Fine, shut me out of your life. But at least take Elle back. She didn't do anything wrong to deserve being fired."

"That's my decision to make." I say, and I shut him out of my room.