Okay guys, your votes have decided. Starting from now, I'll be eliminating people from the least to the most votes. Any girl with three votes or more is safe for the Elite. I'll reopen the elimination poll a little later, since there are quite a few girls with two votes.

Until then, the eliminations will begin now.

Also, I still own nothing.

Profanity and very very very slight blood warning

Gabbi:

After breakfast the next day, while all of us were in the Women's Room, the prince approached some other girls and me. "Hello, ladies. I hope you are having a nice morning."

We informed him that yes, indeed, we were having a nice morning. "That's nice. Would Gabrielle, Kara, Eliza, Valery, Rhea, and Sariah care to join me in the courtyard?"

The other girls and I got up to follow him outside. Set up was a small tennis court in the middle of the field, with three rackets on each side. We all pretty much got the idea. Kara, Valery, and Sairah went to one side of the net while Rhea, Eliza, and I went to the other.

Sairah served first, and the ball soared over my head and bounced just inside the line.

Welp.

Eliza:

All I could think of the entire time was that I was failing. I missed pretty much every shot that came to me. Rhea or Gabbi would have to run to catch it.

Thwap swing miss. It was a constant pattern. I was useless.

Rhea:

Look, I don't blame Eliza for making us lose the game. I really don't. But the fact that she ran away from the ball sometimes was just a little frustrating.

Just a little.

Of course, the girls on the other team were hitting that ball like it was a punching bag. They were taking this way too seriously.

Kara slammed the ball with her racket and put it right into Gabbi's face. She fell over, blood streaming from her nose. A maid standing by went to go get her some tissue.

Prince Adrias:

When Valery got into an argument about whose turn it was to serve and Kara hit the ball so hard it broke Gabrielle's nose, I made my decision.

After the game was over (12-4 if you're wondering) I called Kara and Valery over while the other girls went inside. Both of them looked a bit nervous, and I knew they could tell what was going to happen.

I took a deep breath. "Thank you for coming, but..."

Kara sighed. "I was doomed as soon as I broke Gabbi's nose, right?"

I gave a maybe-maybe not shrug. I could see Valery taking deep breaths. Both girls walked away.

Two down, all the rest to go.

Valery:

I had nothing to lose. I reminded myself of that while I packed my things. I was only in this for the experience. I had nothing to lose.

Still, I couldn't help but be disappointed. I was sure I would make it further.

Still, at least I had something to go back to. My team and my family.

Kara:

Honestly, I'm glad I made it as far as I did. An Eight in the Selection? I'm lucky I wasn't the first one to go.

I guess I could try to do research on how to improve the lives of Eights. Or write a book, or something. It wouldn't have as much of an impact as being royalty would, but maybe it would start a trend.

Because now I was a Three! Ha! Suck on that Janice, you sister-abandoning Two-fucker!

14th place: Valery Donovan- Valery, Valery, Valery. You were so nice to the other girls at first, but eventually, your competitive spirit took over, even if you were only there for the life experience. Your team will be happy to have you back, I'm sure. Let's just hope Eliza can manage without you. Thanks to Fryllabrille201 for submitting a competitive but overall decent girl.

13th place: Kara Hyun- Kara was an interesting character to write. On one hand, she was strong and wanted to help her family, but she had to go through a lot of shit before she entered the Selection. I wasn't originally going to have her adopted family reap the benefits (because adopted) but I decided at the last minute that it would be better. Thanks to AusllyRauraR51FANINTHEWORLD for submitting a strong, independent Eight, who wasn't bland or a sympathy sink, something that is really hard to go.

Things are going to get brutal. Adrias is going to go with his dad on this one, which means girls are going to start going one after the other. Remember, if your character is eliminated, that does not mean she was a bad character, I promise!

See you next week!

Ta!