Chapter 17: Two more Days
We wake to another day of "Rise and shine sleeping beauty" but ending with "Tonight are the interviews" I whisper into Joe's ear "Oh, don't remind me" he chuckles in response "And you will both be taught by me in the in the ways of etiquette and manners" Earney adds. "Damn it." Joe adds in my ear. Ha ha. "Get ready, breakfast in half an hour!" Earney then gets up and leaves.
"Obviously he's gotten used to us sleeping in the same room." Joe adds. Ha ha ha I laugh. "I get the first shower!" I taunt.
"Oh no, you don't!" we then have a little race at who can get to the shower the fastest. With a series of pulling at each other's clothes, pushing the other down to the floor and pinning each other to walls. I win. "I AM THE CHAMPION! WOO!" I brag. I give him huge grin. He puts his hands up in surrender. "You win. You get the first shower." I shoo him away into the bedroom then have a shower.
Two more days to go, two more days until the slaughter. I just am mostly worrying for Joe. He said last night that he will always be there. Does that mean he would give his life for me? I don't want him to die in my name. I don't want him to die. Then it hit me like a brick wall. I will give my life so Joe can win. I didn't realise it but my mind had always assumed I would sacrifice myself for Joe's existence.
I get out of the shower and notice that Joe must have gone to his room and had a shower. We walk to breakfast and find an eager Earney a bored Diana and an excited Mayor.