Chapter 5: I change, please understand
Everything was so confusing, Cody just wanted to have fun with everyone, but now Sierra is in front of him, apologizing for something. What is going on?
"I don't understand Sierra, something happens?" Cody asked
"Cody, I have missed you so much since the show ended, when I found you live in Vancouver, I was anxious to see you again" Sierra speak too fast, but somehow Cody understands her.
"That explains the letters and the edited photos? " Sierra nodded, embarrassed about that.
"What I am trying to say is I am sorry. I am for all the uncomfortable moments you pass in World Tour for my fault, just want your attention. The Cody who didn't care about the money, focus more having a good time, attempting to flirt with a girl at any cost and despite being attacked by a bear, continue smiling...".
"Sierra, you don't have to apologize to me, you explained all in Alberta, you're my best friend, and nothing will change that, even if you use my socks in an altar," Sierra´s answer to this is a kiss in Cody´s forehead.
"No more, Codykins, some people made me understand that I showed my affection in a wrong way, not more harassments, no more jealousy, not more of that. Now I am your friend, but I will fight for more, promise" with that, Sierra ran away, leaving him alone and thoughtful. Cody just sighs, if she wanted that type of relationship, would have to wait a while. Cody walk to the hotel to meet Cameron and Zoey, in the way, saw Sam and Dakota holding hands, Sam had the luck of thousands of guys, dating a beautiful girl like Dakota.
"Relax darling. I already block from Facebook those guys that criticize our relationship. You are my lovely teddy bear," said Dakota comforting his boyfriend.
"It doesn't bother me at all, just that you deserve someone more attractive than me, a nerd with a video game addiction" Dakota kiss Sam on the cheek.
"You changed my way of seeing the appearance when I was a monster; you accepted me. None of that pretty faces would have accepted me, but you did it, I love you" Cody decided to leave the couple alone, is impolite to spy, the geek walk to a pier, Cody felt attracted to see the scenery and relax.
"Boo" a voice behind him scare Cody. For a few moments, he fights to maintain the balance to don't fall to the sea, then hear giggles, turns back to see her, Gwen.
"You should see your face. You're still a fearful Cody" Cody scratches the back of the head. It´s a little uncomfortable, even when everything had already happened.
"Yeah, what do you want? It is weird when you talk to me," Cody doesn't want to be rude, but is true.
"I just want to thank you for talking with Courtney about us, in the morning we discuss, and now we are friends again, and all thanks to you, Cody" good news to hear, he felt proud to join a broken friendship.
"Both are good friends. I saw all your interaction on the plane and in the TV, will be bad if your friendship with Courtney ends for assholes like Duncan or the Total Drama" without knowing, Cody created an uncomfortable moment by naming the punk.
"Duncan...I made a mistake dating him just for the look of the bad boy, is horrible what we did to Courtney, and with Trent, his obsession with me and the number nine scares me too much, I think I don't have luck in dating thing".
"You made mistakes, that doesn't mean that you can't find a couple, but for now. I recommend as a friend to forget the topic and relax, go to have fun with the others, you deserve it" Cody step at her side, ready to return when a sentence stops him.
"Do you want to go out with me?" Cody just flip the head stunned, should have listened wrong, Gwen only smiles.
"I'm serious, you helped me date with Trent, even if you liked me, and now help me with my friendship with Courtney. Think that it is time to give you a chance" sincerely, Gwen expected to see him happy and celebrating, but only saw Cody changes to a face that couldn't understand at all.
"You believe after all this time. Am I still in love with you? No, I know you used me to remain in the game after what happened in Greece. I finished with my crush on you a long time ago. I don't want a couple now, and If you want Trent, please don't do it. Trent is in love with Katie. Please leave him alone" Cody leaves the place a little anger inside. Now alone, Gwen thinks about the mistaken of rejected him in the past, behind that annoying guy, was the perfect guy for her, with the help of Courtney, will try to have a chance with Cody. She did not know that it would bring problems with other girls, including her best friend.
Cody enters the central hall of the mansion, saw a group gathered at a table, was tired, but decided to look.
"What happens?" asks the geek, the Chef with the face at the table, while Alejandro and Heather celebrate winning something.
"They managed The Chef bet the control of the island, they won," said a sad Ryan, they had played a casino game, it wasn't fair, but that game he had it dominated, Cody does not want to highlight, but it was necessary.
"I want to play against you, double or nothing" Cody stood in front of the table, with a serious voice and determination in his eyes, but tired.
"The nerd challenges us, that's pathetic, well. What we can bet?" wonders the Latino, confident.
"If I win, everything will be back to normal, without any effect against both of you, if you win, all we will be your servants for the remaining time of the vacation" many complained, but Noah and Trent calmed them down.
"Trust in Cody. He knows what he is doing ".
"I hope that the courage of your friend doesn't cost all of us a shame," complained Emma with little hope.
"Ok, we'll play blackjack, let me be the player."
"As you want," the blackjack was considered a game of luck pure, what a lie.
"Card" Cody asks with all calm, quickly around the table. Most of the cast was seeing the game, even The Chef, who put all his trusts in the geek.
"21" smiled Alejandro and Heather.
"19" throw the cards and were scrapped, the game continuing and little by little, the tabs of Cody were few, he didn't win any round, all had resigned to be a servant.
"Is the last round, but the game is over."
"You know, this game is one of the few casino games where the player has an advantage. The bank is always obliged to draw another card if it is below 17, but that doesn't happen to you Al, Well, I play" this surprised the couple, surrendered without seeing his cards, secure gave this explanation not to be so wrong with the other.
"It's over," said Alejandro showing his cards.
"Yeah, this game is over," Cody throws his cards, showing the Ace and the King of Spades, surprising all the people.
"With a BlackJack automatic regain two and a half times what you wagered, so I win, finally," Cody yawn boring, is so dull and so accessible to him.
"Impossible, what did you do?!" Heather demanded to know.
"I called count of cards, Noah, please explained all, I am lazy right now."
"In this game in specific, it is used counting the cards per its apparent value, the cards of two and six cost one, cards of more than ten it is less one, and those of seven to nine is zero. You do an inventory of the cards that go out, in this way, you know mathematically the probability of which card will go out later, a strategy that both we share and create".
"You used...math...that's a trap!" Alejandro angry stood with his hands on the table.
"No, cheating is to shuffle the cards as you did with The Chef and me, you've made this game more easy" Cody stood smiling, he could finally leave the manipulator in ridiculous.
"Shit, not only Jose have a sexy girlfriend, even I use Heather, all this time to better than him, but my mom prefers him, and now I lost with this nerd" seeing what he said. Alejandro turned to see Heather only received a blow to the kiwis and crushed his face on the table before she goes running. Cody follows her, asking himself why he is too generous, he ignores his friends and to the girls who had left even more interested in him without knowing.
"Don't run so close to the shore!" Cody's scream to warm Heather is very dangerous for her.
"Stop follow me dork" Heather screams to Cody, in a false step on the earth broke making fall, barely Cody was able to catch her, but with his hand-wound, by force began to bleed, and the pain was excruciating.
"Just drop me, I have already had enough" Heather demand, but with sadness hidden in her voice."
"Don't say that bullshit! Be as you are, but I will not drop you!" Cody doesn't have any force left, both fall, but Cody protect her with his body to avoid any hurt in the crash on the water, Cody helps Heather to exit to the sand, his hand was acutely injured, and the pain is more now.
"I am not going to say thank you for what you did dork," said the queen bee proud as always.
"I am sorry for what happen with Alejandro, but with that attitude did not arrive anywhere, a lot of people it does not matter that you are popular."
"Just leave me alone" Cody did have time to discuss with her, need to go the nursing, only asked her to be more careful, when Cody leaves, Heather smiles with a new idea.
"Now I understand why some girls want with that nerd from nowhere. It would not bother me entering the game to get my anger down. I will have Cody" Heather was unaware that small part that Cody woke up in her.