Recipe for Love
“Then they’d been hollow-eyed, greasy-haired, verging on the hysterical. Now they’d all had a rest and had probably been cooking in their own homes, reassuring themselves that they really could do it, and they did have enough left in them to continue the competition. They had arrived back at Somerby during the day and now, before they were bussed off to the pub for supper, they were going to be told their fate: the challenge for the next day.
But there were only five of them. A quick look round ...told Zoe Alan wasn’t there. She hoped he hadn’t left because he was ill or had a family emergency. She liked Alan. In fact she liked everyone – apart from Cher.
It was ironic, thought Zoe, that the closer they became as a group of people (excluding Cher, of course) the more direct the competition felt between them.
‘It’s like being gladiators,’ she muttered to Becca, who happened to be next to her. ‘We’re all a team but we have to fight against each other.’ ‘What?’ said Becca, who obviously hadn’t seen the relevant films.MoreLess
But there were only five of them. A quick look round ...told Zoe Alan wasn’t there. She hoped he hadn’t left because he was ill or had a family emergency. She liked Alan. In fact she liked everyone – apart from Cher.
It was ironic, thought Zoe, that the closer they became as a group of people (excluding Cher, of course) the more direct the competition felt between them.
‘It’s like being gladiators,’ she muttered to Becca, who happened to be next to her. ‘We’re all a team but we have to fight against each other.’ ‘What?’ said Becca, who obviously hadn’t seen the relevant films.MoreLess
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