He'd pay for what he did. Sammy and I went back to the hotel and I hurried to my room at call James. I waited tensely as the phone rang three...four...five times. Come on James please. He picked up after seven rings. "Ok James listen, our personal problems aside, I really need your help. Ava got hurt because the sabotage at the trials tried to get at me but he got Ava instead." "What happened?! Who did it?!" He responded more fiercely than I'd expected. "Not important right now," I replied, "all that matters is I know who it is and I need your computer savvy self to help me." "Sure what do you need me to do?" I was surprised, I'd thought he'd need more convincing than that. "His name is Jordan Hampton. I need you to get all the info you can on this guy." "And what will you be doing?" He asked skeptically. "I will be sneaking out to the restaurant where I saw the waiter who poisoned Ava." "Ha yeah right." A voice from my left. "James I gotta go ok, text me his face so I can find him easier." "Ok have fun dealing with your boyfriend." "How did you-" "bye Rowen!" I growled at my phone as the line went dead. I finally turned to Sammy. "I can do whatever I want." "No, you actually can't. That guy is out to get you Rowen. I can't loose you. Plus, you have to live your dream." He lifted a hand to my cheek and I slapped it away. "Sammy I get that you want to protect me but I can take care of myself. I'm not helpless!" "I know you're not helpless Rowen but I'm just saying, if what you've said about this guy is true then he'll stop at nothing to take you out of the running." I glared at Sammy, unable to find a sufficient argument. He sat back on the couch, satisfied that he'd won this argument. I slammed my phone down on the table, making him jump. "Fine," I growled, "I won't go alone. You can come with me." He knew better than to say anything back. I walked out of the room and as soon as I got out I realized we had no ride. Or I didn't. Because I refused to learn how to drive. Thank god Sammy's 17. "Um," he said rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. "What do you mean um?" I asked sharply. "Um I mean neither of us have a car." I swore and pulled out my phone, "maybe it's close enough to walk." It was about five miles away. I googled the restaurant and  it closes in 20 minutes. I groaned and started jogging towards the restaurant.

About 15 minutes later we got there very out of breath. Well I was. Stupid Sammy wasn't barely winded. Ok maybe I'm exaggerating a teensy bit but still. I wiped my forehead with my arm as he pushed open the door. Perfect Jordan was right there. "Excuse me but we're closing soon-" I cut him off, "oh it's no problem! We just need to speak to one of your waiters. Jordan Hampton?" "Hm," he said looking up, "that's me. What do you need." "Burr you're a better lawyer than me." Haha no just kidding. I prayed that he wouldn't recognize me. Well it wouldn't matter very soon. "Can we talk somewhere more private?" He gave me a confused look, "ok, sure follow me." He led us away from the front into a back room. "Ok now do you mind telling me what this is all about?" I looked up at him, "do you know what my name is?" He was getting annoyed now. "No I don't know what your name is!" "Hm. Maybe this name will ring a bell for you then. Rowen Heart. Your enemy until you got caught cheating and got kicked off the team and you moved to who knows where. The girl you targeted because she is your biggest competitor. You tried to poison her. But you poisoned her best friend instead." He was smiling creepily. "Oh yes. You're the girl. You have been quite a bit of trouble to get to. Especially since you refuse to drive." I sucked in a sharp breath, "how many competitors have you hurt?!" "All of them that got sent home." He replied. I glared at him. "What happened to winning through having actual skill and working hard?! That's how all these people got here! And I'm surprised they let you in considering your record." He simply smiled. "I have friends in high places." "How could you do this to your fellow competitors?! Sure we're all working towards something only 50 of us will get in the end but it's still everyone doing a sport they love. You're just in it for the winning." "That's what any sport is about Rowen. I thought you knew that already." He sneered. I walked towards him and punched him in the stomach. He bent over holding his stomach. I raised my fist again but Sammy caught it. I whipped around to glare at him, "let go!" I hissed, "no come on. There's no point in doing this. Ava's going to be fine and do you really want to sink to his level?" I growled and pulled my hand away. "Fine. I got the information I wanted anyways." Jordan looked up. "No one's going to believe you." I didn't reply as we walked out of the restaurant. As soon as we were far enough away I took out my phone and turned off the audio recording and sent it to James. Sammy stared at me in amazement. "I didn't even think of that." I grinned, "well some of us just think ahead." He rolled his eyes and I laughed. When we got back to my room my phone started buzzing in my pocket. I took it out and answered, "hey James we got what we needed. What about you?" "I got info on every single one of the officials." "Ok good now read me off the names!" "I'm not stupid Rowen. John Hampton is one of the main officials." "Will that be bad for us if we just tell another official?" "Well yes because they'll all have to discuss something this big. So you might want to get some dirt on his dad too." I swore and glanced out at the darkening sky. If we waited until tomorrow then we wouldn't have much time. "Do you think they're still there?" Don't ask me where there is because quite honestly I don't know. I heard computer keys clicking in the background. "He's still in. There's also two other officials still setting up for tomorrow by the pool but they shouldn't be a problem." I sighed. "Well let's go Sammy." He held me back, "nope. I'm going, you on the other hand are staying here." I glared at him, "yeah right, I'm not letting you go out there alone. He might try and hurt you!" "Yes," he replied calmly, "and if you go for some strange reason he'll spare you and not touch you at all? If anything if you go he'll be going after you more. If him and his son and working together then they'll try and get rid of his biggest competition for a spot on the team." "I'm going." He was backing towards the door. I tried to dodge around him to block the door but he opened it and shut it behind him. I wiggled the doorknob but it wouldn't budge. I slammed a hand against the door, as if it would do any good. I could barely hear his voice as he spoke through the door. "I promise I'll come back Rowen." I slid my back down the door until I was sitting against the door. I whispered my response to the empty room. "You better."

Hey guys!!! I'm sorry this took so long to update I've had a little writers block. Anyways here's a nice long chapter to make up for it. And HOLY FREAKING SH**!!!!! 180 READS LAST TIME I CHECKED!!! RIQALD DJWQKSNFJWLQLANDNFNEKQLQMDNDNDKDKWKQLSNFNDKDKW I LOVE YOU GUYS YOU'RE ALL AMAZING!!! STAY BEAUTIFUL MY UNICORNS!!!!!!😘💖🦄🏊🏼