XX

It's already time for the fourth challenge, and everyone has already prepared themselves. This time they went back to the stage where the third event was held. Nobody knows why they got back here again. Some of the contestants assumed that someone broke another rule of the show while the others assumed this was the third challenge, but since someone got caught up, he decided to continue the third challenge as the fourth challenge.

As soon as they got up to the stage, the host finally showed up.

"Welcome back to the reality show where as soon you get eliminated first, you die as well." The host finally starts the introduction. But first, let's look at the last supper of the contestant. Then he sped up his walking pace to the stage where he silently looked at the seven remaining contestants carefully as he slowly reached for his dagger knife out of his pocket and carelessly played with it, as the contestants silently watched him play as the knife didn't touch his skin. As the twenty minutes had passed, the host stopped playing his dagger.

"Now you see, you noticed the video length of the contestant's last supper was also longer, just like the last week. But don't worry, someone decided to step out of the game. They volunteer to get eliminated despite how cruel it is to get eliminated." He slowly walks to the contestant as he continues explaining the situation. "Two days ago, they visited me. They begged me to get killed despite having thirty million dollars on the line."

And he finally stopped in front of the contestant.

"You are now officially eliminated, Humero Lozano."

Clyde went into shock the moment he heard his girlfriend's name was mentioned. He couldn't hold back and started yelling at him.

"That's impossible! This must be a mistake! " He wants to confront him and prove to him that Humero would not volunteer herself to get eliminated. He must protect his love of his life.

"Clyde, my beloved, stop. I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted to stop." Humero said as he walked in front of him. Clyde didn't hesitate to hug her as he slowly cried out loud.

"No please, stay with me. I don't want you to leave on my side. "

"Please, just remember, I will always love you." She slowly kisses him on his lips as tears fall down her eyes, and after that, she confronts the host.

"For a moment, I would like to give you a bittersweet dance. You know, I don't want the audience number to get low." The host plays some music on his cellphone. It's Waltz in C Sharp Minor (Op. 64 No. 2) by Chopin as he offers his hands. "Shall we?"

Humero didn't hesitate to accept his offer and started gracefully. The host's facial expression can't be seen because of his mask, but his body movement can tell you he is actually enjoying this moment of his life. Humero, on the other hand, can't help but dance to the rhythm of the music. They dance so gracefully that the remaining contestants thought they had taken a rehearsal before performing the dance move. He suddenly lifted her up in the air as Humero opened her arms elegantly. As he put her down on the floor, they continued to dance even more sophisticatedly, but as soon as the music finally stopped, he decided to pull her closer and carefully lay her on her left hand. He slowly raised his knife from his right hand and suddenly stabbed her on her chest repeatedly until she fell on the floor.

Clyde can't help but run to the dead body and kneel next to her. Out of nowhere, he quickly grabbed the host knife and stabbed him on his left shoulder. The host successfully pushed Clyde as he quickly grabbed his tranquilizer gun from his jacket and quickly shot at his right leg. He was about to stand up and fight back when the drug kicked in, knocking him out.

"You!" he pointed at Calvin. "Carry him now!" Calvin had no choice but to obey him. "Since the show is finally over, let's go back to your assigned house, shall we?" The rest of the contestants nod as they all silently walk off the stage.

OOO

As soon as Clyde wakes up, he finds himself surrounded by his fellow contestants. He went confused for the moment as he checked his surroundings and realized he was in the assigned bedroom.

"Are you feeling okay right now?" Kathy asked him a question. He slowly remembered what happened during the fourth challenge.

"I want to be alone for now." He responded. The six remaining contestants nod as they slowly leave for their rooms, except for Eshal, who slowly gave him a brown envelope.

"You might need it." She said as Clyde slowly grabbed the brown envelope. Eshal bows at him before she leaves the room to give him space.

He quickly opened the letter that Humero had made before the first challenge had begun.

To whoever reads this letter,

I am giving you my best wishes to win this challenge. I might be dying because of the challenge, but it doesn't matter since I have been living in a hell-like place as a matter of fact. But, please, I don't want to be so dramatic. I just want to give you a motivational letter. Don't be sad that I'm gone, even though we're not that close.

But

If you're reading this and we've become close friends (or lovers), I just want you to know that I'm going to support you, in heaven or hell, whatever. You might be sad if you witnessed me die in front of you, but, no matter what happened, never surrender.

I'm here beside you.

Until we meet again, 
Humero Lozano

He couldn't help but to cry again as he put the letter back in the envelope.

He can't believe he will fall in love again after a couple of years.

In this weird time.

In a weird place.

In the weird event,

Yet the worst part of his love story,

is that they are not meant to be together.