Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf

Author:Heather Gudenkauf
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Park Row Books
Published: 2024-01-16T15:51:51+00:00

NINETEEN

DaniKryngle12 sat all by herself in the computer room. Lots of times, when her cough was acting up, she’d come here instead of going outside for recess. Dani wasn’t supposed to be in here alone, but she never caused any problems. She usually just played a math game and the teacher would poke their head in every few minutes to see how she was doing.

No less than seven people, just that morning, had told her that they saw her mom online. They went on about some reality show called One Lucky Winner and how her mom had won the first challenge. Dani hadn’t believed them. Her mom was away on a business trip. Something having to do with her jewelry. But when Mr. Hale, her music teacher, even mentioned it, Dani began to wonder.

So instead of playing Math Blasters like usual, Dani typed One Lucky Winner into the search bar. Up popped several videos and, to her shock, the thumbnail on one of them showed a picture of her mother holding something like a gun and aiming it at a man. Dani was just about to click on the link when a notification on the site announced that a live event was just about to begin.

Up popped a video and for the next twenty-five minutes, Dani sat in rapt attention, watching as her mother, along with four others, crossed a balance beam, crawled through a mud pit, got shot at with a paint gun, and climbed a wall. She held her breath when the man who was apparently called the Executive used a knife to slice through her mom’s rope, and her hands flew to her mouth when her mother crashed to the ground. Thankfully, she seemed okay, but she was pissed and saying words that Dani would get in trouble for saying. Dani didn’t know the last time her mother had been so angry. Except maybe when her dad left, and even then, she was more sad than mad.

Dani watched as the pretty lady called the Confidante pulled a piece of paper out of the blue pot she won. It didn’t look like much of a prize. The lady didn’t think so either because when she opened the paper she made a funny face and said, “Well, this makes no sense, it’s a death certificate.” That made Dani shiver. She didn’t like to think about dying.

Her eyes widened when she saw the number of people who were watching the video. Over two million and counting. This couldn’t be real. Her mother had lied to them. Why?

Her attention fell to the comments.

Pillowtalk_Morgan—I can’t believe the Confidante won! I didn’t think she was going to get up after she was shot.

EnchantingWeb—I can’t believe the Executive tried to kill the Best Friend.

Summerrip5—He didn’t try to kill her. He was just playing the game. I would have done the same thing.

Perfect_Prose—I love the Best Friend. I hope she wins the ten million.

Pillowtalk_Morgan—I wonder why the Confidante won a death certificate. Who do you think it’s for?

GoKings2024—In any other situation, he’d be arrested for assault.

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