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over
the loudspeakers. “Please proceed to the backyard and to the roped
off area for the reward challenge.”
    Sunnie clapped her hands like a little girl.
“Ooo, exciting!”
    “I hope it’s for a good reward,” I agreed.
“Money would be nice.” Money would always be nice.
    Marla’s eyes lit up. “I hope it’s for money,
too.”
    We headed out to the backyard, and the others
were gathering there as well. Five booths had been set up with a
pair of stools behind each one. Katy and Liam stood off to one
side, and Katy held an instructions card. She held it up and began
to read. “House Guests! It’s time for your first reward challenge
of the season! Since Katy and Liam have Power this week, they will
not be competing. Instead, the other five teams will face off in a
lightning-fast round of horror movie trivia! Who’s ready?”
    We clapped and cheered, though I wasn’t
feeling too excited. Horror movie trivia? I wasn’t good with horror
movies. Romantic comedies, yes. Horror movies? No.
    “Each team will have a station labeled with
their names. Please proceed to your spots!” She made a flourishing
gesture toward the tables with her arm.
    We headed forward, and I slid into my chair.
Brodie slid in next to me and immediately leaned in. “I sure hope
you’re good with trivia, because this isn’t my strong suit.”
    “Yeah, well, me either.”
    “Then we might be in trouble,” he said with a
grin.
    Oh hell. Jendan was going to be screwed if he
was waiting for me to save them. I glanced down the row to Jendan
and gave him a worried look. He gave me a thumbs up, though. Oh
good. Maybe the stuntman knew a lot about horror movies.
    “Today, we will be playing for,” Katy said,
and looked to Liam. He did a drum-roll on the podium he and Katy
stood behind. “Ghost hunting equipment!”
    A chorus of groans met the announcement.
    Brodie leaned in again. “Uh, just between you
and me, I’d be fine if we didn’t win this one.”
    “I think I can handle that,”
I whispered back. Lose on purpose? No problem. I just needed to
make sure we didn’t lose too badly.
     
    ~~ * ~~
     
    By the end of the challenge, it was clear to
me that my team was not going to be strong in mental challenges. If
it had been music trivia, I’d probably have killed it. But movies?
Unless it involved a dance routine or a flash mob, I didn’t know
anything about it. Ditto Brodie.
    When all scores were tallied, Jendan and
Marla were in first place. Jendan was apparently a huge horror
movie buff, because he’d gotten every question right. And the way
that he and Marla were cheering with excitement, you’d think they’d
won something better than a basket full of sage, garlic, and holy
water. Brodie shot me a suspicious look when they continued to
cheer and hug each other with excitement, but I feigned interest in
my nails.
    We’d come in second to last place, beating
the last place team by one measly point. Lenore and Mickey were in
last, and I’d breathed a big sigh of relief. They were an obvious
choice to put up on the block. This week’s vote wouldn’t have any
surprises.
    Ignoring Brodie’s glare, I headed over to
congratulate Jendan and Marla, hugging them both. “Congrats, you
guys. Good job.”
    Marla patted Jendan’s muscular shoulder with
motherly affection. “It’s all thanks to this big guy. He totally
killed it.”
    “He did,” I agreed, peering into the basket
of junk. “What is all this crap?”
    Jendan held up a bundle of leaves. “This is
sage for smudging a room to drive the evil spirits out.” He put it
down and picked up a little electronic hand-held device. “This is
an EMF meter that’s supposed to show activity from any sorts of
spirits. There’s also a digital recorder so you can get EVPs and
some night-vision goggles.”
    My eyes widened. “This is serious
ghost-hunter stuff, then? Is the house really haunted?” I
experienced a flutter of panic at the thought.
    Jendan shrugged. “It makes