"She'll probably still hook up with you tonight."
Everyone froze.
Zaara's face went pale.
"What did you just say?"
"Oh, come on," Dinesh growled. "He saves you from lava and now you're looking at him like he's your hero? Must've earned yourself a night in one of those fancy rooms."
"Watch your mouth," Zaara snapped.
"Oh, I'm watching," he said. "I'm watching you all fall under his spell like he's not the same psychopath who killed our friends."
"You're disgusting," she hissed.
"You're the one eyeing the monster," he shot back.
"SHUT UP, Dinesh!" Jojo screamed.
"Oh my God," Nomi cackled from her bunk. "This place is better than reality TV."
"I hate all of you," Zaara muttered, storming off.
"Keep talking, Dinesh," I said. "You're just mad I survived again."
"You think I'm scared of you?!"
"No," I said. "I think you wish you were me."
"You don't get it," Dinesh spat. "We keep excusing him. But he doesn't feel. Doesn't care. He's not human anymore."
