ADOPTED BY THE SIDEMEN

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Holly's POV

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"It's not me!" I screech, banging my desk with my fists. "It was Harry! I saw him vent!"

"Hmmm," Josh murmurs. "I think I can smell a self-report here"

"That's enough for me!" all the boys laugh.

I groan when I hear the clicking of mouses and the votes around me. I click on Harry's name and almost yell when I see the results.

"Holly's been sus this whole round, yanno," Harry says as I get ejected.

"Nah, nah, nah, now I think it's harry," Vik laughs. "Sounds like something an imposter would say"

"Fuck off, Vik!" Harry screams. "You're the sus one!"

I roll my eyes and mute myself as the third round starts. I finish my tasks, follow around Harry and Josh who are the imposters and watch as Vik gets killed. This should be an easy dub surely.

"It's Simon," Harry blurts, unmuting himself as Vik's body gets reported. "He's sus"

"I'll back that," JJ replies. "I think I saw him in electrical with Vik and I think he also vented into medbay"

"Fam! Are you mad?" Simon protests. "As if! I was in upper engine!"

"That's enough for me!" Everyone shouts, voting him off.

"Join the club, Simon," I sigh, shaking my head at the

I go on my phone as the last round starts. Posts and stories about the elections in America flood my phone and I sigh. I'm getting anxious and I don't even live there. If I could, I'd have voted Biden. I hope everyone did their part and voted.

I shut my phone off as the imposters win the victory. I roll my eyes once more as I unmute.

"Absolute zero IQ," I say, laughing. "Vik susses Harry and the next round he's dead? Nice play, lads"

"Ayo, shut up!" JJ laughs. "We're under pressure here"

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After many games, everyone has their video footage and we say goodbye. I yawn and look at my phone. It's past two am.

I decide to go to bed now but look at the photograph of my criminal father beforehand. It's become a nightly routine. I have to look at his picture.

I place the photograph back in my top desk drawer, along with my adoption documents and turn my PC off. I take my headset off, place it on my PC and turn the lamp by my desk off.

I get into bed and scroll through TikTok for a bit before really shutting my eyes.

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The next morning JJ makes Simon and I breakfast and we decide to film a 'who knows me better?' video. Daughter vs Best friend edition.

Today feels like a productive day, so I decide to stream for a few hours tonight. I tweet it out and instantly get messages that make me smile. I'm so happy Talia got me into streaming. I'm really enjoying it.

"We'll probably film around five," JJ says, finishing his last bite of bacon and standing up with his plate. "I have so many questions so I'll have Mo pick them out. Do you need anything edited, Holly?"

I shake my head no.

"Oooh, she's pulling a Harry!" Simon laughs, referring to my channel.

"Oh, shut up!" I protest, unable to hide my smile. "I will post. I'm just busy at the moment"