South wonders, sometimes. Wonders if, maybe, she could have been easier for CT to trust if she'd just tried, if maybe then...

She tries to shake the thought away, and it's easier when Carolina asks that question. It makes South's back straighten up a little, her head half turning back towards Carolina. Her mouth opens, then closes, her jaw flexing subtly.

"You wanted to..." her brow furrows. She wanted to win, right? She wanted to beat Texas. She wanted to...

What did she want? Why did beating Texas matter so fucking much to Carolina? Why did any of it matter so much to Carolina? What mind game were they playing with her? For her it was her brother, but Texas was only...

Wait. No. Texas was something else. North told her, the day Carolina arrived, the day Price did that stupid 'apology' and...

"...shit."