the gauntlet discussion

Each room has 4 lofted beds, 4 dressers/closets, 4 desks, and a lockable cabinet for personal items.

Room Occupants
A - Daniel Moss
B - Dae Jheon
C - Zacariah Beckett
D - Xander White

What the hell was wrong with him?
Xander was stretched out on his bed, staring up at the ceiling glumly. This was the second time now that he's placed in the lower ranks of the competition. First he placed 24th in the first competition with only three minutes to spare. Then his group placed 8th in the latest challenge. Was it something he had done? Was he just not trying hard enough? Maybe he should have tried harder to ease any tension that developed between his team members. Maybe he should have tried to redirect that Damen fellow back on track whenever he became distracted. But instead he had just kept to himself, allowed himself to become intimidated with the idea of socializing or causing conflict.
And once again, he was finding himself at the bottom of the pack.
How was he supposed to win at this rate? How was he ever going to get his mother to remember that she had a son? Sighing, he rolled onto his side, dragging his pillow to squeeze over his head. He would get better, wouldn't he? He'd just try harder. And he would, eventually. He could do this. Right?