The lid flew open. Sunlight. Dino and Spiro were cheering. Centipedes were brushed off by medics. Rico sat up, trembling, a single centipede clinging to his eyebrow. He plucked it off gently and set it on the rock.
He didn’t scream.
Loz, mouth full of lamb, slapped Rico on the back. “Mate! I didn’t know you had it in you! You’re a legend!” i'm a celebrity... get me out of here greece season 06 r5
Rico didn’t say anything. He just looked at the sky and wept. Not from pain. From something he hadn’t felt in a decade: pride. The lid flew open