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Acacia Rivers. Not a common name, not one that you are probably familiar with either. How about Foxface? That you probably heard of. Now all stories are told by winners' right, well you're wrong. This is the story of how I died. How I died because of a slip of paper and a fox being outfoxed. My life before the reaping of the 74th Hunger Games.
If you didn't know already I died because of eating Nightlock berries. Monkey see monkey do I guess, if you see one boy collecting berries you'd think it would be safe to eat? He was as much of a fool as I was, but you see I was the one to take the fall. My life was nothing but surviving on wit or not surviving at all. If your family doesn't want you, you're on your own. The odds were never in my favor in the first place, and the Hunger Games was my death sentence. Blah, enough about my death, let's get to the fun part…
My birth was a mistake. My dad abandoned me and I was alone living with my mom in an old house, broken worn from old age, and empty. When I was young all I would dream of is darkness coming to kill me, terrified and waiting for the dark figure in my dreams to eat me. Crying and screaming. My mother waking me up and embracing me and telling me it'll be alright. It still scares me, even in heaven I still remember it, terrifying me so much you'd think my wings would fall off.
Eh, oh well, next thing in my life. When I was five I went to school. Came in with short red hair and a new green dress which my mom saved for me. School was always easy for me. Born with natural skill of memory and wit. But fitting in was a different story. When your smarter than others and have the physical features of a fox, you'd think that the world was mistreating you, but that was just the beginning.
When I was fourteen I had my first kiss. It was amazing… except when it was a total lie. Keio was a sneaky boy, a sly traitor. After our kiss… let me explain it to you first. Keio was a boy that I had a crush on since I stared school. He had dark blond hair and a glittering smile that always told you "I'm hot and you're not" He called me over after school and said he liked me. I was shocked. There were a TON of girls prettier than I was. We went secretly into the forest and kissed under a beautiful willow tree and then laughter arose from around us. Pointing and laughing, hooting and screaming.
"You actually thought I would like you?" Keio laughed
Tears welled up in my eyes. I didn't know what to say, other than I knew he would never like me.
"What an ugly fox face! She's a Foxface!" One of the boys yelled. Everyone was chanting Foxface.
All I could do was run home and weep. I never trust anyone. I never walk in an open street. Ever since that happen I learned that life is cruel. Because of him I never had friends, a crush, or anyone special in my life. When I run into people, I quickly run away. Always alert, always open… never again the same. I'm not the sweet naive Acacia, I'm a Foxface… now and forever till the day I died. Remember now, that even the smallest child, or the strangest person can still dream in color. Don't make the same mistakes that they made, it just might cost you someone's life…