25 years ago. That's how long it had been since Peeta and I had won the Hunger Games. 25 years is a long time. So why does it feel like it was just yesterday? Why do I still have nightmares about Cato eating me alive, or about Glimmer dropping a nest of tracker jackers on me? Maybe it was because every other year, Peeta and I have to go to the Capitol to mentor 2 unlucky children who more than likely would die for our entertainment.
In those 25 years we'd managed to save 4 children from dying in the arena, Blake, Willow, Keaton, and Summer.
Blake won in the Quarter Quell just a year after we had. He was confident and incredibly good looking, a lethal combination in the Games. With the help of Cinna, Peeta and I, he got more sponsors than anyone in 12 had ever received and was able to win the Games in less than 5 days.
Willow, however, won the 82nd Hunger Games by playing shy. She was stunning in the opening ceremonies, and very humble in the Interviews. But as soon as the Games started she teamed up with the Careers and was probably their most valuable asset. She waited 3 days before leaving the alliance, slitting the throats of every single Career.
Keaton was probably the most unlikely tribute to win in the 91st Games. He was awkward with the camera, and had no real skills other than he was incredibly smart and could probably outlast most the tributes. A fire took out half of the kids, including all the Careers. Keaton managed to stay alive until it was down to the final two, and only won because his opponent got eaten by a bear.
And then there was Summer. She was only 12 when she was reaped for the 95th Games. She was small and cute, but never outspoken. She won over everyone during the interviews when she commented on all the strengths of every other tribute, "Stosh from 4 is so big and handsome. And Lucinda from 8 has the prettiest smile I've ever seen!" She was so easy to love, that not even the Careers wanted to kill her. But once everyone had died except for her and 2 others- the brother/sister team from 1- she was ruthless and killed them both.
Every year 3 victors went to the Capitol to mentor the pair of tributes that had been reaped for the Games. Last year Willow, Keaton, and Summer went, and this year Blake, Peeta, and I would go for the 4th Quarter Quell, the 100th Hunger Games.
The thought of what the Gamemakers were going to do made me sick. I didn't want to think about it. The Games were a full month away, and they would announce the surprise for the Quell in 2 weeks. I didn't want to think about it until then.
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