I was at school, we were in our history lesson with Miss Yin. She pointed to her blackboard and straightened her glasses. There was a list of the happenings, "The Hunger Games", "The Quarter Quell", and "The Rebellion".
"We once had to enter the treacherous Hunger Games, where children all your age would go and fight others in an arena, 24, and only one would go back out, except one female and male who changed the rules." She turned towards me, and smiled warmly. "Kayla, would you like to tell us what happened?"
I stood up and went up to the front. Everyone was staring at me, some in awe, some nearly green with envy. I took a deep breath and said aloud, "Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, my mom and dad, came from District 12, and were the first tributes to fall in love. Katniss had volunteered for her younger sister, Prim, which was very rare in their district. They had earned many sponsors, as the audience went insane over their love, and Katniss had an outfit with a cape on fire in the parade and so was know as, "the Girl on fire". There was no escape when you entered the arena, there was an invisible forcefield and a tracker injected into your arm. They were tricked by the malicious Capitol that they could be together if they were the last two surviving, so when they figured out in the end that one of them would have to die, they performed a stunt which no tribute had ever performed before. They both put poisonous berries into their mouth. The Capitol would rather have two victors than none, so they said they could both go. The lovers spat out the berries just in time."
The whole class clapped. "Wonderful, Kayla, you have a good knowledge on this subject. As you do, could you please tell us what next happened?"
"The wicked Capitol would not let what they did go unpunished. They began the Quarter Quell, the Hunger Games, only with past victors, sending Katniss and Peeta right back into the arena. Because Katniss was known as, "the Girl on fire", she was now known as, "the Spark of the Rebellion". When they were in the arena , however, Johanna Spyri, another female tribute and dug a knife into her arm and took out the tracker! This mean't that a Rebellion team could rescue her from the arena, heal her to full health and have her join. That was when they bombed District 12, destroying it, District 12 no longer existed!"
Miss Yin, looked down at me and said, "It is remarkable how well you know this. You have explained what happened in the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell, but is it too much to ask for you to tell us what happened in the Rebellion?"
"Not at all, Miss Yin. President Coin of the Rebellion disliked Katniss greatly and did not support her in many things. Katniss played the Mockingjay so they could show clips on TV of Rebellion, in return for the team making sure that she would get to kill the evil President Snow, who had done all of this to her. She wanted Peeta out and alive from the arena. They managed to rescue him from President Snow's mansion. It was slightly too easy to do so, however, because when she tried to kiss him, he tried to kill her. Snow had put tracker jacker in him, so he thought of Katniss now as a mutt!" Tears came into my eyes. "When they went to war, Coin decided she wanted Katniss dead, and sent Peeta with them. Peeta was sonfused as to what was going on, and with so many people telling him what was real and not real. In battle parachutes flew from the sky, but it was unknown who set them off. Her sister died in battle. Katniss woke up, and was told that they had saved Snow for her. There was a big ceremony for her to shoot Snow, but instead, of anger of her sister's death, shot Coin." I found myself crying a bit.
"Oh dear! I am so sorry, Kayla, it wasn't fair to make you remind you of this, it must've been a very emotional time for you and your family."
The school bell rung, and everyone rushed out of the classroom and headed home. I was about to do the same, only Miss Yin called me over. I was still in tears so she gave me some tissues.
"There now, your Mom was very, very brave in battle. Now, I'd like to speak to you about your academic scholarship. You shall take it next year, for university. You are a year ahead of your age, because you're so smart, and should do great in life."
I smiled as she dismissed me.
I love my life.
I never want it to change.
