Melanie and Candace were never far apart from each other. They both were smart but Candace was popular. Candace had friends, much more than Melanie, but Melanie was nice in her own right, sweet and caring if a little bit vulgar.
They live worlds apart despite living in the same house but one they have in common in just how determined they are in their tomfoolery. They like playing pranks and messing with the factories just not their parent's factory.
It bites them when the quell is announced. But Melanie protects her sister. She doesn't volunteer.
She fixes the votes.

In training she knows she won't be back. There are other people much stronger than her. Even her partner who quietly calls himself gay is a strong fighter who has a bunch of people on him.
She puts up a curtain of loneliness when she mulls over the axes ignoring the much more proficient District 7.
Melanie knows she's actually one of the nicer people with the poor 6 girl and her partner and the 7 girl, but she is young like the others and what chance does she have at getting out?
Her fears are solidified with her 3.

The games begin after a night of unrest. She thinks about Candace in the prep room, everything she did to protect her. The air nips at her hair as it flutters in the wind. Melanie Filcher has everything to lose, she has everything to save. Once again, she spends her last minute alive in thought.
She's just 14 and from District 3. That is sure. She was a bright and mischievous girl. Her sister loved her and she loved her brother. That is sure. When the wind picks up strongly around her she feels trapped in their warm and chilling embraces once more.
When the wind turns and sends her falling to the ground ten seconds after the countdown begins, Melanie doesn't feel regret. She feels secure in the ground, and confident in that Candace's life has been saved.

Hey Guys, Hopps here
I know what you're thinking, but I'll update this sporadically, and it won't overshadow my main work. With this chapter comes the relaunch of the tributes lost during the First Quarter Quell. I had this milling about for a while. Hopefully you like it
Hopping out,
Hopps.

(24th Place): Melanie Filcher, rigged the votes. Blown up by landmines