Hey there! This is my second fanfiction I'v written. So no one really knows anything about Johanna Mason and how she use to be, only how this she is in the books. This story is about her before the games, and after aswell. It will be told from one of her friends POV though and how they met. So I hope you like it(:
School is about the most stupidest thing we could go through here in District Seven. What's the point? I know it's good to know what plants might kill you or save your life, but why do I have to know about Panem when my life will consist of being stuck here in District Seven for the rest of my life.
I guess I shouldn't complain though, I'm more fortunate than most families. Actually, my family is one of the richest families, under the Mayor and his family. My father owns one of the biggest paper and saw mills in the district, so it's no wonder we have so much money.
I walk through the town square with my older brother Elwood, but I just call him Eli, who is seventeen. He is four years older than I am, and I look up to because he is the sweetest brother anyone can ask for. Of coarse can be a little moody at times, but I still love him.
The town square is really big because there are so many people who live in District Seven. There is a gigantic oak tree in the center of the square and the shops face the tree and circle it. The one shop that stands out to me is the one my best friend, Quinna, is standing at the door of shouting my name.
"Evenia! Do you want some breakfast?" She yells.
Her parents own a large diner that just about anyone can afford her in Seven.
I turn to Eli and he smiles at me. "If you want to go we can. I forgot to eat at home anyways."
I smile and start running to the door and I hear Eli behind me. When we get there Quinna is staring at something.
"Look." She hisses. I turn to see what she is looking at, but it's not a thing, it's a person. The Mason girl.
"What about her?" I ask. Quinna doesn't like Johanna at all. It's only because her brother has a thing for Glade, Quinna's sister. I don't have a problem with her at all, and her family, Johanna included, works for my father in the mills. She doesn't have a lot of money either, so I feel bad for her a little.
"Isn't it digusting?" Quinna asks me still glaring at Johanna. I continue to look at Johanna and she turns her head to look at me. Quinna must still be glaring at her because she turns her head back in front of her and looks down. I roll my eyes and scoff.
"You don't have to be a bitch to her." I say.
"Why shouldn't I? She's not from town and has to walk atleast a mile to get anywhere near the square." She snires.
"So? That doesn't give you the right to judge her."
"I think I'm just going to go to school Eve. I'll see you after school." Eli says quietly. I don't even say anything to him because I don't want to lose my glance with Quinna. He walks out and she continues you debate this with me. We aren't really yelling just discussing.
"I just thing it's weird. I mean, why do we have to be with that?" We being the town people, and That being those who live on the outskirts of the district.
"I don't have a problem with it. My father works with them all the time." I say.
"Ya, and do you see the disgust on your father's face when he comes home from work?" She asks me. I decide this conversations over and wall to the kitchen where I see her sister already up and cooking.
"Hey Eve." Glade says brightly. Everyone calls me Eve, except for Quinna. "The usual for today?"
I feel almost like Glade is the older sister I never had. She is so sweet and kind, and knows me well.
"You got it." I excaim.
"Quin, do you want pancakes also?" She asks Quinna using her nickname. Quinna shakes her head.
Glade pulls out all the ingredients for pancakes and has them ready in less than ten and I take about fifteen minutes to eat them all.
"Ya'll better get going. Don't want to be late today." Glade says to us after we finish our breakfast. Quinna looks and me and I look at her and we both burst out laughing because neither one of us takes school seriously. Glade smiles then rolls her eyes playfully and goes back into the kitchen.
"Have a good day you two!" She shouts.
"You to Glade!" We yell back to her. We go out the door and start walking to school which is only ten minutes away. We make small talk about the weather and gossip about people. When we reach school the last rings and we sprint as fast as we can to class. I'm faster than Quinna so I make it to class faster than her. When I reach the door I open it and stand in the doorway with everyone looking at me like I'm an idiot. I scratch my head and start to chuckle a little. Then, suddenly Quinna rams into the back of me and I am throw to the ground. The entire class starts to laugh, but they some of then come to help us up. I purse me lips together to stop from laughing and so does Quinna.
"Please have a seat you two." Our teacher says while rubbing her temples. Mrs. Reseatar, or Raptar as I like to call her, is a woman who looks to be in her mid-thirties when she only twenty-nine. It must be from the stress of being a teacher. She is very soft spoken and is a huge pushover, which is why we were able to come in late.
We go and take our seats. Mine is in the middle of the class while Quinna's is in the back.
"Okay, well, if we are to have anymore distractions, please do them now." She pauses as to wait for anything to happen, but nothing does. "Okay then, let's take attendance."
She gets a paper with all of our names on it and starts to call out names. I space out for a little bit.
" Evenia Wilder. She's here." Raptar says. She says without even needing my response. I look back to Quinna who seems to be staring out the window.
"Now take out your books on the History Of Panem." Raptar commands.
For the next two hours we sit in the class learning about seventy-five years ago and why we have the Hunger Games. I don't even pay attention. I just stare at her and pretend that I care. Next, we have to learn about the important types of trees and poisonous bushes and trees, and what can cure us. It's actually kind of interesting.
I'm getting really into the lesson when the bell rings for lunch. Quinna and I walk in a huge group of people who are all from the town. We chat about clothes and gossip some more while in line to get lunch. I get a ham sandwich with an apple.
When everyone gets their lunch everyone usually goes outside to eat and hang out. We talk some more gossip and about other people not sitting with us.
"So I saw that Mason girl today before school." Quinna starts to say. "She looked at me with a smug grin and I just wanted to wipe it right off her face."
I roll my eyes as everyone looks to her and gives a nasty look except me. I just look at her. She's sitting with the other people who don't live in the town. They all look alike I'v noticed, but us town people look nothing like them except for our hair. We all have green or hazel eyes, except me, I have blue eyes, but nearly everyone in District Seven has brown hair.
Then she looks at us and everyone turns their head back to their plate except for me. I keep looking at her until she turns her head away.
"Did you hear her older brother has a thing for your sister Quinna?" I hear a boy named Elwood ask.
"Don't remind me." Quinna mumbles. Looking back over at Johanna with disgust. I know she knows we are talking about her. I just wonder how she feels about it. I wouldn't feel to great if it were me.
"How's your brother Eve?" A girl named Sylvia asks me.
"He's good, ya know? Just excited that he is almost going to be ineligable for the games." I respond.
"That's right. He's seventeen right?" She asks and I nod my head. "That's good. How's little Susie?"
She is reffering to me little sister Susan. She is only nine and is the most annoying thing you will ever meet.
"She's been sick for awhile." I say. "But still being her usual annoying self."
"Aw," She cries, "Tell her I hope she gets better."
"I'll let her know." And with that everyone is quiet for a little bit, but that never lasts long.
There are little mumbles and whispers of things, but that stops when the bell rings. Time to go die of boredom.
We all throw our stuff away and walk back to class. When we get their we learn about medical procedures for when things go wrong when cutting down lumber. It doesn't take too long until the bell rings again for school to get out.
I stop immediately after I get out the big doors into the clean, fresh air of Distict Seven, but then Quinna pushes me and laughs.
"I'll see ya tomorrow Eve?" She asks. I smile and nod my head.
Eli comes from behind. "Ready to go?"
"Sure am." I respond.
We walk towards the square and I see Johanna again.
"Hey Eli? Do you know Johanna Mason's older brother?" I ask him. He gives me a confused look.
"Yea, he works for us, and I'v seen him 'round. Why?"
"I'm just wonderin'. You know he's gotta thing for Quinna's sister?"
He starts laughing when I say that.
"Everyone has a thing for Quinna's sister." He says still laughing. "If you really wanna know, why don't you go ask 'em."
"I'll be fine."
"Come on Eve!" He says. "Your not afraid of a boy are you? What do you have a crush on him. That's cute."
I punch him in the arm and he starts to rub it, but continues to laugh.
It doesn't take us long to get home from the square. When we get close to our house the details in it become more apparent. Our father spent a lot of time making our house, atleast so I'v been told. It's a two story house and has a wrap around porch to it.
I see our mother standing in the doorway. We approach her and she takes us into a big hug and kisses us on our cheeks.
"Hello you two. How was school?" She asks us.
We both give a 'Eh' to show it wasn't all that.
"Whatta shame." She says sarcastically. "Come inside."
We walk into the living room which has a TV to the left and a couch and recliner up against our staircase that leads to our room.
Our mother goes straight into the kitchen/dining room. She gets somethings and turns to us.
"I'm gonna take Susie to the hospital for a check-up. It might take a while, but you two know how to cook right?" She adresses us and we both nod our heads. She pats our cheeks and winks at us. "Good. I love you both. You father should be here in a few hours." She hollers up for Susie to come down and my baby sister comes down the stairs coughing.
"Ready Darlin'?" My mom asks and Susie shakes her head, then with that they are both gone out the door. Eli turns to me.
"Well, have fun." He tells me and I am taken back as he walks toward the door.
"Where are you going?" I ask him.
"To work with dad."
I should have known.
"Okay." I say then he walks out aswell.
I go into my room and lay down in bed to take a small nap.
I am about to get an hour or two of sleep, but am disrupted by a knock on the door. Usually someone else is here to take care of that, but I am the only one here. I groan as I get out of bed and go down the stairs.
I open the door and am surprised as to who it is.
"Johanna?" I ask. She looks different from upclose. She has wide-set brown eyes and long brown hair in a ponytail.
"Uh, I'm guessing your brother isn't here." She more of says than asks.
"Ya, he went to work with my father. Were you looking for him?" I ask.
"Uh, ya. The foreman needed him for something." She says. She looks worn down and exhasted.
"Would you like something to drink?" I offer and she looks up to me with a confused look.
"Like?" She asks.
"Anything you would like." I say brightly as I usher her inside my house. I walk to the kitchen with her.
"We have limonade, orange juice, water." I start, but am stopped short.
"I'll just have water, thanks."
I take out the water and start to pour her a glass.
"So, what did you think about the Forestry class today?" I ask giving her a glass of water.
"It was okay." And she pauses for a little while. "Should you be talking to me?"
I look at her and squint me eyebrows.
"Are you talking about what the others would think of me if they knew I was talking to you?" I ask and she shakes her head. "I don't think it matters."
"But your best friend, Quinna right?" And I nod my head. "She hates me, and I know why, and I.."
"Think it's stupid? Ya, so do I." I say finishing her sentence. "You know I never introduced myself. I'm Evenia Wilder."
I stick my hand out for her to shake, but she looks reluctant. She looks from my hand to me, but then takes my hand and shakes it.
"I'm Johanna Mason, nice to meet you." She says and I give a small smile which she returns as well.
Alright so, what did you think? Liked it? Loved it? Hated it? I do want to know. Constructive criticism is always welcome! Thanks for reading!