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It all started when my mom started having people over. They were all pregnant with Emma, Matthew, Theresa, Bridget, Jasmine, Cody, Jason, Quentin, Shawn, and Me. We were best friends all the way up to the choosing ceremony, we split ways. The choosing ceremony is where you choose a faction. The faction choices are Dauntless the Brave, Amity the Peaceful, Abnegation the Selfless, Candor the Honest, and Erudite the Smart. Emma and Cody went to Candor, Theresa and Jasmine went to Amity, Bridget and Jason went to Abnegation, Quentin went to Erudite, and Shawn, Matthew and I went to Dauntless.
We finished training I got 1st Shawn got 2nd and Matthew got 3rd there were a lot of initiates that did not make it. We were walking in the Pit when we heard our instructors Four and Tris yell "Make your way to the Hub." "What's going on guys?" I say "Umm the Hunger Games..." Matthew replies. All of a sudden I feel dizzy. "Courtney are you okay?" Shawn asks. "Yeah I'm fine let's go." We jump off the train and make our way in side, and then take a seat. "Welcome to the annual Hunger games." Says a weird haired lady. "I'm Effie and I will be selecting 2 tributes from each faction to be in the hunger games! Let's begin for the boys I have Shawn Mendes." Immediately look to Shawn he looks back. "Come up here Shawn!" He hesitantly walks up to the stage. "Now for the lady's I have Courtney Rosebud." My heart stops. "Come on up here." I walk up right next to Shawn. He hugs me and tells me it will be alright. "Can we get a round of applause for our tributes?" Effie claps but the crowd is silent. "No one? Okay well you can all go home now." Effie motions us over to her. "Oh how lovely!" "Nothing about this is lovely." Shawn responds. "Oh I love the hunger games." Effie says "Yah when you're not in it." I say
Matthew walks up to the stage "No this just can't happen!" "Who do you think you are?" Asks Effie. "Someone who won't let their best friends go to World War 5!" "Matthew it's the hunger games." Shawn says. "That's why I'm not in Erudite. But they are basically the same thing!" "Security!" Effie yells. They drag Matthew away. "Now come with me." She says. Shawn stops me and whispers "I will do everything I can to keep you safe." We jump on a luxurious train. "Now sit. I will go over everything that is going to happen." "Are these the lucky tributes?" Says a guy who sits right next to me. "Yes Haymitch now go away before you scare them." "He couldn't be scarier than you." Shawn mumbles. "I think you will win! You are Dauntless you better win! So you will be fighting for your lives." Effie says. Shawn gets up and says "I need some time" and he walks to a different part of the train. "Well I suppose I will leave you alone as well. If you need anything I will be in the mirror room fixing my hair." "Okay." I say. Shawn walks back in a few hours later. "Courtney I'm so sorry this had to happen." "Shawn stop it's not your fault and Effie's right were Dauntless we can do this." "I just don't want to lose you. You have always been there for me." "You need to get some rest we will be there tomorrow." "Alright good night." "Night Shawn."
I wake up to the smell of waffles. I walk to the kitchen and see Shawn cooking waffles. "Oh Shawn you didn't." "I did here have some. I knew you liked waffles so I made your favorite kind, chocolate chip." "I can't believe you." I say as I walk to the table. "Do you prefer orange juice or mocha?" "Mocha why?" He walk over to me and sets down Starbucks mocha. "How did you get this?" "I know a man. Nah just kidding I got Effie to get me one." "You're a nerd." "Why thank you." "Alright tributes, we will soon be at the arena." My heart starts beating really fast. "Is the hunger games starting today?" "Yes." Effie says with a small sound of delight in her voice.
We jump off the train and are escorted to the arena. We were the last ones there I keep my head down. When someone starts talking I raise my head and see all of my best friends there and a girl I have never seen before. I look at Shawn to see the shock and disappointment on his face. "Shawn this isn't good." "I know. But we have to get them before they get us." "On three you go." Says a man. "1…2…3." Shawn grabs my hand and we take off we take tons of supplies from the corner copia. Then we make our way to a cave. "I don't know if I can do this Shawn." "You don't have to worry we might be here a while I don't think they can do it either." We hear screaming above us. "Or maybe they can." I say "Come here I will keep you safe as long as I live." "How can you be so calm?" "I'm trying not to freak you out because on the inside I'm scared to death." Hey Guys! I need to know how I'm doing! Please review say what you liked, what should be changed, or what should happen next. Thanks!