*Still new to this whole fanfic thing. I hope you guys like my story though*
For three years my family has been secretly moving to District 4. Last time my mom and two older brothers made it there, and now it was just me, my father and my older brother Sean. We made it to the train station and snuck past security. My heart raced and I tried hard to stay as quiet as I could. We were all sweating because so much was at stake. I put my hood on and crawled past the last check into the station.
"Psst!" I look behind me and I see my brother pointing at something in front of me. I saw that there was a "car" in front of us with the door open. It wasn't the right one.
I frowned and when my brother had finished crawling I whispered to him. "Aye this isn't the right train…it's going somewhere else," I jumped when I heard the sound of a whistle. I looked back and I saw my dad panicking. He gave us a look that said go! My brother and I dashed for the train and jumped on. When I looked behind me I could see Peacekeepers beating my dad. I was going to cry out but I knew better. Then I would be endangering Sean too, and for what? There was nothing I could do.
We were now on the train and I realized we were in a lavish car. The furniture looked expensive and I saw trays of food and liquor. I was extremely tempted to go and grab some food but we heard voices coming from another room on the train. Sean pulled me towards a room and we went inside. It was a huge supply room full of all kinds of things.
"Go hide in the closet," he told me.
"Where are you going?"
"I have to figure out where this train is going. Stay in here," Tears formed in my eyes. I knew my father was dead and I couldn't risk losing my brother too.
"Sean no, if you go I go too," he turned around and gave me an angry look.
"Dammit! I said to hide in the closet. Dad isn't here! You do know what that means! Stop making things harder for me and just go!" He ordered harshly. I saw hurt in his eyes. I could tell this was getting to him too. His eyes were watery but he wouldn't dare let a tear escape them. I reluctantly do what I'm told.
"Be careful Sean, please." I beg.
"Don't worry about me. If something happens to me I want you promise that you'll move on and be strong," I choke back tears and my nose begins to burn.
"Yes…I promise," I manage to voice. He gives me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Then he gives me the money and fake IDs that my father gave him to hold. He left and I closed the closet door.
It had been hours and my brother didn't return. The train halted to a stop and I wondered if I should leave or not. I had no idea where we had stopped, but he hadn't come back so I had to fulfill my promise and take the risk. I slowly opened the door and looked around. In the window I could see that it was morning time and we were someplace beautiful. I recognized it as the Capitol…
Johanna's POV
I groaned at the sight of the Capitol. I was sick of this place. I hated everything. Yea it was beautiful on the outside but everything about it was ugly. This was a forced "visit". If I knew winning the Games meant that I would have to be a Capitol sex slave for the rest of my life. I heard from Valerie, one of the other Victors that accompanied me, that they were bringing in new recruits. No one really knew that attractive victors were forced to become sex slaves. No one knew that the Capitol "recruited" girls and boys from the poorer yet heavily populated Districts to work in the Capitol.
I saw 6 girls being taken off the train. They were forced to walk in a single file line and I observed their clothing. They looked dirt poor and extremely weak from the trip. Some were bleeding and others were wearing ripped and tattered clothing. There were no boys this time except for one who had been in handcuffs and was being roughly escorted somewhere. I could tell he had been beaten badly. He had dark hair and brown eyes, and he was actually pretty tall and built from what I could see. He looked tanned like he had been in the sun all his life, but it was actually pretty attractive to me.
Then I heard a commotion nearby. I heard a girl screaming in pain.
"No please!" I heard her beg. Finnick, Valerie and I left in a hurry to see what was going on. We opened the door to the supply room to see one of the workers beating a girl on the ground. She had been wearing an outfit similar to what the boy I had just seen. She had long thick black hair that was curled similar to the boy but she had green eyes. She also had the same skin complexion as well. I was guessing she was from District 11.
"What are you doing!?" Finnick yelled.
"She's a stowaway!" he grabbed her by the hair and used it to pull her to her feet. I was able to see her face a lot more and I was guessing she was about 16. The man grabbed the girl's arm and pushed it roughly behind her back and she cried out in pain. He pushed passed us with the girl not regarding anything we said. She was the Capitol's prisoner now. I shook my head, I felt sorry for her. Now she would have to become and Avox, which could be almost the worst possible punishment besides what I had to do.
We were all escorted off the train and taken to the mansion where we "lived" for every "visit". Finnick opened the door and we walked in. Jerry, our "agent", smiled as we saw him sitting down on the couch in the conference room.
"Ladies earrings, gentlemen chains," he said pointing at two boxes on the table. I rolled my eyes and grabbed a pair of clear diamond earrings. Every time we came we had to wear this jewelry that had a tracking device built in. After he made his little announcements he sent us up to our changing rooms where our stylists got us ready for the evening.
I didn't complain this time because I honestly didn't feel like it. However before I left I gave her an extremely sarcastic comment. I wore a light green dressed that hugged the curves of my body and made my breast look huge when they really weren't. Finnick was in the seat next to me in the car. He looked really upset for some reason.
"What's wrong with you?"
"I feel bad for that girl…we already know what's about to happen to her,"
"There's nothing we could do. She really brought it on herself. Where was she trying to go anyway?"
"I have no idea, but I'm going to try and find out,"
"Finnick you should be focusing on what we have to do right now," he shoots me a look.
"Maybe I don't want to think about it," he says sharply. I raise my hand in surrender.
"Go ahead and be worried for some girl who you don't even know. People become Avoxes every day. You of all people should know that shit happens. Do whatever the fuck you want," and with that I'm quiet for the rest of the ride.
Dawn's POV
I was discovered on the train and I was shaking with fear. This guy was extremely mean to me but what could I expect. I did break the law. I was handcuffed and put into a car. The ride took about an hour before I reached this huge manor or mansion. It was like five times the size of our Justice Building and that was saying a lot.
The lawn looked like a huge fertile meadow and I could see a long pavement pathway to the manor. I heard the men in the front seats laughing about something. They were able to pass the checkpoints and drive right thorough. My hands began to sweat and my heart was racing. The Peacekeeper that I was handed to at the train station pulled me by the hair. What the hell was wrong with these men!? Like seriously, did they HAVE to pull my hair?
My hate for these people grew with every hit, push, and rude comment. I was escorted through the extravagant mansion and we stopped outside a door on the second story of the building. Outside the door were two men. One had sandy brown hair and freckles. His face was hard and he looked middle aged. To be honest I was intimidated by his gun and his huge muscles.
"Who are you and why are you here?" he asks strongly as he guards the door.
"I have another stowaway. We came to see President Snow," he says showing his ID.
"He's been expecting you," The security officer stepped aside and let us through. The office was full of books and roses. The scent of the flowers were overwhelming. The peacekeeper pushed me down into the chair in front of the desk. Next to me was my brother, just as bloody and bruised as I was.
Boy were we in trouble…
*I'm planning on updating later today or tomorrow. Please feel free to tell me what you think :) Thanks for reading*
