Hunger Gleek: A Crossover Story Chapter 1: Goodbye Panem
I find myself in a new place nothing like Panem. Being a poor 16 year old living with only a mother and sister is hard. You see, my father died in a mining accident when I was 11. The death of my father caused my mother to become deeply depressed and for our family to starve. Luckily, my mother got a job outside of Panem and she accepted it. So we packed our things, snuck out of Panem, and end up in Lima, Ohio. Our family is with Families In Need, and we immediately got sponsored by a family. They were kind enough to let us stay at there home. The family consists of a mom and three daughters. The father left the family and their first daughter moved and got married, so their second daughter and youngest daughter still live with them. The second daughter, Quinn Fabray was my age and we clicked immediately.
Quinn volunteered to give me a new look for school, much to my dismay. I hate the whole dressing up in girly outfits, unless it was for The Reaping. Dressing up in girly clothing just isn't me. I beginning to miss everything in Panem. The Meadow, The Hob, Hunting, Gale… Oh, how I miss my best friend. Having to not hunt with him is hard. I snap back to reality. I begin to protest about the whole "new wardrobe thing" but Quinn just ignores me. I sigh and let her do what she wants. While she does this, she ask me how my life was in Panem. I explain how difficult it was. Having to participate in the Hunger Games last year and how I always hunted with my best friend, Gale. She then ask me about the Hunger Games, its history and my involvement. So I proceed to tell her.
"The Hunger Games is a series of games that takes place every year. it's a punishment The Capitol put upon the rest of the Districts for betraying them. The worst part is having the Games being broadcast on live television. What happens is you have 24 tributes from each district, one boy and one girl and you train them for the Hunger Games, where you must fight to the death. The last tribute standing wins." I explain. Quinn looks at me with utter shock.
"Wow, what was it like for you?" she asked me, curiously. "In my opinion, it was horrible. Having to watch people die is just too terrifying." I shudder. "Having to watch your ally die is just sad." Tears begin to fill up with tears. "The worst part was that I had pretend I was in love with my fellow tribute. As the games went on, I did begin to fall for him. But since we're far apart, I feel that I should just move on." I finish my story."
"Whoa! I'm glad that we don't have government like that. Having to send your children to die while it's on live television." Quinn frowns
"How about you? what's it like in Ohio?" I ask with curiosity. "Well, in my opinion, last year, it was… complicated." "How so?" I ask. "What happened was… I became pregnant."