I'm No Hero

by Quiscent

"Feels like just yesterday," I reply. "Yeah." "I want to avenge their deaths," I state confidently. As if it would be that easy. "How?" John asks, but we both know how.

1. Prologue

I'm Kennedy. I'm from a place called Panem. In Panem, we fight to the death, all because our ancestors fought against the government for freedom, which ended up taking away ours. There are 12 districts, 1 is the richest, and 12 is the poorest. While there are some fairly poor people in distinct 1, and some fairly rich folk in 12, the ones in the middle are stuck, well, in the middle; money wise. Like me; I'm from district 6, smack dab in the middle.

We're well off, don't get me wrong, but we definitely aren't the most exciting tributes in the Hunger Games. Oh right, the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a yearly "ceremony" of the Capitol (our government and creepy rich folk) winning the war. Usually the Careers (Districts 1,2, and 4) win the games, because they're the most favorited by the Capitol. The other districts end up dying in the beginning and then the Careers fight amongst themselves in the end. The Careers train for years before they put tributes in the games. Most of the Careers volunteer just so they can honor their families and be the Capitol's puppet. (Which isn't all that good if you ask me.) Well, anyways, there are two tributes from every district every year. That's all you got to know to be set.

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I'm Kennedy Winters. I'm 16. I'm from district 6, and we're one of the districts who die once the gong rings and the Careers are running forward to get weapons. Of course, we do have some victors, but that's usually just luck or bad Careers.

Well, district 6, home of the train making. Yay! Not. Train making doesn't train us for the Hunger Games, it just gives us transportation TO the games, or at least the Capitol, you fly in a hovercraft into the actual arena, but you do get a little pit stop in the Capitol. That wouldn't be too bad either. I mean, unlimited food, great clothes, but if you're like me, or basically every non-career district, that would be horrible, as I hate the Capitol and the games are the worst idea ever.

Anyways, if you're looking for a heroic story, this isn't it. You're not going to see me saving the whole country from the games, or become some symbol of rebellion; this is the story of my life, and I'm no hero. I'm a murderer; a monster. This is my story of the Hunger Games, and it's not at all valorous.