Chapter 1:
I have been waiting for about an hour, we all have. Every single person in district 12 has been summoned by the Mayor for this big announcement. The miners has been exempted and the whole school is there, standing. It ressembles a reaping for it's location and context if it weren't for the fact that we are in September and not end of July.
So, we have all been waiting an hour and even Madge by my side has been muttering under her breath for the last five minutes telling her dad to hurry up.
I actually didn't mind, whatever it was, it was making me skip History and I'd do a whole lot of things to be able to skip lessons about Panem and the Capitol. The only history that matters is mine and my family's.
The Mayor came, clear and nice, and stepped on the stage.
-Hello to everyone. After a few talks with the Capitol we have concluded that District 12 held scores much too low during the Hunger Games. The Capitol Citizens felt as if was unfair for the underprivileged Districts to have close to no chance of winning. It has, so, been said that District 12 will be equipped with training material and will receive adapted training from specialists.
He paused for a while to let everything sink in. I turned to look at Madge. We were both frowning but I guess it was good news. It also meant attention would be drawn towards us during the Games.
So the Mayor continued.
-You will be challenged, classed and you will improve. It will take place during sport classes and depending on your level, classes will be added after school. Any questions concerning the project can be asked in a few moments. Thank you all and have a good evening.
Everyone started to scatter around.
-What do you think?,asked Madge.
-I guess it's good…, I replied.
She nodded and we both went to seek Prim and my mother. They were with the Hawthorns. I looked at Gale looking for anger but he actually seemed pleased.
-It's get the kids a better shot at winning.
I nodded because I thought that too. He came closer and whispered in my ear with a smirk.
-You'll get to show off Catnip.
I looked back and snorted.
-Shut up Gale…
He laughed and went back to listening Vick's rambling about being able to use weapons and learn combat techniques.
I looked around and saw smiles a bit on everyone's face… Maybe this wasn't so bad, maybe this was good. I finally let that little smile slip on my face.