I came up with this while watching The hunger games last night with my mum and dad :D So I hope it's not that bad. I sadly do not own The hunger games. I only own Alexandria.
District twelve; the home of Mining. This district is one of the outer districts, but it's also a crucial one. The people who work in the mines are brave and hard working as the coal that is dug up keeps the nation up and running. Of course, we have no choice in the matter. We only do so much so we can feed our families, after all we are living in poverty. Here if anyone who grows old it's like gaining an achievement.
We are also the capitol's least favourite district. Do you want to know why? Because each year in the hunger games the tribute's for district twelve nearly always die. Of course the unlucky tributes from this district didn't stand a chance of defeating the other twenty two tributes. The outer districts have a slim chance of winning the hunger games. And the reason for that is that district's 1 and two train at special academies until they reach the age of eighteen ( The last eligible year to compete). By then they are lethal.
District twelve have only had two winning tributes and only one of them are still alive. His name is Haymitch Abernathy. He is also my father. He doesn't even know I exist. My mother, Victoria vine used to date my father before he went into the hunger games. When he won the hunger games and came back to district twelve he was a very different man. He became violent and a drunk. He never harmed my mother of course. My mother still loved him deeply and when they were both 24 my mother became pregnant with me. In addition to this she left my father, not wanting to burden him with the heavy weight of taking care of an infant.
I was born on the twenty first of November. As I grew up my mother told me that I was the perfect combination of both of my parents. I had my mothers bright blue eyes and I was unfortunate to get her small height. I had my father's curly dark hair that fell to my waist. According to my mother I was a lot like him as I was sarcastic and I wasn't afraid to tell anyone what I was thinking.
When I turned seven my mother started to struggle to find food so she started giving me her small portion of food. During our fight to find food she still didn't contact Haymitch as she was worried that a child would add to his growing list of responsibilities and the fact that if I get reaped into the hunger games, he may not be able to take it.
When my mother's friends; the Everdeen's found out that she was starving herself so I could get the nutrients that my body desperately needed, they decided to help by giving my mother a tiny bit of extra food. After a week of accepting their generous offer my mother stopped taking food from them. Two weeks later my mother passed away from starvation. The most common cause of death in district twelve. I remember her death like it was yesterday.
- Flash back -
Seven year old Alexandria woke up and was hit with the feeling of dread. I looked to the left ( My mother's side of the bed) and realised that it was empty. I rubbed my eyes to get the sleep out. Where is she? My stomach rumbled. Maybe she is in the kitchen preparing some food? It was unlikely as we always have food shortages. We do live in the seam so it's hardly surprising.
I sighed and climbed off the old, creaky bed. It's worth trying the kitchen/living room. Our house is very small with only two small rooms. It is a better house than some of the others but it is still tiny. I walked into the other room and nothing could prepare me for the sight I saw.
Right in front of me was my mother's small body on the floor. Her eyes open but the life had faded from them. " Mummy!" I cried in my childish voice. I ran towards her and shook her shoulder. "Wake up mummy! It's day time" I cried even harder when I got no response.
This has to be some horrible dream and I will wake up and find my mother cleaning the house. There is no way that could be real. I pinched myself, something my mother told me to do when I had a nightmare to show that it wasn't real. I started getting hysterical as I felt a small amount of pain in my arm from the pinch. This is real.
I fell to the floor and hugged her close" Mummy please don't be dead! I need you to look after me!" I sobbed into her chest that no longer had a heartbeat coming from it.
As I was crying I started to run my fingers through her light brown hair. I realised that there were knots in her hair. Mummy loved her hair. There was a knock on the door. The only people who visit are the Everdeen's. "C-come in" I stuttered through my cries.
The door opened to reveal Mrs Everdeen. She gasped and a hand flew to her mouth in shock. " Alexandria what happened sweetie?" She asked while entering the house and she closed the door behind her.
I continued to play with my mummy's hair " I woke up and Mummy wasn't next to me so I went into this room and found her here. Why did she leave me?!" I screamed. Mrs Everdeen pulled me away from my mother's lifeless body and pulled me into a hug.
"Alex your mother didn't want to leave you, she loves you and she only wants what's best for you" She whispered.
"B- But W- what will happen to me? I've got nowhere to go!" I wailed.
Determination shone in Mrs Everdeen's eyes . " You will live with me and my family. You and your mother and very dear friends to us"
"R- really?"
"Of course. Now come with me sweetie" She got up off the hard floor and held out her hand.
I frowned " No! We can't leave her like this!"
"Alexandria I'm sorry but the peacekeepers will come for the body" More tears welled up in my eyes. Sadly she was right.
"Can I at least brush her hair?" I sniffled.
Sadness was etched onto Mrs Everdeen's face " Of course you can"
I gently moved my mother's body from mine and back onto the floor and I grabbed the hair brush that was on the table. I ran my hands across the handle of the brush. I could feel the smooth wood it was made from. I slowly made my way back to her. I knelt down and moved her head into my lap. I ran the bristles through her straight hair.
I took my time getting the knots out. This is the last time I will be with her. Some time past and I had finished getting the knots out. Mrs Everdeen tapped my shoulder. I sniffled and looked up. " Here" In her hand was a Dandelion.
I gratefully took it from her and I threaded it through my mother's brown locks. When I had finished her hair I kissed my mother's cheek " I love you mummy, please don't forget me" I wiped away a stray tear that fell onto my mother's cheek.
Mrs Everdeen closed my mother's eyes and took my hand. She then helped me off the floor. " Time to leave" I nodded sadly and she led me out of the door, away from my mother.
- Flash back over-
To this day I am still living with the Everdeen's. They are the only ones who know about who my father is and thankfully they have kept my secret like it was their own. This is the story of how I volunteered as tribute for the 74th hunger games, met my father and fell in love with the monstrous career from district two.
What do you think? I know this chapter is depressing but I thought I should give you a flashback of Alexandria's past. I promise the next chapter will be better. Sadly the first maybe two chapter will be short. Thank you for reading! :D xxxx