Clovia Maverick, District 5- power district. Her short time alive she did learn a few things but mainly she was a mechanic of sorts. Only 15 and from a relatively wealthy family. She worked in in the power plants she was studying the nuclear power in bombs and such. In district 5 you weren't trained for death. A true fact of it all they had to rely on the skills they were given. She was a beautiful girl but not in her eyes, she had striking lightning blue eyes, long brown hair, she was toned by her years teaching herself gymnastics and average height, she kept her hair out and flowing. She lived in a family of just 3, her, her mother and father. TO say they had high expectations of her would be an understatement. They expected her to be brilliant, magnetic and just perfect. Their definition of perfect wasn't far off everyone else's. Beautiful, smart, athletic, brilliant and just could have the whole world at the tip of her finger if she wanted. Everyone expected it. That didn't mean she was perfect. Her parents wanted the approval from the public. They didn't love her. She was sitting with her best friend Alister they were sitting on one of the very few trees left in District 5 power district. They both liked to climb trees. It was an odd hobby for them to have considering there weren't many trees around. Clovia was very late for their usual meetings. She was basically sprinting to the meeting place. She had just had an argument with her parents. They had a habit of drunkenly beating her. The evidence was on her face. They wanted her to be perfect. So they said if she couldn't be perfect they would beat it into her. They forced her to get things from the tessera because they sold it for money to others. They were a well off family they just had this never ending pit of greed in them where they could never have enough. Rich and wealth. Never could it be perfect. Never could anything be perfect. When she finally got there she grinned seeing Alister. He was a tall man of 6'4 which was very tall against her 5'5 height. He was muscular but in a lean way, he had sandy brown messy hair and a chiselled face with dimples and kind soft blueish brown eyes. He grinned at her dressed in a black muscle shirt, a grey leather jacket and grey pants and black boots. She hugged him and he looked at her shocked.
"You are bruised." He told her sternly with a pitiful look in his eyes. Clovia looked down and away with a guilty and sad look and tears brimmed in her eyes. She then climbed up the tree and sat on a low branch and then Alister climbed up next to her.
"Yeah my parents again," She told him coldly and he sighed deeply and rubbed her back but she shrugged him off. She was quite lonely with only a few friends.
"You shouldn't have to put up with that. You have a steady job and school and all of that you should just move out. You don't deserve to be beaten up like this." Alister told her with hurt in his eyes. He only wanted to help her. She sighed deeply. She didn't want help. But she knew Alister was a good guy. Too good for her.
"Practice for the games right? The reaping is tomorrow. If you can't take a punch your dead." She told him trying to joke about it but deep down she was scared as hell about it. It wasn't fair they sent kids to kill each other just because of a rebellion years ago. "How many?" Clovia asked him with pity.
""68" He informed her with a sad smile. Clovia nodded and reached out for his hand. Alister lived in a family of 7 kids and two parents and 4 grandparents. He was the only one of age so all of the tessera problems were placed on him. He was 17 he had one year left and hadn't been in a game. His family was poor so there wasn't much he could do.
"I guess the odds aren't in your favour." Clovia stated trying to make him feel better. Alister looked at her surprised but laughed. He was her best friend.
"I know. How many times are you in?" He asked her wanting to know her number knowing the situation her parents forced upon her.
"39" She told him sadly looking down. Alister pulled her closer to him and slung an arm around her hugging her. Clovia laughed it off. "No big deal I supposed that if I do get into the games I would get that hunk of a winner Veil Kane." Clovia playfully swooned. Alister laughed but there was hidden jealousy in his eyes.
"Oh you would wouldn't you. I mean those dreamy eyes and those pretty lips that never smile. He could be your father." He joked with her and she howled with laughter.
"You know me I have such a weakness for that." She told him with a grin and he shook his head disgusted by that idea and then jumped down and held his arms up.
"Come on we have to go. Our assignment will be due." He informed her letting his arms go down. Clovia stood up on the branch and then held her arms up in a gymnastics way and then she smirked down at him. "No Clovia that's not okay." He told her and she let out an airy laugh and then jumped off doing a flip.
"Catch me Alister." She told him not worrying and Alister then caught her and their faces were really close and she let out a loud laugh and then kissed his cheek before her feet touched the ground. "Catch me if you can." She told him before running off and then Alister let a cheeky smirk form on his face as he chased after her. Clovia was a very fast girl and not just with boys. Clovia was very popular with boys and had her pick of the best but she never kept any past a night. When the next day came around no one was happy for it. Especially not Clovia Maverick. She was sitting at the breakfast table with her parents.
"Make sure you don't get involved in the reaping, you are needed around here to help with food." Her mother ordered her and she sighed deeply at them.
"It isn't my choice if I get chose to be in the reaping or not." Clovia informed her parents and they glared at her and her father went to slap her but her mother stopped him.
"If she gets a bruise on her face again too many people will ask it won't just be the usual she got in a fight again with some thug." Her mother warned him and she sighed deeply glaring at his daughter. She then walked to her bedroom and got dressed.