At this moment, there are few things I truly understand.
For instance, how those scum rebels were able to take control is lost on me. Their leaders were corrupted, though I suppose no more than our own. My mother and father say it's all that Katniss's fault. Our city had given her everything and she went mad with power.
That's what they say.
What do I think?
I don't know what to think anymore.
One of the things I knew for sure, however, was the 76th games. "President" Paylor announced it last night in some conference. It was aired everywhere, mandatory to watch.
"There will be no more mandatory watching after this..." She paused. After this. "...this last hunger games."
Gasps were heard from the crowd, people started shouting.
She held hand steadily in air. Silence.
"The 76th hunger games will be the last of it's kind. The tributes will be drawn from a pool of Capitol children ages 12-18. All we want is for the people of the city to understand our pain, and why we did what we did."
The training period would be 2 weeks longer in order to give the tributes a better chance. Sponsoring was allowed, but not expected. And that was it.
Another thing I knew for sure, was that I would be in these final games.