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Disclaimer: I own NOTHING . Suzanne Collins is the genius here.
Chapter 1: I'm Back
Iz's POV
"Beep, beep, beep, beep", my alarm clock goes off. Oh God, I got to go back to school. It's the middle of April and I've already been suspended five times. What can I say? I just don't have patience or tolerance. It's not my thing, just like my mother.
I get up, put on the first thing I see, and brush my long, blonde hair. Before I leave the bathroom, I look in the mirror and think, "Yup. This is as good as its gunna get". I grab my backpack and run downstairs to get some grub. Everybody is already at the table eating a bowl of lumpy oatmeal.
"Hey. Carson, what's for breakfast?" I ask my thirteen year old brother.
"Ha! If I knew, I would tell you", he replies, poking his oatmeal with a spoon. We both look over to Preasley, our eight year old brother. Wow. I swear he looks exactly like my dad. Anyways, he is scarfing down the disgusting stuff, inhaling it, is a better term. He finally stops, probably caught our grossed-out stares, and says, "What? It's pretty good…". Me and Carson laugh and Preasley turns back to his food.
Just as this happens, I hear a knock at the door. "I'll get it!" I shout throughout the house. I open the door to find my two best friends, Mara Mellark and Finnick Odair. "Ready for school?" Fin asks. I sigh, "I guess". I'll have to admit, I kind of missed my best friends. After my suspension started, my mother, the famous Johanna Mason, took away all my communication devices and wouldn't let me out of the house. "So what did you get kicked out for this time, Iz?" Mara asks sarcastically.
My real name is Elizabeth, but I don't like Elizabeth or Liz, so I went with "Iz".
I crossed my arms and huffed. Finnick puts his big, muscular arm around me and says, "Come on Izabeth". Only Finnick can get away with calling me 'Izabeth'. He uses that name to get info out of me and I hate it. "Fine," I start. "This kid from the eighth grade was picking on Tye Hawthorne, so I straightened him out", I reason. "Oh dear, Iz! You can't just beat kids that are a grade younger than you!" Mara shouts. "Well, he shouldn't be picking on a kid a grade younger than him!" I shout right back. "Ladies, ladies. Let's take it down a notch." whispers Fin. He's right. I shouldn't be yelling at Mara. "Sorry, Mara", I apologize. "It's all good", she replies.
We continue walking and there it is. Roosevelt Township School. Its District 12's only school, so big, hairy 18 year olds have to share the same hallways as second graders. It's absolutely ridiculous. That's probably why I get suspended so much, bullying has no limits here. What can I say? I'm very protective of little kids, especially the ones in my "family".
The victors of the Hunger Games and the survivors of the rebel war are all really close. There's my mom, Johanna Mason. She's divorced with me and my two brothers to take care of.
There's also Katniss and Peeta Mellark. They are the parents of my best friend, Mara, and her little brother, Gabrian. According to my mom, Mr. and Mrs. Mellark are the reason why the Hunger Games don't exist anymore.
The Hawthorne's have the most kids, having four of them. Missy being the oldest, then Nala, then the twins: Nathalie and Tye. Gale Hawthorne was not a victor, but he was in the rebel war and very good friends with the Mellarks and my mom. Madge on the other hand, was the mayor's daughter. I don't even wanna know how that happened…
Last but not least are the Odairs/Crestas/Bushers. Finnick Odair Sr. died in combat during the rebel war, but not before he impregnated Annie Cresta, another victor, with Finnick Odair Jr. Their family is just as messed up as mine, maybe even worse. Annie Cresta remarried recently and Fin isn't taking it too well. In fact, he extremely despises his step-brother and step-father. I can't blame him. Nick Busher, who is the same age as Fin, 15, is the most arrogant, disrespectful, piece of shit I've ever met. In fact, he joins the other people at our school in mocking us.
Let's just say we all don't have it easy. Everyone knows not to mess with me because of my temper, but I can't say the same for the others. We know now to stick together. Fortunately, almost all of us have a friend within our "family". I have Mara and Finnick. Carson, Missy, and Gabrian all chill together because they're all 13. Nathalie, Tye, and Preasley play nicely together because they are all 8. Nala, being 10, keeps to herself. I made Carson friend her at school so she wouldn't be totally alone. Nala, Carson, Missy, Gabrian, and a few others all have lunch together, but that's it. Nala prefers to be alone anyways, just like Gale.
Finnick snaps me back to reality. Oh yeah, school. "Let's go, Iz", Finnick says in a voice too peppy for my taste. I nod my head.
We are just about to reach the doors when a guy shouts "Hey Finnick!". We turn around to see Nick with his head cocked to the side. I laugh, head too big to keep up straight? I think. He starts to walk over to me, Finnick, and Mara, followed by a group of friends. "Hey, Mara, you're looking as lovely as ever", Nick winks at her and then turns his attention to me and Fin. "I would say the same to you, but you're as ugly as a dog", Nick says, obviously directed towards me. I clench my fists and grit my teeth. "What are you gunna do sweetheart? You can't afford to get suspended again", Nick chuckles. "Walk away, Iz", Finnick saves me from doing something stupid, again. I walk away teeth clenched, mouth tasting like blood. I probably bit my cheek. "I'll deal with you later", Fin threatens towards Nick. "Is that a threat?" Nick asks sarcastically. Fin gets up in his face and says "absolutely". Fin walks away with me and Mara at his side. "Thanks Fin", I whisper to him while hugging him. "Hey! Anything for my girls!" He puts his arms around me and Mara and laughs. As we enter the school, we go our separate ways and prepare ourselves for the rest of the day.
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