2: Goodbye

Kile was the only one who came to say goodbye. It was too hard for the others, I guess. I hugged him for at least a minute. Then he broke away, and said "Please, you're the only brother who's nice to me. Please come home."

"Of course I'll try. You know that if they have a scythe, I'll have great chances."

"Yeah, and you're nice, so maybe you could make an alliance."

"Maybe. Listen, if I don't come back, you're going to have to grow up. You're a strong guy, much stronger than I was at your age. You'll have to help more. Listen, Kile. Whatever happens, DO NOT sign up for Tesserae. It's not worth it, that's why I didn't. Just… stay strong."

He kissed my forehead, which is the highest respect we give here. Then he left. No one else came, and then we left. I looked at Holly. She was tall, and muscular. She had short blonde hair and evil eyes. Because of the nature of our work, I'm also pretty well built. I'm a little bit taller than her, and more defined. But she's fast, not that I'm slow, but I've seen her run. She'll probably be the fastest in the arena.

We board the train, and I take a last look at District 9. Until Holly corners me. "Listen here, faggot. You'll be the first one I kill, so don't try to ally with me."

She called me this offense for two reasons:

I told her she wasn't my type when she asked me out 3 years ago.

I've never brought a girl home; so many people think I'm homosexual.

I happen to not be sexually attracted to men, though. Actually, I've kissed quite a few girls, and it was quite pleasurable. And while she may think I'm still a virgin, she's wrong on that too. In district 9, we have a huge city with tiny apartments. Some of these are abandoned and come equipped with beds, so I took my girlfriend there once, and I was no longer a virgin. Actually, we're still together. Her name is Jo. Short for Josefine, but everyone just calls her Jo.

She's really pretty, with long blonde hair and kind eyes; she's tall but not as tall as Holly or me; she isn't really muscular, but she's very feminine in stature, and her smile could cure you of Tracker Jacker venom. I know why she didn't say goodbye- I said goodbye yesterday, for I knew I would volunteer, no matter who it was. Because they deserve to live, and my father has three other sons. She cried, and I rocked her to sleep. This is why I must come back.