Chapter 2

The community was covered in trees. It looks like the trees were only cut away in the space for the houses and road. This place was perfect!

"Hello! Hi dear, I'm Miss Kathy, the Hunger Games portal keeper. You must be Glimmer." A woman said from yet another toll looking room.

"Hi. I am Glimmer."

"Wonderful. Zac gave you his speech I suppose. Well, welcome to our community. Let me take you to your house." Kathy said as she walked out of her booth and directed me to a jeep around back. We jumped in and she began to drive. We passed gorgeous house after gorgeous house as we continued to my new residence.

"Glimmer, dear, there is one thing Zac always leaves out. Everyone in the Games naturally hates the others because there can only be one winner, but here everyone gets along. No one has any excuse to be hostile or violent. As we always say, "You'll see your loved ones again" and "Why hate, they may have killed you, but that brought you to us". We want there to be peace and freedom. Oh! Look! That's your street." She cheered.

I live in house 1 on 74th street, I noticed as we took a right and weaved our way down the twisty road. I also noticed that some houses down the road were completely dark, while others were light inside.

"Um..." I began to ask as I pointed at the houses.

"Oh! The houses that are dark are for the other tributes that haven't died yet and the lit ones house the tributes that died before you. Like the girl from 4, Mary Ann, and those who died in the beginning Bloodbath." She answered.

"That makes sense."

"Well, go on! Your new home is amazing." Miss Kathy said sounding a little like fire girl's mentor.

I looked at my house for the first time and instantly fell in love. It looked like a mansion in the front, but a beach house in the back. It was entirely white with big glass windows everywhere. I was speechless.

"This house is huge! I love it!" I said, still waiting for someone to jump out and say it was all a prank.

"I know, I know. Stunning. Well, come along! Let's go inside!" She directed me to the inside.

It was as breathtaking as the outside, if not more. The foyer had a glass chandelier and a high celing. There was a staircase off to the side and it was beautiful! This house was already my dream house and I'm only in the front! As I walked in, I saw a dining room with room for twelve, a full kitchen with the most beautiful granite counter tops and white cabinets, and a family room/living room with a sixty inch plasma screen television and white couches, again, for twelve.

"Oh my gosh! I love this! Thank you."

"You've earned. The Capital. Pft. A bunch of idiotic men with too much money and spare time." Kathy rolled her eyes in disgust.

I was still speechless.

"Well, I'll let you explore. You still have the basement with a non-alcoholic beverage bar, another entertainment system, and game room. Then there's the dock with your boat, the garage with your car, and the your yard. And... oh yeah! The second floor with your room and guest rooms. I guess I'll see you later. Bye!"

"Bye." I was still too stunned. There's more!