Sorry its been a few days. Last week I had camp and Friday night we lost power and last night my friends didn't have power yet so they stayed the night at my house, so tonight was the first night I got to write in a while. I hope you enjoy :)

Chapter 2: Train Ride

As soon as I stepped into the train, I was over taken by its beauty. Everything from the silk curtains with the vibrant patterns to the hand made glass vase that held arrangements of flowers that I have never seen before. I almost forgot that this was taking me to my death. Almost. Amelia showed Zane and me our rooms and told us to be ready for lunch in the dinning car in a half an hour. She also said that we were free to use any of the clothes in the dressers. I dug through some of the outfits, but decided to leave on the faded white dress that I wore to the reaping. It may be old, but it reminded me of home. I still had 20 minutes till lunch so I just sat on the bed for the rest of the time. While I was sitting there, everything about this started to sink in. I might not come back. I felt tears building up in my eyes. I tried to hold them back, but it was no use. The tears forced there way out of my eyes and started strolling down my face like water flowing down a forceful waterfall. I stayed in my room until I finished crying even though I was a half an hour late to lunch.

"Oh there you are" said Amelia when I entered the dining car. "I was getting worried that you would miss lunch." As I started walking towards the table, I realized that there was someone sitting next to Amelia. Someone I had never seen before. I took a seat next to Zane, since that was the only empty seat left.

"Where are my manners? Camellia, this is Herk. He is one of the top martial arts experts in the Capitol and is here to mentor both of you."

"It's nice to meet you Camellia. I look forward to being your mentor." Herk said to me. Herk looks to be in his early thirties. He has short golden blonde hair and orange eyes.

"Call me Cammie. And it's nice to meet you too." I said with a whisper

"So what exactly do the mentors do?" Zane questioned Herk.

"Well, as a mentor it is my job to supervise you in the games. I will be helping you with training and it will be my job to help you look best to gain sponsors."

"What are sponsors?" I asked

"Sponsors are people who will buy you gifts during the Games to aid you with your survival. The gifts can range from a match to some food or from medicine to a weapon. They will be key in the games." Herk answered. So my life is riding on someone I barely know. Isn't this just great.

I wasn't very hungry so I just ate a roll with butter and excused myself back to my room. The roll was much better than rolls at home. Normally when I have rolls, they are stale and hard to chew, but this roll was warm and flaky. Although District 2 is one of the richer districts, most people have enough to get by and rarely get a hot meal, even if the meal is as simple as a roll. At least most people aren't starving. I've herd that some people in 11 and 12 live in poverty, but who knows how true the Capitol textbooks are. I didn't have anything to do, so I took a shower. The showers in the train were much nicer than at home. At home we just rinse ourselves off using the sink and on a good day we can get warm water, but here the showers have control pads. The control pads let me change the temperature to what ever I want and it changes how hard the water is coming out. I stayed in the shower for a long time enjoying a luxury that we can't get at home. After my shower, I put on some clothes that I found in the drawers and crawled into bed. I wasn't in the mood for dinner.

Amelia came by about a half an hour later and told me that we would be arriving in the Capitol at 10 am tomorrow and once we got there we would begin our training for the games. I lied awake for about an hour before drifting off into a dreamless night.

I hope you guys liked this chapter. If I'm not being lazy I may get the next chapter up tomorrow. Also, thanks to the people who wrote reviews. They are greatly appreciated.