Cayton Frentle District 7
I couldn't believe that I had been reaped along with Tamika. It's an unspoken rule. You don't kill family. You just don't. But it looks like the rules have changed. It's exactly what everyone says - Life isn't fair. Only now do I grasp the meaning of those three words. Those three little words have changed my life. No. In a couple of weeks, I mighn't have a life anymore. I could be dead. That frightens me. I could be dead in two weeks. Well at least I can fight. I always practised with Tamika in the woods. Once she had knocked me out with an accidental punch to the temple in one of her demonstrations, but apart from that, I often had her pinned to the ground. I could use axes as well. I've been throwing axes around since I could walk. My aim isn't the best though. Tamika has more accuracy than me. But I have more strength. And that sometimes gave the advantage to a player.
Tamika Frentle District 7
I bet Cayton is feeling the same way as I do now. He's my cousin. I can't just waltz into the arena, grab an axe and swing it at his head. I would never forgive myself. Even if I could, I can't find the will to. Either we both die, or we both live, or someone else kills the other. My father walks into the room with Arianna. She comes over and hugs me and tells me how much she appreciates me volunteering for her - but she is worried for me. She's worried that I won't make it back and it's all her fault that I went into the games. I tell her that it was my own self that decided that I would volunteer and not her to make her feel better. My father walks over and sits beside me. He sighs then says 'I think it's time that you knew. Cayton isn't your cousin. His real parents were executed by the Capitol. Just like your mother. Therese, his current 'mother' adopted him when he was just a baby. He didn't remember anything. When he was young, he asked Therese where his father was. Therese told him that his father got lost while travelling and had been missing for the past couple of years. It was the easiest to tell him that he was your cousin. We pretended that his 'lost father' was my older brother to avoid suspicion.' He sighs again. 'Well... can I tell Cayton that he's not my cousin?' I ask. My father stands up and replies 'That's up to you to decide.' He kisses me on the forehead and leaves the room with a teary Arianna behind him. 'Good luck Tamika.' she says as Peacekeepers slam the door shut.
Cayton Frentle District 7
My mother comes in the door with tears running down her cheeks. She comes over and sits beside me. 'I'm sorry this has happened. Going into the Hunger Games with your cousin...' 'But he's not her cousin.'Therese thought. 'And I hope that you will come back home.' she finished. She gave Cayton a hug then was dragged out by Peacekeepers. I sat with my head in my hands wondering what I was going to do about Tamika.
Tamika Frentle District 7
Cayton and I were hustled onto the train and soon were being whisked off to the Capitol. I was amazed when I walked into the train carriage. It was luxury in its purest form. The plush couches, the silk curtains, the light food delicacies, it was way more than I could take in. Aquasia made us sit down. 'Alright you two, I'm gonna bring in your mentor, Katarina!' she squealed in her horrible Capitol accent. I gave her a sarcastic grin and she left the room. Soon enough, a middle aged woman with straight blonde hair came in and sat down with us. 'Hi. I'm your mentor Katarina. I'll be mentoring you throughout the whole training period and I will be in charge of getting sponsors while you two are in the Games. When you're in the Games, your life is in my hands so don't piss me off while you're here.' Cayton rolled his eyes. 'So are we going to discuss strategies now or what?' 'Yeah. Obviously. Meet me in my room in five minutes so eat up.' Katarina replied. When she left the room, we sank down in our chairs with a huff. 'Freak.' I commented. Cayton gave me a look that said 'I know right.' So we gourged ourselves with the delicious food sitting on the trays then made our way over to Katarina's room.
Cayton Frentle District 7
'Have a seat.' Katarina offered. We sat down in the yellow plush chairs at the table. 'Alright, down to business. What strategy would you two like to play? Mean? Arrogant? Weak? Strong? Superior? You take your pick.' 'I'd like to go smart so that people know that I'm not weak but not superior. I don't want to be a major target for the Careers.' Tamika replied. 'Yeah, me too.' I agreed. 'Alright then, that's settled.' Katarina smiled. 'Now I'll explain the sponsor system to you guys. So sponsors will give me a sum of money to use on you in the Games. And the way to get sponsors is to make yourself likeable or making yourself look strong and that you're going to do well in the Games. That way, sponsors with think that you have a good chance of winning and will sponsor you. That's why we have to have a good strategy. As soon as you get off this train, you're on show, so act well. That's when the line of sponsors come and you want to have as many as possible. So get ready. We're almost in the Capitol.'
Tamika Frentle District 7
Cayton and I jumped up and ran to the train window. It was dark as we passed through a tunnel, but it stayed dark for a few minutes. Then I realised the train wasn't moving. 'What's happening?' I asked. 'We've been hijacked.' Katarina replied. 'There are unwanted people onboard and they've got weapons. We're gonna have to fight to get out of here. 'Alright!' Cayton said. The wall of the cabin exploded as the hijackers burst through. I grabbed a metal chair in my hands and swung it at my opponent. There was a sickening crack as the chair made it's mark. His leg was definetely broken. I had swung it at the front of his knee - So it bent backwards. And snapped. Cayton was battling against three full grown men so I ran towards them, pole vaulted over the table, grabbed a porcelain vase and smashed it onto one of the men's heads. He yelled obcenities at me and ran off. Cayton had gotten rid of another man by sticking his head into a fish bowl. 'Way to go Cayton!' I yelled. He gave me a victorious grin. 'One to go!' He yelled back. We turned to face our last attacker. I flipped over the table, grabbed one of Aquasia's feather boas, swung on the ceiling fan and landed on our attacker's shoulders. I wrapped the feather boa around his neck, tied it tightly, smashed open the window with a chair and kicked him out. Cayton and I slumped down on the floor breathing heavily and grinning like idiots. Aquasia crawled out of the closet she was hiding in and came over to us. 'Uh... do you happen to know where my feather boa is?' she asked. 'Oh yeah... I strangled that guy with it then kicked him out the window. Sorry.' I admitted. 'Wow you two... that was amazing fighting.' Katarina said. 'We were in the Capitol at that time and every single person saw it. We've got a huge line of sponsors waiting so that's great! Now Aquasia will escort you into the Remake Centre. Tonight's a big night! It's the tribute parade!'
A/N: Sorry for this late update. My internet got cut off for a few days and I only just fixed it today. Now that the internet is back, I will be posting up much faster! XD
