Chapter 2

Wake Up Screaming

I sat down in the train. I was alone with three Peacekeepers since Pea had to go back and pick the guy tribute. I stared at the goods in the train. This stuff belonged to the districts. It didn't deserve to be here. I silently fumed and mourned. My aunt died because of this. I heard footsteps come closer. I turned and paused. Axel.

He was a tall blond haired guy. He was really strong, and I had seen him carry tree trunks with only two other men. He looked at me and then sat down next to me. His brown eyes stared at the ground. "I'm sorry about your aunt."

"It's fine."

"You didn't wash your hands."

"It won't come off." My voice cracked, and I quickly turned my attention back out the window.

He stood up, and walked over to the table. I watched as he grabbed some ice, and put it on a napkin. "The glass?" He asked motioning to my stomach. I shook my head showing that it was still there. "Want me to get it out?" I paused. I stared into his eyes. Slowly, I nodded.

He kneeled in front on me, and assessed the damage. "I'm sorry." He muttered as he pulled a shard out a little too fast. I just kept quiet. He lightly shook out my shirt, and I watched as small bits of glass brushed off. "My dad had a wound like this once." He said as he plucked the shards out of my stomach. "He had fallen onto a pair of glasses at the plant. You know the glasses you wear when you sand something?" I nodded. He lightly pressed the ice against the wounds. The cold of it stung at first, but then felt good of the bleeding wounds. "I'm sorry."

"For what?" I asked. He looked up at me and then shook his head.

"No one should have to do that to family."

"I did what had to be done."

"If you loose this Game then it will all have been pointless."

"I know."

"I'll see if they have some stitches on this place. Those cuts are really bad."

At that moment the train stopped. "We couldn't have arrived yet!" I said standing up and grabbing a knife off the table. "It takes five days to get there!" I watched as Axel picked up a knife. The door opened and I held the knife up.

"OH! Oh dear my life." Pea said grabbing her chest. "I forgot to mention this small detail. We will be stopping at Districts 7,2,1, 6, 10,and 3 before we get to the Capitol. Ever since the rebellion only four of our trains are working. You get to meet with more of your competition. Isn't that exciting!" I looked at her and slowly walked forewords.

"I need a doctor, and some vodka."

"I'm not sure about that second one, but you will definitely see a doctor when we get back-"

"No. I will see a doctor now."

"Well we may be able to arrange-"

"No. You will arrange it. I want this glass out of my body before more people see me. Get it done. That's your job. Get me there in one piece, not shreds."

Pea huffed and walked over to the door. "By the way the people from district one will be getting on shortly. Elba needs to pick the names." She walked out of the room. Instantly I clutched my stomach and leaned heavily on the table. Axel rushed over.

"I'm fine. It just...hurts to stand and breath...damn." I muttered seeing that the cuts were bleeding again. Axel handed me the ice, and I held it onto my stomach. "Do you mind helping me to my room?" I asked him. He shrugged and helped me down the hallway. We found a door, and it had my name on it in pink. I just hoped the room wasn't that color.

The door opened and I was met with the most beautiful room I had ever seen. Everything was green and black. The bed was emerald green with black pillows The window was huge, and it showed a forest. Then there was a small desk, and a television. "Oh my..." I said. There was a black chandelier in the room that lit the place. Axel was staring in wonder. I gripped his arm tighter as we maneuvered my body into the room.

He practically dropped my body onto the bed. I stared. The walls had pictures of people I didn't know. The desk was carved from cherry wood, and had a District 7 seal on it. I stared at the forest. There were birds flying through it, and I could hear them tweeting. "I'm going to go see my room." Axel practically ran out of my room like a child.

I laid down on the bed and then looked at my hand. I was still holding the knife. Who knows maybe I can get rid of the competition before it starts. I slipped it under my pillow. I laid on my back, and felt the sting of the bobcat's claws replay in my mind. I could still hear Lenta's words in my mind. The night consisted of tossing and turning in the bed. Screams and memories mixed into one long nightmare.

"Calista go home you shouldn't see this!" I pushed through. I had to see why daddy hadn't come home on time. I made it to the front and froze in my tracks. Three Peacekeepers were laying on the ground. They had their necks at weird angles. Two really big Peacekeepers were holding my dad. They had put a necklace of rope around his neck. I looked at my hands and saw that they were red. When I looked back up Lenta was smiling at me. "Are you coming to the tree, wear a necklace of rope side by side with me."

I woke up and pulled the knife. A woman in red was staring at me with fear in her eyes. She looked at the knife, unable to make a noise. I swallowed hard and put the knife away. "Why are you here?" She held out her hand, and I looked. There was medication pills in her hand. Then she pointed to the bedside table. There was a small box of medicine goop in there. I looked at my stomach, and saw that most of the glass had been removed. I nodded and laid back down on the bed. "Will I be knocked out?" I asked her. She nodded and held up the pills. I took them without water, and then waited for sleep to kick back in.

When I woke up again I was starving. I lifted up my shirt, which had been changed, and I saw the cuts were all scared over. I touched them and slowly got out of bed. There was no pain. My back had been healed to apparently. I felt my joints pop and crack. A yawn left my lips, and I opened the black doors to my closet. There was a strapless, short, blue dress with some black lace-up boots. I pulled them out and walked into the bathroom.

The towels were fluffy and pristine white. Then the shower. Be still my beating heart. There were different switches and nozzle settings. I turned it on, and watched as the water fell like rain onto the tiled floor of the shower. I stripped off my clothes and stepped in. The water was the perfect temperature. I scrubbed my skin, especially my hands, hard with the small soap bar.

I don't know how long I stayed in the shower, but when I got out my fingers looked like raisins. I slipped on the clothes. The dress went down to my knees, and the shoes when up to my ankles. The dress buttoned up, and it had a tie around the waist. I looked to see if there was anything else in the closet that I could put on. There was a short brown jacket with lots of pockets on it. I slipped it on, and sighed at how soft it was against my skin.

I paused when I turned around. There was a girl with long black hair standing there. She wore the same thing I did, and when I moved she did. I gasped and looked for a weapon. She seemed to do the same thing. I picked up the bar of soap and was about to chuck it at the girl when an Avox came in. She rushed at me and grabbed the soap. There was a woman like her in the room too. I pointed at the other her, and she made a noise that could have passed for a laugh.

I watched as she stood in front of her dopple-ganger. She moved her hand up, and the other her did the same. She looked back at me, and then moved to the left. The picture of her disappeared. "What technology is this?" I asked touching the hand of the girl in the room. The Avox moved me away and then cupped some water in her hands. She held it out to me, and I looked in. I saw my reflection. She smiled , poured it out, and then turned me towards the thing. "It's my reflection?" I asked. She nodded. I stared at the thing in wonder. "What is this called?" She breathed on the thing with my reflection on it. I watched as it fogged up. She slowly wrote "Mirror" on the thing. "Mirror...what a strange thing."

I opened the door, and looked down the hall. My hair was in a ponytail thanks to the Avox girl. I walked down the empty hallway. I could hear Pea's annoying voice be met with other annoying voices. I breathed in and pushed the button to open the door. "I'm sorry I'm late. How long have I been..."

I trailed off. Pea and Axel weren't the only ones in the room. There was a girl with blond hair so bright that it almost reflected the light. The other one was a brunette. His eyes were slanted slightly, and I watched as his eyes widened. "Who are they?" I asked as I moved to the table. Another Capitol woman was there.

"Well Calista-"

"Calla. I go by Calla."

"Well Calla this is Ruby Townstead. She is the Capitol spokesperson for district 10. These are your competition. This is-"

"I'm Justina."

"I'm Guile."

I sat down next to Axel. He apparently was thinking the same thing as me. Awkward. The guy, Guile, was freaking enormous. His body was just huge. If he were to hug me I would disappear. He wasn't fat-no not even close. He was a wall of muscles. Then that Justina chick. She was young. There was no way that she was thirteen or older. "So District 10...pretty?"

"As pretty as your place is...at least from what we can gather from Axel."

"How long have I been out?" I asked turning towards Axel. He scratched the back of his neck.

"Three days." I slowly turned my head back to the table. An Avox filled my glass. "These two got here yesterday." I grabbed the class and downed the drink. "You almost woke up yesterday. You started screaming in the middle of the night-"

"What was I screaming?"

"Nothing. You were just...screaming."

"Did no one come in?"

"Well yeah someone did-"

"Who?"

"Some guy from District 1-"

"We picked up District 1 already?" I think I started to hyperventilate.

"Calm down Calla. We only picked up 1 and 10-" I stood up so fast that the chair fell over.

"What did he do to me? No district 1 scum comes into a screaming girl's room without putting some sort of tracking device on them! Where is it? What did he do!" I practically screamed.

At that moment the door opened. A girl walked in. I grabbed a glass and threw it at her. I watched as a guy pushed her to the side and then walk in. His hair was brown like chocolate, and his eyes should have been red with the fury in them. "What did you do to me!" I screamed. I threw myself at him. I slugged him in the face, and screamed when he grabbed my fist. I slammed my knee upwards, and felt my body be pulled back. "What the hell were you doing to me! Why were you in my room!" I screamed. The Peacekeeper shoved me back to the table, and practically slammed me into a chair.

The guy from District one was simply smiling. I had broken his nose. Blood was sliding down his face, and his smile didn't help the picture. "Chill 7. I walked in because you were screaming. Right when I walked in you stopped. Sit down and eat, no need to flip your shit about it-"

"Flip my shit! I'll show you flip my shit you bast-"

"Calista sit your ass down right now!" Everything stopped at Axel's demanding voice.

The room was completely silent aside from my heavy breathing and District 1's laughing. "Calla go to your room, and calm the fuck down!" I grabbed another kitchen knife, and stormed to the door. "Now Calla!"

"If you ever go into my room again while I'm in a medicine induced a coma, I swear I will cut you up until you beg me to kill you."

"Calla!" I felt a Peacekeeper grip my arm roughly, and shove my through the door.

"I'll rip apart 1! I'll kill you!"

"Good luck with that psycho." He muttered.

I was led back to my room, and I smiled softly when the Peacekeeper left. My plan was working. I changed into a nightgown and smiled at the wall. "When I get to the Capitol...you'll see just how psychotic I can be 1. I'll show you psychotic, and just warning you now. You haven't seen anything yet."

A.n. Hey people thanks for the one review. (I love you). If you want my love then review :P Oh and Calla's crazy thing is going to be explained in the next chapter if you are confused/annoyed/whatever by it.