There was a day I got locked in the bathroom of our house for 3 hours. The lights were out and not one soul in that house but little 8 year old me. I thought that was the scariest time of my life but I was wrong, so wrong.
My heart pounds as I place my hands on the window sill of the room and lean forward. I watch out the window only seeing the side of the building beside the Justice Building. I feel nothing, not terror, not anger, not sad. As if all my emotions left my body minute when I entered the building. I can't do anything but just stare out the window. The only thing that wakes me up from the trance is the click of a door opening.
I look over my shoulder to see Jordan walk in and sit down on one of the chairs. I walk over to him and sit down of the arm of the chair beside him.
"I just froze," he mumbles, "I didn't know what to do"
"Don't worry about it" I say, shaking my head.
"No! I should've done something, I shoulda volunteered! Know my little brother has to enter the games."
"Well it was gonna be one of us either way, and the best, strongest, and cutest brother is entering the games" I hope to get a smile from him but fail. It's followed by a long pause before I finally break the silence. "You need to help mom now that I am gone, she won't be able to support the three of you without extra income."
Jordan nods his head before leaning back in the chair, "so what's your strategy for the games?"
"Haven't thought that far" I quickly reply.
The door opens and the peacekeeper motions for Jordan to leave. I stand and give him a hug before I watch as he walks out the room. The place returns quite, I slowly go into the trance again as I wait for my next visitor. The wait seems non-ending but soon I hear the door open.
Cassi and mom slide into the room so slowly. The door slowly shutting behind them. Cassi quickly rushes over to me and wraps her arms around my waist since I'm too tall for her to reach higher. I rest my arm around her and look up at mom. Her eyes already red and Swollen with tears. I look at her and take a gasp of air ready to say something.
"No!" she manages to say. Her son going to the Hunger Games and the first word she says to him is no? "I ain't wanting no goodbyes, no 'I'm sorry I won't be around no mores.' I ain't wanting my son to give up before he even has the chance to try" she says, fresh tears slipping out of her eyes, "Your tall, strong, and fast. You 'ave good chance of coming right back here! I will be watching you the whole time ok?"
I respond with a quick nod of my head before giving her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I love you so much" I mumble as I lose my grip on the hug. I kneel down to Cassi and look her in the eyes. Her long brown messy hair covering her face, her eyes red like moms, and her cheeks wet with tears.
"I-I don't want you-to g-go" She stutters as she wraps her arms around me and squeezes me tight, "You can't go! You can't leave me alone. p-p-please! They can take anyone else just please not you!" She buries her face into my shoulder.
I slowly rub her back. " I have to Cass. You know if I could stay I would but I can't. But you will be able to watch me the whole time, and I will do my best to win"
"You promise?"
"Yea," I mumble as I give her one last hug, seeing the peacekeeper open the door. "I promise"
