I don't know how long I was screaming, but I didn't stop until I heard a door burst open and someone walking towards me. I refused to open my eyes until I heard the footsteps get very close to me before they came to a stop.

"S-Stay away, Setth. I-I-I am g-going to k-kill you." I choked as I went it to uncontrollable sobs.

His arms wrapped securely around me as he sat on my bed. I was trying to push him away, but he refused to budge. After I calmed down a little bit, he asked me what was wrong. I told him about the nightmare I had.

"The Tribute at the end was me, wasn't it?" He asked, staring into my eyes.

I nodded as tears began to form in to my eyes. "I'm sorry," I whispered, looking down. "I am such a monster. I am sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to kill all those people."

"But you didn't. It was a dream. A bad one, but one all in the same. It wasn't for real. You didn't kill anyone." He assured me, wiping the tears from my cheek.

I looked up at him in a slight daze. Within under a month, we will be going at each other to the death, and here he is, calming me down. How can I kill him? Or are we going to try and make the "close friends" angle last in the arena too? I stopped thinking about it, considering that I know for sure he isn't thinking of a game plan right now.

We talked away my nightmare, and then continued in conversation. He told me about what his life was like. He was an only child at his house, so he had to do nearly all the work at his shop. He explained to me different ways to assemble a wheel using various parts. His words fascinated me in ways that made me want to listen to him talking forever.

"I think it is about time that I went to get some sleep." Setth yawned, stretching his arms.

"What if I have another nightmare?" I asked, not wanting to admit I didn't want him to leave.

He gazed at me, reading my expression. He let out a sigh before he spoke again. "Fine. I will stay in here with you tonight, but that's going to be it, alright?"

"Yeah, mhmm." I mumbled, burying my face in his chest and finding a warm piece that allowed me to fall into the dreamless slumber that I have wanted for so long.

For the next few nights, this became routine. It would start off with us going separate ways. Then, I would have some type of nightmare, whether it is in the arena, Capitol, or at home, that would cause him to wake me up. He would then find a way to soothe me, then we would go to sleep together, and the nightmares would stay away for the rest of the night.

Our last day on the train finally came. We celebrated by eating a large meal for every meal of the day, as we had been doing every day since we left Six. For breakfast, I ate a large plate of pancakes along with two or three muffins, a glass of milk, and two cups of coffee. To work off the coffee, I ended up playing tag with Setth, our mentors, and the Avoxes throughout the train, much to Ignitus' disapproval, making it all the better.

By the time lunch strolled around, we were worn out and hungry. There had been a giant sandwich stand set up; where you could put anything you wanted on two pieces of bread. I didn't know what to put on mine, so I ended up eating about seven pieces of the large bread they had. For once I was allowed to eat all I wanted, and no one could tell me I was wrong or that I had to share, so I ate myself sick.

I stayed in my room from dinner to lunch with the door locked; talking to the charm bracelet my friends had given me. I didn't know why, but speaking to it was like speaking to them. It wasn't going to tell anyone else. I told the charms about my nightmares, going in to deep detail with all of them. I told it about the food, the Avoxes, my fear of the games, how I wanted to win, and more than anything, how I wanted to go home. I ended up depressing myself by telling the bracelet everything that was wrong in my life.

By the time dinner came, I was too exhausted to eat, but I did so anyway. I didn't remember what it was, except that it was some type of soup. I shoveled spoonful after spoonful, not bothering for seconds. Once I was done, I went in my room and cried myself to sleep. I didn't have any nightmares, so I woke up alone.

When I did arise from my slumber, Ignitus burst in, telling me that we had arrived a little bit later than planned, and that I wasn't going to be able to see my sleeping quarters until after the parade, which meant that I needed to be put right in the hands of my stylists.

I remained in my room until the train came to a halt. I didn't want to go out, but I didn't have a choice. Setth came in after about 10 minutes after the train had stopped, telling me I needed to come on and get out. I refused, so he literally picked me up and slinged me over his shoulder, carrying me out. He didn't put me down until we were about to push open the door to leave the train.

Once he let me go, I tried turning around and running, but as soon as I did, he held his arm out as a barrier, which caused me to stop. I sighed, accepting defeat like I would soon have to anyway, and opened the door. Our mentors sighed in relief, and we were each taken by one, and led to a building.

Express told me that we were going to where I would be staying until the Games, the Training Center. He explained to me how to get to my room, meal times, and other things of that sort. He dropped me off at my room, and told me that my prep team would be here in around ten minutes. I decided to plop down on my bed and rest until they came in.