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A/N: There will be twenty-four oneshots in all, going in district order, boy/girl. Each one will feature a different person and their reason for sponsoring the designated tribute. Updates will hopefully be one a day, with one exception. Please, enjoy and thanks for the very kind reviews :) By the by, if you have any concrit or anything, please feel free to tell me. It's always appreciated.
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6) Sulia Davisun – District Three (Girl)
I'm in the doghouse. Again. All I did was get in a fight with Albion and knock him unconscious. Now Mom is furious. Albion deserved it. He swore at me. No one gets away with that.
I'm in my room, (not hiding!) watching a re-cap of the Opening Ceremony for the Hunger Games when Mom comes in.
"What am I going to do with you?" she asks, exasperated.
"I'm sorry," I mutter.
"You say that every time."
"'Cause I'm sorry every time."
"Look me in the eye and say that."
I obey but I can't help rolling my eyes.
She shouts at me for ten minutes about what a trouble-maker I am, how I'll never amount to anything, how I'm a waste of space. Eventually, she gets to punishment.
"How long am I grounded for?" I ask, sighing. I hate being grounded.
Mom's eyes narrow and flicker towards the TV. She smiles. Dread courses through me. What's she thinking?
"Who would you say is the weakest tribute this year?"
I'm thrown by this question. I know a lot of people think the crippled boy is but I'm not convinced: he'll be used to his disability and that will probably help him. I look at the screen.
"The girl from District Three," I reply. She's only thirteen, scrawny and unimpressive.
"You've saved up a lot of money, yes?"
"Yeah…"
"Fine." Her grin widens. "As punishment, you're using that money to sponsor this girl."
I sit up. "What? But she has no chance!"
"Exactly." Mom hands me the phone. "I hope this will make you learn your lesson. You want to fight? Then help other kids fight."
I grumble but I can't argue with her. I know she'll do worse if I do.
"Yeah? Bloody … yeah. Sorry. Can I … hell … can I sponsor that girl from District Three? Uh … Sulia Davisun?"