Chapter 9

I make my way to find a more adequate place for boarding. The little over-hang where I am currently at isn't suitable for sleeping. I'm not concealed at all. I'm in place sight; especially in bright green clothes.

I pack everything: the food, the deflated sled, the ice-filled canteen, the loaf of bread, the wrapper of the raisins, and the sleeping bag. I'm wearing the mittens, hats, and the coats (with the pocket-knife in my pocket).

As I keep through the snow I see something in the distance. I keep getting nearer until
I realize what it is. It's a forest. It's very green and although I can't see much from here, I can tell it's pretty.

I trudge through the snow with my snow boots. They aren't very effective because I can't really move through the snow easily and the snow is freezing like when I would jump in the river during the beginning of spring. I miss being at home.

I can't help but chatter through my closed mouth; literally from the cold. I shiver. But I must go on; for if I don't I won't be able to pick myself up later on.

The forest doesn't seem to be getting any closer. Not further away, but no closer either. Just hurry up and forest come closer!

I think I might die of coldness. I can't think clearly; my mind is just filled with the fact that I might die out here in this ever growing blizzard. The wind is piercing my cheeks and I can feel my cheeks turning ever so numb by the second.

I feel like I'm going very slowly, but there's nothing I can do. I need to let my anger out. And I do that by screaming. Clearly I can't do that now because, well, that would give me away.

I'm getting closer to the edge of the forest. Ugh! Why can't I just magically transport myself there? I can't handle this! I can't move any faster and I'm going so slowly through the deep snow.

I make it to the beginning of the forest. As soon I took one step inside, I suddenly feel… It's a strange feeling, like some kind of warmth. It feels like summer. I take a few steps back. Freezing. But a few steps forward and I am in some kind of magical land; where the birds chirp and the sun sings and everyone is happy. The snow doesn't just vanish if I'm in the warmth. I bend down to feel it; nope nice and warm. Those wretched games makers.

I guess I forgot that this is the Hunger Games, that is, until I turned around.

"Ah!" I screeched as I took started running backwards.

"Hi!" The girl says while reaching out her hands, "My name's Kai."

"Uh," What do I say to a happy girl in the Hunger Games? She is clearly insane. I'm a bit weary of a girl who wants to be friends! I mean c'mon! Right now! Honestly the worst time to try to be social.

"Are you going to kill me? Why are you being so nice to me?!" "Why would I kill you? Haha, you are so funny! And aren't I supposed to be nice to guests?"

Well typically right here in this arena, no. I know she's leading me into a trap! Nobody is this stupid! She is down-right mysterious. What do I say? Oh sure, we can be the best of friends!

"C'mon. Down to my, like, secret place." This had to be interesting.

I follow her to an opening in the land, a meter across and a meter width. This is a trap; there are probably alive bears down there. "You first," she says, but I deny gesturing to her to take the first jump in. "Sorry, I was just, like, trying to be polite!"

She jumps right in. "Just jump in! It's very nice, like, down here."

I decide to jump in. I land with a thud, but the place is very spacious. "How'd you get such a big space, and with furniture?"

"I don't know. I was walking in the magical forest and all of a sudden, I like, I fell in here," she told me while playing with her blond hair in front of a mirror.

"Wow. The game makers must be up to something pretty good to give a tribute this."

"The who? Oh, never mind. Anyway, I love it! So how do you like this place?"

"It's great, I mean I just love freezing-your-butt-off snow," I reply sarcastically.

Clearly she takes it seriously with, "Why would you want your butt to freeze off? I mean EW! I'm trying to keep my figure." Upon saying this I take a closer look at her. Blond hair, big brown eyes, anorexic body, tall. All in all, a slender model type of a person.

"OK. By the way, do you have any food? I'm starving!"

"Well there was some, but I was afraid of myself getting fat and gaining a few pounds. Do you know how bad that would be for my reputation? My friends would totally ditch me and Ryan would never let me date him! Ah! Horrible! So in order not to tempt myself I got rid of it all. I kept one little piece of cheese in case I'm about to faint of hunger. But that's it."

What! Does this girl realize how stupid she is? Throwing food away in the Hunger Games?! Un-heard of! Why would she starve herself in the first place? Won't the Hunger Games do that to you anyway? "You are so stupid! Where did you throw the food away to?"

"Um, well I buried it, like, under some snow. I found, like, this place, took the food and then, like, walked about an hour to bury it under the snow where I won't be tempted."

What was I going to do with somebody this stupid?

I know it was short, but I thought that that was a good ending point. I just needed to post another chapter up!