Part 10
Ringggg! Someone set some kind of alarm that wakes me up at 6:00. Even though we aren't working with Haymitch and Effie until 10, I get up out of bed to find the alarm. But as soon as I take my weight off of the bed, the ringing stops. Amazing. I take a shower and go to the dining room for breakfast. No one is in here yet and I swear only my alarm went off. I ring a bell and order some food. Orange juice, oatmeal, eggs, and some kind of stew on rice. Yum. I bet Katniss would like this. Katniss. I suddenly feel very guilty. I haven't been thinking about them lately. I wonder how they have been holding up. I could never do much to help our family, but they love me. They only thing I could do to help was milk Lady and sell cheese. But I can't hunt like Katniss. I can help my mother with patients, but that doesn't pay anything since she doesn't charge for medical assistance. Just as I am eating the last of the stew, Haymitch walks in. He isn't drunk right now, but goes right for the wine. He orders some hash browns and coffee, then sits on the sofa. I wonder how he won his games, but I don't want to ask. It's rude and frankly, if I win, I won't want to talk about mine either. But it may be helpful, the techniques he used to win. "Haymitch?" I say, quietly. Almost hoping he didn't hear me, but of course, he did. "Yes Prim?" He responds. "Well, I was wondering, how did you win your games?" He looks at me, just stares at me. He doesn't look mad, but he doesn't look happy either. "Well Prim, my games weren't normal games." He says. This I already knew. "Yeah, I know, you won the Quarter Quell." I say. He nods, "Yes, That year we had double the tributes. Well, everything went just the same as any other games. People teamed up and people died. I myself, had an ally. She was your mother's friend. I can't remember her name right now, but anyway. So they went on as normal games. When we were down to the last 5 people, my ally wanted to split up. She said she didn't want it to come down to just us two. So she left me. Alone in an arena with 3 careers after us. So I went on. I had a spear and a couple knives. I could hunt. I ate deer and plants and fruit the rest of the day. During my last meal, I heard it. A girls scream. I knew who it was. There was only one girl career left and my ally couldn't take her down alone. I ran in the direction of the scream until I came to an opening in the trees. She was lying on the ground, a knife sticking out of her chest, and breathing for her final moments. I knew the careers would be very close, but I went to her anyway. At this point I was crying, but I held her hand. She whispered to me with her final breath. 'Win' and then her cannon went off. Right after her cannon went off, the careers jumped out of the trees. The girl from district 1 was like the other two's leader. Blonde curls, green eyes, and something about her mouth, the way it curved into an evil smile. I grabbed the knife from her chest and yank it out. It opened her chest even more and I felt sick. I threw it and it hit the boy from two. Now both tributes from one are alive and myself. I ran back to my spot. On the way up, the boy from 1 threw a spear and it hit me in my calf. I kept running, but managed to pull it out. I stopped at the top of the hill and threw it right in the face of the boy. He fell back and I heard two cannons go off. It was just me and the girl from one..." Said Haymitch. He looked depressed thinking about it. Like he didn't want to go on so I stopped him. "Stop, Haymitch, don't continue. I've heard enough." I say because I don't like seeing people upset. He stood up, "Excuse me." He said, walking out of the room. Peeta had been standing behind me the whole time, drinking milk, listening. I didn't realize it until after Haymitch left. "Peeta, did you know about his games?" I ask. He nods "Only a little. I asked him yesterday and he only told me it was bloody. Not nearly as much as he told you." He says. Then, as if on cue, Effie rushes in a steals me away. "Come on darling! We have to start working! I only have 4 hours with you!" She says. Only? 4 hours seems like enough time to teach me how to walk in shoes, but Effie has plenty for me to do. Posture, dress, high heels, where to put my hands and where to look. It takes up 3 hours and 30 minutes. "Do you think you have it down?" She asks me, looking like she hopes I say yes. Which of course I do. "Oh good!" She says and plumps down on my bed. She gives out an exhausted sigh and closes her eyes. But just because her eyes close doesn't mean her mouth does. "Everything has been so busy lately! What with the Games and my hair dresser got fired so I…" I tune her out thinking of home. Katniss is getting off school about now and will be hunting with Gale. If she is hunting. If she hasn't gone into a depression already and isn't even getting out of bed. I don't realize it until Effie holds a tissue to my eyes and wipes away tears that I'm crying. I take the tissue and go into my bathroom. I cry for at least 10 minutes until Effie walks in. "Prim, Prim what wrong." She asks. I respond "I don't want to die! I want to go home, back to my sister." And I start crying again. "You aren't going to die Prim. Peeta is going to keep you safe." And we go back to my bed and sit there. "Prim, you are going to be ok." She says and hugs me. This is not normal behavior from an escort, but I hug her back. Then there is a knock at the door and Peeta walks in. I let go of Effie and go out of the room to find Haymitch. He isn't drunk, and he doesn't look upset anymore. He says right away "Your approach is going to be cute and innocent." Then walks out. I guess he doesn't want to see me right now, and I don't blame him. I just hope this doesn't affect the gifts he sends in the arena. For the next 4 hours I watch TV, eat some food, and take a nap. When I wake up I still have 20 minutes until everyone is supposed to meet for the interviews. I am so mad. I have nothing to remind me of home! No token in which I am allowed one. I didn't think I would be picked, so I didn't wear anything. Then, before I ask if I am allowed, I run to my room where Peeta and Effie are working. I interrupt them, but they don't seem to be doing much. I run over to the pile of clothes I had taken off on the train and start looking through all the items and all the pockets. I find all the things I wore the day of the reaping and search, but I can't find it. "Prim? What are you looking for?" Asks Effie, suddenly behind me. I can't answer, I just keep looking. Finally when finding it seems hopeless, I give up, lean against my bed, cover my face, and cry. Why can't I find it? Where is it! Effie sits beside me and Peeta stands in front of me. "Prim?" Asks Peeta. I look up. "What are you looking for sweetie?" That's what Gale called me at the Justice Building. I take a deep breath. "Katniss gave me a bracelet, two days before the Reaping. I never took it off because she said it would be good luck. I forgot about it and I wanted it to be my district token. But I can't find it." Effie and Peeta both stared at me. Effie got up and told us to stay there. Peeta sat down and grabbed my hand. When Effie came back in 20 minutes later, she held out my bracelet. "Oh my Gosh Effie! Where did you find it?" I asked, reaching for it. "Well, I didn't find it. Someone turned it in to the lost and found. I guess it slipped off your wrist. I had to get it passed by security, and then I had it sized so it was smaller and wouldn't fall off again." She said. I let go of Peeta's hand, jumped up from my sitting position, and gave her a huge hug. She returned it. "Thank you so much Effie." I said into her ear. "No problem honey." She answered. It was then I realized, not every capitol person is bad. Even if they do pick the kids to be killed.