Phoenix POV
We went to the elevator that took us up to our rooms. Each district has their own floor, by district. That put us on the second floor. "That was awesome." Ashlar said. "You guys looked amazing."
"Oh, yes!" Aurelia pipped back. "The stylists do such a great job every year with all the districts. Of course, district 2 is always the best." Aurelia laughed. We walked into our living room. It was huge. A big round glass table was in the middle. It had a huge and very intricate chandelier hanging over it made of blue tinted glass. There were odd looking blue chairs around the table. Five of them for the five of us. Over to the left, there was a big curved, sleek looking white sofa. In front of the sofa was a huge TV. Bigger than even the ones in the Victor's Village back at home in district 2. "Well, come sit down, dearies." Aurelia said "Dinner will be here soon."
"This is huge!" I said. I was amazed at the size of even the table. Imagine how big the bedrooms will be! Avoxes dresses in all white brought our food. There was so much. Even more than on the train here. A giant ham with some sort of exotic filling, some odd looking, but very good fruit, some great dessert, and a whole bunch of other unidentified, but very good tasting foods. I ate everything my stomach could hold down.
"Yeah! This is amazing! So is the food!" Ryker replied. He was right. The place was amazing. I mean, we're from district 2, so we're already used to luxuries, but nothing compared to the wonderful luxuries of The Capitol. I can't even imagine how the outlier districts like poor, desperate district 11 must feel to have luxuries like this. Not that they deserve any luxuries. Thresh killed Clove. Therefore I HATE district 11. The same way that Clove HATED Katniss, because she got a higher training scored, and therefore hated 12 in general. When I get into that arena, district 11 will be the first to go. Speaking of the arena, I wonder what it will be like this year. For Clove's games, it was a forest. For the Quarter Quell last year, it was a tropical rain forest/ beach. The special Quarter Quell thing was that the arena was a clock with a new threat each hour. Plus, They only reaped kids between ages 12 and 14. Who knows what will happen this year?
"Phoenix?" Aurelia asked.
"What? Sorry. I wasn't listening." I replied
"I said are you done with your dinner?"
"Oh. Yeah." Just as soon as I said that, the Avoxes came over and cleared our plates and the extra food away. You have to wonder what each of them did to become an Avox? I'm glad I don't have to get my tongue cut out. I just have to kill my way out of an arena full of kids who are all at least a year older than me. Sounds easy, right. Well, it's not. I already know that. Anyone who thinks this is going to be easy, and goes in there with complete arrogance, is a complete and total freaking idiot. I hate people like that. Like Glimmer. That bitch. She was all like "OMG! I'm like totally going to win The Hunger Games. Haha. I mean, it's like, not even that hard." Then see where that got her. The Capitol loves you, but the rest of the whole world hates you with all their might. Like, yours truly. Then she dies because she's too helpless to get up. Ha.
Dinner was over, and we headed to our rooms for the night. I slipped on some soft p.j. pants and a tank top, and crawled into bed. I tried to fall asleep, but I couldn't . This was the time I had to myself. no one was watching me here. This was the time I could admit that I was worried. I mean, I'm only 12. The youngest one going in there. I'm worried that I'll die trying to avenge my sister who died. I'm worried about Cato and Silver at home. How are they holding up? I miss my sister, and I'm worried. I'm scared. No one knows it, because I don't show it. I show it to no one. Not even myself. Now is the one time I can show it. So I show it. I cry. And cry. And cry. I cry myself to sleep. Just this one time. Just until morning, when everything starts. Training starts tomorrow.