Haymitch Story 11

School in district 12 is probably just like any other school in any district. Only our focus is coal but this week since we are only two weeks from the hunger games, our focus will be just that. The hunger games.

Our school only lasts a few hours so each day we are forced to watch a hunger games a day. Starting the the 40th hunger games. And working our way up so that when we reach the 50th it's the day of the reaping and we can watch the 50th live. Today will be one of the least painful days this week. The closer we get to the 50th hunger games. The more people you start to recognize. No one pays attention to the games they show us in the schools, not even the teachers. We all just sit silently and stare out windows. Eventually the teacher slides out the tape and tells us we can go home.

I stand up and walk to Mayslee's desk, she turns and smiles at me. We both leave the school as fast as we can. We start walking towards her house. We walk in silence for a while until I have the nerve to bring up today.

"Are you okay? After what happened today?" I ask her try to see what her reaction will be.

"Yeah," She says thinking for a minute before saying again "Yeah. 'I'll be fine. It was just really scary to be in that position."

I nod and she laughs to herself.

"But I always knew you would save me. You always will." She smiles to herself. "So Haymitch what are you going to do for your birthday?"

"Oh yeah! I forgot about that! I still have to think of something. But I'll probably just take a walk with you and Kai and Chris. Then spend some time with my mom and Peter." My birthday is always really inconvenient because it's the day after the reaping.

"After the reaping we can celebrate. It'll be fun." We get to her house and she give me a kiss on the cheek before running into the house.

I continue walking down the street to my house thinking about my birthday. I really hate it because so many people are sad. Even I'm sad on my birthday. I wish people would just forget about it and let me just age quietly but they don't I always have to celebrate. I get home and Peter is still at school. Since he's not twelve yet he goes to a different school were they learn during the two weeks leading up to the games.

The day passes quickly just like the rest of the week. I wake up, go and get Mayslee, we walk to school, watch a hunger games, walk her back home, sleep. Over and over everyday. Until the exactly one week before the reaping.

After school me, Peter and mom all gather around the TV as it buzzes to life. On the screen sits Ceaser Flickerman in a big red chair. His hair, lips and eyes and a lime green colour. Beside him in an identical chair sits President Snow. This is his first hunger games as president, after his dad, also President Snow, retired. Ceaser stand up and addresses the crowd to get the ball rolling.

"Hello everyone! It's great to see you all here! Are you ready to learn about our second. Quarter. Quell!" The crowd cheers in response and Ceaser flashes them his legendary smile.

"Ladies and Gentleman! In this box" He gestures to an area on the stage that lights up showing a box sitting on a podium "Is the twist of our Quarter Quell!"

The crowd cheers again and Ceaser struts over to the box. He picks it up and slowly makes his way back to President Snow. I hear my self and the crowd take a deep breath as Snow reaches in the box. Ceaser looks at the crowd and wiggles his eyebrows at them. I feel my stomach drop as Snow pulls out the paper and opens it.

"To represent that for every capitol person that died two of the districts men died, the games will have twice the number of players!" The crowd cheers as the screen goes black as the power goes out.

For a while no one says anything. We all sit in a stunned silence. I don't know what to think about the reaping now. I'm worried about all my friends, I'm worried about myself, and I'm worried about Mayslee. I know we don't have a mentor now so who ever does get reaped will have no one to teach them and to give them a chance of survival.

"Haymitch?" My mom trying to say something to me but I start walking out of the room.

"I'm going to go to bed, good night!" I call over my shoulder.

I run up to my room and close the door behind me. I sit on the bed and look out the window. In the distance I can see the fence with the forest just behind it. I sit there for a while just starring at the forest when I open the window and climb out. I creep across the roof staying low so that it doesn't collapse. I get to the back of the house and jump down. I land on my feet and roll so I don't hurt my ankle. I take one look back at the house then run towards the fence.
The crowd cheers again and Ceaser struts over to the box. He picks it up and slowly makes his way back to President Snow. I hear my self and the crowd take a deep breath as Snow reaches in the box. Ceaser looks at the crowd and wiggles his eyebrows at them. I feel my stomach drop as Snow pulls out the paper and opens it.

"To represent that for every capitol person that died two of the districts men died, the games will have twice the number of players!" The crowd cheers as the screen goes black as the power goes out.

For a while no one says anything. We all sit in a stunned silence. I don't know what to think about the reaping now. I'm worried about all my friends, I'm worried about myself, and I'm worried about Mayslee. I know we don't have a mentor now so who ever does get reaped will have no one to teach them and to give them a chance of survival.

"Haymitch?" My mom trying to say something to me but I start walking out of the room.

"I'm going to go to bed, good night!" I call over my shoulder.

I run up to my room and close the door behind me. I sit on the bed and look out the window. In the distance I can see the fence with the forest just behind it. I sit there for a while just starring at the forest when I open the window and climb out. I creep across the roof staying low so that it doesn't collapse. I get to the back of the house and jump down. I land on my feet and roll so I don't hurt my ankle. I take one look back at the house then run towards the fence.

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