''I did it... I actually did it!''

Senwe POV

I can't believe it. I have actually won the first annual Hunger Games. As I look down onto Rosewood's unmoving body, I hear the cannon strike. I know that I have won as I have been counting every single night the number of competitors dead.

''I hope that I made you proud.'' I say as I look up into the sky.

I miss Dagan, and there's no one else in this world that could probably take his place. I just want to get out of this arena already. I nod my head at Rosewood, and give her my sportsmanship. I respect her, and I respect how she's played the game. She wasn't a bad person, and she definitely wasn't the easiest to defeat. I hear noises, and I look up into the sky. Fireworks are being shot out of cannons into the morning sky, and capitol music is playing. Trumpets, and trombones and playing the victory music as I am the 1st ever victor of these games. I have 5 minutes to myself in this time of glory for my district. I know that my journey isn't over because the president will surely bother me. As soon as my 5 minutes are up, I see a hover craft pick up Rosewood's body, and one lift me up as well. I'm hanging by my shirt to the point where my stomach is showing, and I just look down onto the floor as I'm being pulled up. The height is incredible, but it kinda scares me so I just close my eyes. I pass out unexpectedly.

''Where am I?'' I ask softly as I wake up.

''Honey, you're in the capitol ER.'' President Real says happily.

''Oh..'' I moan.

''Congratulations honey, you have become the 1st winner of the Hunger Games. I'll let you rest so that you can get your mindset back.'' He says excitedly.

''Thank you...'' I grunt not understanding.

I look around the room, and this has been the only hospital I have ever been in. It's clean, and nice. The television is on for my entertainment, and there's news all around Panem talking about me being the winner. I don't enjoy being the winner, but I'm happy that I'm alive. I never want to relive those moments ever again. The death of other teens around my age from every other district, it just makes me feel uneasy. I go back to sleep just to get a little bit of rest.

''Wake up...'' One of the president's workers say to me.

I wake up and hold the back of my head. I move my hand around, moving my cherry red type hair back and forth.

''You ok? My name is Darius, and I will tell you every thing that you need to know about the rest of your week or two in the capitol.'' He said.

''Wait, I'm not going home until a week?'' I ask.

''Or two..'' He answers.

''No! I wanna go home!'' I say because I really do.

''I'm sorry, but under the president's orders, you have to stay. You're gonna go on a victory tour, and everything.'' He says.

''What's a victory tour?'' I ask.

''It's when you go all around Panem, and go to every district starting from 12, moving your way to district 1. You will be there with your district escort, and they will provide you note cards for you to read out in front of the audience.'' He states.

''Thank you.'' I say.

''You're welcome, now go clean yourself up. There's a private shower for you in there, and we have unused supplies such as tooth brushes, hair trimmers, nose clippers, and many more. Hurry please, the president is waiting for your arrival in the main section of this hospital. Just ask your way around, or if you take too long, we'll send your escort to come and get you.'' Darius tells me.

''Ok, I'll go clean up.'' I say waving my hand signaling him to get out of the room.

I get out of bed, and my body is soar. It's hard to move, and I feel uncomfortable. I realize that I'm wearing regular hospital clothes that you usually see on TV. I have the regular ones where it covers your whole body, it kinda reminds me of the clothes that Dagan and I were wearing when we were on the chariot rides. I had no underwear on, and the lower part of my legs were showing. I felt naked basically, the outfit just didn't feel right. On top of that, I felt dirty. I quickly took the 'dress' off as I like to call it, and hopped into the shower. The shower door was glass and see through which made me feel awkward. Anyone who walked in the bathroom could see me, and I didn't want that so I locked the door.

''Oh wow. They have so much fancy items here.'' I thought to myself.

As I was in the shower, I knew that I had to clean myself and I did just that. I heard knocking on my door, and I already knew it was my escort by the sound of the persons voice.

''Hey, congrats on your win. Hurry up though, you've been taking way too long in there.'' My escort Rody says.

''I'm sorry. I didn't know that 15 minutes was too long.'' I joke.

Rody just laughs. ''Ok well, the president lay out some 'victor' clothes for you.''

''Thanks, I'll be out in a few.'' I laugh.

''I'll wait for you outside.'' He tells me.

''Hey Rody.'' I say before he exits.

''Yeah?'' He asks.

''I just wanna thank you so much for getting me sponsors. I couldn't have done it without you. That water bottle saved my life, and without... I wouldn't be here. I'd just like to thank you as much as I can, because I know that nothing else that I will do will add up to what you've done for me.'' I say smiling inside the bathroom.

''You're very welcome.'' He says and I hear the door shut.

I pretty much use everything that they had in this bathroom. It almost seemed like a hotel to me because they had all sorts of soaps, lotions, and a ton of other stuff. I put lotions on my leg, arm, and my face. It gave me this instant and natural glow color that made me stand out in front of everyone. I don't really like the attention, but it's whatever really. I put on the 'victor' clothes that was lied out for me. It had the symbol of district 9 on it, and it had the word ''victor'' on the right side. I put that on with the black skinny jeans that were tight on me. I also put on the pair of studded wedge sandals that I usually only see capitol females put on. I look at myself in the mirror and notice that I look good, but I don't let it go to my head because I know that I don't deserve this much, it's wrong. I open the bathroom door, and walk out of my room.

''I'm ready to go.'' I say happily.

''Good.'' Rody smiles at me.

We get to the main section of the hospital where the president is waiting for me. He starts to clap for me and smiles. He grabs me by the shoulder and brings me closer to him to the point where is his hugging me. I feel very uncomfortable touching this old man.

''Senwe! Sweety. Congratulations on your win, are you ready for the victory tour?'' He asks me quickly.

''I guess, I just didn't think I would be doing all this stuff after I won...'' I darted my eyes to the left.

''Well now you know, don't you?'' He said kind of seriously.

I stayed quiet and looked at him because he scared me. Then he started to laugh like crazy and said that he was just messing around with me. He hugged me and started to kiss my cheeks and his wet and sloppy saliva touched my cheek. I felt really uncomfortable being next to the president. I didn't think that he would be so happy about a child surviving by killing others.

''Ok, haha, ok President Real...'' I said out loud.

''Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to overcrowd you. I am just SO excited for you honey!'' He laughed.

''So, when are we leaving?'' I ask.

''Not until a while..'' He says.

''What do you mean?'' I ask.

''Well we have to get you all fixed up first. I'm not just gonna send you out on the victory tour. So listen, the plan is. We're gonna get you all fixed up, then we're gonna gather everyone that helped you win these games such as your stylists, and escort. After that, we'll go on a victory tour, then you will attend a capitol party, and after that we have a special surprise for you, and your family.'' President Real said in an excited tone.

''Ok, and how long will this process take?'' I ask already knowing the answer.

''One to two weeks.'' He says.

''Thank you.'' I say.

''Now come on.'' He says. ''We're gonna get you all cleaned up again by your stylists. We're just gonna clean up your body, but you will still wear the same clothes that you have now.''

''Ok, I'm ready.'' I sigh.

I get to the room where my stylist is and he smiles at me. He tells me that he's gonna make me look amazing, and I smile back knowing that he won't let me down. I already know the deal, so I strip naked and all the hair that grew back would be waxed off. My stylist just stares at me to see if there's any hair left over, and there isn't.

''You have grown much hair ever since we last met.'' He says.

''Thanks. I guess?'' I laugh.

''You're very welcome.'' He laughs. ''Now, go over to Emina and she will take care of the rest of your body. She'll put on lotion for you, and take care of your nails and everything else.'' He says.

I just get up and think to myself. ''There was no reason for me to use the hospitals items after I took a shower.'' I walk over to Emina, and she quickly grabs my naked body and places me on a chair.

''Sit!'' Is all she says.

I look her in her eyes and I just smile because I know that she won't do me any harm. She smiles back and all she says is ''Charming.'' I giggle a little and she tells me to sit still. She puts on an even better lotion on me that makes my look incredibly shiny as if I'm sitting right in front of the sun. She uses some sort of soap that makes my red hair look beautifully amazing. I just stare at the mirror in awe until she rinses it out making it look even better. I look at her, and she smiles at me. She looks at my fingers and toes and looks back up at me.

''Have you been cleaning your finger nails and toes?'' She asks.

''No, it's not really on my mind to clean those parts really.'' I say.

She quickly grabs soap and cleans my toes, and nails. She quickly grabs one of those tiny little paint brushes that I have no idea what they're called and she starts coloring my toes and fingernails pink. They're a beautiful pink with tiny white dots on them, but the dots look good and not all messy and junk. I quickly look into the mirror and just smile and thank her for how amazing she's made me look.

''Thank you!'' I say many times.

''You are absolutely welcome.'' She smiles at me.

I quickly put on the 'victor clothes' that they lied out for me to wear. After putting them on, I notice how cute I look in this outfit. I just feel amazing. One thing bothers me though, my district partner. I miss Dagan, I want to see him again. I have a pain in my heart, and I can't stop mentioning him. I've always wanted to be next to him, and we even joked around sometimes about how we were gonna have kids with each other one day. I'm gonna miss that amazing person that he was. I begin to cry a little, and I know that I'll never find anyone that is as amazing as he was.

''Time to go..'' I sniff wiping the tears away from my eyes.

I walk out, and the president just hugs me.

''You look amazing!'' He says. ''Now come on, we need to get you and everyone who helped you win these games and we're going on that victory tour. It might take some days to get all around Panem because district six has not yet made a train fast enough to get through it in one day. These vehicles on go up to a hundred miles per hour so far, and we're working on one that goes five hundred, so be patient. We'll get to two or three districts each day. Now let's go.'' The president says as we all get inside of the train.

''You ready to move out?'' Rody asked me.

''Yeah.'' I let out a sigh.

I look out the window as Rody goes to sleep. I'll wake him up when we get to district 12. I look at the capitol and a ton of people start cheering and whistling for me. I spot one interesting capitol person and it's a male who is yelling my name which caught my attention and as soon as I look at him, I see him lifting his shirt up and squeezing both his nipples which made me burst into laughter. I just close my eyes and think about getting back to district 9 and taking care of my family, and Dagan's family. I'm not gonna let them suffer. We finally make our way closer to district 12, which is a really poor area. I feel bad for these people because they live in such horrible circumstances. We get closer to the center of district 12, and I just take a huge sigh and know that I'm gonna have to speak in front of all these people who will probably hate my guts for winning. I wake up Rody and we walk out of the train.

''Colton, oh you were a good person.'' I think to myself.

''What are you thinking about Senwe?'' My stylist asks me.

''Oh, nothing.. Nothing really...'' I say quietly. ''I'm just day-dreaming you know?''