Marticia Mayrod

Capitol

I am calm as the quell is announced. I tune it out, but my family continues to watch, to learn how it will work. I just wish it wasn't so sudden – I could have gotten one of my friends to pick out my clothes. I don't really like doing that kind of stuff.

But I don't tell anyone that, of course. That's more for me to know, and others to never find out. Just like the fact getting picked and killed in those games would be all right with me.

"Well, I'm going to go get ready." I tell my family, which is honestly just my mom and dad.

"Ohh! You do that! I know how much you love your clothes!" My mom grins at me, showing her gleaming white teeth. I nod my head and smirk, but say nothing. I really do hate clothes.

I walk up the swirly dark wooden steps, and down the hall, until I get to my room. Inside the walls are the lightest purple – a color that makes me want to barf. With a sigh I pull open the white door to my closet, revealing about a million bright pieces of clothes. These also make me want to barf.

I pull out a short purple dress, with a bit of lace on the bottom, and slip on a pair of orange sandals that have real golden heels. Lastly I put on a golden headband, then make my way over to the mirror.

You would think this wouldn't match at all, and I suppose it doesn't. But I have to throw something in to match the orange spirals around my face.

I make my way over to the bathroom in my room, then get my purple contact ready. Slowly I cover my brown eye with it, then proceed to the other one. One of the things I hate about this, is it gives my a chance to see my slightly tinted pink face up close. I hate it.

With a heavy sigh, I make my way to the full-length mirror in my room, so I can go frown at my…bold appearance.

I do just that, then continue back down the stares, where I go right out the door without saying bye. This isn't unnormal, I do it quite often. I used to do it to sneak out to a friends when I liked that kind of stuff, now its mainly so that I can be alone.

"Marticia!" I lifted my now-purple eyes from the ground to look at brightly smiling Limina Cassidy.

"Hey Limina. Did you actually pay attention to how this will work? Where do we go?" I smile back, showing off my bright teeth.

Limina shrugged. "I don't know. I called Shaynee, Tina, and Nilly, and they don't know either. Sporty?" She gave me a questioning look, but the grin spread wider on her face. She obviously didn't think she would be getting picked. Knowing Limina, she probably thought even if she did get picked she would win.

"My boyfriend? Probably. You know Sport, has a habit of actually paying attention!" I smile as I say this, because its true that out of all of us Sporty is the only who pays attention to that kind of stuff.

I hold out my hand, and she fishes a small silver phone from her pocket, then hands it to me. I type in the number, and pretend to be busy examining my nails as I wait.

"Hello?" Sporty's sleepy voice says from the other end of the phone. I roll my eyes and make a snoring noise before continuing to talk to him.

"You know how we are getting there?" I ask him.

"You mean where your getting too? Yeah, my mom just woke me up and told me." I continue to wait for him to say the rest, but he doesn't.

"Its like, 4 in the afternoon and you just got up. Where do we go?"

"Just have your mom bring you. Its to hard to explain." I let out a frustrated sigh and slam the phone shut, before handing it back to Lumina.

"I'm calling me mom?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes." I reply, any chance of a good mood gone.

OoOoO

As we finally arrived in a huge parking lot – that would have been pretty easy to explain how to get too – I was still in a foul mood.

"Lets just get this over with." I mutter, and then proceed to drag Lumina to the 16's section. This would be the only time in my entire life I would have to do this, thank god. The place was practically bursting with tension.

A person I don't recognize stepps onto the stage, looking like he went a little overboard on the whole mayor thing. I hear Lumina whisper something about the monopoly guy, but I don't know what monopoly is. Frankly, I don't care.

He goes through the Treaty of Treason, which completely confuses me. What had we ever done? I still don't get why we were being punished for what the districts did.

"And now for the capitols escort, Lelamony Star!" A pale girl, with pink hair in a ponytail and matching pink eyes, walks to the stage and over to the bowels. They are filled to the brim, which is suprising because no one was able to take tesserae.

"Ladies first!" Her voice is formal more then happy and I can't blame her. I would feel bad too. Maybe. Either way, she continues to step over to the bowel, and reaches in. She plucks out a slip, and reads of the name.

"Marticia Mayrod?" She asks out with a clear voice. A few voices in the crowd scream out, but I'm in a daze.

I got picked. I think to myself. It's the escape I have been waiting for! I know it seems strange for a capitol citizen to be thinking that, but I would finally be able to escape from the painful act I keep up.

I walk up to the stage, pretending to be shaky and scared as I take my place up there. In reality I'm happy.

God I'm insane.

"And now the boys!" Calls Lelamony again, in her official/happy voice. She takes a step over to the boys, and plucks a slip from that bowel this time.

"Crimson Breyor!" She calls out, and a young boy with a smug look on his face, and a glowing red tux, walks up. He looks 15 though, so the only way I know he is younger is because he comes from the 12's. There are a few mutters from the crowd, but this boy looks all to happy to be here. Just like me.

Lelamony has us shake hands, then we both turn to the cameras and smile.

"Congratulations to our Capitol Tributes, Marticia and Crimson! Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor!"

OoOoO

My first visitors were my closest, or at least, they thought we were close, friends. Yeah, I get to be surrounded by 5 people crying and overreacting.

"Marticia please don't die! We will miss you! Don't die!" Lumina cries as she wraps me in a hug

Nilly, Tina, and Shaynee are crying to much to say anything, and Sporty doesn't seem to care about anything.

"You know I will come back." I lie, because I know I won't.

"I know, I know!" She wails, before the peacekeepers pull her and the rest out.

I stand in silence and wait for my parents to come, who simply cry and wish me luck, but I can tell they know I'm a goner.

Talk about a final goodbye.

A/n for this and next chappy no train parts, because I think you can survive :3 sorry only one chapter today, probably. The power died and I lost it all I think it will all be alright though (:

So expect the next chapter tonight or tomorrow morning. I'll work my butt off for it!

~Only