Hadley Adams-Capitol Tribute
Last night I lost an alliance member, abandoned another one to her death, and ruthlessly stabbed a boy in the back. For any other person I feel like this would maybe be concerning. None of it was however. The concerning part? Saving Ecstasy.
Don't get me wrong. She's my best friend. I love her to death. She's been with me through everything. Absolutely everything. This is the Hunger Games though. We both know what happens in this. One of us is coming out alive, while the other one dies. It's matter of fact to the situation that we are in.
"Breakfast is ready." she said as she hands me a stick we used to cook some of the supplies we got from the feast.
I reach out my hand, and then second guess myself. What if she poisoned this food? I wasn't paying attention at all. I wouldn't see it coming. She looks at me puzzled and I realized I had my hand extended, but not an open palm.
I take the breakfast and examine it. "It's not poisoned." she says
I look at her a little embarrassed. I didn't realize I was being so obvious with my facial expressions.
"Hads, what are we doing? We can't align together. We both know we can take down each group that is left...except maybe the mob girl."
"I've been thinking the same thing." I say as I take my first bite of the breakfast. I could totally kill that mob bitch.
The truth is I know that me and Ecstasy are good enough to make it to the final two, the truth is I know that if we had to fight it out in the end I could easily kill her. The truth is I have no idea if I can kill my best friend. The truth is, the truth hurts.
"You've been there through everything." says Ecstasy "Through Patrick, and the hook up fiasco back when we were 15. Through Mayra and her death in the training which everyone by now knows that I caused. And you fought with me side by side."
I smile at all of those moments. Patrick was a guy that was kind of King Frat boy at the Academy in the Capitol. He was very much interested in Ecstasy. She was in no way interested in him.. He told everyone else in the Academy however that they hooked up at a party.
As far as Mayra. She was such a bitch. The only girl I was ever scared of in that stupid academy. She was so pretentious. We had to spar, and the possibility of people dying in spars, or at least getting physically injured was so high due to our age and weapons we got to use. When everyone was 14 there was a girl named April that died. After that they started using dulled, or stunted weapons, and if you got tagged by them that's how they know you died. I had to face off against Mayra in the spar, little did I know Ecstasy switched the stunted weapons for real weapons. Mayra went down, and she didn't come back up. Sense death was so normal, I mean we were literally training for it, I didn't get in trouble. Everyone suspected Ecstasy, but no one could prove anything. So she was able to stay in the Academy.
"Hadley, I think I'm going to go. I can't be here. I can't do this with you. I can't face you in the end."
She got up and tried to leave but I grabbed her hand. "Take half of the supplies from the pack, and this pack." I throw her a pack that we got from the blood baths. She smiles and picks up what I told her to do. Then I wrap her in a hug.
"OUCH"
I fall face first into the ground. It's hard to breathe. With trembling hands I reach behind me to feel a knife in my back. Ecstasy pulls it out and flips me up so she can see my face. Fucking feelings. I knew I should have let that bitch die.
"Hadley..I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say. I love you so much. Don't get me wrong. We are in the Hunger Games. I couldn't get you if you were expecting it. I'm awful. I know. I'll win though."
My best friend just stabbed me in the back...literally. In a way I'm relieved. She saved me having to do it to her...or did she?
"Ecstasy...you better win." I manage to say through mangled breaths.
"I will." she says as she's walking away from me.
"No." I whisper as I stare at her packing up the supplies around the camp. "You won't." I notice a pack that isn't that far off from me. I reach with all the strength I have and am able to get a throwing knife out of the pack. And with one last surge of energy I send it flying into her back.
She falls over in pain and can't moved. If I'm seeing correctly, I'm pretty sure it's a kill shot.
"Why?" she asked through mangled breaths
"Because you're a bitch and played with my emotions." I say
"This is absolutely the funniest thing I've seen." I look over and see Amethyst and Aphrodite.
I don't want to see these girls as my dying breath.
"Can't you just leave me to die?" says Ecstasy
"Ok fine." they say and with a raise of their hand everything goes black. The last thing I hear before I go is a cannon fire.
Alexis Michealson-District 2 Tribute
It's nice having a teammate in Annabelle. I've been by myself the last couple of days. Having someone to talk to kind of makes the day better. She's sad though. She lost her alliance member yesterday. That poor girl, I remember her in the training. She was so sweet. So pure. I'm honestly surprised that she made it this far in the games. Even though you get nothing from it, final 10 is still pretty good. I mean you outsmarted 20 other people. That were all trained. Kuddos to her.
"I can't believe she's gone." says Annabelle
I feel bad for her, I really do. This is the Hunger Games though. You have to know not to get to attached.
'I'm sure she'd want you to keep going." I say. BOOM. BOOM.
Wait. Someone died? No...two people died! We had 5 deaths yesterday! This game is going by so fast. These people are literally dropping like flies.
I smile, "Only 8 people left!" I say
"Alexis...you're really sweet. I don't however want to kill you. So I'm going to leave. You can keep your supplies. I didn't grab mine so I understand."
She gets up to walk away and I stop her. "Of course you can take half of the supplies."
She reluctantly starts to take the supplies then walks off. Just like that I'm alone again.
Granite Hockley-District 1 Male Tribute
I know I'm not going home. Everything I've done I've done for Addison. Everything that I have done has been for the love that I have for her. It kills me that I'll never be able to see her again after these games. I hope however that she'll think of me. The boy that she could have spent forever with.
She interlaces her fingers in my hand. Man she is so beautiful. Everything about her screams everything that I've wanted in a person. That's why I can't let her die. No matter what.
"What are you thinking about?" she ask with that smile that can light up a room.
"How crappy this situation is."
She frowns, "We haven't talked much about that. Granite...I don't want you to die for me."
"Addison, but I will!. I will I can't live without you."
"Granite..I love you just as much. I can't go on knowing that I killed my boyfriend. I love you so much. I couldn't live with myself if you died."
"Addison. Do you love me?"
"Yes.."
"Then promise me something."
"Ok…" she says reluctantly.
"Win."
"Well isn't this just the cutest thing."
I look up and it's the two girls from the returning twist. I haven't bothered to learn their names.
"What do you want?" says Addison haughtily...damn she's so cute when she's mad.
"We've been hunting. We killed those capitol bitches, and now it's your turn." says the hostile one that survived the bomb explosions.
"See. It's time for us to win these games. Well.. one of us. We deserve this. We have lived through this shit twice." says the pretty one.
Addison and I stand to defend ourselves.
"Can you give us one minute please?" I ask.
"Why would we do that?" says the pretty one.
"Have you ever been in love?" she looks at me with pain in her eyes. "You have two minutes. Then it's game on."
I pull Addison to the side. I know running is out of the question. It's going to be a fight to the death on all four accounts. I want her to know that if this is the last time that I see her, what I planned for our future.
"Babe, we were going to have the perfect life."
She looks teary eyed, and tried to talk but I put my finger to her lip so I could continue talking.
"We were going to have a little house in the outer part of the district. You'd have worked in a clothing store, I'd have worked in a diamond mine. We'd have had 2 kids. Both just as beautiful as their mother. Every morning I'd leave and give you a kiss. Like this," I kiss her on her lips, "and I would tell you I love you. Every night when we both got home I'd do it again. Sense this might be the last goodbye me and you have…" I bring her in for one more passionate kiss. She's crying at this point.
"Addison Grace Low. I love you."
"Granite Ryland Hockley. I love you too."
"Time is up." says the hostile one.
We turn to face our rivals. This will be a sudden death. There will be blood spilled. It's my job to make sure it isn't Addison.
I look at both girls, and notice no change in the hostile one. However I do notice a change in the pretty one. She looks at me and Addison with sympathy and concern. The next thing I know she takes her knife and she shoves in the hostile girls back. Which I guess it's ironic that I referred to her as the hostile girl. She drags the knife down and the other one falls.
Addison stands there with her mouth wide open. I stand in defensive, but looking utterly confused.
"I can't do this. I can't be the one that kills one or both of you." says the Pretty one. "I knew she wouldn't stop. I was going to kill her soon anyways, but man.. something like you guys though...that only comes once in a lifetime. When one of you die it needs to be on your own terms. Not on someone else's." she says as she walks off.
"Wait." I say. She turns around and looks at me. "What is your name?"
"Aphrodite."
"Good luck Aphrodite."
"You two...you fucking love birds." she gives me a wink and walks off.
I look at Addison and smile.
Aphrodite Romanov-District 1 Returning Tribute
That shit better not bite me in the ass. Weak. Aphrodite you're fucking weak. I couldn't help it though. They reminded me of me and Silver..
Aphrodite you can't think of him right now. That boy you fell in love with over 200 years ago is not here anymore. He's dead. Buried. He probably married some girl and had a family. There great grandkids are probably still alive in their 60s or something, but I can't help it. I still love him.
The reapings happened like it was yesterday. I was getting ready and I heard the usual knock on my bedroom window. I opened it, and let him in. He was wearing a blue button down that brought out the grey in his eyes. He had black slacks on as well. His hair was perfectly styled and he was gorgeous. Inside and out.
"Hello Dite," he said with a smile, "ready for your big day?" he says as he brings me in for a kiss.
"You bet! I'm going to beat some ass!" he laughed and brought me in for a hug.
"You look beautiful." he says
"You look handsome yourself sweet boy." we stood there hugging for awhile. The the bell rings and we walked out to the square.
I remember that fat bitch that was our district escort. She had lavender skin. Who the hell dyes their skin lavender?
"Now for the females...Taja Phinney" I volunteered and started my journey that would eventually end my life.
If it wasn't from that stupid bitch from 4. Fucking Leah. I remember seeing a documentary of her why they had me in the secret rooms. She was loved by everyone. Not caring that she took everything from me. She got to be happy. I got to freeze in a freaking freezer.
I can't go back to that...I can't think about these people...especially Silver. I can't think about the one thing that brings my humanity back right now. Not when I need to be ruthless and reckless. The games are ending soon. I'll have all the time to bring these feelings back after I win.
AnnaSophia Gregs-District 4 Female Tribute
We're down to the top 7 right now, and this chick is fucking annoying. All she does is complain. Complain about how she was runner up. Complain about how she was brought back, complain about the other bitches who complain a lot who returned. Shut the hell up.
I just lost the love of my life in a battle to the death with those two capitol bitches. If I ever find them I swear I'll kill them myself. It's approaching night time, and she's still complaining.
"Will wasn't even strong. If the freaking water didn't seep out of the wall in the final battle I wouldn't have drowned. I would have killed his "I'm from District 4 and I know how to swim" ass, and I wouldn't be here right now."
I swear I can't take this anymore. I turn around and grab her head in between my hands. She looks at me confused, then I snap her neck. Finally some peace and quiet. I walk a few more yards away so the hovercraft can come get her body, and then I sit down. This is good enough place to set up camp if any, and the sun is setting.
I wonder who died. My bet is the pretty returning girl from district 1. She was fierce, and they probably wanted to take her out. I hope it wasn't that Hadley chick. I'm ready to kill this bitch myself, and if someone else did I don't know how I would handle that.
The capitol seal comes up, and I get the answers to my question. The first picture to come up is that blonde girl that I pulled by the hair in the fight at the cornucopia. Good. She sucked, what I saw next however drove me crazy. The other bitch that was with her is dead too! Her picture stares up at me smiling from ear to ear. Fuck you Hadley Adams. Fuck you. Actually fuck whoever took this chance to kill her away from me. I hope I get the chance to kill them.
The next face to come up surprises me. It's the District 2 returning, and then MaryJane and then the anthem plays again and the sky goes back to normal.
So that leaves the Couple from district 1, the pretty returning tribute, the inked up capitol girl, the model from district 2, and me..I don't know why I get a surge of adrenaline, but I do. This game is mine for the taking, and taking I shall.
Here we are in the final 6! I have no idea who I want to win anymore..I've been so attached to all these players for so long in the story. The thing is that all of these players were supposed to die at one point or another. I had a victor, but I killed them off in this chapter because it felt not right after thought. So vote. Please.
Hadley Adams- This girl was going to win the whole damn thing. She was smart, and the most prepared and certainly the most predictable. That's the thing though, Ecstasy is a smart bitch. She knew exactly what was going to happen if she and Hadley had made it to the end. So there you have it.
Ecstasy Reynolds- Hadley being Hadley still doesn't take shit. Even if you're her best friend in the Hunger Games. You kill her? She's sure as hell going to beat your ass. Ecstasy was never a Victor. She was always second place to Hadley and her arrogance was the thing that did her in. She should have listened to her Mom.
Amethyst Grey- The only reason she came back was because Aphrodite needed an alliance, and I couldn't figure out who the hell that would have been after the bloodbath. I liked her, but I already have a stone cold bitch of a winner. See Marissa Vixon.
MaryJane Elman- She was another character I thought was going to win. When I started writing for her I was SO excited to write for her. She just kind of died out on me however throughout the course of the story, I also love this IDGAF attitude that AnnaSophia has going on, and really appreciate the way she died.
The fallen
Alyia Brown-Capitol Tribute
Nolan Aberforth-Capitol Tribute
Matthew Ryans-District 4 Tribute
Hayden Hughes-Capitol Tribute
AubrianaRoads-District 4 Tribute
Robert Helms-Capitol Tribute
Barkley Stowes-District 4 Tribute(Returning)
Tyler Fences- Capitol Male Tribute
Shimmer Soars-District 1 Tribute
Apollo Armoto-District 2 Tribute
Brighton Connors-District 3 Male Tribute (Returning)
Brandon Briggs-District 2 Male Tribute
Randile Hilspen-District 5 Tribute (Returning)
Marble Rown-Capitol Tribute
Angelo Montoya-District 1 Tribute
Riley Friesty-Capitol Tribute
Kylie-Marie Dowds-District 2 Tribute
Gillory Waters-District 4 Tribute
Mathilda Amberson-Capitol Tribute
Roseali Micks-Captiol Tribute
Hadley Adams- Captiol Tribute
Ecstasy Reynolds- Capitol Tribute
Amethyst Grey- Disitrict 2 Tribute (Returning)
MaryJane Elman- District 10 Tribute (Returning)
Alive and Kicking
Annabelle Fields-Capitol Tribute
AnnaSophia Gregs-District 4
Granite Hockley-District 1 Tribute
Addison Low-District 1 Tribute
Alexis Michealson-District 2 Tribute
Aphrodite Romanov-District 1 Tribute(Returning)
The final 6 are in place. Who will win the 225th Hunger Games- the 9th Quell?