So, this one will be the factory dance!
**W**
I sat in Dolly's bedroom, looking at Dolly and Lily trying to find me something nice to wear, as Dolly says. 'I have nothing nice to wear to the factory dance.' Very well put. "How about this!" Dolly pulls out a top - hey! That's the top I had on for the Reaping...
"No..." I say. Dolly seems to see the mistake and throws it back into the pile. "What about that." I turn to see Locky pointing at something. Dolly gets up and pulls it out, and my jaw drops.
A long red skirt, with a black top is what meets me. The whole room is silent as Locky pulls out some black shoes as well. "How's this?" She asked with a child like smile. "I - don't, know what - to say,..." I get out, my head starting to spin at how lovely the clothes looked. "Have it, I don't even know why I still have that old thing, I don't even want to see it..." Dolly said, walking out the room - was she crying? Lily slowly followed her, you could see how good of friends they were.
Lock blinked and gave me the clothes. "Don't worry about Dolly, she's got alot on her mind, now days." She said sadly, walking out of the room.
My mind begins to wonder to what Dolly's life was like before and after her games. Beetee never really told me anything, other than she dated his brother, Melt, and that she never killed anyone in her games. I'll have to ask her when Lily and Locky are out.
I slip the clothes on and smile, I like them and they don't feel too bad on me as well. I open the door, and walk down to the kitchen, hoping to see Lily, Locky and Dolly. But Lily and Locky were gone, and Dolly was standing over the table, shaking. It's then I realised she was crying, softly, but it could be heard.
I stared at the older woman for a minute, before soundlessly walking up to her. "Dolly?" I said slowly. She turned around, and without saying anything, she hugged me. I hugged her back, and I hjust heard her say a few words. "I'm sorry, Wiress..." She pulled away, looking at me. In a way, she was like a mother to me. "It's fine..." I said.
Dolly was still crying. Where was the Dolly Sunwood I knew? Who is this crying woman who looks just like her, yet is a crying mess. That's very much unlike Dolly. "Are you, okay?" I asked slowly. "I'm fine, Wiress..." Dolly says, sitting down and putting her head on her hands.
She took a bottle of water and opened it, drinking some. I sit down and look at her. "Dolly...can you tell me..." I fight with my brain to get the words out. "About your games?" I say, just above a whisper.
Dolly seemed to be holding her breath. "Okay." She said, nodding. "But it's not nice..." Dolly begins to tell me of her games and after them, and a few things I hear, I really wish I didn't...
"I was Reaped at the age of 15, along with a boy named Cinder. Our mentor was, Rope, he was very old, and on his last legs, he was not gonna make it one more year. But still, a good mentor, he helped me and Cinder a lot, but mostly Cinder, as I was weaker, but I was better." Dolly stopped and bit her lip. "The games were set in a winter wonderland, full of snow. But the mountains, filled with red lava." She looked me in the eye. "Cinder was killed in the bloodbath, along with my only ally from district six. So, I was alone in the winter land, looking for a way to die...but one thing held me onto life. Melt. Soon it came down to the last 5. I still had yet to kill anyone." She touched her arm, rubbing it. "Rope was very kind, he knew I was not going to die, nor was I a killer." Her voice grew colder with every word. "He sent me one thing, he knew would help me. He sent me fire...a lighter, but, this lighter was made for me, it held not hot fire, but cold fire, cold blue fire, that would kill someone so painfully, they would wish for death, and beg for it...so that was my plan." She pulled at her top, showing me her arm, a cold scar was the only thing I saw.
"The fire was fast, much faster then any other fire, and it hit my arm, leaving a cold, heartless scar." She then closed her eyes. "That night, I heard the fire take life, after life...it was true, I didn't kill them, the fire did, I set the fire, yes, but I didn't wish for them to die...I heard those shouts, the painful shouts of 18 and 16 year-olds, and a 12 year-old...the fire killed them. They were all dead by morning light. But the games went over, I always wonder why, but when I look back at the tapes, I know why. Snow wanted me to see how the fire had killed them, had melted the snow, and sent them to a cold death." Dolly's voice grew low and deep.
"So, I won, that was that. I would go home to Melt, move into my new house, and everything would be good...Snow had other plans." Dolly's eyes were big, as she spoke. "I came home, my house was not lit by a light, but I knew something was up...it's then I saw the blood." I don't know if I want to hear more... "The cold, blue blood, I had seen already in my games, I turned the lights on, and there they were...my little brother's eyes were lifeless, as he was lying on his side, when I went to him, I found how he was killed...he was killed with cold fire, cold, icy, blue fire. You could see it in his eyes."
"I then went to the kitchen, I saw the same thing, but it was my mother and father. Next my bedroom, my friends were all in there...then I went to the livingroom - unlike some houses, my house had a smaller livingroom to the side of the kitchen..." Dolly's eyes started to water. "There he was, Melt was standing there, but his eyes were open and lifeless, his black hair was icy. He had been killed with the fire...in a way, I feel like I killed him." I slowly put my arms around Dolly and hugged her.
"The next day, they were taken away at dawn, it's then I went to the Techon's. Melt's mother and father, didn't take the news well. they turned to drinking. But Beetee, he took it fine, he was much more upset for me...he understood." Dolly whispered. "Even if he was only a 12 year-old who I had met a few times, he understood how much his brother meant to me, he understood where others didn't. Not many years after, we became close friends, we'd walk to the Reaping together...at the age of 18, Beetee went to the games, at his own will, he volunteered to save a boy by the name of Gear, they were not friends like everyone says. Beetee told me he did it for Gear's girlfriend, Jenny. They were both killed after he won, along with his mother and father, and a few other people, Feather's mother, father and husband were all killed as well. Oh, yes, Feather was in the games at the age of 20, she fooled her age." Dolly said, looking down. I guess she doesn't want to say anymore.
"Wow..." Is all I can say. "Yup, a lot of shit has happened in my life!" She said, smiling at me. "Anyway...you've got half n' hour before the factory dance starts!" She smiles at me, helping me up from the chair. "Wiress, you look beautiful, just go and have a nice time." Dolly said, hugging me, and smiling softly at me. "Thank you..." I said, pulling away from the hug. "It's fine, now go have a good time with Beetee." She smiled at me and I rolled my eyes.
Oh, Dolly...
I left Dolly alone, passing Lily and Locky as I walked over to Beetee's house, they smiled at me, and wished me to have a good time, before walking off to Dolly's.
I came to Beetee's house and knocked on the door. Beetee came a minute later, opening it and stepping out. He was wearing some jeans and a jacket. The factory dance was never a very big thing, and luckily, you didn't have to wear anything weird or fancy, unlike in the capitol. "Hello, Wiress..." Beetee said, smiling at me. "You look lovely tonight." I smiled, my face going red. "And you look very cute when you blush." He added, making my blush more.
Beetee laughed, and we started to walk to the factory. No one was out, and you could hear music playing. We walked hand in hand to the factory.
When we got there,we slipped in, seeing that no one saw us. In district three, people don't really care about who you are, if you've won the hunger games, we're all people!
We stayed by the wall, looking at the other people dance, we don't really dance, but I guess when the right song comes on we could give it a try.
A few songs come and go, couples are dancing together. I have to smile when I see a small boy and a girl, around the ages of 14 and 16, dancing together to a song, Beetee was looking at them too.
More songs went by, until I felt Beetee pulling at my hand. "Come on, lets dance, hon..." He begged, pulling me out into the dance floor as a song came on - I love this song! Beetee smiled, and we started to dance with the other couples.
She's staring me down with those electric eyes,
No matter how hard I try,
I can't escape that gaze tonight,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
Oh,
Beetee spins me around, laughing lightly. I smile at him.
I'm hypnotized by the way she moves,
Baby girl please help me soon,
Imma take you to the sun and the moon,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
Oh,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
Yeah,
I put my arms around Beetee's neck as we dance.
And I've been catching myself thinking of it,
It was three in the morning,
Every day I chase after her,
But I can't catch lightning,
Catching myself thinking of it,
It was three in the morning,
Every day I chase after her,
But I can't catch lightning,
No, I can't catch lightning.
Beetee smiles, spinning me around again, before pulling me close to him and whispering in my ear. "No, I can't catch lightning..." He said in a sing-song voice, I smile, a small blush coming onto my face.
She'll make you believe anything she wants,
Make you think that you're the one,
She will keep you there,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
She's way up in the atmosphere,
Beetee smiles at me, hugging me to him. I see his glasses fall down a bit and push them back up, laughing lightly.
And I've been catching myself thinking of it,
It was three in the morning,
Every day I chase after her,
But I can't catch lightning,
Catching myself thinking of it,
It was three in the morning,
Every day I chase after her,
But I can't catch lightning,
No, I can't catch lightning
Oh I can't catch lightning,
Yeah,
Beetee whispers some of the lines in my ear. "I can't catch lightning..." He then sings the next part softly to me.
"She's staring me down with those electric eyes,
No matter how hard I try,
I can't escape that gaze tonight,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
That girl's up in the atmosphere,
That girls up in the atmosphere,
Oh,
She's way up in the atmosphere." He sings lowly into my ear, holding me close to him, I give him a small smile. The last part of the song plays.
And I've been waiting, waiting, waiting for you,
Anticipating,
Chasing after things that you do,
But I can't catch lightning,
Waiting, waiting, waiting for you
Anticipating,
Chasing after things that you do,
But I can't catch lightning,
No, I can't catch lightning,
Oh yeah,
No I can't catch lightning,
Oh I can't catch lightning,
Oh no,
I can't catch lightning.
It ends and I fall into Beetee's arms as we move back to the wall, not wanting to get in anyone's way. I stand by Beetee as I take a small drink of water. "You know, you're a great dancer Wiress." Beetee says, smiling at me. "So are...you." I whisper a blush still covering most of my face.
The rest of the dance goes by like a high-speed train, and soon we're on our way back to his house. It's three in the morning when we get back and he laughs. "And I've been catching myself thinking of it,
It was three in the morning,
Every day I chase after her." Beetee sang softly into my ear. I smiled at him.
This was a wonderful night...
Aww...I loved writing that one XD, I'm sorry if you didn't like the bit with Dolly, but I feel like I've side-stepped alot with her and I wanted everyone to get to know who she was a bit more. And I feel like everyone thinks Dolly is just a weirdo X3, but anyway...the next chapter, will be a little more 'grown-up' themed...
- Dusty!
P.S. The song is called 'Lightning' by Alex Goot, he is a wonderful singer! You really should go and hear some of his songs!
