Train Rides Part 1
Achilles Castille 18 District 2
Maximus guides us through the train to our seats, this guy is honestly starting to get on my nerves at this point.
"Riley and Amelia, I just know you two will be the stars of the show this year" he announces
"Actually it's Achilles and Lenita" I correct him
He looks at us in a confused manner as we take our seats.
"Really? I could've sworn that those are your names"
"Nope" Lenita adds
"Why would you think that?" She asks
"I don't know…"
With that he exits through the door, leaving us alone.
"Finally, some alone time" I say leaning forward to kiss my girlfriend.
She places her hand on my mouth and pushes me back to my seat.
"Not now Achilles" She protests
I let out a big sigh.
"Why not?"
"Come on babe, we're going to the Hunger Games…can't you take something seriously for once?"
"Fine" I protest
Suddenly there is a man standing behind me facing Lenita, he seemed to just appear out of nowhere! He has a muscular build and a trimmed black beard. I imagine that he's one of our mentors.
"So it's the famous couple" He announces
"And who are you?" Lenita asks
"I am Hector, your mentor. I slice, chop and cut any man that I see…but enough about my career as a hair stylist, let's talk about the Hunger Games!"
He gestures for me to move up almost like I'm a dog and takes a seat next to me.
"So I take it you know the rules of the game you've signed up for?" he asks
"Obviously" I state
"Good, then you'll be aware that only one of you can come back"
I look into Lenita's teal eyes and they seem to sink a little…surely she has thought this through before the games? If it comes down to just me and her left at the end, then I won't have any hesitation to kill her.
"Of course…are you ever gonna not state the obvious?" I reply sarcastically
"You've got some lip on you young man…here's something that might not be obvious. I have been tipped off by some friends in the Capitol… word is the head gamemaker has gone kind of crazy, so prepare for a hunger games like no other before this"
With that almost as swiftly as he entered…he gets up and leaves.
"Wait! Is that it?" I yell back at him
I look back at Lenita.
"What is it with this people?"
It is clear from the last few years that head gamemaker Tiberius is a bit sick in the head but apparently he has gone even more crazy than usual.
Olana Peronia 17 District 1
"It's been my life" my District partner Kirin explains.
"That and training for the Hunger Games" he continues
"So anyway back to the Hunger Games"
"Wow you must be really good" I say with the best fake friendly voice I can manage.
"You could say that" he laughs
"Shall we sit down, my District partner?" I ask politely
He nods.
We sit down opposite each other on the train, I couldn't care less about getting to know this person but in order to know his weaknesses I have to, so I am able to eliminate him if I need to.
I look into his light blue eyes, he looks as though he is trying to work me out as well.
"So what would you say is your strongest attribute in training?" I ask
He pauses before answering, maintaining eye contact the whole time.
"Hard to say" he replies with a soft voice
Damn this guy's actually pretty good, he must have figured out what I'm trying to do. Maybe I'll have to watch my back around him as well.
"That's cool! You must be just really good at everything!" I exclaim
He looks over to the refreshment table and stands up. He walks over to it and begins mixing up some drinks before producing some kind of cocktail.
"It's one of my own creations" He explains as he stirs it.
He takes a sip small out of it.
"Anyway, to answer your question I do have one trick that I have become known for during training" he explains.
"Oh Yeah?"
"Ok walk into the next section of the train" he explains
I look at him both mischievously and intrigued before turning around and walking to the door, I am careful not to break eye contact with him for as long as possible to try and figure out his so called "trick".
I press a button and enter the next section of the train only to almost jump out of my skin! There he is! Standing in front of me, almost like he teleported! He's holding the same drink he had just made a minute ago.
He holds out the drink to offer it.
"What? You don't think it's a good idea to drink before the games?" he smirks
I take the drink slowly. How did he pull that off? When I first met I never thought Kirin would possibly be my biggest threat in the arena.
I take the glass.
"So…impressed?" he boasts
"A little" I reply
I will outsmart him though, nobody is more manipulative than me. I will find a way to turn the other careers against him and they will kill him for me!
Aleksandar 'Alek' Boltzmann 18 District 5
I'm pacing up and down the train feeling extremely bored! My District partner Emmy is sitting there, seemingly doing nothing. She has brown curly hair and freckly tanned skin with all sorts of scars on it. I wonder how she got those. She also has a blue hair pin in her hair, I wonder where she got that too.
"Man I'm bored out of my mind! I wish they would give us something to do around here" I say to her
She just nods innocently.
I take off my ornate gilded silver ring that I won doing a game of poker and toss it in the air, dramatically catching it. I look back at my District partner and she looks slightly impressed with my skill. To me she just seems too innocent to go into these games.
I then notice an old man with a grey beard, dressed smartly sitting a few seats down. He is just reading something.
"What's your deal old-timer?" I ask
He glances up at me looking slightly irritated. He lowers what he is reading to answer my question.
"I happen to be one of your mentors and you can refer to me as Octavius because that's my name"
"Whatever" I reply
I flip my ring up in the air again and catch it.
"So what does that job entail other than being a boring old man?" I ask smugly
"Keeping you alive which, by the way, you aren't giving me very much incentive to want to do right now" he snarls
"Maybe I don't want to stay alive" I retort
This response seems to irritate him even more, I forgot how fun it can be to get on people's nerves.
"Here's some advice, I suggest you take the Hunger Games seriously if you want any chance" he tells me
I swish my long hair and give him an arrogant smirk.
"But I thought games were supposed to be fun?" I reply
I take a candy from the refreshments before sitting on the seat to the right of where Emmy is and putting my feet up. I pop the candy in my mouth and happily chew on it to help me relax.
He is glaring at me like he hates every fibre of me.
"Any other advice old-timer or are we done here? I was hoping to get some rest" I say
I lean back on my seat.
"You know, I'm going to enjoy watching you die out there" he hisses
I raise my eyebrows at him and just keep smiling, I even fake hiss the air just to tick him off even more.
He angrily walks through the middle of me and Emmy and leaves this section of the train.
"Don't go…" Emmy murmurs
I turn my head to the left to face Emmy.
"Wow that guy really needs to take a chill pill…am I right?" I say
She doesn't answer and just puts her face down on her table in despair. I hope she doesn't think that guys actually gonna make any difference to our chances.
Moira Alice Halloran 14 District 6
My sisters… Aera and Skyler, I can't stop thinking about them as I stare out the train window into the nothingness. No stop thinking like that! You need to be positive! My mom used to call me a ray of sunshine.
Finally, my scrawny District partner sits opposite me on the train. As I look into his brown eyes, I see he is still embarrassed about fainting back in the reaping's…
"You look better" I comment while giving him a warm smile.
"Thanks, I don't know what got into me back there" he replies with an awkward laugh
"Well you were just reaped for the Hunger Games, so I think I can let you off" I laugh
He manages a faint smile, I decide to continue talking to him because I think it's helping us both feel a bit better.
"You know, I've seen you around before…we're in some of the same classes" I say
His usual olive coloured skin blushes a bit when I say this which I think is kind of sweet.
"Oh really? Sorry I don't really remember" he admits
I chuckle.
"It's ok, it doesn't really surprise me since you're not there most the time"
He laughs a little in response, finally I got him to open up a bit.
"Yeah, sorry about that" he chuckles
I then spot a man and a woman walking down the train. The man is good looking and stands at about 6 foot, he has blond hair and green eyes. The woman looks roughly 5 foot 5 with wavy brown hair and blue eyes. I remember her actually because she was one of the more famous winners from our District.
"Hello, my name is Erynn and this is Cartyr, we're going to be your mentors for this year" The woman announces in an upbeat tonne.
She takes a seat beside me while Cartyr sits next to Evangelo.
"Pleased to meet you!" I smile
"We thought we would make it simple and have Cartyr mentor Evangelo while I mentor you" She says
"Great! Weren't you the girl who won the Hunger Games by playing dead?" I ask
She gives me a friendly laugh.
"Yes but I wouldn't recommend trying it…it doesn't have a great success rate after all" She replies
"Also lets not downplay the fact that I killed four people to win my games" Cartyr adds
"Cartyr!" Erynn exclaims
"What? If you want to win, then you will have to consider the fact that you might need to get your hands dirty" he points out
He's probably right, I hadn't really thought about that possibility yet. I wanted to do a job where I was saving people in my life, not killing them!
"I understand" I say
Tomlin Beckett 18 District 3
I can't help but feel extremely bad for my District partner. I know my own situation is not great but she is just on a whole other level. She is blind in one eye and the escort told me she's severely autistic as well! I've heard of what that is but I can't say I'm an expert on it exactly.
I decide to bring her a baguette to try and cheer her up.
"I thought you might be hungry" I say as I place the baguette on her table
She doesn't answer or even make eye contact but she does take the baguette so there's that.
"So…this is a bit of a bad situation we find ourselves in isn't it? I say
She doesn't answer and just begins eating the baguette after inspecting it.
Suddenly the train starts turning on the tracks and the wheels make a high pitched screeching sound.
"What's going on?" I question
Kaia begins to panic again like she did in the reaping's, placing her fingers in her ears and whimpering.
"Hey, it's ok" I tell her
But she doesn't seem to register it and continues to scream, then she jumps out of her seat and disappears into her room.
"You've got to be kidding me" I mumble to myself
The sound fades away and I'm left on my own wondering what I'm gonna do about the situation I've found myself in. Thinking back to the day I was reaped, I wish I had a time machine so I could go back to that fateful day. I could spend more time with my dad, my brother and even my mother. Maybe I could get her to open up and admit she actually loves her sons. I don't know…maybe.
Either way, you have to deal with each situation life throws at you. I believe I can win, I have a better chance than most from my District!
Alma Kaur 16 District 12
I wonder what will happen to my brother now that I'm gone? I know my mother won't look after him, so I have to return…for him!
Dante, my District partner has been creepily staring at me for the past half hour now! When I saw that a 13 year got reaped, originally I felt sorry for him but then I remembered he is known as the local creep. I can see why. The skinny little kid stop staring at me! He is also repeatedly tapping this nail on his table in the same synchronisation which is driving me crazy! I moved over to a different table 15 minutes ago but he still won't stop!
"Ok kid, I suggest you stop whatever it is your doing. Trust me I'm not someone who you want to piss off!" I warn him
He doesn't reply and simply gives me a creepy grin, still tapping his finger.
Suddenly we are interrupted by our escort who, I was too distracted to notice coming.
"Are you two almost ready for lunch" she interjects
"Would you please tell this kid to stop staring at me otherwise I'm gonna decorate this place with his teeth" I growl
I try to keep my temper controlled but this Dante is really testing me!
I aggressively push myself up and begin to make my way towards lunch. As I walk past Dante he finally speaks.
"You're quick to rush to violence Alma, maybe we're not so different" he smirks
I reach forward and grab his shirt furiously, pulling him towards me.
"Listen here, we're nothing alike do you understand me?"
He doesn't answer and just smiles at me. I throw him back into his seat before leaving.
"Alma please try to keep your hands to yourself before the games" the escort complains
I glance at her.
"I'll try" I say calmly
"I'm sure you're dying to get into that bloodbath…I know I am" Dante says as I walk off.
"Get lost" I yell back at him
I was aiming for 300-500 for each POV. Hope you enjoyed it and looking forward to part 2! Also other news I will be working on the blog soon so stay tuned. Happy new year as well!