The First Annual Hunger Games

by Callidora Medea

Following the Dark Days, the President of Panem announces the beginning of the Hunger Games. District 4 girl, Cass, District 1 girl, Silver, and District 7 girl, Oak, are all thrown into the turmoil that is the first Hunger Games, and must choose their alliances; decisions that can mean life or death in the arena. All intend to win. But there can be only one victor.

32. Chapter 32- Distrust in the Career Camp

Thank you all very much for continuing to follow with this story; I know some have commented that in the books the first Games was a lot shorter than I am portraying, but I have taken some artistic liberties here. This is a very fun story to write and I'm always happy to hear your thoughts on it. Enjoy!

Chapter 32- Silver Bellcreek

The hovercraft took the District 5 boy away hours ago, and yet I still see him, lying there in his own blood. I laugh about it though, while Curia looks at me suspiciously. I don't think she trusts me, even though I killed the boy. I trust her even less. Glow and Lar joke about though, making fun of the boy's last moments.

"How stupid could he be, coming up like that! Like oh! There's some freshly roasted meat, no traps there!" Lar laughs and throws a spear half-heartedly into the meadow. Curia sits on a rock a little ways off and watches the light bounce off her knife.

Beade's been picking through the Cornucopia for anything we can use, and there's plenty. Besides the tents and blankets she's found crates of fruit, weapons, wire- anything you can think of that would be useful.

"Hey! Look at these!" Curia and I both turn our attention to Beade as she holds up a bunch of glasses. "I think I know what these are!" "What?" I call back. There's no point in being quiet; nobody is going to come after us- I think.

"Night vision glasses! Isn't it great?" "Shut up, Beade. I don't want everyone in the arena to hear what we've got," Curia says, reaching for the glasses. "Oh stop worrying, nobody's going to care." "Shut up Beade before I shut you up." "Try me," Beade says, eyes narrowing. I back away from the oncoming fight. Glow and Lar get up to come watch in amusement.

Before Beade can even move Curia has her in a head lock, knife pressed to her throat. "Try me again, Beade, and I will cut your throat. Are we understood?" Beade nods as best she can and Curia releases her. Beade gasps and clutches her throat. Curia grabs one of the glasses and turns on her heel back to her rock.

Beade leaves the Cornucopia for now and goes to join Glow and Lar where they're comparing their javelin throws. Somehow I don't think this alliance will last.

Red hair catches my eye again, just as its owner ducks behind a tree. Violet. She must be spying on us. I don't have the heart to call a full attack though. She's too little, too fragile. I wouldn't feel right about killing her right here in cold blood. A blue eye peers around the tree and locks with my own. She's either very brave or very stupid to be standing there like that. I settle on brave.

"What are you looking at, 1?" I jump at Curia's voice. "What?" "I said, what are you looking at?" Curia's knife glints in the sunlight. "I thought I saw a bird." "Oh you thought you saw a bird, did you?" I don't feel like I'm lying; Violet is so very much like a bird.

"Yeah. I thought I could catch it for supper." "Why don't you then?" "You scared it off, Curia." She cocks her head to one side and raises her eyebrow. "I've got my eye on you, 1." Then she walks off again.

Curia scares me, more than any of the other tributes. I think she's going to be the hardest to beat, and my biggest obstacle to going home. And she knows it. She looks at me from the rock where she's sitting and fingers the blade. It's only a matter of time before she decides to kill me too.