Ava Hanson POV
Every time I thought about how much I was eating, I ran another lap. Pray only got me to stop by running in front of me and moving every time I tried to go around her. She said she'd throw me over her shoulder and carry me if I didn't take a break. It would have been sort of funny to see her try, since she was half a foot shorter than me, but it also would have been pretty scary.
I bumped into Lottie and Marley as I exited the Training Room. They were knocking back and forth and joking. I wished I had a friend like that, even in the Games. They both looked so pretty and fit. If only I could be like that.
"Hey, Ava!" Lottie said. She waved at me and Marley smiled. I didn't think they even knew who I was, and I smiled back.
"We're looking for allies. How about it?" Marley asked. I was stunned. I did so bad in both my previous Games. Why would they want me?
"Me? But I'm in such bad shape," I said. I never ran enough laps. I always let Pray tempt me away. Lottie scoffed.
"What are you talking about? I'm two of you, girl!" she said.
"All you ever do is work out," Marley said. "That's why we want you. We don't want to fight you!"
"Really?" I asked. I turned to look at Pray, who had come out behind me. She was smiling a very 'I told you so' sort of smile, and she nodded triumphantly.
"I think you'll be great together," she said. I knew what she was thinking. As much as it seemed to pain her, Pray said something complimentary to me every day. She watched me like a hawk every meal and usually picked the food without any input from me. She knew she couldn't stay with me in the Arena, and she wanted me to be with someone who would. As for me, I was tickled pink that someone wanted me and I really wanted to be part of the party. Marley and Lottie seemed like the coolest girls in the Games. I was going to have the coolest allies ever.
There's one more Tribute coming, but I'm having difficulty opening the file, since my sister emailed her to me. Once I open it, Daisy Stem will join the roster.
Also, it seems Olivine's submitter isn't actively reading and Olivine was nominated by someone else. That's totally fine, but it does mean she might not get quite as many POVs because I will be working harder to ensure everyone who either made a Tribute or resubmitted their own gets to follow their creation. This also applies to Venus, but she's also getting delayed POVs because of her development. She'll be more prominent when the Games start.
I am keeping tabs on who's been featured and I plan to hit the others soon. These have been alliance chapters, but I want to make sure everyone gets hit. I think I still need POVs for Charmaine, Tally, Orren (but he's a little irregular anyway), Odeda, Ash, Jynx, Chantal, Priscilla, Mary Ellen, Hunter, Victory, Daisy, Marley, Mist, Kali, Glaudius and maybe Aversa. There may be some repeats and omissions, so don't hesitate to correct me.
Cierra is allying with Steel. I didn't put her in earlier because I got the submitters wrong and thought Cierra's wanted it but Steel's hadn't confirmed. That's what I get for not looking closely enough at my notes.