DISTRICT 7
Andrew- A girl just fainted, there was a fight yesterday, and I had no time to train. My luck is terrible! When I tried to train, something would go wrong. When I did the obstacle course with the girl from nine, she set off the traps and they all went off on me. When I asked around for alliances, everyone said they had a person already and I was too late. Then, I got a 5 in personal evaluations, which makes people look down on me. I am so stressed out! The woman with the syringe walks over to me and inserts the tracker. I got stung by many bugs in trees in seven and the that's what the tracker felt like. Just a bug sting. I don't see how a girl fainted. I almost start laughing out loud at her, but then realize how ridiculous I am. Wow, feelings can change so fast. First you can feel so sad and frustrated, but then you can feel as jolly as the Capital when the Games begin.
Ariana- Stay calm, stay calm. I keep repeating those two words in my head. I know I want to go to the Cornucopia and get an axe. In seven, when I was younger I would pretend I was a career and swing my axe around in my yard. I scored a 7 in evaluations for throwing an axe at a moving target. I look around me. Everyone is staring off into oblivion and everyone is wearing the same outfit. Everyone looks like twins wearing and doing the same thing. Except we are not twins. Some of us are more skilled then others, kinder then others, and more courageous than others.
DISTRICT 8
Karson- There is a terrible stench in the air. It hurts my nose so I breathe through my mouth. I'm not sure what it is... I look around and see one of the people in the white uniform fiddling with a weird substance. She walk over to the girl that fainted and pours the orange liquid in her mouth. All the sudden, she wakes up with her eyes wide open and spits out the drink. The Capitol people step back and the girl starts coughing. "Ew! What was that stuff?" she asks. I gag in the back of my mouth and am thankful I wasn't her. The liquid turns gooey on the floor and then evaporate. Yuck! The people ignore her and walk out the room. One stays. Probably so we don't pull any stunts toward each other like that fight yesterday in training.
Natasha- Peyton. Peyton. Peyton. I want to talk to her now. I know I can't do it until the arena, but I want to tell her some deep stuff. I care about her and it would break my heart if she died under my watch. I know I can't let that happen. I'm older and have all responsibility over her. Her family would probably hate me if she died. I push that thought out of my mind. She won't die because I won't let that happen. I will die for her.
DISTRICT 9
Kolt- I'm going alone in the arena. Unless I come face to face with a potential ally, I will defend for me and only me. I think I have the skill. I want to go home and bring pride to my district. They haven't had a victor for many years! I think of my twin sister and realize I'm not ready to lose her. She's probably not ready to lose me. I will fight in that arena so hard. Trust me, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty.
Lauren- Around me are the faces of sad and scared tributes. I probably look like that even though inside I'm on fire and try to stay strong. No one looks at each other though. They all look down to their feet or up to the hovercraft ceiling. I realize I am staring straight at Lola from two. She gives me the evil eye and I know she's planning on taking my life first. I get the shivers thinking about death even though I don't know how it works. Hopefully I won't have to find out.
DISTRICT 10
Leighton-"Three minutes," a voice says. It startles me and brings me back to reality from my daydream. 3 minutes until we get off. 3 minutes until the Bloodbath. I think that 1 week ago, I was in 10, positive I would not get reaped. Positive, that I would be back to my normal life an hour later. I lost all hope when our escort called my name. My heart stopped and I started feeling sick. I still feel sick. And the funny thing is, there will be no time to feel better. My illness will only get worse.
Peyton- Natasha. Arena. Traps. My mind is doing summer saults with all of these crazy thoughts. I get a headache and rub my eyes with my hand. I get hot and feel so tight strapped in by a seatbelt with no room to move. Honestly, I don't want to move. I don't want to move a foot closer to the games. But, when the robotic sound says two minutes, I know there is no avoiding the arena.
DISTRICT 11
Colbi- I look at Chamomile. I get a short but unforgettable vision of when I held her in my arms when she was born at the District 11 hospital. We had eye contact that I still remember today when we both knew, we can't leave each other. Ever. We had that moment again now. She looked at me with her beautiful eyes, one still bruised from the fight and the other perfect. We know. We can't leave each other in that arena. I want to cry. I'm 17 and tearing up. I pull the tears back but know I will let them flow sometime. Sometime soon.
Chamomile- Colbi looks away from me just as we have a brother and sister protective moment. I look away too and think about something else. Something completely different. I think about when I die, what will happen. What type of place do I go to. Is it pretty? Will I be happy? Will I be with Colbi? Death is inevitable and you have to had to think of it sometime. This was the first time I thought of it. It felt almost wrong, but right at the same time. I needed to accept it sometime. At that minute, I accepted it. You can't live forever. But I try to have confidence that I will live more then these dreaded two weeks.
DISTRICT 12
Neal- I am a career. I try to cover the smile on my face with my hand and try to stop my legs from fidgeting, but I'm just so excited! I'm a career! Who will I get at the bloodbath? I wonder if my family will like me part of the career park. When we would watch previous games, they were jealous of their fame and didn't like them. But maybe if I'm one, they'll support me. Man, I can't wait to get in the arena with Lola, Shannon, Gentry, and Ashlar! I hope they like me. If they don't, maybe we will have some problems.
Poema- "1 minute." The time is coming. I am going crazy right now. I think of all possibilities with the arena. What's the terrain? The weather? Also, I think of the Game Makers. They will do something to put our skills to the test but I'm just pondering on what that could be. Natural Disasters? Mutts? There are so many potential scares. The arena is just a big cage that kills everyone inside with its privileges and what the Game Makers let it do. I almost am anxious to see the layout. It's different every year. What is the catch this year?
Happy St. Patrick's Day!:) Sorry I haven't posted in a few days! I wrote for a long time today and hope you enjoy this chapter. The games are next chapter. I'm not sure myself who to kill off first! Tell me your favorite character, so maybe I will not make them die. Keep the feedback flowing! Thanks!