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Chapter 4

Dustin and I exchange glances then I get up to chase after Tess. Dashing through the train car, I finally caught up to her at her room. "Tess, sorry you had to see that," I told her.

She gave me a quick glance and shook her head, "No. No, I was a monster." Her eyes got watery then she walked toward a window.

"Tess, you weren't a monster, you just needed to get home, and you did it fine. You deserve-"

"Look, I'm fine. Really. I can handle my baggage without your help, just go and watch your TV," she snapped.

"Jeez Tess, I was just trying to help, no need to be snippy!" I yelled at her.

"Go. Just go. I need some time alone."

I left her room and went back to the couch. "Is she ok?" Dustin asked me.

"I guess so. She says she can handle it. Highly doubt it, though."

"She'll cool down, don't worry."

But she didn't. Tess didn't show up for lunch or dinner. Ramon checked up on her, but he was shooed away as well.

"Thanks Ramon! Now instead of two mentors, we only have one!" I hissed at him at dinner.

"Look, I was just trying to show you the range of tributes that you may be up against. I didn't suspect an outburst," Ramon defended, "I thought she could handle it."

"Um, look everyone... we are stopping for fuel soon," Yula informed us.

"So? What does that have to do with anything?" I asked.

"So, it marks the halfway point of our train ride. After the stop, we'll get to your home away from home!"

Oh yeah, whop de do. In a matter of days I'll be running away from death. Once we get to the Capitol, it'll be all downhill. I got up and decided to see Tess. "I'll be right back," I told the table, who were still mulling over their dessert.

I made my way through the carts to Tess's room. I knocked, then went straight in, not wanting to get yelled at. She was lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling. "Hey Tess," I said, feeling like I was approaching a wounded animal.

She let out a sigh, "And what do you want?" She said as she shot me a dirty look.

I came to the side of her bed, "Look Tess, you are the mentor, not me not Dustin, you. That means we can't be treating you like a child, and you can't act like one. I know the Hunger Games scarred you, but it's your job to see that we know what to do in the arena. I know that I'll need all the help I can get and-"

"Stop the rant," she interrupted, "and all of that baby talk." She got up as she said this. "I may have overreacted, and I know that, but I don't need a pep talk from you." And with that, she left the room muttering, "I'm gonna go eat."

"Well, that handles that, I guess." I said to myself as I left the room.

The rest of the day was spent by Dustin and I watching the recaps of the other districts' reapings. As usual, the tributes volunteered from 1,2,and 4 and again they are huge, strong, and threatening. But district 11's tributes were both twelve, I feel so bad for the families who were weeping as their children were taken away. Overall, the tributes look like some strong competition, though I can't really judge who would make a good ally.

Dustin and I separated to our chambers for the night around two in the morning. That night I had another nightmare, as expected. I was skipping though a meadow when it started to snow. The snow soon turned to a blizzard as I saw Dustin appear from the ground. He started to warn me of something, but then a huge bear clawed him in the back and he fell forward. I started to run away while I can only assume the bear was munching on my brother. That's when it goes black and I jump in shock.

Panting, I get up to look out the window. The sun's just coming up. It is when I am in the dining cart when I realize that today the end begins.

Muah ha ha! ANOTHER cliffhanger! And I hope you sensed a little foreshadowing...