My dreams that night were full of my dad, mom, and Libra. We all sat at our table, laughing, and passing around a large plate of Capitol style foods. My mom was the way she used to be, before she fell. She laughed at jokes, and ate regularly. She interacted. I woke up weeping for the life I could have had. When I finally went back to sleep, I dream of my life in the Capitol. I was married to Atlas, and we had two children. One had fiery red hair, a little boy with brown eyes, like mine. The other one was an older girl, with my hair, and my sister's golden eyes. I leaned against his heavy shoulder, and we walked into the sunset. A loud crashing noise brought me to my senses. I didn't want to check what it was. I spent the rest of the night in a half dream state. I needed rest for the games.
In the morning, Teres walked into my room, and dragged me out of bed. She took me, in a white outfit, to a hovercraft. She coaxed a small loaf of bread, and a big bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins, into my stomach. I wasn't hungry, but she said it was nerves. She took me into a small room, with white tiles on the walls, two steel benches, and a table like the one I used for the opening ceremonies. The floor was concrete.
"Ready?" Teres asked, and then she whipped out my outfit. I undressed, and threw my clothes to the ground. he put me in a tight black tank-top, thin charcoal leggings, and an olive jacket. My socks were tall and light grey, and the shoes were mid-calf high boots, with a buckle at the ankle and top. "It might me cold, maybe something temperate. Waterproofed jacket, so expect rain." She looked at me and sighed. "You know Johanna, you are the first tribute that I actually have faith in, in quite a long time. You have a good chance to come back. Even if you don't, it has been an honor dressing you. I gave her a hug. We sat down on the bench, and I drank as much water as I could.
"Twenty seconds till launch," a robotic voice said from around me. I put on my dad's wedding ring and held it tight. Teres quickly pulled my hair back into a tight braid. I stepped into the tube,, and Teres nodded. A glass door shut me out from her. "Ten seconds," the voice said again. I twisted the ring around my finger. The stone slab I stood on slowly rose up. In less than five seconds I would be in the arena. I closed my eyes, and prepared for the worst. Here I go.
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