I once again apologize for not updating when I was supposed to! By the way, I hope you have a good New Year's Eve! :)
Joy and Castone sat on a plush couch and browsed the Internet on their tablets. All at once, Castone stood.
"How are you Joy?"
Joy didn't look up. "Good."
Castone laughed hysterically, and suddenly Topaz, the flirty trickster boy was there too. The room morphed into the Large Group Instruction room in the Capitol citizens' shelter, and Joy was shoved into a group of teenage girls. They all looked how Joy felt: terror-stricken. Her whole body was tense with nervousness.
The room was empty except for a platform the size of Joy's old living room. Joy wondered why no one else was eligible for the Reaping. The click clack of high heels interuppted the deafening silence as Katniss, the Girl on Fire made her way towards the center of the metallic platform.
Katniss cleared her throat. "Anyone who is related to an important Capitol figure should offer themselves as tributes immediately." That's me. Joy thought.
Joy felt like her teacher had called on her to answer the question on the board. She tried to ignore the relieved sighs surrounding her.
As soon as Joy took a step forward, a wide path was cleared for her. The path grew longer and longer and longer, until Joy was sweating trying to reach the platform. When she finally reached the platform stairs, Castone was already standing beside Katniss. Castone walked toward Joy and helped her up.
"I'm worried about you, Joy." Castone whispered.
"Don't be, Castone. Everything-"
"I'm safe. You're not. I'm worried."
"What?"
Katniss swiftly strode through Castone , but he didn't notice. Katniss didn't seem to notice either. Her steely grey eyes glared at Joy's.
"I'm so sorry Ms. Everdeen! I have never met my dad! He was-"
"I know who he was. I don't care. I hate him. I hate you. I want to kill you!" Katniss screamed.
She pulled out her bow and nocked an arrow. "I will kill you."
Joy's feet were stuck to the ground, and she could feel tears as Katniss aimed for her stomach.
"You will never be safe from me." Katniss growled.
Joy shreiked as she felt the arrow break her skin and burrow into her flesh. The pain was so real. The arrow wasn't a weapon; it was an enemy. It's only purpose was to cause pain.
"Castone! Help!" Joy gasped.
"I can't." Castone said, his eyes wet with tears.
Joy continued to scream.