Better Off Forgotten: The 77th Hunger Games

by itsallstupid

Penny Hoover is a 17 year old thief who doesn't want to change. Seuss Foster is an 18 year old Career who just wants out of District 1. When Seuss falls head over heels in love with Penny, she begins to doubt herself. What's a girl from District 6 to do?

4. Chapter 3

Hey guys! Look, this might be the last chapter up for a while. I NEED MORE TRIBUTES! If I don't get any soon, I'll be pissed! So send me some! Please? QwQ? I AM STILL ACCEPTING TRIBUTES (obviously)! Females can be from 1, 9, 10, 11, or 12. Males can be from 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, or 12. Message me for a spot!

*PENNY'S POV*

"Why, Penny? Why did you volunteer for me..?", Doris gasps out through sobs. My mother stands in the hallway outside of the Bye Bye Room, my nickname for the space we say our goodbyes in. I've called it this since I was about five.

I smooth her hair and try to smile at her. "Honey," I coo, "I couldn't let you go there to die… You're still a little girl…" Tears flood down her small face and she hugs me even tighter, but before I know it, a Peacekeeper is carrying her away. Doris blows me a small kiss, crying even harder. I catch it, and blow one in response just as the door closes.

My mother enters next, and we sit in silence for about 30 seconds. Finally, she speaks. "You know you won't come back, Penn."

How dare she.

She doesn't even know a FOURTH of what I can do!

I look up at her with the worst scowl in the history of Panem, and mutter in response, "You don't know that, Mom. You can't know that." I hear her sigh, and she lightly grabs my shoulder. "Okay, fine. Try to win, Penn. For Doris and for me. I love you so much." She gets up and hugs me, then the Peacekeepers escort her out also.

I hate everything.

*SEUSS' POV*

Great. Most kids from District 1 would be excited about going into the Games. I am the only one who isn't pumped.

Fantastic.

It's customary in D1 to be a Career, kill as many people as you can, and come back for the glory. My dad did it, and so did my mom. That's how they fell in love. I've never fallen in love.

I admit, all the girls in D1 are GORGEOUS, but none of them ever appealed to me. Not even once.

So when I saw this BEAUTIFUL girl on the recap of the reapings, I did a double take. No way she's from 6. She's too radiant to be from THAT grimy district.

But no. Penny Hoover, the volunteer girl from 6, that absolutely ravishing girl…

I think she's stolen my heart.

…And then I remembered I might have to kill her. This made my heart break into 50 million pieces. I would not, COULD not kill Penny. But I was a Career. It was in my blood. Thinking about this made my headache even worse, and Cathedral, my mentor, told me to suck it up. Either I A. died or I B. killed. Which one did I want more?

I told her I picked C. Penny.