Cato

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Marvel… I hate the way he eyes Clove… not that I like Clove or anything! Glimmer… I hate her girlish voice and how she called me Ten Tonne Hadley… I want the girl dead! Drake… I get along with him because he won't make it and I feel sorry for this guy! Swish… I hate everything about her! She is a total snake and I don't want her to be my ally! It seems the only person I don't fully hate is Clove.

I remember when we first met. It was when we were both 8. Both of us were the highest rated people in our year group and I was angry that I wasn't it alone. I tried to kill Clove and yes I regret it but sometimes I can't control my temper! The day after I decided what I was going to do, I grabbed a knife and flew it in her direction. I can't aim very well but I still got it stuck in her hip. She collapsed in a pool of blood and I started panicking. What had I done? I thought she was dead but she was managing to stay alive. Someone found us and they were so angry at me it was unbelievable. I was crying because I almost killed a beautiful girl. I was shouting sorry at the top of my lungs to this girl that at the time I didn't even know her name! She looked and said that she was going to get revenge then she passed out. I was taken home. She has considered me an enemy ever since.

When I returned home after Clove had been taken away I was slapped viciously by my parents. They were disgusted to have me as their son and they said that they wanted me dead. I couldn't get to sleep that night, Cloves face kept reappearing in my mind. Ever since I have been trying to be friends with Clove, because when I thought about it, me and her were equally good with all weapons and we would make the ultimate team. There was one flaw though. Clove! She wouldn't even look at me. Then one day Clove made friends with Sapphire Tonarch who all the boys had a crush on… except me. My best mate Gary made a list of the prettiest girls in the training centre and Sapphire came top. The girls did a boy one and I came out top. So everyone thought me and Sapphire would make the greatest couple ever. I disagreed and so did she. Eventually, I got sick of everyone saying it so I asked her out and I kept on doing that until the reaping. Clove told Sapphire what I did to her when we were 8 and Sapphire has been holding it against me forever. If I could have changed that day I would've, not for Sapphire, but for Clove.

Why does everything in life have to be so complicated? And here I am now, sitting in my room watching the parade over again, not caring who I will kill out of these 23 innocent people. Stupid 12 I thought, why did they get such great stylists? Why did they steal MY sponsors? I was called to the sitting room by Brutus, he said he wanted to chat to me and Clove about something. I put on some comfortable clothing and went to Brutus.

"Now, I can tell you two have a lot of history of hate for each other, but in the arena you are going to have to get along no matter what! I am going to get a drink with the other mentors and while I'm gone I want you two to talk to each other name 10 things you like about the other person and 5 things you don't like, clear?"

"Yes." We both say. "Good!" and with that Brutus headed off.

"You first!" I say to Clove.

"Fine! 10 things I like : Your hair, your skills with weaponry, your eyes, your smile, your strength, your laugh, your muscles, your teeth, your sense of humour and your face, five things I don't like: Your arrogance, the fact you tried to kill me, your attitude, how you are a player and finally your anger problems. Your turn…" Clove finishes and looks at me to start.

"Okay I like: Your freckles, your hair, your height, how you are mischievous, your prettiness, your mad skills with weapons, your laugh, your style, your hair, your smarts and YOUR face 5 things I don't like: Your hate for me, when you backstab people, the way you kick me, your walk and YOUR anger problems!" I say, Clove is smiling.

"Thanks Hadley!" she smirks. And with that final remark…I kiss her.