Chapter 2- Training
Katniss's Point of View
Gale had to rip Prim from me. I didn't realize what I had just done until I made my way down the steps. Effie Trinket was standing to my left. She read the boy's name.
"Elijah Goldsworthy!" immediately a boy who was sitting next to Gale stood. I recognized him from around but never talked to him. He was emo. But in a way... cute.
He came down and shook my hand. "The names Eli." he said nervously.
"Yeah, I know." we both just stared off into nothing as if our world were shattering right before us. It almost gave some kind of connection.
"And may the odds be ever in your favor!" it was hard because I knew one of us were to die, or both but maybe we could team up or something. We were escorted to the makeup and dressing centers were I met with my stylists. Very strange people.
Eli's Point of View
they took me to a place where they dressed me and put freaking makeup on my face! These people are weird-offs. The next day I met up with catnip again, and we were supposed to go out in the arena and dress up and crap. They put fiery suits on us and we rode in a carriage like we were royalty although we were going to die in a few weeks.
"District 12!" they called and we made our way around the arena to join the other districts.
"So you know Gale?" she asked me.
"Yeah, good friend of mine you?"
"Best friend of mine."
"He likes you...a lot." i'm stupid.
"Yeah me too." my eyebrows raised ok, there was something going on.
"You like him?"
"Yeah, I mean we are best friends, and he is gorgeous. Hard not to." I cannot believe I am having this conversation with her.
"hah, yeah well me and him are real different. I'm emo, he's happy. I'm scronny, he's muscular, I can't hunt, he should get a medal. I have no friends..."
"OK,OK you can stop your depressing me."
"Kind of what I do." she leaned up and kissed my cheek very unexpected.
"Well you need to loosen up a little." I said nothing in return.
For a few weeks we trained, and learned different things about how to survive the woods and stuff. I became very acquainted with the girl from district one. Claire. She seemed pretty good as far hunting and stuff. Me and Katniss didn't talk as much as me and Claire did. Claire's attitude was almost spunky, and willy. Katniss was a little too serious. Although I know she has reasons.
"The games are tomorrow and I don't want to kill you." Claire said to me.
"Ditto." Katniss walked up to us.
"Hi, I'm Katniss, Eli's girlfriend." what? She's not my girlfriend.
"Oh, Eli hasn't mentioned that." she seemed disappointed, and I didn't like it.
"She ,means we are very close, but we aren't dating."
"You still haven't told her?" why was she doing this?
"Can I talk to you for a minute Katniss?" on top of everything from the games to this girl or me being killed, training everyday, Katniss was adding to the piss bucket.
"What are you doing!"
"Saving our lives." she hung on the word expecting me to get it. "If we act like a couple, we have a lesser chance of getting killed, the Capitol will think it's juicy and keep us alive longer, then we team up and kill the rest of the tributes. It's not good to associate with the others. You will become to attached. And the Capitol loves a good show."
"ok." I said it very softly not wanting to accept the matter. We naturally held hands as we walked up to Claire. "Yeah, sorry about that we are dating, it's just kind of hard to admit I guess."
"Well don't worry I wasn't going to tell anyone." she looked at us back and forth not believing we were really dating. "See you guys at the games then." she smiled and walked off. My future just left me.
Katniss's Point of View
That could have turned out worst. But i'm just treasuring every moment I have left before the games tomorrow. The Eli boy and I are going to team up, but even if it's just us at the end,one of us is going to have to die. If we do become close it will only make it harder, so I will try not to talk to him too much. It's kind of weird I want o make him happy for some reason. Always seeing him sad makes me sad. Him knowing gale is strange too. Why didn't gale ever introduce us?
Eli's Point of View
Tomorrow is going to suck. I already know that. Katniss and me agreed to team up, I don't know what will happen at the very end though. Just see what happens I guess. Tomorrow the games will start, and my training will have to be put to work. I can't really expect what will happen. What interrupted my thoughts was the most shrieking scream I had ever heard. The scream of pain, agony, scarceness. I don't know who it was but the sound was familiar. I ran toward the sound and found the most repulsive thing that I had ever experienced.
"Save me Eli!" the scream pierced my ears, and I stood frozen, watching.