"Well" says Katniss "It all started almost 82 years ago…."
They all looked at her expectantly.
(82 years ago)
Katniss point of view
The wind is blowing hard across my face as I look out of the window of my family's black Packard (a car), the driver was taking us to Panem`s port. We were going to travel on the new RMS Titanic, a cruise. The first one who was allowed to take passengers. Everyone was exited, including my mother who hasn't been the same since my father died. She was diagnosed with depression not so long ago. My father died when I was eleven, he was trying to help some men that were trapped in a coal mine outside town. He was getting one of them out until the mine exploded. Since then my family has been having money problems; we are almost in bankrupt.
Honesty I haven't seen her so happy since we met Gale Hawthorne, a wealthy man who claims to be in love with me. Like three months after meeting him, he asked my hand in marriage. Obviously I was going to say no. You see I don't like love and what it does to people. I didn't wanted to get married because it leads to having kids, and I don't want kids. But seeing my mom's face; she was so happy… I decide to accept, and eventually after two years I've become font of Gale. We already sent our wedding`s invitations. I m getting married in five months. I couldn't be happier I think sarcastically.
"We are here, we are here!" my little twelve years old sister Prim screams interrupting my thoughts as the car stops. She is quite excited, she d never been on a ship before. For her it was quite an adventure, for me on the other hand it was prison. They were taking me away, away from my beloved forest, to move to a wealthier town, full of concrete.
"Calm down little duck, it's just a ship" I said rolling my eyes.
"Just a ship? JUST A SHIP? Haven't you seen it? It's amazing!" she says with a big smile on her face.
"I'm seeing it, it's not so big" I say shrugging.
"Ok girls stop talking and get out of the car" my mom says irritated.
Prim opens the door and start jumping "Oh my God! Oh my God" she says. I just smile. Gale who was sitting in the front next to the driver, it's already beside me asking for my hand to help me get out of the car. I accept it, putting my hand in his, and pulling myself up to get out of the car. He rubs my white glove slowly as if trying to calm me down. He puts his lips near my left ear and whispers "Why are you so serious? Don't you like it?" I say nothing. Then my mom comes and stands beside us with a smile on her face. "Katniss dear can you please fix your hat? I want you to be perfect, as we enter to the ship". I just shrug and fix it.
"Well lets go, Darius here it's going to take our bags, don't worry about them" Gale says giving some dollars to the young man named Darius. His personal servant as I called him in my mind.
I grab Prim`s hand and start walking. Gale sees the scowl on my face and grabs my mother's hand pulling it to the level of his mouth and whispers "Your daughter is very hard to please" "You have no idea"
As we walk, we are lead by some men to pretty huge stairs that guides us to one of the first class passenger doors. We climb them and enter the ship. Telling the truth this is amazing, almost scary, it's unbelievable the amount of people that is boarding the ship, there are millions, without counting the ones that are already on board even. There are people from the richest to the poorest classes. Oh well the ship is divided in high, middle and low class. I get to be in the high class section, which I'm glad, don't get me wrong. But sometimes I feel that I don't belong there. I feel like the black ship of the high class members.
We all look in amazement. "Let's go find our rooms" says Prim. "Yes, well we better ask someone, or else we are going to be lost" Gale says walking toward a guy to ask.
"I'm going to share the room with Prim right?" I ask my mother. "Yes, we are going to have tree rooms that connect with a living room in the middle so we could all be together" she answers looking at Gale with a grin. I just roll my eyes and follow Gale to our rooms.
Peeta`s point of view
"Dad! Im going with Delly to get something to eat ok?" I said getting out my house.
"Ok son, go have fun, I'll take your shift at the bakery so you could have the rest of the day free. "My father says yelling from the kitchen.
"Well, well baker boy where do you want to eat?" Delly is one of my best friend, since we were like five. She could be my sister; she has blond curly hair and blue eyes just like me. She is the daughter my mother always wanted. She even treats her better than me.
"Hmmm let me think Dells…" I say rubbing my shin. "Let's go to the Hob`s bar. What do you think?"
"Ok Peets lets go" she grabs my arm and we start running.
The Hob is a black market here at the Seam, the poor part of the District, District 12. In the Hob you can trade whatever you want for whatever you want. Through the years they managed to make a barlike restaurant, it's quite good actually, the best plate its Greasy Sae`s soup.
"What do you want to order?" Delly asks me already knowing the answer.
I decide to play along "I don't know Dells what do you want?" We are looking at each other smiling and scream at the same time "Greasy Sae`s soup" we start to laugh as we sit down on a wooden table. The place is not so big but comfortable enough to have some privacy. The bad thing is that you can hear and understand others people conversations very clear if they were loud enough.
The waitress brings the soup to us and we start talking about our day. As always I talk about my day in the bakery. There's not much to do here in the Seam when you have a bakery to run with your family. We are poor so working it's the only thing we can do to maintain us alive. Luckily I get distracted by drawing. I like to draw and paint but I majorly sketch or make black and white drawings because I can't afford to buy a brush and color paintings. I'd love to become a painter someday. Get out of the bakery.
"Special offer, special offer at the Hob!" someone yells
"What is it about?"
"I don't know Dells, let's go see"
We walk toward the Hobs podium that is covered by a lot of people listening.
"One Titanic ticket! One ticket only for the best trader! The best trader will get a low class Titanic ticket! It's a Titanic ticket! You have half an hour to bring something to trade. We will pick the best then".
Delly is with her mouth open. Amazed. Her mouth forms an O
"PEETA! You have to goo!" Delly suddenly says excited. "Really Dells?" doubting.
"Yes Peeta, this is your opportunity to go travel, far away from your mother" she assured me with a grin.
"If you are so excited why don't you go?" I say raising one eyebrow.
"I just think you need it more than I, I've travelled to another districts, on train. You haven't. This is a great ship, the best way to start travelling. Make your dream come true Peets"
I'm not sure about that. I mean I like helping my dad in the bakery but I've also dreamed visiting other places, paint them. This is a great opportunity and well bread is grate to trade, better when its fresh. That the only thing I've got to trade. I imaging that a basket of different types of fresh bread would win the ticket.
I grab Delly from her arm, pull her and start running to the bakery. I have a good feeling about this now.