We are about to leave when our new friends stop us,
"Where are you going?" Rochelle asks.
"For a walk around the Capitol, we are sneaking out… do you want to come with us?" Alexander replies.
"Okay I am definitely in!" Replies Martin with a giant smile.
The other two just nod as a sign that they are coming. I look to Alexander and he whispers,
"We will ditch them and say we lost them."
"I am not losing friends quicker than making them." I spit.
"Guys, its cool if you want to walk alone… we will walk a few paces in front." Says Adam
"Sure" He says "… as long as you don't ditch us." He jokes.
We all laugh. As we walk to the back door we see the peacekeepers walk away so we run out of the hall and start to walk down the Capitol streets. We bump into a peacekeeper down one of the streets he asks us,
"Aren't you tributes for The 100th Hunger Games?"
"Do we look like tributes?" Martin replies.
"Yes do we?" Adam adds, trying to intimidate the lone peacekeeper.
"No, I'm sorry." He bows.
"So you should, I am allowed to walk down the high street with my good friends." Alex says.
"I am sorry; I will let you carry on."
"Good." Alex replies.
We walk further down the street,
"Right I will let you two sweethearts have time to yourself." Rochelle says,
"Thanks, I need a few minutes to talk to my darling."
"Aww you've almost got me blushing! You're a lucky one to have him as your man!"
I just stand there and nod as they walk off.
"What do you think you're playing at?" I turn to him,
"Why are you looking so serious sweetheart?"
"Answer my question and stop calling me 'sweetheart'!" I reply.
He stays silent.
"I am not your girlfriend!" I honestly say.
He just opens his arms for a hug but I turn around and walk back to the big party hall to find Effie and Haymitch. He catches me up, puts his arm around me and softly says.
"I can give you time to figure out your feelings if you need me to, but I want you to know how I feel..."
"Fine..." I huff. He puts his arms around me for a hug but something about his expression doesn't seem right but I go to give him a hug anyway and he kisses me on the forehead saying "I know how I feel about you, my sweetheart."
We get to the hall and see Rochelle, Martin and Adam talking to Effie and Haymitch.
"There you are… We got worried!" Effie shouts
"We went to get some air." I answer.
"Don't do that again, you hear me?" Effie squarks,
"Yes Effie!" I reply.
"The party is ending, why don't we go and go and get settled into our new rooms?"
"Okay" says Alex.
He tries to grab my hand but I pull away, we walk with Effie with Haymitch behind us, watching our every move so we don't run off. The Capitol streets are lit up and have signs with "The 100TH Hunger Games" written all over them. Effie says that it isn't that far a walk to the tribute hotel but it seems to be taking forever; suddenly we stumble upon a big sign. Effie says we have finally arrived and a sigh of relief comes to all of us.
"Where are we staying?" Alex asks
"On the twelfth floor" Effie answers "Because we are District 12."
"I am going to go up…" Alex tells Effie.
"Okay" Effie says "As long as you take the suitcases."
"No thanks Effie, I will carry something else." He had a determined look in his eye.
"What?" Effie asks.
Before anyone had time to speculate he picks me up and carries me up the first flight of stairs then stops and holds me in his arms.
"Let me down now!" I shout,
"Why?" He replies
"Because I said so!"
"I was only trying to help!" He says as he puts me down.
"And you do help, I would be a mess without you to help me get through all of this!" I declare.
He looks serious for a moment and then, seeing an opportunity he asks,
"Could I carry you up the stairs then… to help you of course?"
"Okay!" I finally give in and chuckle,
Alexander picks me up and I start laughing, I think everyone in the hotel can hear us but I don't really care. Effie comes stomping up the stairs so we hide behind a door, she walks up the stairs with Haymitch and a hotel employee is following them carrying our suitcases. After they pass we come back out and he picks me up again.
"Let's go up" I say and for once Alex agrees.
As Effie opens the door we arrive up the stairs, Alex doesn't put me down just yet.
"There you are!" She exclaims.
"Yes we're here..." Alex answers.
"Alexander Heroy put her down now!" Effie orders
"Not until we get inside."
"Alex it's alright, I can walk inside by myself." I say sternly,
"Okay then sweetheart, if you say so." He replies as I laugh.
"Come on then… let me take you on the tour." Effie squeals.
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