The coach comes out and directs us to the changing rooms, which are opposite each other. We each have a uniform with our district number on the shoulder and ankle; they are black with patches of green and red on them so we can blend in with the scenery around us. But everyone has one question on their minds… What is the scenery?
We come out and stand in a big group,
"Right, you will be shown your places and then given a countdown from 10"
We get to our spaces and the countdown starts, what we don't recognise is that the whole of Panem is watching the mini Hunger Games for the first time ever so everyone will watch… I think it's to help get sponsors earlier but I don't know. The countdown starts
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Goooooo!"
Everyone runs to the middle but I leg it for the trees, running faster than ever before I can't believe I haven't fallen. I stop to catch my breath and see the careers after me, this is like a game of tag, if they tag you you're out formally known as DEAD but I gave it a new name which to me sounds much nicer. The Careers spot me and I start to run again but they start to run as well, I see a big tree and climb up it but Todd climbs up after me. What I don't know is that Rochelle is at the top, she suddenly tags Todd and he is out,
"Hey Rochelle, thanks I actually got kind of scared of him. Where are Martin and Adam?"
"No problem and they couldn't be bothered with this so tagged each other at the start" She laughs "I stayed to help you, now come on before you fall lets get down and tag them!"
"But we are outnumbered!"
"So …" She answers as she jumps out of the tree, I climb up to the top and jump after her,
"You ready Blondie"
"Ready as I'll ever be!"
We jump out of either side of the tree and tag Ash and Rachael but Leah puts up a fight and tags Rochelle. We walk around in a circle then she takes a stab at tagging me but I just about dodge and tag her back, what I don't realise is that this tagging session was very short and Alex and I are the only two left but we don't know that yet. I run around screaming his name but can't seem to find him so I lay in a tree.
Morning comes and I wake up to shouting I look down and see Alex, I forget I am in a tree and fall but he catches me in his arms and hugs me,
"Hey darling" He says as he kisses me
"Hey" I say excitedly
"You know we are the last two"
"Are we?"
"Yep and I will let you win"
"No you won't"
"Just tag me"
"Okay then" I kiss him and then tag him out.
I expect to win but something worse happens … Something in my worst nightmares happens but I don't know about it yet!
