I wake up at the same time as Alex and he gives me a big hug,
"Good morning sweetheart! How are you?"
"Scared!" I say in a huff,
"Me too, me too" He repeats
"I am scared because of what the sponsor said… remember I told you about it last night?"
"Yes but that won't happen honey… we are going to win! Rochelle, Martin and Adam will help us get past Rachael, Leah, Ash and Todd!"
"Okay" I say convincingly but it was still at the top of my thoughts and wasn't going to go down any time soon.
We get ready and come out of the room as breakfast arrives, a few minutes later Miriam and Joba come out and sit opposite us,
"We have a surprise for you two!" Miriam says excitedly,
"Really?" I answer
"Yes" Answers Joba,
"What is it then?" Alex asks
"We get to give you earphones and you can link them up with allies by codes we give you made up of numbers and letters, they are also on your coats under your names on the inside obviously so everyone you don't like can't see your link code! We also give you a coat with fur on the inside a waterproof sheet on the outside!" Miriam says
"You will be put in an order chosen by the stylists, we each pick a ball out of a big pot and it has a letter for your sex and a number for your district!" Joba adds
We just nod along.
Suddenly Effie comes out looking normal but really beautiful at the same time,
"Hello everyone, if your wondering Haymitch and Rosedale have gone to get sponsors and they both wish you good luck!" She says whilst forcing a smile but she is scared for Alex and me.
After breakfast we travel to the makeover building and have our makeovers done then we get back into our outfits and are whisked away to the Pre- Hunger Games room. We stop for a breather and say goodbye and good luck to our friends. Rochelle, Martin and Adam walk over to us and we swap codes,
"Ready?" Martin asks
"Yes!" We all say,
We have a group hug and Alex asks,
"Remember the plan?"
"Yes!" Everyone says
"Remember you are always loved" I say to Adam and Martin then I turn to Rochelle and she kisses me on the cheek,
"Win for me honey… Win!" She says quietly
"Okay" I reply hesitantly
The Head Gamemaker, Mr Lynsander Rankin's, walks in,
"Right your order has been picked!" He says then he reads out the order, Alex, Adam, Martin, Rochelle and I are at one end so we can make an escape for the woods while the boys get rucksacks and weapons for us in the bloodbath.
We go into our rooms and get given our coats by our stylists.
"Good luck Mockingjay" He says with tears in his eyes,
"I am not the Mockingjay though…"
"But you are the Mockingjay reborn my dear, now go on do me and your family proud. Its time to show them everything, you can be a mess and cry because maybe everyone is judging you but you know none of us are darling"
"Thanks, that's the best advice and tips anyone has given me" I hug him and tears roll down his face, I am trying not to cry and for once I am doing well. We get told to step into the tubes and they close around us, suddenly they ascend and I wave goodbye to a distressed Joba who waves back with tears ruining his make-up.
I look around and see all the other tributes, I am on the end with Rochelle and the boys are next to her, we wave back and forth and remind each other of the plan. Nothing happens for a few minutes so the crazy girl from says that she is going to jump off but everyone screams no to her else there will be a delay whilst they take her body away so she remains standing on the podium.
The Countdown finally begins and we are all poised waiting for the countdown to finish,
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and it stops we all look around and then a roar of screaming fills the arena from the speakers
1…!
