Clove's POV

I can't believe that boy had the nerve to talk to me like that! I could take him any day! Well...I guess he is pretty strong and scary and probably very skilled with a weapon. But in the future I would turn him into a red pulp! I decide to go for a walk through the academy. I walk down a very wide hallway, each door leading to a new room. I notice the pool room is empty. The work out station is completely deserted. I just keep walking in circles around the academy for about 2 hours until I hear crying. I bet the tryouts are done and someone didn't make it. I look around the corner where I heard the sobbing and see to my surprise Chloe huddled up in a corner.

"Chloe?" I say cautiously approaching her. She lifts her head up, her face is all pudgy and her blonde hair is sticking to her forehead from the tears.

"Oh, it's only you" She says looking at her hands

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" I ask now standing in front of her

"Well, the tryouts just finished. They...they announced who's going to volunteer" She says between tears

"And..." I motion for her to go on

"I didn't make it!" She bursts into tears again. I try to comfort her but she never breaks down like this. At least never in front of me, she has too much pride.

"Uuuh,...at least you tried your best!" I say giving a hopeful smile

"Well my best isn't goo enough" She yells as she pushes me away "Mom and Dad are going to be so mad! I'll be a failure in their eyes!"

"Why are they going to be mad?" I ask sincerely

"Because, after Travis died all hopes of having another victor in the family got dropped on my back! And now that I'm not allowed to volunteer, it goes to you" She thrusts a finger at me "And you're never going to win the games, so it's going to be ALL my fault" She yells

"Why won't I be able to go in the games?" I say. I hate it when people underestimate me

"Because, just as everyone says YOU ARE A FAILURE CLOVE! YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT! MOM AND DAD NEVER WANTED YOU, YOU WERE A MISTAKE! JUST ANOTHER MOUTH TO FEED"She continues to scream "ALL YOU ARE AND ALL YOU WILL EVER BE IS A STUPID LITTLE GIRL NOT READY TO FACE REALITY AND IS LIVING BEHIND LIES!"

I feel tears forming in my eyes. I try to wipe them away, but they keep coming back.

"OH GROW UP CLOVE! YOU SHOULDN'T BE CRYING, YOU SUCK! YOU'RE A HORRIBLE, LITTLE STUCK UP GIRL WHO DOESN'T CARES ABOUT ANYONE EXCEPT HERSELF!" Chloe rambles on. I turn around and start to run away.

"KEEP RUNNING CLOVE, DON'T STAND UP TO YOUR FEARS" She shouts in my direction. As I turn the corner I run into a someone. I look up and Cato is standing there, his blue eyes looking at me. I stare at him for a moment then quickly run away.

I don't stop until I reach my room. I run in and lay down on the bed. I burrow my head in a pillow and start to cry my eyes out. Why does she have to be so mean? What did I ever do to her that made her so angry? I wish she was chosen to volunteer, that way I would never have to see her again because she would probably die!

What about Cato? Did he see the whole thing? I hope he didn't! Well, what do I care? He shouldn't be snooping around in other people's business! I bet he's going to make fun of me the next time I see him. Why are boys so stupid?

So I was going to make this a lot longer, but I thought the fight between Clove and Chloe should be separate. I know that a lot of you are going to say that Chloe's a very horrible person and all that, and I don't mind but please NO LANGUAGE! I am after all only 12 years old. That also explains some of my grammar problems and stuff. I still need some ideas for the next chapters, I really appreciate them. They make my chapters easier to write.

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