Chapter 2

Effie walked out of the room and Alexander and I were left in silence. There was something familar about Alexander. I can't quite put my finger on it but i think i've seen him before. Did we have school together. We did but never the same class, I'm sure. "I know why you wear sunglasses but why wear them when there is nobody around?" Alexander asks. "How do you know?"

"You don't remember do you Lily?"

"Remember what, how do you know I'm blind?"

"Lily I'm the one that found you when you became blind" I was at a loss for words. "I brought you to the hospital"

"You saved my life" I whispered. "Take them off, please" I don't move a muscle but I feel the glasses come off my face. Alexander turns my head with his had so I assume he is looking into my eyes. "Your face was the last thing I saw" I remember it now. I was walking along the fence when I came across a family of eagles. I watched them from under a tree, but there was a tracker jacker nest right above me. They all swarmed and stung me, everywere, including my eyes. That's why I can't see. "Your eyes look..."

"Discusting. I know, I've heard it all before"

"No, I... like the way they look. They are diffrent"

"Most people say they look discusting" I say. Alexander was going to say something but was cut off when Haymitch walked through the doors into the train car. I heard his loud foot falls, he was stumbling and I knew it. "You're the tributes?" He slurrs. I keep my head facing forward even though Haymitch is to my left. There is no point in looking, I can't see him either way. "Yeah" Alexander says in a sad tone. "This year I've decided to try a diffrent aproach to these games" Haymitch said. "What's that? Are you going to drink more?"

"No but... I guess you don't have the desentcy to look at me at least when your insulting me" He said with bitterness. "He doesn't know" Alexander said. "Know what? I know more tha-" He stops when I whip my head around revealing my eyes. "Oh" Is all he could say. "I didn't know you were... blind"

"Well i am so..."

"... anyway my aproach was going to be to actually try but now I have a diffrent idea"

"What's that?" Alexander asks.

"Lily, if you could manage a 7 or 8 in training I could get you a bunch of sponsors. Just think about it: the blind girl in the hunger games"

"Yeah but it wouldn't do much good if I don't know anything about the arena, or the people, I would NEED and ally. Who would want to be an ally with the girl that can't see?"

"I would" Alexander says.

"Alright so it's settled you two will train together" Haymitch said. "Yes" Alexander said. "Yes" I echo.

"Lets get something to eat" Haymitch said. I hear Alexander get up and I do the same. I put my hands out in front of me to see were I'm going. This is a totally diffrent experience for me and i have no clue were anything is. Taking a step forward I hit my foot on what I think to be a table. "Ow!" I feel someone take my hand, it's way to soft to be Haymitches so I know it's Alexanders. "Thank you" I say. "No problem, there is a step here" He says. Alexander guided me into a chair and he took a seat next to me. pretty close next to me too. I heard some doors open then some plates hit the table. "Hello, Hello, oh thank goodness you took those glasses off. They were horrid to look at" Effie says. I had my head down the entire time Effie was here. To when I heard her come in and to now. I put my hand up on the table searching for a fork or a spoon or whatever I needed to eat whatever was in fron of me. I felt Alexanders hand ontop of mine. "Your fork is here and your spoon is here" he said guiding my hand over each. "What are we having?"

"Well there is lamb stew, some peanut butter and jelly sandwitches, chicken, water, orange juice, and hot chocolate"

"Can you pass me a sandwitch please" I hear him grab one, unwrap it and put it in my hand gently. "Thank you"

"Your welcome"

"Did you two know each other before?" Effie questions. for the first time since we started eating I looked up. I don't care what people think anymore, I'm done hiding. I also hoped her seeing my eyes would answer her question. Of course it didin't, all she did was gasp. "Did you?"

"No we've only met one before" Alexander said. I hoped she'd drop it, I didn't feel like telling her what happened. "Where?" she asks, of course she did. I rub my hand along the table and the chair getting the feeling down so I know this is where we eat. "Alexander found me the day I became blind. He saved my life" I took a bite of my sandwitch not wanting to talk about it anymore than I already have. "How did he s-" Effie is cut off by Alexander. "We're here" he said. "Listen up guys you are going to go to the remake center. Alexander yours will go normally, when you're done and ready look for Lily down where they launch the chariots. Lily they will probably figure it out but you have to tell them you are blind. Tell them you need to be with Alexander, and one last thing I don't ever want you out of each others sight unless it is abosulty nessesary. You got it?" I nod and Alexerder says "I got it"

Alexander guides me to the exit. "Wait a second Lily" I stopped where I was. Then I felt hands on my waist. "It's alright Lily it's just me" Alexander says. He lifts me off the train and onto the ground. "Here come some peacekeepers I'll tell them you can't see and I'll see at the opening ceremonies"

Alexander told them and then they split us up. a few minutes later I was in the remake center. I knew becuase of the smell. They put me on a table and started preping me for the opening ceriomonies. I had a feeling this was going to be a long night.