RIVA BILLION / AGED 13 / DISTRICT 6 / 76TH HG VICTOR / POV
Anger has been running through my blood ever since I got home. It's been a month, and constantly I've been mocked and teased by EVERYONE about my falling for the death of my sister. Gab's cried constantly.
My mother has changed dramatically. It's like it's not even her. It's like someone else is in her body. The lovely, caring parent has changed for worse. And I think it's permanent.
CAESAR FLICKERMAN / THE CAPITOL / POV
"Everything. Everything happens right in front of my eyes. And I don't do anything about it. I have just watched.
Gone over 70 years watching child after child die.
Watched the survivors turn to drugs and alcohol to keep their minds from boggling into insanity.
I've watched the 25 children die in this year's hunger games.
While Riva thinks she has finally got her life back, they decide to ruin her life as well and mess with her mother; turned her into a monster.
This has all happened because of the rebellions. The first rebellion occurred 95 years ago. The second about 20 years ago. And now that the Capitol has a new president, they decided to torture us even more, with the new hunger games. And the plan is to ruin every single child's life in order for the district's to make up for their wrongdoings.
But why are the districts rebelling against the Capitol? Fear. Fear of the hunger games.
It needs to stop.
I want it to stop.
I can't stand to see another child's life taken away from them.
A precious life. His or her blood spilt into the arena. Just like red raindrops.
There's nightlock in the President garden. If only I can reach the plant. I'll join Finch, the foxfaced girl of the 74th hunger games. And I'll join Seneca Crane. Some nightlock ought to be painless. It'll be a quick death.
This video is on it's way to Riva Billion's doorstep, from me. I just want to tell someone about how I've been feeling about this whole thing.
To everyone I'm just a heartless man who only cares about gossip and entertainment. It's not me. I'm different.
It was me maybe 25 years ago. But I've changed.
Careless. Heartless. Mindless. This is hell; aka the Capitol.
All right. That's enough talk from me. Good luck, Riva Billion. And if this falls into the hands of anyone other than Riva. Please. It's my last wish. Give Riva Billion this tape."
That's the end of the story everyone! Well, this one at least. Yes, it was a bit too depressing for the final chapter of this story but I've been so busy! I just wanted to have the final chapter up, so here it is.
So, the next part to my hunger games story is coming soon and I hope you guys can read that too. And of course, I might tweak with this story every now and then so check each chapter occasionally to see if anything's new or different.
Also, some trivia will be added below every now and then.
I hope you enjoyed the ride and tune in next time!
Review, review, review!
TRIVIA
- The original winner I planned on winning this story was actually Ginger Griffiths, although this was changed when I gave her the decision of killing Renata.
- I actually based the character Joey Martin on myself, and his sister Muriel, actually happens to be the name of one of my sisters!
- Sonya Cerulean originally had the name of Sonja Florence.
- Effie Trinket being the escort for every tribute was an error I made, but I later changed it by making it official that she was the escort for every district; although she can't exactly be the escort as she passes her job onto another person when they reach the train (e.g Carroll and Sonya from 4 join Annie Cresta instead.)
- Blondie's line "I may not have won the game, but I won you and that's all that matters", was a line I had planned to use since the start of the story. And after the eager wait, I finally placed the line next to Blondie's death.
- Jax Nexas was the youngest tribute in the 76th Hunger Games, being the only one aged 12. Riva Billion was the youngest female tribute, aged 13.
- The oldest tribute in the 76th Hunger Games was Jarrod Limestone, aged 18, who already had a child when he entered the games.
- The name Tar was used on the spider muttation as an abbreviation for tarantula.
- The only tributes who had nicknames were Riva and Joey being called "Tiger-Eyes" and Charlotte who was referred to as "Charm" by her mother.
- Adding district 13 as a competitor for the games was a last minute decision.
More trivia when I can be bothered~
