CH 7: The Interviews
Today is the interviews and wow am I nervous. Raina won't stop reminding me and Blaine the importance of these interviews, sponsors, sponsors, sponsors! Is all that comes out of Raina's mouth.
We head down to the tribute center where my prep team is waiting to prep me. They start with another waking then they bathe me in this disgusting mud thats supposed to bring out the light in my skin. After they've rinsed that off of me they do my hair in an updo and put on peach lipstick. They leave and I wait for Ludar to bring me my dress.
Ludar comes banging through the door with a beautiful yellow dress with pearl studs on the bottom of the skirt. It goes to my knee and he puts me in yellow heels. It takes men 45 minutes to get used to walking in them. After I've mastered that Ludar takes me to the huge stage with a crowd of capital citizens waiting for the interviews to start. I make my way to my chair behind the curtains they have us sitting in District order, females first then males. The stage is to my right and Shane is to my
Left. Sitting next to me is a very tall 17 year old girl from District 4, I smile at her and she returns it with a scowl. Oh well so much for making friends. Then the anthem begins and out steps Augie Cene, the Hunger Games interviewer and commentator. He then begins the interviews. "Ladies and Gentlemen! I give you your tributes!" He then invites tribute after tribute until it's my turn. Here goes nothing!
I walk on the stage and there is an immediate applause, probably the dress or they rare score from District 5. "Hello Amber! How are you enjoying your time in the capital?". For a second I consider saying awful but then I think of the sponsors so I say "I love it! With all the showers and fancy foods, I love it so much I don't know how I lived in District 5! This makes the audience laugh and I do a fake smile. "Oh and don't get me started on the soap!" "The soap?!" Augie asks with a laugh. "Well Augie, I pressed the wrong button and ended up being covered in lavender paste!" This makes the audience lose it! The buzzer rings and Augie wishes me the best of luck and I thank him and walk off the stage blowing a kiss into the audience. That did the trick hope a sponsor thought so too. When we get back I fall into bed but I know I'll never find sleep. Tomorrow the games starts, tomorrow my fears come true, tomorrow I die.