Bridget:
Its been two days since Summer died in the Games. No one else had died that day but the next day Anwyn and Ryker from District 2 had split up and Ryker ran into the twelve year old from 7, Barker. Thankfully Barker managed to disarm Ryker and kill him. After their scene you could here Johanna release a sigh of relief for her brother was spared.
There are three left in the Games. Barker, Anwyn, and Renée. I'm rooting for Renée. I'm pretty sure that the Games will end today but it all depends on if the audience wants to drag it out. Let's hope they don't.
After I'm finished analyzing the games in my head I get up and take a shower. I've confined myself in my room and haven't once gotten out. I ordered food to the room and had to watch the horrible Games from my room as well. I never changed out of my pyjamas either and I ate chocolate ice cream almost all of the first day that she didn't wake up to. It killed me to know that Willow had to watch her sister play the Games and be killed in them too.
When I get out of the shower I blow dry my hair and straighten it before I take my side bangs and braid it into the rest of my hair and secure the end with two bobby pins. I walk out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. I search through my closet and find a pair of white capri jeans and throw them on along with a coral colored halter top. I finish the look off with a pair of 3 inch wedges that have straps that match the top. When I'm dressed I put on a tiny bit of foundation to cover the red and blotchy parts of my face from crying last night. I put on a little bit of mascara too.
When I walk into the Victors Lounge I'm greeted by Peyton.
"Hey look! Bridget is alive!" She jokes.
"Ha. ha. You are so funny." I fake chuckle at her. "Now I'm looking presentable so what did you want me to do today?" Peyton had told Haymitch to tell me yesterday that she was taking me out and to look nice and not 'slobbish'.
"We are meeting somebody at the mall. They don't know your coming." She tells me.
"So who are they?" I ask.
"Can't tell you that, but let me do your makeup please?" She changes the subject quickly.
"I put on foundation and mascara what more do you need?"
"A lot."
"Fine but let me just show Haymitch that I've come out of my splendid isolation."
I walk over to Haymitch where he is sitting with Chaff, Seeder, Finnick, and Johanna. When I walk up Seeder smiles at me like she knows something as she looks at Peyton. I turn just in time to see Peyton shake her head. I ignore it.
"Hey guys." I say.
"Hey B!" Finnick is the first to greet me. I roll my eyes.
"Hey F!" I joke.
"B sounds better than F." He tells me like a stubborn child.
"Whatever." I smile and shake my head before I turn to Haymitch.
"I wanted to show you that I came out of my splendid isolation and I'm now going to the mall with Peyton." I tell him.
"Okay have fun." He tells me as he knocks back his coffee.
"Let me smell that." I demand and he hands me the coffee.
I sniff it and it smells like whiskey. "Fuck you!" I say before putting the coffee cup in the trash. "We had a deal!"
"Bridget!"
"No! No 'Bridget'! You promised that you would at least try to stop drinking but all you're doing is hiding it. Guess I can cuss all I like to now!"
Haymitch stays silent because he knows that I'm right.
"If you can't follow through at least tell me rather than lie and hide it. I wouldn't feel betrayed then!"
I drag Peyton out of the room and up to my room so she can do my makeup.
She puts black eyeliner on me and some powder over my foundation. She also puts blush on as well as some concealer and under eye cream to cover the puffiness of my eyes. She then puts some eyeshadow and mascara on my with some coral pink lip gloss to finish it up.
I'm still so mad at Haymitch I still can't talk as we head out of my room and down the hall.
When we get into the elevator she gives me questioning look that she didn't give me before because she was focused on my makeup. I explain about Haymitch and my ultimatum and all and she understands. She let's me rant about how I feel as we get in the car and head to the mall.
"I mean he could at least have told me! He treats me like a child thinking I can't notice! He acts like I'm stupid enough to believe he was just drinking coffee. He put whiskey in the damn thing! I know he's an alcoholic so his body runs on it but he could at least not hide it when he is easing himself off of alcohol. He could flat out tell me because then I would know that he trusts me enough! He betrayed my trust in him!"
"You might just forget about that when we get to the mall." Peyton tells me with a smile.
Just then the car rolls up to the mall and we get out. When we walk up to where we are meeting the person I am completely shocked to see who exactly Peyton is making me meet up with. I wasn't expecting to see them of all people walk up to me with a shocked expression. Depending on how this goes Peyton might just die.
"Bridget? What are you doing here?" The deep male voice asks.
"Uhh..." I turn to Peyton and drag her back.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" I ask her.
"What I thought you guys could clear the unsolved problems. Also he and Hannah broke up..." She trails off.
"No. We tried it and it didn't work. I can't deal with Preston and Summer's death all in one week. It's not going to happen!" I hiss.
"Please just talk! I never said you had to date him again." She tells me matter of fact.
"Fine but if it end in an argument then you will die."
"Okay." She smile and practically skips to Preston.
"Sorry about that. I had no idea that you would be here either. Peyton played us both." I joke.
"Seems that way. Lets go to the bowling alley." He tells us.
At first the tension between us all is high but then I find its easy to be around them both like it was when I first came to the Capitol. We all laugh and joke as we bowl. As Peyton bowls first on our last round of our second game, Preston turns to me.
"Look I'm so sorry for being a jerk. I should never have accused you of flirting and I didn't realize that when I said fine that I was saying I didn't trust you. I'm a complete ass and I do trust you." He looks at me with genuine sorrow in his eyes.
I can't help but smile at him. "Of course I forgive you. I'm so sorry for being a drama queen and a bitch."
"I forgive you." He smiles his adorable half smile at me.
"How about we forget what happened and start fresh minus the meeting part. And the first kiss." I smirk as I say the last part.
"I love that idea." He smiles sweetly to me.
"Yes!" Peyton cheers as she gets a spare.
It's my turn and I can hear Peyton ask Preston what we were talking about and he tells her just as I bowl. I get a strike. I hear Peyton cuss and Preston laugh before I turn smiling and sit back down. Preston fist bumps me as we pass each other so he can take his turn at bowling. Peyton doesn't say a word but she has a knowing smile when I look at her. My only reply to her grin was a roll of my eyes.
"Okay so it looks like Peyton and I got creamed by you Bridget." Preston says as he comes back to look at the score board.
"You guys weren't that far behind." I say.
"You were 75 points ahead of me." Peyton who won second replies.
"Whatever. Lets just go and hang out at the mall for a while." I say to change the subject.
"Let's go!" Preston smiles.
Just before we leave the screens that show the Games catches my attention. Anwyn and Barker are in a fight and so far Barker has managed to fight her off quite well. Anwyn goes to stab him in the stomach but he blocks her hand with his arm as she sits on top of him to hold him down. It seems Barker isn't strong enough though and Anwyn manages to make a good show out of killing the twelve year old boy. Now it's just Renée and Anwyn.
"Can we skip the mall and go back to the training center instead?" I ask as I stare at the screen.
"Yeah let's go." Preston and Peyton say in unison.
Haymitch:
Bridget and Peyton have been gone for about 3 hours. I feel so bad that I lied about drinking. She was right; I lied to her and betrayed her trust but I couldn't just cut off my alcohol then I would be effected by withdrawal symptoms. That might have been why she said 'You promised that you would at least try to stop drinking but all you're doing is hiding it.' I did betray her and I was hiding it. I hope that she can have the heart to forgive me when she and Peyton get back.
"Hey guys!" Peyton says cheerfully.
Speak of the devil and they shall appear.
"How was getting out of your splendid isolation, Sweetheart?" I ask Bridget.
"Fine." She says simply and that is when I notice she is walking with Preston at her side.
"Whatcha doing Preston?" Finnick asks.
"Peyton played Bridget and I so she could get us to talk. It worked." Oh so it was Peyton that is bringing that heartbreaker back to my daughter.
"Yup an they made up. They are friends again! We can get a discount on movie tickets now!" Peyton grins.
"Yeah it was all about the cheap movie tickets." Bridget smiles and rolls her eyes.
"Yes it was!" Peyton smiles. Preston rolls his eyes at his sister.
"Here it is!" Some district 5 mentor says pointing at the screen.
Bridget:
As someone points to the screen after saying something I didn't catch, Renée enters the clearing where the cornucopia is and scales a tree that surrounds it. Anwyn then enters and looks around. She can't seem to see Renée but Renée can easily see her. I can see Renée is trying to form a plan if attack in her head.
Renée:
Anwyn searches around for me. I know she she knows I'm in here because she saw me.
"Scared, 4? Is that why you left our pack?" Anwyn teases. "Where you afraid that we'd kill you? I think so. Actually I know so."
Something in me snaps as she taught a me. "I left because all of you were so stupid you wouldn't know a source of food from a hole in the ground!" I tell her. She still can't figure out where I am. "I actually like to work for what I earn! Not give it handed to me like you do! They practically wipe your ass for you!"
I have officially pissed her off. "What?! I have every right to win these games! I have earned it! I killed people to get to where I am!"
"It's not always about killing people. It's about finding a way to survive even if survival is killing people. Killing isn't the only way to live!"
She finally sees where I am hidden. She storms over and starts to throw knives at me. She is so mad she doesn't bother to aim properly. When she finally gives up she also climbs the tree. We are now face to face on a thin branch. She has a murderous look in her eyes. She charges at me so I jump and grab the branch above me so she falls off the end and plummets to the ground. Before she stands I drop down next to her and pin her to the ground. She thrashes and manages to grab a knife and slash my cheek. The red ribbon of blood trickles down face. I ignore it and take the knife from Anwyn.
I close my eyes and mouth a small sorry as Anwyn stops thrashing under me and finally excepts her imminent death. I raise my hands and the knife digs into her chest.
The cannon sounds.
I just won The Hunger Games.