Chapter 2
After we reach the Capitol, pushed through the crowd, I meet my prep team, Daphene, Sabrina nd Justice and my stylist Hero.
"As you know it is the opening ceremony tonight, and you will be dressed to represent your district's inustry. Fishing I belive."
I think back to eariler years. We have always been mermaids. Captured mermaids, free mermaids, vicious mermaids…
I look at him. "Mermaids? I want to be a free mermaid"
"No, I think that's overdone."
He produces a long gown that dissapered into the illusion of water the closer you got to the bottom. I slip it on while, Sabrina did my hair. Suddenly Hero pressed a button that made my whole body look like water and when I lifted my arms, wings of water appered.
"Oh, Hero, its lovely" I say. Shad appears with his chariot outfit on. We walked to our chariot, decorated with shells.
The athemn played, and I heard Radience joking around in her chariot. Her long blonde hair was out, a jeweled tiara on her head, and she looked like a queen. I saw the chariot roll out, with Binary and Bolt. Binary wore a black dress with a green beaded back. Bolt wore a suit. And before I knew it Shad and I where out, arms lifted, wings out. I look around. Zoe wore a blue dress with black dust while Ash was in a coal miners do-up. District 7 where trees, as always. Apple and Thorn wore a green grass skirt, and Apple had a blue sparkly shrit. Terra and Victor where dressed as rocks. Eve and Angus and in white suits to represent milk…
But all I could hear was the roar of the crowd.
"Welcome to the sixieth HUNGER GAMES" I heard some one yell, and the crowd hushed. President Snow was on the podium. "May the odds be ever in your.."
"Favor!" the crowd yells.
"This is the 60th Hunger games, a pagent of honour," he says reading from the cards, in his palm. "Do your district proud! Your sacafice has been known them and, we all thank you for your courage and sacrafice…' As if we had a choice, Snow. You pulled our names from a bowl. Literally. At least Mum will be chearing…probally for him, not me. She probalay threw a tomato at the distrcit 11 tributes. No, she threw a fish…
After, we ride up to the district 4 room. Aphrodite, flopped onto the couch. To me, it was even better than the train, and an even better way to prepare me for death…
I should really stop thinking of death, and enjoy this…
I just can't