Chapter 2

The sudden arrival of Finnickis a summoning ritual for four peace keepers. The keepers inject his well-maintained arms with some form of liquid. Its foggy appearance is similar to the sleeping syrup used in the 74th annual hunger games.

He is dragged off into the maze that inhabits this building. This as most things that has accelerated the process of entering the games. Since our session with our mentors had been finished in recorded time we are allowed another 15 minutes with our loved ones. I cherish this opportunity to talk to my mother for one last time. She gives me much needed advice "D-don't let … e, any o…ne take advantage…of y-y-you" she says in her usual tone and attempt to translate her thoughts to words. My mother is a short woman who was once the most beautiful woman in our district. However with recent events she has aged terribly however she does still have my family's signature eyes.

We meet at the station which will take Sophie and I to our less than likely (being a career) death. Where we are greeted by Octovinia who gives us a brief out-look on our schedule and the orientation of the train. The train is very luxurious "it is inspired by district 4, the fishing district" octovinia explains. However she must be very oblivious because the only object that reflects fishing is a small net in the corner. Aside that small element the train maintains its capitol style with wild fabrics, hideous colour pallet and a sent that marks capitol.

Due to a lack of work from district five, the transportation district our train is slow which is delaying our entry to the capitol and thus far the games. At the thought of this idea a little spark of hope is born. I rush over to Sophia's compartment. As I near her room I hear the faint sounds of crying escaping through the poorly maintained but well used door. Hesitant, I still enter to see how she is. Upon entry she is on curled up in the corner of her room watering the soft grey carpet that creates the soil for the furniture which sprouts out as if they were plants. That is when I realise she there is a stream of blood spoiling the soil and causing the plants to wilt.

A few seconds later I process what she has done, she has cut her-self. "NURSE, FIRST AID! ANYONE JUST FUCKING HELP HER!" these few words summon three nurses who I have never seen till now.

"Leave me, LEAVE ME ALONE! Or I will do it and you can go find yourself another tribute"

The moment Sophie snaps that threat the three nurses, all form capitol leave faster than President Snow will destroy you if you defy him and his desires. "Bryant?" a small voice squeaks from the blood soaked ground. "I hate you, I always have and always will hate you, now leave me too".

I leave her room as though nothing had taken place but the moment I am in privacy my strong carless and I suppose emotionless act was thrown out the window and ran down by the train. Tears dampen my face not before too long I wake up in my in my room. I have no memory of what happened while I was crying but my shoulder hurts. I am being to cry again the final words my mother said to me run through my mind:

D-don't let … e, any o…ne take advantage…of y-y-you

This sparks an idea, she said that to break me she would never, never say that to me. This must be her strategy break me, make an easier target to kill so I she won't have to kill me or vice a versa. No, I will not take that I need to talk to her.

After 20 minutes of contemplating wheatear to talk to her or not come to an end when my mentor's enter.

"The train will enter capitol in an hour" Tyler says in a barely audible level as If he were trying to avoid it. A single tear escapes his eye. Entering the main compartment looks like a baby without its candy, everyone is in tears. It is worse than when my brother died in the blood bath last year.

With this I avoid talking till a few word escapes through the slightest crack of my mouth "where is she?" I demand