The Hunger Games

Chapter 6:

Woah! What is this feeling? I-I feel happy? Peppy? I’ve never felt this way. This is what I’m feeling as I wake up. Was it because Peeta called me his real girlfriend? Certainly not right ? Maybe it’s because today is the last two districts? Is that it?

I get ready, but I’m happy. Way to happy to be going into the games. I’m- I’m smiling!

I head down to breakfast. Still smiling.

Hamitch stops me before me and Peeta leave and says “ What is this? Katniss is smiling? Wow! This is world changing!”

I roll my eyes, but I’m still smiling.

We get to the store. I think I’m smiling at a mixture of things. I just feel good. Some of those things include: Peeta saying I was his girlfriend, last round of tributes today, and I’m saving 24 kids from dying in the games. I stop, and accept the fact I’m happy.

District ten is sitting in their seats in front of me and Peeta. The girl introduces herself as Marie. A thirteen-year old cattle farmer. Should have known,district ten is livestock. The boy then introduces himself as Lucas. Who is one year older than Marie.

I explain the plan. They say “ Well of course we will help y’all out!” They had a different way of talking almost like an accent. They left, and me and Peeta have a few minutes of quiet before-before it- it happened.

I noticed the little girl right away. District’s 11 Margo Polley. It’s it’s Rue’s sister! The salty tears immediately began running from my eyes. I watched the recaps of the reaping, but I guess we overlooked her. I left the room immediately. I felt bad for leaving Peeta to explain but I couldn’t bear it.

Peeta came to the penthouse, and told me they accepted the plan. “ I’m sorry” I said.

“ It’s ok. If I had known Rue I would have done the same. They were both thirteen, the boy’s name is Thruster”he said.

“ Peeta I need to get her out. We need to do everything we can” I say.

“That was always the plan” he said.” She told me to thank you for taking care of her sister and giving her a good funeral with the flowers”

“ I let her die” I say. “ I should have been more careful, should have done something to help her.”

“There was nothing more you could do” he said as he kissed my cheek, and left the room.

As I was in bed that night, I couldn’t go to sleep. The sight of that young innocent girl haunted me. I WILL get her out, I thought.

Tomorrow the tributes are coming to our penthouse to get ready for the chariot ride that night. Me and Peeta have been working on some matching outfits for our allies. I was excited to share them. I thought about that, and made myself drift off the restless night of sleep.

authors notes: These past chapters have been about the different tributes. I hope they haven’t been too boring. They needed to be talked about before we move on. In the games I will refer to them by their name. That’s why I made sure to explain them as best I could so you would know who I was talking about by their name!