I'm Glad You're With me {Everthorne}

Chapter 5 - Hovercraft girl

The Training Center has a tower designed exclusively for the tributes and their teams. An entire floor to only one district. The floor number is the district it belongs to. Pretty simple.

 

I walk out of the elevator and go to my room.  I take a shower. These damn things are still confusing. There are windows, like television screens, that go to districts and zoom in on things by your command. If I feel like it tonight I can sleep in District 12.

 

Not long after Efiie called us for dinner. I may be hungry but sometimes everything about her is annoying. I walk into the dining room and see Cinna and Portia.This dinner is not about the food. It’s about the strategies.

 

A well dressed man in white offers us wine. I refuse, I don’t want to turn into Haymitch. Katniss has some wine as a split second decision.

 

Haymitch shows up just as dinner is being served. He looks properly groomed and about as sober as I have ever seen him. Maybe he can pull together to help us through the games.

 

As our mentors and stylist talk me and Katniss focus on the Mushroom soup, bitter greens with cherry tomatoes rare roast beef sliced paper thin, noodles served in a green sauce and cheese. The servers are dressed in white, they say nothing, and just fill our glasses and the platter. Once the talk moves to costumes and the interviews I start to focus.

 

“What makes it burn? Is it the alcohol?” Katniss says looking at the avox girl “That’s the last thing I wa- Oh! I know you!” She shakes her head quickly denying it. Now that katniss said something I recognise her too, but I can’t put my finger on it, everyone is looking at Katniss like she’s crazy so I need to save her somehow.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Katniss. How could you possibly know an avox.” Snaps Effie “The very thought.” The reason I don’t like Effie everybody.

“What’s an avox?” Katniss asks

“Someone who committed a crime” answers Haymitch “They cut out her tongue so she can’t speak. She’s probably a traitor of some sort. Not likely you would know her.”

 

It hits me now. It's ‘Hovercraft girl.’ One day we were hidden waiting for game, when the birds stopped singing and one let out a warning call. We saw her then, she was with a boy, the boy got killed on the spot and the girl got trapped in a net. I wonder if she recognises us.

 

“And even if you do,” Continues Effie “You wouldn’t be able to talk to her unless you’re giving orders. But you don’t know her."

“No, I guess not, I Just,” She stammers

“Delly Cartwright.” I say trying to save Katniss “I kept thinking she looked familiar.”

“Of course. That’s who I was thinking of. It must be the hair.”

“Maybe the eyes too.” I said The table relaxed

“Oh, well if that’s all it is.” Said Cinna “And yes it has spirits, but all the alcohol burned off. I ordered it specially in honor of your fiery debut.”

 

We eat the cake and watch the repeat of the ceremonies.

“Who’s idea was the hand holding?” Haymitch asks

“Cinna’s.” Say’s Portia

“Just the perfect touch of rebellion.” Haymitch says “Very nice.” Rebellion? I think “Tomorrow is the first training session. Meet me for breakfast and i’ll tell you exactly how I want you to play it. Now go sleep while the grown-ups talk.”

 

I walk with Katniss to her door.

“Hovercraft girl.” I whisper “Should have figured we would see her here.”

“Yeah.” Katniss replies

“Goodnight.” I say and kiss her on the cheek.

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NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I have school tomorrow. Term one of year 8. There are three kids in my class who I want to throw out a window. Funny story, my mum said 'Dad's taking you to school. Your bag's to heavy' and i'm like 'No it's not'

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