All for Him

Sexy

The first thing I noticed once I was in the excuse of a dress, was how obviously sexy it is. It was too low cut and the skirt only just covered my ass. It's two pieces and the skirt was too far down on my hips. There is at least a foot of my stomach showing. I absolutely hate it. I also hate what is meant. It meant that Kindia, Croule and Ronnie want me to appear sexy to the public. I am the farthest thing from sexy. I might have a good body, but I'm quirky and shy. It's a shame I won't die that way. Instead I'll die a dolled up sexy meat kabob.

The parade is an annual tradition that happens two weeks before the hunger games. Your stylist will dress you up in an outfit that represents your district. Hence the meat dress. All that it really is is people dressed in elaborate outfits waving to a crowd of capital citizens who want to see them brutally murdered. So much fun! The day after the parade we will begin training. Then the day before the game, you'll meet privately with the gamemakers (makers of this year's game) and they'll rank your ability to survive from a 0-12.

I decide to head down to greet my odd party. As soon as I get on to ground floor I immediately see that Vance is not in a meat dress, but instead a very big fat suit that makes him look nude. He looks miserable. Absolutely miserable. That makes two of us. Ronnie on the other hand looks like the happiest person ever, and Croule is trying hard not to laugh at Vance and stare at me. Mostly the latter. I look around at the other tributes, most of them staring right back at me. Lovely.

Since Vance and I are from district 10 we're more towards to end of the parade. We hear the crowd's screams get quieter and quieter as each float comes out. The tributes from district 1 are better than 2, the ones from 2 are better than 3, you get the idea. The best tributes are called the Careers. They form an alliance and almost always win.

Soon district 10 is called and our float starts rolling out onto the road. At first there is nothing, but pure silence. Then a clear loud wolf whistle. I probably look like a prostitute, being trapped with a fat naked boy, wearing barely anything at all. Then people start laughing. I don't think that there has ever been a year where a district dosen't get any applause. Up until now. Then the only thing we hear are people screaming things I would prefer not to repeat and laughter. I keep an indifferent expression while Vance looks like he's going to throw up. Then he does.

When we finally get to the training building, Vance immediately runs away. I make small talk with Ronnie and Croule, until we move to the common area to watch the reruns of the parade. It is one of the most embarrassing moments of my life, and that's saying something. The commentators make inappropriate remarks about me and are just straight up degrading Vance. Vance. Where is he? Surely he should be here by now. Just then a peacekeeper runs in telling us something has happened. Something bad.