The rest of the week went easy with no real changes in scoring Talupe was at a 1-13 chance while Azure was at 1-19 while Sarah dropped to 1-17 and Jordan stayed solid at a 1-19 the other one in the alliance Laurel was doing the worst at a 1-26 chance at winning, but the very worst of all the tributes was Angie the 12 year old from 11 she had a 1-34 chance at winning. The day at hand was individual evaluation they got up early and headed to the training center where they sat and waited for the other tributes.
"You nervous." He asked Sarah
"A little I don't want to disappoint my family or our district."
"You won't you'll do great if I weren't in this game I would bet on you." He said
Sarah laughed and hugged Jordan tightly.
"I don't want to die yet." She said clearly done with the laughing.
"It's okay you'll be okay." Jordan said as he hugged her back. All the other tributes had arrived and the scoring was about to start.
"District 1 male Rich please report to be assessed." Rich jumped up and headed into be accessed. This happened though districts one through four before they switched the order of boys and girls for some reason. When it got to their district it called Sarah. Sarah gave Jordan a hug.
"Good luck."
Sarah nodded as she headed in.
As she exited she looked more tense than ever.
"District 7 male Jordan please report to be assessed." Jordan got up and headed in. As he entered he saw a large amount of weapons and targets on the training area with the game makers in one corner of the room.
"You Will have 5 minutes to show us your skill." The game maker said as Jordan entered. He believed the game makers name was Eracamin Crumpelton. She was a scientist before becoming a game maker. She was new so Jordan had no clue what she would be like designing the games. Jordan rushed to the table to grab 4 axes and 7 throwing knives and aimed at the target. He was in a rush because he wanted to make a good impression. He grabbed the axe and threw it at the dummy sideways. As it collided with the target the head popped off and was decapitated. He threw the rest of the axes at the dummy's body hitting the bullseye on it twice. He then grabbed the knives and waited for the 12 targets to glow indicating he should throw at that target. The first target glowed and he threw his knife but misjudged the distance. This ended up in the knife hitting the target at the handle and bouncing off. After that he hit every other target that lit up in the bullseye. He knew that because he was not a capital favorite or a career this minor mistake would lower his score greatly. He was thinking he might receive an 8. Once he was finished he looked at the game makers.
"Thank you." Jordan then exited. The rest of the day went smooth until they showed the numbers. Caesar Flickermans face appeared and started taking.
"The tributes were individually assessed on a scale from 1-12 the scores are as follows: Glamour from district 1 scoring an 8, Rich from district 1 scoring a 9: Juniper from district 2 scoring a 10 Rowland from district 2 scoring a 10: this continued : Azure from district 4 scoring a 6, Talupe from district 4 scoring a 8: this went until district 7: Sarah from district 7 scoring a 7,there was a great applause from Jordan, Budea and Blight but it all came to a halt when they started the next tribute. Jordan from district 7 scoring a 10: Jordan went silent as the room around him clapped. He couldn't believe he had gotten one of the highest scores. He thought because he missed a target he was going to be a lower score. He undoubtedly put a target on himself but he also opened many options for sponsors with his score. The next tributes did not score above a 7 except the boy from 11 who scored a 9.
The rest of the evening all he could think of was the interview and how he needed to nail it to keep up this image of an underdog from 7. He fell asleep and waited for morning.
Jordan got to sleep. That morning when he woke up he realized it was 1 in the afternoon meaning the interviews were in 5 hours giving him 2 hours for the prep and three of nothing. He sat on his bed and played with the backgrounds of the telescreen he had for a window. He looked down at the capital and admired how happy they were and how much he loathed that they were excited to see innocent children be murdered in front of them. He finally got up and headed out to eat food before the interviews . He found a light watching tv and Sarah stuffing her mouth full of food. He joined her and started watching also. They talked until it was time to get ready for the interviews as they finished getting ready Sarah walked the corner in a dazzling gorgeous gown with red and green. While Jordon wore a suit that somewhat matched her.But it had more gold while hers had red. They got in line and waited as the interviews started.
"Welcome while we celebrate the 68th annual hunger games!!!! Hahaha" Caesar said as he entered the stage. Jordan blanked out until district six male Lorde was finished and Sarah walked out. She received cheers in her elegant dress and how gorgeous her makeup had looked.She looked older than she was and looked desirable. She answered the questions with ease and as she left the stage Caesar stood and started taking again.
"Please welcome the male tribute for district 7 Jordan Curse!!!!!!." As the doors opened and he walked out he realized how many people were there and instantly got nervous but he shook this off as he shook hands with Caesar.
"Welcome today. I love your suit it compliments your district partners dress wonderfully." He said looking at Jordan.
"All the credit goes to my stylist she has done fabulous work."
"I agree with that. Do you not folks. Round of applause. Hahaha!!!"
"You were one of only three tributes to score a 10 what do you think of that."
"I think it's a remarkable blessing to have scored so high I can't wait to represent my district in the games."
"Speaking of your district is there any girl at home your doing this for?" The audience went silent.
"I happen to play for a different team if you know what I mean." Jordan said winking which got lots of laughs from the audience and some cheers. "But yeah there's no one at home other than my family."
"How much family do you have." Caesar asked.
"7 siblings one of which is my twin sister who is my everything." There were some awwwwws from the audience as he said this. "I have hope everyday that I will be able to see her again."
"I hope along with the capital that you do. Everyone Jordan Curse." He said as he grabbed Jordan's hand and raised his arm in the air. The cheers came in 4 times stronger than before. The audience slowly began to stand ending in a full standing ovation from him. He turned and exited the stage. As he walked down the hall to where the tributes are Sarah ran at him and hugged him.
"You got more love than the careers by the capital. No one got a standing ovation but you." She let go and they headed back to Blight.
"Good job kid." They headed back to their floor and god ready for bed. The games were in two days. And they needed to prep.
YOU ARE READING
The 68th Hunger Games
أدب الهواةJordan Curse was a 15 year old in district 7 when a reaping caught him by surprise.