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The moment Sky leaves the arena through some trapdoor is the moment the arena goes black. I can't see anything but I vaguely recognize the feeling that I'm falling. Falling outta control just like my life did the moment my name was called out. 'Damn it Torao, what's got into you?' I ask myself but I don't have an answer. Stupid me.

When the world becomes light again I'm on a chair, on a stage, in front of a whole stadium full of screaming people. There's 6 of us on the stage and I'm glad to say Kasia is one of them. She's still alive, she still has a chance. If I die I want her to be the victor. Kasia's in a dress similar to her interview outfit and so are the others. Does that mean I'm in mine? I look down at my cotton trousers and my bright orange shirt... YIPEE... I hate this and I've only been here 5 seconds.

Dread fills my stomach as a platform rises slowly. Rarity who is on my left gasps at the sight of the three wheels each decorated in bright colours and flashing lights. Shiny... Concentrate... The three Game Makers are standing by their own wheel. Sky's wheel is titled 'The wheel of Fortune' and each segment titled 'Danger' is painted a blood red while the segments titled 'Safe' are painted white. Joanna's wheel is titled 'The wheel of Misfortune' while Ravea's looks the scariest all the segments are various shades of grey and it's is titled 'Wheel of Death'. What are the Game Makers planning now?

"WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TO THE FIRST EVER HUNGER GAMES HALFTIME SHOW!!!" Ravea yells over the bloodthirsty cheers of the crowd. "Here is what will happen, our tributes shall each take a turn spinning Sky's wheel one at a time. If the wheel lands on safe, they can go back to their seats and the next person can spin. However if it lands on danger, they proceed to Joanna's wheel. If the wheel lands on a torture they must suffer whatever the torture card says"

She pauses to look over at the wheel in question "For example, this one reads 'drink toilet water'- EWWW JOANNA!!!" She shoots the stern woman a look of disgust "This one reads 30 whippings, another reads water boarding, I'm not going to go through them all but you get the idea, right?! If on the incredibly unfortunate chance you land on the death card- well you come right on over to my darrrling wheel, and you spin the wheel to decide your death! Two tributes have to die before you are safe, the last four will move onto the finals!!!!"

"So close" The voice in my head cheers "We can win this thing"

"Without further a due, let the show begin!!!" Ravea cries "Lets bring forward the first tribute. If we start with the youngest and go in age order. So the order is Kasia first. Spitha, second. Then we have several 16 year olds so we'll go alphabetically. Third is Rarity, Fourth is Xaveren, Fifth is Zonia and last is Torao. Please welcome forward our first tribute... KASIA!!"

Kasia stands up bravely with a mask of indifference. She's changed a lot. She's no longer the scared little girl I watched on TV occasionally. Now she's a force in her own right. She's in the running for victor. The crowd chant her name, they obviously love her or want her dead, maybe in their twisted minds she should have gone a long time ago. Her small hands give the tiniest of shakes as she walks towards the first wheel. The crowd don't seem to notice though as she reaches out to spin the wheel. I let out the breath I never knew I was holding when the wheel stops on 'Safe'.

Spitha stands up almost as soon as Kasia sits down. "Let's hear it for SPITHA!!!" Ravea yells but she's too late Spitha has already spun the wheel and it already landed on 'Danger'.

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KASIA

Me and Xaveren are about to kill Spitha when someone pulls the plug... literally. Down we go through this hole in the ground. The water pushes up against me, crushing me as we twist and turn through the tunnel. I open my mouth to scream but water pours in to my awaiting lungs. The water burns my throat but it doesn't last long as my world blacks out...