Tortured Love

Chapter 2

Lorena's POV.

I hear footsteps travel past my bed and towards the window of the train cart. I am blinded by the sun glowing through the window and into my eyes. After a while I blink and see Effie stood by my bed motioning me to get up, she holds out her hand and I take it as she drags me out of bed.

'Today you have no schedule, except attending breakfast, lunch and dinner so don't be late' She yells in my ear.

'Then why on earth am I up so early?!' I yawn as I sit up.

'If 10:30 is early for you?' Effie questions me.

Before Effie could finished her sentence I scream '10:30?! Why did you let me stay in so late?'.

'You don't have much to do today and you looked so peaceful' Effie says sitting next to me on my bed. I just ignored her telling me to get to breakfast and shoved her out my train cart and began to get ready.

I just put any clothes on that I could find which was some old navy trousers and a long sleeved top. It would do for my relaxing day before all of the training tomorrow. I brushed all of my hair back into a braid and left my room. Before knocking on Carter's door.

He opens the door grinning at me.

'Sleep in did we?' He said obviously trying to be funny.

'Just a bit, now where can I find some food?' I ask eagerly as my stomach rumbles.

'In the next section' He laughs and goes back to his room, he must have already ate.

I walk into the cart and find Effie and Haymich arguing. I don't even want to hear about it, I'll get dragged into it and forced to take sides. So i try to make a run for it, I turn around dashing for the door.

'Ah, Lorena!' Effie shouts before I can get away. I groan and turn to face them sat at the dining table.

'What?' I mumble just so they could hear me.

'Well Haymich and I were just talking about the training' Effie says with a smile.

'I said you'll give up half way through' Haymich smirks trying to contain his laughter. I just raise my eyebrow at him, grab a slice of toast and wander back to Carter's room.

I sit at the end of his bed and we chat for a while before we hear a light knock of the door. I go over to the door and open it.

'Oh, hello sweetheart I need a privet chat with your brother Carter. Is he there?' He said slightly sarcasticly. He knew it was Carter's room. I don't answer him just swung the door open and left, going back to my room.

A few hours later I hear Carter's door slam and a sudden loud knock on mine.

'Come in' I yell as I lay on the bed. A very drunk Haymich enters.

'You and your brother are going to train together, is that okay?' He says as he stumbles through the door. I know he dosn't care what i think so i just nod and ask him to leave.

I had already missed lunch but I honestly wasn't hungry at all. All i could do is worry about tomorrow, most of the career tributes are most likely strong, fast and have good aim. They have been training their whole lives for this moment you know? I didn't even know about it until a few days ago..

I decide to take a shower, so i peel off my clothes and wash my body in the colourful, scented soaps when I come out of the shower and wrap my town around me I smell like strawberries. I put on a knee length dress, nothing to dressy I just don't want to show up to dinner in my PJ's.

The awkward conversation over dinner didn't last long, so I ate and came straight back to my room changed out my dress and climbed into bed.

When I wake up its still dark outside, I check my alarm clock its 5am. I had to be up at 6 so whats the point of going back to sleep. I decide to wander off and explore the huge train, which was still traveling at a fast speed while we slept. There's lots of lounge areas that we've never used or gone in, plenty of spare rooms. Soon I realise that its close to 6am so I dash back to my room. THUD

'ouuch' I groan, a huge Haymich stands above me as I rub my head.

'Aha well, sweetheart you best be getting back haden't you?' He said sarcastically.

I just get up and walk back to my room, and see a outfit placed out on my bed I pick it up and see its a training suit for me to wear today. I put it on and go for breakfast, the train starts to slow down and I run to the window to see a huge building obviously where we're going to be training..

Within 10 minuets me, Carter, Effie and Haymich we're ready to get off the train when it stopped. We were the first to arrive so we got the choice of room, we chose the top floor so we don't have careers 'bumping' into us unless we're traveling down to the training arena.

We settle in to our rooms and unpack, soon we are being called to start training.

A tall, dark skinned woman stands in front on all 24 tributes and she begins to ramble about how 'we're not aloud to hurt each other with any of the training weapons' and other things that made no sense.

'You all got that?' She yells after telling us the training rules. We all nod in unison, as we walk off to one of the 12 training sections. We were designated the 'bow and arrow shooting section, I was hopeless at that. Then we moved to the second section of training 'tying knots and setting snares', I wasn't to bad at the knots and snares. This was a useful section the woman said because snares will catch you food, so I'd rather be good at this than shooting i suppose.

Over the course of 3 days we did all of the training.

I was in my room, when there was a knock on my door.

'Lorena, you know how much I love you?' Carter said rushing in.

'Of corse' I say and I run over to him.

'When we go into the games, what ever you do..' He says bringing me into a hug.

'what?' I question him.

'Don't come near me, if you see me. run, kill me what ever you need to do to stay alive' He whispers as he places his head on my shoulder.

'NO!' I yell. 'I'd never hurt you!' I said pushing him away.

'Look, in the arena i'm not fighting for my life..i'm fighting for yours.'

Woah dramatic. Haha, anyways i know im not getting many reads. but to the people who are please comment and vote because it means alot! im going to update alot more now. I just had lots of school stuff to do ect. so thanks --Megaan xx