Dying for attention (The hunger games Glimmer's story)

*one*

I stand feet shoulder-length apart in the training centre, the dim light from the blue LEDs illuminating my target. I draw back the loaded bow and concentrate on the bullseye, focus I tell myself as I inhale a slow shaky breath. I let go of the bow with my right hand and the arrow shoots forward lodging itself into the outer ring of the target, a huff escaping my lips. A tut from behind causes me to spin around to see my sister, Cashmere shaking her head in what I assume is disappointment "see I told you, your not ready" she says as she struts towards me. I watch her through my lashes furrowing my brows slightly, I know there's no point in arguing, Cash has always been completely against the idea of me volunteering for a reason I'll never understand. I envy my sister for a lot of reasons, her beauty, her strength but mostly her popularity, she was always the popular one, with friends, with boys, with everyone really even our parents prefer Cashmere over me.

I've been training my entire life for the games, I'm certain I could win and having siblings like mine I deserve the chance more then others, I'm sick of living in their shadows. Cashmere gently removes the bow from my hands and places it down on the metal table beside us "Go home Glimmer, get some sleep, you don't need this" she tells me gently with a small smile. I roll my eyes, I know it's because she enjoys having all the attention she always has. I'll never forget my parents faces when she arrived home after her games, the only siblings to ever have won the Hunger games, the entire district was so proud. I take off forward before she can give me another lecture ignoring her calls after me "Glimmer don't do this" she calls out, annoyance evident in her voice.

"I don't want to hear it" I snap back, trotting up the stairs and exiting the training centre. I jump on one of the small white trains that runs from the schools to the houses, silently praying that Cashmere doesn't make the train. She and Gloss lived in their own mansions in the Victor's village with luxurious plush furniture and swimming pools, the biggest houses I'd ever seen except for the mayor's of course. Some day I'll live like that, and everyone will love me just like they love my siblings, I tell myself as I enter my home and storm to my room, ignoring my mother who greeted me from the kitchen. I throw myself dramatically on my bed and try to calm myself down, it doesn't matter what Cashmere thinks I tell myself because someday I'll prove her and Gloss wrong, I am ready for the games and I will win them.

(A/N: sorry if this chapter seems a bit short and repetitive, I wanted to emphasis the romanticisation of the games from the capitol/career districts as that's what Glimmers character is sort of a personification of, I also wanted to introduce Glimmer and Cashmeres relationship as it'll be an important factor in the book, hope you all enjoy :)