No Happy Endings

The interview

"Not all of us can be smart and beautiful"
Eloise pov

I walk around the hallways slowly finding my way to the backstage getting in line. District 2 Clove Kentwell walks up to me in a beautiful pink dress

"So, what's your game pretty lady?" Clove asks confidently. "Excuse me?" I say flustered and confused at the same time. "What's your plan? For the game I mean." "Why would i tell you my plan beautiful?" I say immediately losing my confidence. "Oh so your smart? Didn't expect that.." "You thought I was dumb?" "Not all of us can be smart and beautiful" She chuckles seeing my face heat up.

"Maybe we could team up" she offers me. Why would she want to team up with me? It's probably a trick so she could kill me. "Why would I team up with you? You'll just kill me in my sleep." "Maybe, maybe not, I'll kill you either way might as well get to know you." She winks walking away to her place in line.

While waiting in line I think, what is my plan? Should I hide or should I kill some people off. Maybe I should join Clove, but than again she'll just kill me in my sleep.

My thoughts are interrupted when district 2 Clove Kentwell is called over the speakers.

I look up to the screen to see Clove walking on stage confidently shaking Ceasers hand and sitting down.

Cloves pov

My thoughts have been filled with Eloise but now I need to focus on getting sponsors. After Ceaser ask a few questions he asks me about my love life. "So, Clove, you and Cato?" Him asking this question immediately makes me feel ill and think of Eloise. "Ew no, Cato is my best friend, my standards aren't that low." I smile hearing the crowd laugh. "Is there anyone?" I immediately think of Eloise again and the way she laughs and tries to flirt but fails miserably, the thought makes me smile. "Oh, there's got to be someone your smiling!" Ceaser says. "Okay, maybe there's someone.." "Well, please spill" "There someone here." "Someone going into the games?" Ceaser asks leaning in. I nod. "Well I wish you luck" Ceaser says dismissing me from the stage.

Eloise pov

Clove dismissing the idea of Cato and saying she likes someone from the games makes me think.

Clove eventually comes over to me in her beautiful pink dress. "So you like someone from here?" I ask. "Maybe, don't get any ideas Golding." she says snarkly. "Don't you mean Kentwell?" I say teasing her by changing my last name.

Finally my name is called and I walk up on stage shaking Ceasers hand and sitting down. Ceaser doesn't waste anytime and immediately starts asking me questions about my life at home creating a sob story for me.

"So, back in district eight you volunteered for a young lady, I want to say her was bellaloonna" "Belladonna, her names Belladonna" I say correcting creaser. "Yes Belladonna, what is she to you?" "She's my ex." I tell Creaser and the capital. The crowd jumps into a gasp whispering to each other. "If she's your ex why would you volunteer for her?" Ceaser asks shocked. "I've always felt like I owed her, she's done so much for me and my family and I felt like this was the only way I could repay her fully." "That's very bold of you to do, but it was very kind." "So are you interested in anyone at all?" Ceaser asks. "Yeah, I think so." "Who?" "I don't think I should say, but it is someone here."

JAY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY

I haven't worked on this book in so long

Info:
Word count 630
Date 6/4/23