𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟗𝟏

the tent the eight were in was torn apart and bright lights were shone on them, blinding them. they could hear yelling around them that had their hearts leaping out their chests in fear.

"on your feet!" someone yelled, probably the leader of the group surrounding them. they were armed with guns aimed threateningly at them. as the armed people got a better look of the eight, they began to lower their weapons.

"they're just a bunch of kids." someone said and the leader signalled that it was safe for everyone to lower their weapons.

"who are you and where did you come from?" he asked, walking towards them.

"look, we mean no harm. we ran away and have been camping out here for a bit." mark explained.

"ran away? from where? i don't recognise any of you."

"we came from panem." jihyun said, taking a step forward and pointing in the direction behind her.

"panem?" the man repeated and someone gasped. that gave the eight the idea that panem wasn't unknown to them. "how and why did you leave?"

"things were horrible there. we had to get away. there was an opening in the fences so we left. we were hoping to find people out here and a place to live in. that's all we want."

the man glanced over his shoulder at a woman and another man behind him. they held eye contact and seemed to be communicating with each other through their eyes as a silence settled in. and then he turned back around to look at the group.

"follow me."

the eight were hesitant at first but these were the first people they had seen since they left panem. they hoped this was a good opportunity for them so they followed the man to where large vans were parked. the doors were opened for them and they climbed in.

"we're doing the right thing, aren't we?" jisung asked.

"yeah... i think so." mark replied as the vehicle started moving.

the journey was long and for most of it they all slept. when the van finally came to a stop, the sun was beginning to rise. the doors were opened for them and they were helped out the van.

the view in front of them was beautiful. there was a large village and the sun could be seen rising behind it. it painted the picture of something from a fairytale.

"wow." jeno breathed.

"this is our home." a woman said. "come on."

they were led to the village and through it. there were some people out of their houses, watching the group in curiosity. children that were playing with each other stopped to stare. everyone was staring yet it didn't seem like the eights arrival was much of a shock.

the village was even more beautiful up close. the houses were bright colours with picturesque gardens. it was the complete opposite to what panem was like. the houses there were dull and made you feel miserable but this village brightened everyone's moods. it was a welcoming feeling.

they stopped at a large white building covered in green vines and flowers. there was a woman possibly in her forty's, dressed in a pink summer dress and a straw hat, knelt on the floor, tending to flowers.

"mina." the man who had led the group called. "we found these people."

"oh, hello." the woman, mina, stood up and turned around to face them with a bright smile. "who are you?"

"they came from panem." the man spoke and mina's smile seemed to drop for a second but then it reappeared.

"you ran away? are you all okay? any injuries?" she asked. "we have a really good physician."