No Happy Endings

The Scores

Eloise POV

Me and Max were currently waiting in some random room which the other districts waiting to be called to perform our skill to earn a score from the game makers.

The better you do, the higher the score, which makes more sponsors.

Bored out of our minds waiting, me and Max play rock paper scissors. Max has definitely grown on me and it pains me knowing I can't protect him, maybe I could ask Clove if he could join the careers aswell, slim chance but whatever.

Finally Maxs name is called, as he gets up to leave I wish him luck, which he smiles at me, walking away into another room.

Minutes later my name is called. Getting up I hear my name. "Eloise!" I turn around to see Peeta Mellark calling me. " Good luck!" He says in a sweet tone. I give him a thumbs up and start walking away.

For the past hour of waiting I've had time to think about the skill I was going to show. Axe throwing obviously. Knowing Clove was a knife throwing, and probably better than me, the game makers already saw that skill, so they probably would be bored.

I walk in and introduce myself quickly as I only have a few minutes to show my skill. Getting the permission to start I walk up to the axes and pick one up. Feeling the heavy item in my hand I walk over to the targets and throw.

I missed.

I've never missed. Never in my life have I missed.

The game makers giggle and start talking amongst each other, totally ignoring me. Trying again I pick up another axe and throw it. It landed perfectly. I look up and realize none of them were watching.

This made me mad. Thinking of an idea quickly I see a painting of a random man above a pig next to the game makers. Letting my anger take over, I pick up another axe and throw it. Directly at the painting that probably wasn't cheap. It lands directly on the man in the paintings head.

Quickly shutting them all up, they all look at me in shock. I look at them. "Thank you.. for absolutely nothing." I smile and walk away. Quickly realizing my mistake but don't look back as it's too late.

I told my mentor, beetee, and max what had happened. To say the least the first two weren't very happy. Max I could tell wanted to say something but was silenced by the adults, so he just smiled at me.

We were all looking the TV nervous about the scores. When eventually Maxs score came up, revealing a 7, which is pretty impressive for a twelve year old, so I congratulate him. Then I came up. Which a 10. Everyone obviously being surprised gasped. "Congratulations you two!" Everyone said. Max looks at me and says "I think what you did was cool." Referring to the axe and the painting incident. I smile at him.

Katniss Everdeen came up on the screen. With an eleven. Now I wanted to know what she did to get that score.

A while later I'm walking around the place looking for a place to be alone as I haven't had that since the day I was reaped.