maroon, coriolanus snow

01 - so scarlet

chapter one,
so scarlet.

MY LIFE growing up in the capital was horrid. at least to me, i could see the people around me lose themselves to money and power. all of the power controlling them. that made me realize i don't want to be in their positions. all they get is loss in return for their actions.

it's like they're all made of poison. i never let the poison get ahold of me. it was like they were poisonous snakes taking back what they claimed to be theirs. i just had to tolerate it, that's what my mother said. i never once said the thoughts out loud. i'd be killed, my mother would simply throw me in the games herself. she is the game maker after all.

being the game maker's daughter wasn't all that. people barely knew me, quite being the daughter of a psychopath. i'm simply unknown to most the capital.
my mother doesn't care anyways, she just throws me aside. she acts as if i'm not there mostly, just one of her workers. sometimes she introduces to me to people. but they forget about me anyways. and thats how barely anyone knows me.

i just stay in the shadows keeping to myself. never really having anyone to talk too. having only one friend. most times i feel so lonely, but then i remember i'm luckier than other people.

but i learned to deal with it. it still saddens me sometimes about how my relationship with my mother used to be. it was actually heartwarming. but i quickly forget it when i see how it is now. i know it will never go back to how it was. she will never be the old her. and i will never go back to the happy old me.

my childhood is ruined. because my mother cared more about the hunger games then her own child.

IT WAS the beginning of the 13th hunger games. i was quite anxious that these games were still going on. i never cared to watch them fully. it just reminded me how cruel my mother was. and how the rest of the capital did nothing about it.

i was going to see my mother today. to see if she needed anything. she might be busy organizing everything, but dropping by won't be bad. once in awhile i swing by and talk to her. sometimes she'll actually want to have mother daughter time. maybe she was feeling bored those days?

i walked to the lab where all her experiments were. i walked in not seeing sight of her yet. i walked by glass cages of birds. how disgusting what she's doing to the natures animals. i wanted to set them free.

just like i wanted to set myself free. but i knew i couldn't. i walk around the corner, and finally spot her.

as i get closer, i notice another figure talking to her. i'm close enough for her to see me. she's busy i thought to myself... i'll just talk to her another time. i begin to walk away until my mother calls my name.

"juliette" my mother calls. the boy she was talking too now lays his eyes on me. i made eye contact with him and it's like i couldn't look away. "snow, this is my daughter juliette." my mother introduces. i walk closer and slightly smile. "i didn't know you had a daughter..." snow said confused.

i put out my hand for him to shake. the boy's confused face turned into a slight smile. "you can call me juli if you'd like." i smile. he steps forward and shakes my hand. his hand being quite cold. my hand warming him. i pull my hand away.

"and you can call me coriolanus." he simply says. what an interesting name i thought. my mother looks down to me. "juliette i'll talk to you later okay? she says. her face said all it needed to say.

"okay, goodbye mother." i quickly walk away and look back one time at coriolanus. he looks up at me and i quickly turn away. he was quite cute, but strange? i didn't know how to describe it.

i walk out of the lab, a couple workers waving at me. i headed straight home. i had my own apartment, my mother having her own space at another place. we used to live together, but she said it's better this way.

after walking for awhile, enjoying the breeze. i find my apartment. i walk up the stairs and i unlock the door, and close it.

i go to my book shelf grabbing out a book to read. nothing better to do with my time. i've always loved reading, ever since i was a child. i had private education growing up. not really having friends other than violet. so i would just read books and books.

i then sit on my couch comfortably. i slowly close my book after reading 8 words. not having the mindset to read at the moment. my mind jumps back to my meeting with coriolanus earlier. thinking about how he had beautiful hair, curls that were very blonde. and bright blue eyes. that looked straight into my brown.

i caught myself smiling at the thought of him. i laughed the thoughts off. there was no way i would ever have a boyfriend being hidden from the world.

all i thought about was how i wanted to get out of the capital some day, i thought that 800 times a day. i never went through with it though.

it'd be nice to live away from all the chaos. to live a happily ever after. and maybe i'll find someone to go with me. spend eternity in peace away from the malligant capital.

i begin to fall asleep, drifting off. i get comfortable and snuggle into my couch.

first chapter done....
sorry if this chapter seems short, i hoped you liked it!! lmk if you have any questions, or if you're confused. juliette is the daughter of doctor volumnia gaul if you didn't know!!!

xx
jayne