Snowbound - Coriolanus Snow

one

It was noon. I woke up late, I have a bad habit of doing so even if I swear everyday that I won't do so. The sun is shining through the curtains, blinding me as I sit up in my bed. I don't have much to do today, I go to the capitol university but there's nothing on the agenda this day. I may do some studying but that's it.

I walk over to my desk to get ready for my uneventful day. I fix my hair, makeup and then I get dressed for the day. Nothing special but I do take my sweet time anyway.

The weather is dull, but I don't mind I like it that way. I walk to dr. Gauls lab to find resources for my studies. Coming by the receptionist downstairs was no problem since I'm her niece, although I don't really think she likes me that much.

As I step through the doors I find Gaul accompanied by Mr. Snow, he goes to my university a few years above me. He's going to be an intern game maker, but I can't shake the fact that Gaul seems to fear him. And she fears no one, she's fueled by the fear she brings to others. It's strange what is it about him, he's highly intelligent he takes the most advanced courses and is above and beyond everyone. But still.

I walk over there to greet them "Hi, I'm just here to collect some things for my course, but I'll bring them back once I'm done". Gaul looks at me approvingly, the one thing she likes about me is my brain. "Sounds like you've come to the right place, this is Coriolanus Snow have you two met?". Snow looked at me, but I couldn't read his face "yes we've met we attend the same university, nice to meet you Maeve". I'm kind of surprised he remembers my name. We haven't really spoke, although we practically live next door.

I give him a smile and a nod and then walked away to collect the items needed. I overheard them talking about the hunger games. I truly hated the games but I couldn't speak of it, being associated with rebel thoughts could get you killed. I just couldn't wrap my head around why the children of the rebels should fight a war they had nothing to do with. Not to talk about the "lighthearted" game show that it turned into, how could people with good conscience watch people slaughter each other.

I had contact with a girl from district 8, she's my friend. It's truly awful how district people are treated. I try to do as much as I can, I send her stuff, try to help her get away from the peacekeepers, i help in any way possible but I know it's not enough. It's too soon for another rebellion, but people need to build themselves up because justice needs to be served. It will take time, and maybe I won't even be alive to witness it.

The biggest library in the capitol is the place where most come to study. I like it there, it's filled with people yet so quiet, a shared focus. I sit down by an empty table and get lost in my studies. I need to stay fully competent.

Someone walks by my table "I didn't know you were so invested in schoolwork", it was Snow. He probably came here to study himself, I see him sit here all night sometimes, I think he prefers the solitude of nighttime in the library. Also he has a pretty busy schedule it seems. "What's that supposed to mean?" I ask, mildly annoyed by his presumption. "Always in a fancy exterior, tell me how do you find time to study when you spend all that time on your hair" he said although the sentence itself was mocking his tone of voice didn't suggest so. "I'm not doing more than anyone else" I said, although it's a lie, but he has no business knowing that. The university standard are high here in the capitol, every student priorities schoolwork highly, otherwise you'll be looked down upon. "I suppose so" he said and walks away.

What was the point of that short conversation, was he just trying to mock me or get into my head. I don't know and I don't have time to care.

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So that's the first chapter