Panem Summer Camp *ON HOLD*

Chapter One

KATNISS POV  - ͟͟͞☆
 

Katniss climbed out of her mom's car, bags in tow and stumbled out onto the wet grass coated with the dew from that morning. The humid beginning-of-June heat rushed to her face immediately. 

Her younger sister, Prim, hopped out after her and shut the door behind her. The two siblings waved goodbye as their mom pulled away and then took in their surroundings. 

They were standing in a large, open, grassy area, a large cabin perched to the side with a sign above it reading Panem Summer Camp. Behind the large sign was a narrow dirt path leading to the rest of the camp presumably. 

There were kids ranging in age from 12 to 18 mingling about with their bags, some in line checking in. Katniss led Prim over to the short-ish line for check in and got in line behind a tall black haired girl about 18. 

The line stumbled along and soon Katniss and Prim reached the front and faced a large man with stone cold eyes and graying hair.

"Names?" he asked, not looking up from his computer screen. The man took a sip of his coffee which had steam billowing out the top.

"Katniss and Primrose Everdeen," Katniss replied. The man nodded along, muttering incoherently as his bony fingers flew across the keyboard.

"You're all set," he stated after a minute or so. Katniss said a quick thank you and went and stood over by a large tree with Prim. 

Soon, the clearing was filled with kids conversing loudly with others. An older man with white-ish hair whistled with two bony fingers, grabbing everyone's attention.

"Hello children," the man yelled. "Welcome to Panem Summer Camp. I am Head Counselor Snow, please follow me down this path, stay together, don't get lost."

The children grouped together and shuffled through the underbrush after Snow. He led them to another grassy clearing, this one larger giving the group more space to spread out. 

"Now that we have some more room, I will read off your name and you will go stand by your assigned counselor with your belongings." 

With that, about 50 counselors walked out in a single file line, varying in size, age, height, style, and hair. They lined up behind Snow who pulled out a long list of names. Now he was really starting to remind Katniss of Santa Claus. 

"We will start with the twelve year olds, and then finish with the 18 year olds. Cabin 1 with Beetee: Shane Bernard, Rory Hawthorne-" he began to read off the names and Katniss filled with worries, blocking him out. 

What if she didn't like her cabinmates? What if they didn't like her? What if she got lost? Embarrassed herself in front of everyone? What if Prim got lost? What if Prim cried the whole summer because no one liked her? 

Her worries stopped abruptly when Prim's name pierced the air. "Cabin Six with Cressida: Treelee Anns, Rue Barnette, Primrose Everdeen-" Prim collected her belongings, gave Katniss a quick side hug, and then scampered off towards a group of girls with a girl in her late twenties, her hair shaved on one side. 

Katniss sucked in a breath and glanced around before letting it out. She stood by herself until Snow reached the 15 year olds. 

"Cabin 28 with Haymitch: Cato Hadley, Gale Hawthorne, Peeta Mellark, Thresh Morrowson, Finnick Odair, Marvel Sanford." A group of boys went over to a man with long blondish gray hair to his shoulders. 

"Cabin 29 with Effie: Glimmer Belcourt, Annie Cresta, Finch Crossley, Katniss Everdeen, Clove Kentwell, Johanna Mason, Madge Undersee." Katniss collected her bags and dragged them over to a young woman with her dyed purple hair pulled atop her head.