HUNGER GAMES: a new beginning

HUNER GAMES: A New Beginning

Chapter 1:




I'm walking back from the forest my game bag slung over my shoulder, I'm lost in my thoughts when I walk past the justice building. I stop abruptly, why is there crowds of people here? There's a large platform with a glass bowl at either end, in each glass bowl there are small slips of paper. At the back of the stage there are panems huge flags flapping in the wind, and a screen is semi between the flags. I realise what's going on, 'the reaping' I look frantically for Peeta, Rue, and James. As I see the top of James' head I head towards it, just as I start to walk mayor Bendson walks on stage with Effie behind him, her aqua blue wig making her look awfully silly, she turned in her silky teal dress towards the microphone as the screen starts to play.

Oh no I have to move quickly to get to my family, as I push through the crowd of people Effie calls out "girls first" she sticks her caressed hand in one of the glass bowls, she opens it with shaking hands, her face looks horrified as she reads the name"Rue Mellark", I freeze not able to speak or move, I watch as my 12 year old daughter Rue walks towards the stage, her diamond blue eyes filled with terror, and excitement.

I can't take it, it's Prim all over again, except this time I can't take my daughters place, I keep running towards the stage but every step i take she gets further away...




I wake up thrashing and screaming, I quickly shove some of the quilt in my mouth, hoping I didn't wake anybody up.

To late, "are you ok.", Peeta looks at me concerned, I nod quickly trying not to show my true feelings.




Before I know it there are tears rolling down my face, I gulp, "I dreamt about it... The reaping, but this time it was Rue our baby who was called." I say, Peeta nods in acknowledgement, his eyes full of sadness.




He reaches over and goes to pull me into his arms. BANG, I look around worriedly "JAMES BE CAREFUL!!" rue yells, he hangs his head and mumbles. Rue comes bounding up to me with a scared expression upon her face, her lips narrowed" mummy are you ok?". I nod not wanting to scare my 12 year old, anyway there was nothing to worry about, I mean the hunger games had been stopped 20 years ago, I doubt most Capitol citizens even remember them watching poor children running wildly through a enclosure for days and months half starved.




"Of course she is rue, I told you mummy was only javing a bad dream, right mummy?" James says, he leeps onto my lap waiting for an answer, his deep brown eyes ful of wonder, his 5 year old cheeks flushed with excitement, I smile.




"James do you want to come help me cook breakfast this morning?" Peeta asks, "YES!", James flees down stairs "I want to help to daddy" says rue in a sweet tone, "I thought cooking was to boring," Peeta says mimicking rues last comment when Peeta asked her to help him cook. Rue rolls her eyes then smiles, "beat you down stairs".




Peeta turns to me a grin across his face, "I guess hunting isn't to popular any more darling." He says sniggering, "well if you'd prefer me to have a temper than I guess you better leave me be." I say. I swipe at him playfully he dodges it with care , then grabs me with his muscular arms and pulls me into a hug, I sigh, I don know what i would do without Peeta.




I hold Peeta's hand as we walk down stairs, a shiver runs through my spine as I remember the day I came in here as I was still the idols mockingjay and I just wanted to get away from everyone, when I walked into the house in victors village the scent of roses hit my nose.

I push the thought away, trying not to remember that awful time, it is over I tell myself over and over again but for some reason I can't get the feeling that those days never ended.




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Peeta's blonde curly locks Bounce across his head as he jumps the last couple of steps and turns on the oven to put the bread mixture in. I laugh silently as he does this everyday.




"Beat you!!" James says, rue pouts her lip and says "only because wi wasn't ready." James rolls his eyes. I look back and forth at my children, they look nothing alike. Rue has long waist length brown hair, that curls slightly at the bottom, her eyes are bright blue just like Peeta's, she has roses red cheeks, and thin curved lips that make her look young her olive coloured skin glowing in the sunlight.




James has blonde straight hair with streaks of good running through it, his brown eyes reminding me of the hot chocolate I first tasted at the Capitol I shake my head trying not to thin about that. Instead I focus on the rest of James' features, his skin as white as paper and his roses red cheeks glowing with colour, he has red has shiny red lips that matched his five year old self.




"Breakfast is ready," Peeta calls out, I am pulled out of my thoughts and I stroll towards Peeta to help him set up for breakfast.

"Mummy can you braid my hair like you do yours?" I smile "I'd love to sweety." She smiles, after breakfast I head to the bathroom with rue I braid her hair, as I do it I remember all those times when I was young when I would get my mother to braid my hair, that was such a long time ago it was way before dad was killed in the mines, I shiver remembering that cold hard time. "Thanks mummy it looks wonderful."




I'm pulled out of my memories as rue bounces out of the room gleefully, I still remember the day I brought her into the house her eyes grey and watery like mine, Peeta had said she would look just Like me, but I had secretly hope she would have his gorgeous crystal clear blue eyes.




Before I know it James and rue are tugging me to take them to school, Peeta nods for me to take them as he has to go to the bakery today for work. I know the bakery he built brings him joy and sadness, for his old bakery had burned right where the new one stood along with his family.




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As I start heading back home I am piled back by force. I spin around worried as I turn I see Miss finigan and elderly teacher at Rue's and James old school, he smiles her toothless smile her long grey hair swinging behind her.

"Rue has told me lots about you and Mr Mellark, I would love it if you could form and tell the class about your time in the hunger games...."













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