The 48th Hunger Games {Editing} ( #Wattys2017 )

Chapter IV - The Train Ride

Ace and I stepped out of the car. The train hasn't arrived yet- Maybe it's late? Me and Ace said nothing to each other. There was really nothing to talk about. I would glance at him occasionally but he never looked at me. His eyes were always to fixed onto the ground.

"The train will be here any minute-- And speaking of any minute where is Slade? Surely he couldn't have walked here." Amelie asked and looked around.

"Over Here." We heard a man said.

I looked over my shoulder, so did Ace to see a fairly musicaler man. That's Slade for sure.

"Slade? Don't tell me you walked here!" Amelie said.

"No, I didn't walk, I ran. You guys left me." Slade huffed.

It was silent again until Amelie broke it. "Well you should've tried to catch up in the first place."

Everyone and every life stopped in District 6 when we heard the train coming. The sound was quiet humming but strangely enough we hated the sound in District 6. I watched the train in the distance pulled up. The humming stopped when the train stopped.

"Come come," Amelie said and walked into the train and disappeared.

I took in a big breath and walked halfway to the train then I stopped, remembering Ace.

"Are you coming?" I said turning around to Ace.

Ace just looked up at me. Again, we connected eyes. But this time it was different, he had glossy eyes. Was he crying? I gave him a small smile trying to warm him up, but then again, It wasn't a true smile.

I turned around and walked into the train. Before I went fully in, I turned around and looked back and my home, my prison.

I will miss everything about this place, the gross air to the tight streets. I'll miss it all and I doubt I'll ever ever see it again, but smelling this air again gives me ease. This is my home, I was raised here and was taught how to act and respond to everyone, against my will.

But most of all, Louis, Liza, mom and dad. I'll never see them again. Never, get my mom's hugs or my dad messages. Never get to hear Liza's laughter nor ever get to see Louis's face again. I'm leaving them behind, why does this thought occur to me now.

I snapback into reality. Something warm and soothing ran down my cheeks. Tears? Was I crying? I quickly wiped my tears away and stepped onto the train. I looked around in shock, this place was the most wonderful looking place I ever saw. My father worked by the trains but he never told about it.

The room was elegantly decorated in a royal blue. The chairs and rugs were all so fluffy looking, I wanted to roll on the carpet so bad. There was a table, with a red cloth going over the table. On the table where bunch of sweets. My mouth watered looking at the food displayed on the table.

Soon Ace and Slade stepped onto the train.

"Magnificent." Ace finally said.

That's the correct word to describe this place. Magnificent. No other words can describe it.

My eyes followed Ace as he went to the liquor. Liquor? Isn't he to young? He's about 16 I think, not the legal drinking age.

"Liquor? Aren't ya to young?" I asked.

"This is the Hunger Games right? This is the best chance to do and eat whatever we want. We don't have long to live." He answered. He's right... "Want one?" He asked referring to the bottle of Liquor.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Looks like Blonde Ale." He said looking at the bottle. He looked back at me and noticed I didn't understand a word he said. "It's beer, very expensive in fact, must've been aged well then." He shrugged and uncapped the bottle and poured the beer in the shot glass.