We walked back to the hotel. Each step we took it felt like wen were getting farther from the hotel.
"You guys did great!" Amelie said with a jump in her voice. Her brunette hair falled to her back. Amelie grabbed a strain of the hair and began chewing on it.
"Thanks." We muttered from behind them. Slade looked almost as tired as us.
"Jinx." I smiled.
Ace looked at me and smiled also. We were able to make it to our hotel room and once we did I punched the 'Jinxed Ace'.
"Thank god! I thought I'll never be able to speak again." Ace said in a joking voice. This made me happy. Almost if that erased the fact that we will die in a few days.
The rest of the day was all talk and learn. Ace gave us survival tips, how to please the other tributes and how to get on their good side while Amelie gave us tips on how to look in front of the audience. A lot of lady like things for me. Everything was the smallest detail that no one can notice. For example: Cross my legs when I sit.
Finally the sun setted and the darkness filled the sky. I fell onto the big fluffy cloud known as my bed and sunk my face deep into the pillow. The blankets swamped over my body as if it was eating me and my hair was like a ball of yarn.
It was like a minute later and I found myself in a dream that I could never guess. The dream was me with Liza and Louis in our classroom chatting about things. The sun tinted the windows into an orange colour and the classroom only had 3 chairs for me, Liza and Louis. That's when we went silent. Peacekeepers stormed in and I started to shriek and scream. They pulled me by my arms and started to move me away. I kicked and tried to get out of their grasp but it was no use. That's when I notice- Liza and Louis had straight faces and straight backs. Their hands neatly wrapped into a fist on their laps. They were oblivious to what's happening.
I woke up from the strange dream. I rubbed my eyes and got out of bed. It's still dark out. That's when I heard a yell. I bolted out of my bed and ran down the halls to only reach Ace's room. I opened the door up to see sweating and sitting straight up.
"Ace are you okay?" I whispered.
"Um.. I'm fine. I just had another nightmare." He answered.
"What was it?" I pushed further.
"It's nothing, really." He said while he brushed back his hair with his hand.
"Come on, You can tell me?" I should stop prying.
"Why you?" Ace glared at me.
"I don't know. I guess that if you tell me it will be a secret forever and I will die with it." I said looking at him. "And it will probably make you feel better." I added.
Ace took a breath in. "Ok," He started. "I just had a lot of troubles at home with dad." Ace mumbled.
"What about your mother?"
"She was never around."
"I'm sorry." I said as my eyes darted to the ground.
"Don't. Anyways my dad was always used painkillers and wasted all of the money we had for alcohol. With that we slowly became broke since my dad could never go to work because of hangovers. So dropped out of school and went to work." He paused - "Hell- I want to die."
I looked at him. How do I even respond to that?
"You'll die soon but until then make the most of it. You may even be alive after that but that's a low chance. But if you go back home just remember you have one dad. They may be terrible and annoying but if they die you'll never get the chance to say 'I love you' to them again."
He looked at me in shock and realization.
"Anyways I'm going to go back to bed." I said and left his room and went into mine.
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Hey guys sorry for this short chapter but the next chapter is going to be the training days. And I thought i needed to go deeper in Ace's soul for you guys >:). Also I needed a chapter out for ya'll! Bye!
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