The Hunger Games Peeta's Story

Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3

We were rushed into a car. Effie was talking but I didn't listen to anything. I could only think about the day when Katniss was dyeing of starvation and I purposely burn some bread to give to her. Mother punched me in the eye and told me to give it to the pigs I went out side it was pouring down rain. She stared are me with her beautiful dying grey eyes. She looked so beautiful but so weak. I wanted to go and bring her inside or at least go and hand her the bread but I knew my mother would punch me or worse so I threw her a loaf of bread and hoped it would land near her and went back inside fortunately mother hadn't noticed.

We arrived at the strain station. The train was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. We stepped inside and Effie sat down across from us. And said we could have anything we wanted. We were both silent. Effie looked like she wanted us to say something. "I'll go find Hamitch he is probably in the bar car."

She went off to find him. I tried to make a conversation with Katniss but she wouldn't talk. Hamitch walked in as drunk as drunk can be. He grabbed a bottle of whiskey and poured it into his glass. He sat in front of us.

I asked "so when do we start!".

He looked at me puzzled "wow wow wow most of you aren't in this much of a hurry!".

"Yeah well your our mentor your supposed to tell us how to get sponsors and stuff!?"

In my astonishment he replied, "Know the probability of your death, and that know that in your heart, there is nothing I can do to save you!"

As he was about to take another gulp of whiskey, I grabbed the glass and tried to pull it from him. At that moment he twisted my hand and pushed his foot to my chest pinning me back. "You made me spill my drink! These are brand new pants. I am going to go finish it in my room."

He had left. I went after him. I found him. I went and sat down in front."What do you want!" He said with a sigh. "I want to know how to find food and water!" He told me the basics to find food and water. Then we started talking about shelter. That's when Katniss walked in. Hamitch didn't look to thrilled. She asked what we were talking about. "I was just asking Hamitch how to find shelter?" I replied. Katniss sat down.

"How do you find shelter?"

"Pass the marmalade" Hamitch said.

"HOW do you find shelter?" Katniss said getting a little more annoyed.

"Let me wake up 'sweet heart'!" He said pouring whiskey into his coffee.

He reached for the marmalade.

Katniss picked up a knife and slammed it down between his fingers while saying "HOW DO YOU FIND SHELTER!"

I heard Effie give a shriek "That is mahogany!"

I couldn't help but to chuckle.

Hamitch said, "want to know how to survive?... You got to get people to like you." Katniss was shocked. "It's how you get sponsors" Hamitch added. Katinas looked stunned

I looked out through the window and I saw the city of Panem. We went through a dark tunnel, I stood up and walked to the window we came out of the tunnel and there was hundreds of little Effie's huddled around the train station trying to get a glimpse of us. I started waving to them all. "Come on Katniss" I tried to encourage her but she just looked away.