Finch Crossley an untold story

Chapter 3 "Luxuries I've never seen......."

Not too shortly after Bonny leaves do they come and drag me onto the train. When I enter it  in gasp. This room alone is fancier than any place I've been in in entire district 5! There are piles of food that are only what rich people call appetizers, every seat is a cushiony red velvet, and oh the LIGHTS! They shine so elegantly in their chandelier form that I have to squint when I glance at them. " Well, make yourselves at home dearies, but remember to meet me, Brook, and Redder for dinner at 5:30. You want to make a good impression on your mentors right DEARIES?  Well run along now!" Mayerta squabbles as she hurries around checking the train to make sure we're on schedule. Allistor hurries off to his cart as I search for mine. I find myself lucky to be in the second last cart of the train.' Good to be away from the others.' I think. I am shocked to find that my plush bed is twice the size of the one I share back home. And when I enter my private bathroom, I wonder at the piece of glass with a hose that they call a 'Shower'. I watch as the train whizzes by trees, valleys mountains, and along the edge of district 4. Wow! I think as I wonder at the tropical rainbow seawater, the huge wharf full of sailboats,steamships, and yatchs,  and the white sand. I can't believe the capitol keeps us trapped in our own districts. I'm furious that we don't get to explore the country and are executed if we leave our districts without permission. I am snapped out of my anger by the alarm on my clock, signaling I better get to dinner, cause if I'm late to meeting my mentors, Mayerta won't let me hear the end of it.

When I enter the dining cart, I am surprised to find to empty. Weren't we supposed to meet here? I think. But the sound of chatter from the sitting room cart 2 carts down answers my question. I open the door and find Allistor talking to a HUGE man with bulging muscles. He has dark brown hair and is cleanly shaved. They look up from their conversation when I walk and sit down in a chair by them. " You must be one of our mentors." I ask the man. His fave gets lighter and more friendlier when I ask him this." Yes, I'm Redder. I heard you two got reaped! Well...... truth is...... you're dead." He says casually. I see anger rise in Allistors face. " What?! I'm KIDDING! " Redder says nervously. " Oh please! Redder, can you stop making terrifying these kids about the Games!?" We all hear a sweet, but fierce voice say and turn around.WOW. A girl with sleek fiery red hair and emerald green eyes walks and sits down in a chair, giving Redder a sweet stare that makes him shake. She probably has a few guys trailing after her... I think a little jealously, I've never been interested in boys, but I want to have kids one day,  and woman+men=children, so ooooh yeah........ " I'm Brooke, your other mentor"  She says, smirking. " I'm Finch, Finch Crossley." I tell her. She gives a light laugh as she leans back in her seat. "Wow, that's gorgeous red hair, oh and those lips, your stylists will LOVE that! Oh but that nose! I have no idea what your gonna do with that....... hey you're like a fox, with your long nose and red hair..." She stops short when I stab a knife between her fingers. I hear Redder whistle and Mayerta gasp when she comes in to call us for dinner. When I enter the dining cart again I gasp once more. There is food piled high to the sky. There are grilled chickens, roasted ducks, clamp chowder, and may, many, many other dishes I've never tried. When we eat, Mayerta has to remind us that ' we still have dessert coming DEARIES.' And the dessert of course was by far the best part. We had chocolate cakes but they called them lava cakes. when i eat until i cant eat anymore, allistor goes off to talk with Redder while Brooke mentors me for an hour. It turns out shes not so bad. She won the 62nd hunger games and knows a ton about how to use weapons, a skill i need very badly. by the end of the hour, Brooke seems content with herself.'' Well FInch, youre extremely smart and pretty sly from what i can tell, you definitly wont die from poison i can tell you that, and i can see YOU handling a knife or a club...'' she tells me. then Mayerta comes in and orders me to go to bed and get rest for another 'big big day!!!'  tomorrow. When i change into a nightgown and wash up, I find myself unable to sleep. how could anyone whos gooing into the games sleep??  i think to myself as my eyelids become heavy. How could anyone sleep..........