The Game Plan (a Hunger Games Fanfic)

Chapter 6.

We got to the room where everyone was waiting to go into the Private Sessions. They were all talking.

After about five whole hours of waiting, I finally heard my name. I got up and started walking towards the metal door.

"Do good, sis." I heard Aylor say. I turned around and nodded, gave him a smile and a thumbs up, and walked through the door and into the room.

I looked around. It was all bare except for two stands and a rope course. I walked over to the rope course. I put my one hand on the ladder and looked up at the people. Only half of them were paying attention to me, so I started talking.

"Alycer Willows. District 7." They all turned to watch me. I climbed the ladder and started going across, skipping a bar every other time. I got to the end, climbed down halfway and jumped down the other half. I ran to the axe station and grabbed an axe. I threw it and it hit exactly where I wanted it to. I grabbed two more and threw them, each of them hitting their wanted destination. Then, I jogged over to the knife station, situated five of them in my hand, and threw them one at a time at one target. Hit, hit, hit, hit, hit. Every single one hit the target in the center of the chest. I looked up and saw everyone start to clap. I smiled and bowed.

"Thank you for your consideration." I said as I started walking towards the door. I walked out as casual as I could, keeping my excitement inside me.

"How did you do?" Aylor asked. I shrugged but smiled.

"I don't know. I guess not horrible." I said.

When I got to our apartment, I sat down on the couch. I smiled as I turned on the television. There was only one station and it was the station about the previous Games. I was watching as a boy threw an axe at a girl, killing her on the spot. I covered my eyes as her blood poured out onto the ground. The screen changed and I uncovered my eyes. A girl and a boy were having a fight, not with weapons but screaming at each other. Then, a different boy came up behind the girl and stabbed her. The boy that was having the fight didn't do anything but watch. I grabbed the remote and turned it off. I walked up to my room, an image of what I had just seen fresh in my mind, and laid down in bed even though I wasn't tired. I was thinking about what the arena was gonna be like. Would it be a desert? Or snowy? Or what if it's like District 7? A bunch of trees. Or maybe it'll be rocks? I didn't know.

I was awakened from my thoughts by my brothers voice.

"Sis, come on! They're about to show the scores!" I got out of bed and Aylor and I ran down the stairs. We jumped onto the couch beside Sunny. She turned the television on and a man with blue hair and blue eyes appeared on the screen. Then, a picture of the girl that asked me to join their alliance appeared on the screen.

"Lilith Parker, District 1 with a score of 9." I looked at Aylor. He weakly smiled. I looked back at the screen and saw one of the boys that was standing behind Lilith appear.

"Kendall Schoen, District 1 with a score of 11." His picture faded and a girl appeared on the screen that I had never seen before.

"Chloe Hawk, District 2 with a score of 10." Her picture faded and a boys picture appeared.

"Chad Earnest, District 2 with a score of 10, also." I zoned out until I felt Aylor's hand poke me on my shoulder. I looked up at the screen and saw Ethan's picture on the screen.

"Lethan Young, District 4 with a score of 13!" I looked at Aylor and smiled.

"Lethan has the best score yet!" I said. Aylor nodded and looked back at the television. I zoned out, again (I think I have a zoning out problem...), till I felt another tap on my shoulder. I looked at the screen and saw my picture on the screen.

"Alycer Willows, District 7 with a score of 12!" I smiled as everyone congratulated me. Then, Aylor's picture appeared.

"Aylor Willows, District 7 with a score of 13!" I turned around and hugged my brother.

"You did so great!" I said. I turned back around to see the District 11 tributes going. The picture showed a girl about my age with dark hair and dark skin.

"Rue Amaryllis, District 11 with a score of 11." I smiled. Maybe she and I could join forces in the Games. A small kid's picture appeared on the screen. He didn't look like much of a threat.

"Ross Everett, District 11 with a score of 8."

"Neia Shields, District 12 with a score of 12!"

"Joshua Thorne, District 12 with a score of 13!" I smiled. Three allies with scores of 13. My lucky day.

"This is great! We all have high scores!" I looked back at the screen to see the boy tribute from District 13.

"Ezekiel Montgomery, District 13 with a score of 9." Then, the screen went black. I stood up, but Sunny grabbed my hand.

"Who are your allies?" I counted them in my head. Ethan, Rue (maybe), Neia (maybe), Joshua, and Aylor.

"Both from 4, both from 12, Rue from 11 if I can get her, and Aylor." Sunny shook her head.

"Okay. Don't make anymore allies." I nodded and headed up to my room. I slid on my nightgown and got into bed. Only then did I realize how scared I was. I let the tears fall, but silently. I didn't want anyone hearing me and worrying. I fell asleep while crying.