Hunger Games - I Volunteer!

we entered training and all stood in one like i looked down to survey my competition.

"in two weeks 23 of you will be dead" oh that is so comforting

 "one of you will be alive and that all depends on how well you pay attention over the next four days particularly about what i am to say next. First no fighting with the other tributes you'll have plenty of time for that in the arena there are four compulsory exercises the rest individual training my advice is don't ignore the survival skills. everyone wants to grab a sward but most of you will die from natural causes 10% from infection 20% from dehydration exposure can kill easily as a knife." 

We began to train for some reason a stayed in close proximately to Peeta. i don't know why but he always reassured me when i would get nervous so if i was close i could concentrate. i began with rope tying and the making a fire.

after hours of training it was time for a break i sat down with Peeta.

"so how was training" i asked him

"hard you" i shrug

"before my dad died he was scared that we would get chosen or something bad would happen so for years he taught us how to do things and hunt . this is all kind of refreshing my memory." i looked down.

"he would be proud you know" i shook my head.

"how i volunteered to get myself killed" we went back to training and were let got a couple of hours later.

later on we were all sat at the table when i told Haymitch about what happened. a argument broke out between two of the tributes from district 1 and 2 about a knife i looked up to see a little girl holding it and quietly laughing. 

"he's a career you know where from."

"district one and two" i answered eating.

"yes they are specially trained in a academy till the age of 18 then volunteer by that point they're lethal" i snorted

"duh"

"but they don't receive any special treatment they stay in the exact same apartment as you do and they don't have desert which you do." Effie smiled

"so how good are they?" Peeta asked

"well the win almost every year" Haymitch stated

"almost" Effie highlighted

"but they can be arrogant" i sat up finishing my dinner.

"which can be used against them?" i asked hopefully he just shrugged

"it can be a big problem." he changed the subject. "i hear you can shoot" he looked at me

"I'm okay"

"she's better than okay my Dad buys her squirrels she can shoot the straight in the head and well you've seen how good she can be with a knife" i looked at Peeta who smiled with expression which looked to be pride.

"give yourself some credit I've seen him haul a 100 bound of flour without breaking a sweat" i stated.

"and how is flour going to help me"

"you have a better chance at winning if you have the strength to fight someone off." 

"i have no chance of winning! none alright"  he snapped i looked at him "it's true everybody knows it. you know what my mom said. she said district 12 might finally have a winner but she wasn't talking about me. she was talking about you" he confessed before wiping his mouth and leaving the table.