The Hunger Games - Second Quarter

8

Just as soon as Gale said his name, just as soon as dropping a penny on the ground,just as soon as the snowy season comes to District 12, he was there. Snow, running a hand through his white beard.

"Welcome." He said, "I am president Snow as you all know, and I'd just like to welcome the victors of last years Hunger Games."

Everyone started to clap and we were pushed onto the stage by two very large men. I was told to wave by one of the men, and there would be no way i'd want to make one of those guys mad, they were huge. It would be like if Bigfoot and a really huge woman had a kid. I waved and smiled at the people who were shouting, whistling, and clapping. However all this mad me feel uncomfortable, i killed once living people and i'm being rewarded with everything i dreamed of having. The Hunger Games are hosted by sick, gross people who enjoy watching people, children at that die. Why? I mean they, erm the capitol already proved a point, 76 years of points. Half the Districts are already in poverty, what more could they possibly want, what more do they need to prove? I'd bet Snow would feel differently if it was one of his loved ones forced to kill or be killed in that arena. I hate thinking of that place, it makes my hair stand on end and sends shivers down my back.

"You okay?" Gale asks me. I must have spaced out.

I smile fakely towards him, "Yes. i'm totally fine."

Then there was a loud boom that shook all the terrible things i was thinking from my mind, making me jump from my skin, scaring me horribly. It was fireworks.

"Ms. Everdeen, may i talk to you?" I hear a voice behind me say, snow.

"You may, President Snow." I reply politely as Effie had told me to earlier. Snow took me to an empty drink table.

"Tell me the truth, are you and Mr. Hawthrone in love?" He asks, this shocked me. Why in the world would he ask that?

"Yes." I reply raising my voice a little.

"Doesn't look like it. I've seen the interviews and the greets to each district, you look anything but in love with each other," He says, "I've been told people are starting to think you truly aren't in love and i had shown favoritism by letting you both win. Now answer my question, are you and Gale in love?"

I had so many thoughts in my head but he was right, we hadn't made it look like we were even though i wasn't even sure if we were, if i were, even if he was.

I let out a sigh before answering, "No."

"Then I was correct." He says.

I inhale deeply, "What do we do? i mean i thought i was with him but i guess i was mistaken."

"Here's what your going to do, your going to keep pretending, but make it look real, not that fake crap you've been barely pulling off. Got it?" He says sharply. His words made me feel like i was being stabbed several times with a very sharp knife.

"How do i do that? I've been trying my best to make the Districts and the Capitol believe Sir." I reply.

"Forget about making them believe," He says, "Make me believe."

"How will i do that?" I ask tilting my head slighlty.

"That's for you to decide." Snow says, at that he walked away talking a drink of red liquid with him.

I let out a loud sigh, all his words, our conversation, kept running through my head. How do i show him that? He knows, so how do i prove to him that? How..?