The 71st Hunger Games
Chapter 9:
My eyes flutter open and I look at the clock. 08:34. Training starts at 10:00, but the careers will probably be there earlier. I get in the bath and fill it with warm water by pressing a button on the wall. There are about a thousand buttons, some with shampoo, some conditioner, some with body wash and even more. I use strawberries and cream shampoo and conditioner. For the body wash, I use pineapple. I get out of the bath and press a button that makes my hair and body completely dry.
I put on some clothes that were folded neatly on a chest of drawers. They were mostly black, but had red and grey on them too. There was a T-shirt and trousers. Before I leave to go have some breakfast, I check the time. It's 09:18. I still have time. I walk down the hall to the dining room and sit down. Lazil, Ablothia and Blight are there but my prep team and stylist isn't. I chose a pancake with lemon and sugar and an apple. "Johanna, pretend to be weak." says Blight as soon as I take a bite out of my apple. "What!! No way!" I start to raise my voice. "Do you want to survive or not?" asks Blight, not surprised at what I said. "Fine. But if I die well..." I say, trying to cool down, but even so I half walk half storm out of the room to the lift. It's only 09:31 when I get to the training room, but still, as I thought, all the careers are already here.
