Forever And Always - A Hunger Games Story Inspired by Suzanne Collins

Ch 6

Ch 6

Ben was already standing in the chariot when I got there. It was covered by animal skins and pulled by two pure black quarter horses. Ben helped me into the chariot and smiled. "That dress suits you." I grin, "Thanks." I look him up and down. "You look good too." he nods. We hear a roar of yells and shouts and lots of applause. The doors have opened. The citizens and sponsors were craning their necks to see the 64th annual Hunger Games tributes. The District 1 tributes dressed in pinks, purples, and baby blues, were out first. They were followed by District 2 wearing shades of grey and silver. Before I knew it our chariot jerked forward and I almost fell. Ben grabbed my hand and held on. We rolled out into the open. Cheers and shouts greeted us and I griped Ben's hand tightly to avoid falling. We smiled and waved and blew kisses and the crowd was as crazy as ever. Once we exited the tribute ride Ben helped me down and we hugged. No one came to get us so we made our way up to our floor by ourselves. "C'mon," Ben said, "let's have a fun time tonight." I smiled. "Okay." he led me into the room with the TV, and couches. We spent a few hours playing silly games that we hadn't played since we started working. We laughed and ate treats and as I relaxed on one of the couches I realized how much fun I was having. It had been years since I had had a really good time. Ben glanced at the clock on the wall. "Alright," he said with a yawn, "we better get to bed." I swung my legs off and sat up. "Yeah... Probably." We walked together to our rooms. I went to open my door but Ben blocked my way. "Hey, um, Endy..." he paused. I gestured for him to go on. "I, uh..." "What is is Ben?" I asked. He looked me in the eye and opened his mouth to say something else but changed his mind. He leaned forward and kissed me. On the lips. Ben kissed me. He darted around me and into his room. I heard the door lock but I was in a daze. I opened my door and sat on my bed. He kissed me.