Love in the heart of the games

chapter 18

Cato's POV 

I haven't seen Katniss since our individual sessions earlier that day. And when I saw her there it was just a couple glances but no words. I haven't actually talked to her since the interviews. It sucks! 

I was at dinner when I started thinking about visiting her. I decided against it because, in order to visit other floors a tribute, mentor, or escort, from that floor, has to accompany you. Without a tribute, mentor or escort along with you and a peacekeeper or a resident of that floor may escort you out. Chryslin's annoying Capitol accent rang through my head. I seriously loathed the capitol right about now. But I wasn't about to admit that outloud.  

After everyone had finished with dinner we all went to the living area to talk about what I did before the scores were announced. "So Cato, What exactly did you do in your session?" Enobaria, my mentor asked. Brutus is Clove's mentor. "I basically decapitated 5 dummies." 

I laughed at Chryslin's face when I said the word 'decapitated' it was hilarious. It was a mix between disgusted and amused. Enobaria gave me a completely unamused look. "That's it?" She asked. I nodded. "You basically told them you are a ruthless killer and enjoy decapitation. They are just going to think you are like every other career tribute District 2 hands them." I hit my self in the middle of the forehead. You heard a loud thunk. "Don't  give yourself a black eye Cato." Clove tells me while laughing. 

"Shut up Clove." I growl. "Whoa, I  was just kidding bejeesus." She said. Now it was my turn to start laughing. "BEJEESUS?" I was laughing so hard my eyes were watering. "Yea. So?" She asked. I looked around the room and everyone else was laughing along with me. 

Then the TV flicked on and there sat Caesar Flickerman with his blue hair and overly white teeth, along with  his little, and yes I mean little in the way you think, he was basically a midget, companion, Claudius Templsmith.   

He greeted us all in his overly cheery voice then began with the scores. 

"Glimmer....10" 

"Marvel....10"

"Clove....10"  

He looked confused. "So far all 10's. I think I am seeing the favorites. Don't you Claudius" He asked. Claudius Nodded. 

"Cato....10" I got a 10. I am not surprised, but the score Inreally want to hear is Katniss'. 

The scores fly by. I notice the girl from five, the foxfaced girl with strawberry-blonde hair,"Electra....8" That is a pretty good score for a girl in Disrtict 5.

The next score that caught my eye was the girl from 11, "Rue....7" A good score for an outlying district. 

Then her district parner, "Thresh....9" He doesnt use weapons. I think I saw him with a sickle once but that was it. He was slicing up a dummy I think. 

Then there is Katniss' district partner, Peeta, Well Peeta bread to Clove but still, "Peeta....8"  Pretty good. I saw him with camoflauge and with weights. 

Here it comes..Katniss' score. "Katniss Everdeen....," He checks his paper twice to make sure it's right. That could either be really good or really bad. "Katniss....11" 

He then says goodnight but I pay no attention to that. I just keep thinkg about her score. That is almost the highest score in history. The heighest was from a girl from district 7, she got a 12.  Now that I think of it, that was Johanna Mason. The Victor from the 53rd hunger games. While I'm thinking of this I slowly fall asleep.