Different Districts

Chap 7 Part 2

Clove

I sat on the plush bed I got. It is so cozy. I roll over and see Cato sitting on the edge of his bed.

"Food!" Dana calls.

Cato stands up and looks at me.

"Coming?" He asks.

"Not yet." I say. I roll the mockingly pin on the tips of my fingers.

"Hey. What is that?" Cato asks point at the pin.

"I got from a girl. She said you were her brother. She had long brown hair and it was hanging lose around her shoulders-"

"Did she say where she got it?" Cato asks.

"No." I say.

"Oh, well."

"Do you have a token?" I ask.

"No. Not that I know of." He says.

"I will go eat." I say. I walk out only to see Cato steadily following.

"Thought you were not that hungry." I say.

"Nah. Changed my mind." He says.

"Actually, I am not that hungry." I say.

"That is okay. I'll come back to." Cato says.

"It is fine!" I say.

"I am perfectly happy with doing whatever you want." He says.

I stomp to the table and sit down. Cato sits right next to me. A thin girl with black hair sits down a seat way from Dana.

"I am Claire." She says to me. "I'll be your mentor."

I stand up and move in between Dana and Claire.

"If your my mentor I guess I should sit next to you." I say.

A buff man comes in and sits next to Cato.

"I'm Ripper." He says in a low gruff voice. "I'll be your mentor unless you want Hickle, The new guy."

A tall blonde haired man comes in.

"That is Hickle." Ripper says.

"am I late?"

"Never late." Ripper says.

"I want Hickle." Says Cato.

"Why?" Asks Ripper. His face is like a rock. A rock about to punch someone anyway.

"How long has it been since you were in the hunger games?" Cato asks.

"39 years." Growls Ripper. "Hickle won last year."

Cato winced. "Can... Can I have both?"

"You need me to be strong. Hickle, is weak." Ripper says.

"I will want you to be my mentor." Cato says.

I see the hint of a smile of satisfaction on Rippers face.

"That worked." says Claire calmly.

"Oh, girl you need a better mentor too." Ripper says.

"Nah, I'm good." I say.

Ripper stands up and leans heavily on the table. "Ya do." He says.

I grab five rolls and run to my room. Claire follows. Cato stands up but, Ripper pushes him down and Ripper whispers something in Cato's ear. Cato's ears turn red and he looks away. They start talking in very low and quiet voices.