Underestimated Love | Discontinued

Chapter Four

I finally looked at what my father had gave me before he had left. I smiled when I realized what it was.

It was my mother's necklace The Waves that were placed there glistened from the light coming out of the window on the train.

I saw it as my mother was with me. Apart of her was with me representing the district. A lady cave over to me smiling. Her sweet voice says "May I see?" I hand it to her. She lets out a short chuckle. She hands it back to me and I say "Mags Flanagan, right?" She nods.

Mags competed in the 11th hunger games when she was sixteen. We watched some of her games back at the academy, she could make hooks out of everything! This also would mean she was alive before the start of the games.

Lastly I had met Finnick Odair. At dinner, I was about to creep to my room. I had toured it a little before the train had started moving. I was about to leave when Opal said "Aquarius, come on we can't start dinner without BOTH of the tributes". I kept my cool. I didn't want district 4 not to have a male tribute. I smiled sand sat down. Honestly I wasn't even that hungry.

I kept staring at the table. I ate but didn't feel like talking but Opal said "You look like you had want to say something". Just wait till the games Aquarius, just wait till the games. "Well actually I do." Finnick looked up from the soup he was eating, knowing that my question had something to do with him.

"Your the youngest victor ever right?" I asked confident. "Yes I was" He said proudly. "Did you volunteer?" I say. That part was always so confusing to me. If he was picked makes sense but otherwise.... "I volunteered" He also says proudly. My eyes widen which made Annie laugh. Maybe I do have some humor in me.
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I couldn't sleep. I was worried about my father. About the games in general.

I'm worried if I died in the Games, My father would kill himself. I'm worried if I won I would have to mentor and watch innocent children die. I'm worried about my mother. If she's dead or if she's alive. If she's dead and I die and my father kills himself then what is left. A cemetery full of Walkers (Meaning their last names). I got up and walked out of my room.
Opal was there...Throwing knives at the wall. I'm surprised no one heard this.

I walked past him, trying to ignore what he was doing. My curiosity got the best of me and I started to walk towards the control room when a voice behind me said "You know your not suppose to go in there right!" I knew it was Opal so I said "I know and You know your being annoying right?" He didn't say anything after that. Ha.

The door was slightly open. I'm pretty stealthy so they didn't see me. There was a lot of numbers on the screen. 427491, 729618, 835901 and a lot more, But what did it mean? Then I saw Opal and I's face come across the screen.

I saw one of the operators look in the corner of his eye. I quickly jumped and waited on the back of the door until her sat down again.

I know once we got to the Capitol, I probably wouldn't see that again. Because I might not come home again to see it.
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*The Next Morning*

I wake up to the sound of nothing. Although I felt like I woke up my eyes are still closed. I'm expecting my dad to come in and say that he was going to work and that breakfast was on the table. I wanted to wake up to my mother's singing. But then I remember....

I'm on a train going to the Capitol, My father isn't with me, My mother is missing...and I was reaped for the 73rd Hunger Games, where I might not come back home.

But I can't lose faith, not yet at least. I put on one of the outfits which I know Valia put in there. It was a white dress where the shoulder pads were puffy and the sleeves were covered in sequins. I can't believe people actually read wear this stuff. I take the dress and grab the knife I always keep in the shoe for protection and cut off the skirt part. I cut the shoulder pads down to a reasonable size, put on pants and I have an outfit I would actually wear.

I go down for breakfast were there isn't much talking. When Valia sees me, she stares in shock. "Oh my Aquarius what happend to the dress!" I smile and say "I put some home touches on it." That earns a small laugh from my mentors.

Hey I know I made Mags talk because I wanted her to be a bigger picture in the story so just ignore that.