Different Districts

Chap 9 Part 2

Foxface

I stand at the window looking as the country rolls by outside my window. Peeta comes and sits next to me.

"Do ever wish that things wouldn't be so cruel?" I ask him.

"Yeah. I suppose so." He reply. "But, it can't happen to us, now. Later maybe."

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I mean, well, ya could start a rebellion against the capitol. Hoping it'll be big enough, and then, it'll be over and the next generations will live in it, not you. You'll either be dead, or old. Nothing you want in a new generation that's better than this one! Unless, you failed then it's not better. But anyway..." He says.

"Well, that's true." I say.

"Yeah. That's why I said it!" Peeta replies.

I ignore the sarcastic response and go find the escort. I walk through the train admiring the luxurious place. We have never had anything like this is boring district 11. I find the escort in a large plaza-like area in the third car.

"Escort?" I call.

"Name's Jan- Ack ck-" She starts but is interrupted by coughing. "Cough fever going on, know?" She says and tries to smile but, fails as she suffers more coughing and a red face.

"You okay Jani?" A tall man asks.

I look at him with a puzzled expression.

"Sorry, Finch. I'm Peeta's mentor, Mento. Is Jani bothering ya?" He says.

"Not! I... Jain! No Jani!!!" The escort replies with another bought of coughing.

"Well, I was asking..." I start and look at the escort. "Asking apparently, Jain, where my room was!"

"Well, this is Jani, or Jain Hopewright, and your room's in the seventh car (the last). It's split into two. The right is you, the left is Peeta's." Mento says.

I start walking across the "plaza" towards the last car when I think of something and stop.

"Mento, what is this place? And where's my mentor?" I ask.

"Well,"He says. "This is the "Plaza" if you care to know-"

"Thought so." I say interrupting.

"And Kerena, your mentor is in the fifth car, I'm pretty sure." Mento says.

I shrug and head towards my room. On the way I pass Peeta, who is still sitting by the window and head to the last car. When I get there I gasp. My room is GIANT! The floor is of soft carpet, that looks like the night sky and the bed, oh the bed! The bed is a pillow of white against the night sky. It's sheets are made of silk! And when I lay on it, it's a dream come true! The bed is soft and the pillows are fluffy as a sheep!

"Enjoying the room?" A tall girl asks. She brushes aside her brown hair and smiles at me. "Bet you've never thought they'd give such luxuries, did you?"

"No." I reply. "I knew it would be fancy, but not this comfortable!"

"I know. I felt the same. By the way, I'm Kerena, your mentor." She says.

"But, why?" I ask.

"I thought it was probably so you felt at least one thing good as they set you up to die." Kerena says.

"Really?" I ask.

"Yes." She says. "So, I usually tried to ignore it so I wouldn't feel as if this was a pleasant dream!"