Different Districts

Chap 6 Part 2 The train (Rue).

Rue

I sit on the train thinking about Minty Gre. Her long blond hair tied in a bun. I could never forget her or Kena, my sister. Kena was just like me. Kena went into the hunger games to save me from knowing how bad it was. She died at the hands of Kik . Now I realize what a mess I have made. Kena wanted to prevent me from going but, I went anyway. I look down a my token. It's a small painted flower on a small gold disk.

“I am so stupid. I should have never volunteered." I whisper at it.

"Dinner!" Yells Liz Fe (The escort).

"Not hungry." Marvel says.

"Well, when you want some, get some." With that Liz walked away.

"Do you have any family?" I ask Marvel. I never really knew.

"Yeah. My sister Ellen." He says to the floor.

"Hey, come eat. We will meet our mentors!" I say.

"That's right!" says Liz.

"Go away!" Snapped Marvel.

Liz huffed and then then on her heels and walked towards the food car.

"Come on! Just ignore her!" I say.

"Yeah. Okay. So we sit here and starve because no one told us to come to Lunch!"

I laugh. "I mean pretend she is your long lost sister and she ignores you a lot."

"Well, I am going to eat." Marvel heads towards where Liz went. I sigh.

"I should eat." I follow Marvel towards the food car. I open the door and see Marvel taking a seat next to a tall bulky man.

"I'm Thorn." He huffed at Marvel. "I'll be your mentor."

I sit down to a girl probably in her 20's.

"I'm Keira." She says. "I will be your mentor."

“You have never mentored before!" Says Thorn in gruff voice. "You'll do with better mentor."

"She is fine." I snap at him.

I look at the table and eat my favorite foods. Marvel stares at the food.

"Not hungry?" I ask him.

"I was just thinking about my sister."

"What is her name?" I ask.

"I already told you. Ellen!" He snaps.

"Sorry." I say.

"I I used to have a brother name Kik. He died in the games." Marvel says.

"I'm sorry for that. Wait, he killed my sister!"

"He was to bloody." Marvel says quietly. "Sorry about that."

"We are here!" Liz says as happy as she could be right now.

I stare out the window at the gleaming city.

"This is it?" I ask.

"Yes!" Liz says. "It is wonderful."

"Yeah, right!" Snaps Marvel.

"You're in bad mood today." I point out.

"Yeah, well in started when I was reaped for these stupid games with you!" He yells.

"It will all be fine!"

"Get in the real world kid, we are all going to die!"

“Not all of us!" I snap back.

"Calm down." Keira says.

"It's not my fault Rue is being so weird!" Marvel says.

"Shut up." Thorn says.

"Why should I?" Marvel Taunts.

"I said Shut up!" This Thorn says.

"Who cares?"

"SHUT IT!" I yell.

The room silences for a moment then Marvel turns and stalks to his room. Thorn Turns to the table and eats. Liz follows Marvel.

"Keira, I can't win can I?" I ask.

"That all depends on you." She says.

I sigh and look out the window at the passing capitol. I don't have a chance not one bit.

"No one will vote for me." I say.

"You just have to show them who you are." Keira says.

"Five minutes until the capitol!" Liz says.

"Aren't we here?" I ask.

"Oh, Yes sorry. Five minutes until the stop."

"Like that will make us happy." Marvel says grimly.

"Oh, come on! You'll have fun!" Liz says enthusiastically.

"Yeah. Right before I die." Marvel sulks.

"Marvel! We have a chance!" I say.

"You said it yourself. No one will vote for a twelve year old and a fourteen year old."

"Know yourself wisely." Says Keira in a calm voice.

"How did you win? Nuthead!" Marvel yells at Keira.

Keira cringed and spoke. "I had stealth and I stayed hidden. Then it was only me and Onya Polka left. Onya perished by falling off a cliff."

"Of course. You did the nuthead thing to do!" Marvel says and then he stuffs food in his mouth and steps off the train onto the platform with Liz. I follow them into a large building.
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I have decided to skip the parade.