Break The Rules But Be Smart About It: The Second Quarter quell

chapter three

I don't know her incredibly well..." I think for a moment and then add, "Fauna, Fauna is the sweetheart; I've known Fauna since she was born, I've walked her to school forever... Fauna is the one I pity for... She was going to the reaping to see her siblings, and little did she know she would get reaped. Fauna doesn't know what the hunger games are.. we told her, you fall asleep... and Alma got mad at us for that. That's why you probably heard the yelling.." Effie stands up and paces, "yeah... I did hear some shouting earlier," Effie says, "you are very kind to be heard talking to me... Thank you, but I have to turn in," Effie says with a smile, and I reply, "thanks, I guess." I say in a laughing way "night Effie," I say, leaving she says, "goodnight Haymitch" going down the creaking stairs I go to my room. I flop myself on the ice-cold sheets and fall right asleep.

6:30 in the morning, Evian comes in Ajax. I's room shouting in a high pitched tune,

"rise and shine! My tributes! My family my glory and honor... I hope you all had a lovely night rest! I have here your schedules.. be up in 5 minutes breakfast in is 10" that godawful lady, sh's nice but gosh. I think I'm just finding anyone who's from the capitol annoying. She leaves going around shouting rise and shine and singing the country's national anthem.

Gem of Panem.

Mighty the city,

Through the ages, you shine anew.

Six minutes pass and Alma sprays us with cold water and kicks us out of our bed. Ajax rises, saying, "ALMA," alma replies yelling, "AJAX," they start yelling at each other like an old couple. But I zone myself out and leave the room. I take a cold shower and change. Ajax catches up, and we all go to the breakfast table where we are given two bagels filled but meat and eggs, two protein shakes, and a big fat juicy pear. We all are given different foods depending on the diet they have us on... Fauna gets a particular food they call in the capitol cereal and a couple of grapes, whereas I get a months worth of food. I say to everybody "morning" nobody replies... nobody is in a talking mood, so I mind my business. I check my schedule, and Fauna is up for counseling. We all eat silently asFaunaa goes to counseling, and Mayslice, Ajax, and I get our hair and makeup done. Effie blow-drys my hair, and I say to her, whispering, "do you mind telling me why suddenly everybody is quiet?" She smiles and says, "the first morning... My friends at the university have told me.. it is tranquil and slow. Still, everybody is going crazy because tonight, you all go straight from training to Heather, Jasyn, and Karma for the stylist. It is hard to get four tributes dresses and presented well in 2 hours, so behind the scenes, there's a lot of sewing, drawing, and writing going on." I say, "Oh right, your special, you have university friends. Still, we don't have to talk tonight.. tonight is just a show-off contest," Effie replies, "yes in a way, but you will have to meet some tributes and converse eventually during the night.. and that involves talking.. so regardless, a lot is going on"..... Leslie, who is Doing Maysilee's hi, says quiet, "Effie, di you hear what happened with Alma" I reply, "alms?" They all speak at the same time, "shhh," and Leslie continues, "yeah.. turns out she was running for president but got beat out by Snow" I reply "what happened to President Ravenstill" Heather walks in and says, "sources say he was poisoned" Effie Replies he was like 200 years old" I reply "true, but somebody must have hated him to poison him," Heather says "true, but maybe he did it to himself.. the man hated being president, don't quote me on that "Mayslice says "Excuse me, Effie" Effie replies, "Yes dear," Mayslicee says

"catch," I reply, catching the bottle of white liquor, "where did you get this?" While I gulp out of the bottle... Maysilee replies, "i was looking for water last night and there it was.. just sitting there staring at me" I laugh "your good," I say; Maysilcee says, "Haymitch thats for effie stop!" Effie says, "i cant though it's fabulous that you would offer but technically I am working," I say, "ha more for me, and technically we have less hours of living so us vs you know who, who is working so" Maysliee rolls her eyes at Leslie and me another added beauty consultant laughs while touching up Maysliee's makeup. Effie says to me, "done," Leslie says, "done" Mystique, the other helper, says "done," and Heather says "done."