Chapter 4

Our trainers Rick and Jennette talked about what we should focus on to get lots of sponsors and money but I spent most of the time looking out the window trying to figure out how my life got so complicated so fast. My whole world had been turned upside down so fast in only 24 hours and I had no idea how to move forward in my life or even win this years games. Cato somehow knew that I wasn't going to say anything so he talked the whole time. I was the first one done eating and excused myself back to my room. I could still feel Cato's arm brush my arm of his knee touches my knee while we were siting side to side as if he was trying to let me know that he was going to protect me and keep me safe any way possible, I was going to go home again even if it meant that he would not be there. After my shower I found Jennette sitting on my bed with a worried look that stretched across her face. I knew she wanted an explanation on my behavior and I knew she would understand if I told her about Cato so that's what I did. I made it very detailed not letting any moment go unsaid so I had something to express trying to make myself not break down and cry.

Little did I know he was on the other side of that door listening to me spill his secrets and why I can't look him in the eye at all today. Why I was so tense when he was around. I needed some sleep so I got into bed and took my scrapbook as Jennette walked out happy that she got an explanation. She stopped in the doorway looking at something before she kept walking but I was too tired to care. My head hit the pillow and I was out like a light hugging the scrapbook close to my chest.

That night I dreamed that I was in the water and Cato was watching me drown with a smirk on his face. Then I heard a speaker come one and claim that he was the victor. I knew he had just killed me instead of protected me like he said he would to my mother, but something inside of it just terrified me, what if this actually happened, what if he broke his promise and let me die without a thought. I couldn't take this anymore and I woke up with a loud gasp. The door burst open and Cato was at my side in an instant. There was fear in his green eyes like I was going to vanish in a second, but none of this was making any sense. How did he hear me gasp. His room was on the other side of the train and how could he have gotten to me so fast.

"Oh my god it was just a dream right," I asked Cato but obviously he didn't know what I was talking about

"What was the dream about," He asked

I didn't know what to say to that. Did I tell him it was about him or do I make up a story that is totally different?

"You"

That was all I had to say. He leaned in, and I could feel his hot, minty breath on my lips. I took a deep breath and kissed him. We broke apart and a little smile played on his face. He stayed till I was asleep again. I woke up and smiled remembering that last night was where I let my true colors show. I just did not know if I should actually say what is on my mind or if I should just tell him that it was a play to make sure that he would keep me safe, a tactic that my mother told me to use. The door opened and Effie walked in.

"Oh I hoped you were Cato," I said

"Well, I came to say goodbye because I have to leave" Effie exclaimed.

Effie always has to leave to get the other tributes and they don't want us on the same bus. We said our goodbyes and I got dressed. When I walked into the dining car; Ricky, Cato, and Jennette sitting at the table eating. I took a seat beside Cato and smiled. I had to make a good impression because of what I did yesterday not talking to them. After all if they did not like me they could chose not to help me and I could die in the arena because of it and Cato could have no power to help me even if he wanted to. They all but Cato seemed surprised that I was smiling because I was so grumpy yesterday with all I had learned. We had a light chat and we all got so close to each other that it felt like I was with my family all over again. We talked, laughed, and smiled. It was time for us to part for a break because we had a schedule that we have to listen to. The victors could not get too close to the tributes because we might die in the hunger games and the makers of the game did not want us dying to affect how the victors react afterwards.

I was lying on my bed when Cato came in and said we were literally having a party. We walked to the other train car and it was party central. Streamers were everywhere, balloons had a happy birthday. The last thing I expected was Cato knowing when my birthday was, let alone him to set up a party in my honor. Music was blasting, Ricky and Jennette were dancing. I look at Cato with a smile and he had a big smile on his face that matched mine, his hand was out and I took it. We were on the dance floor in seconds having the time of our lives. We stayed up till 11:00 and partied. No one could break this bond that I and Cato were creating. We are going to win this hunger games with two victors, not one. If my parents could do it so could I. It had been done once and they weren't even in the same district.