In the morning, I wake up early, it was around 5:00 am. I lay in bed for a while thinking about what was ahead of me. Half a day of training before showing myself off to the Gamemakers. Then getting my training score and having interviews. I wondered what I will wear to the interviews. I suppose my stylist will be back. I sit up and get dressed. I sit on my bed and turn on the TV in my room. I decide to watch previous games so I can work on strategy. I watch the 37th Hunger Games. Porter won that year. I watch for a bit and soon there's only 2 people left. Porter and a boy from 4. She dives at him but he wraps his hands around her neck and twists. She falls to the floor. She looks dead but I know she's not. The boy looks pleased not realising she's alive. I notice she moves her hands behind her back and I see something shiny. A knife. The boy approaches her and she quickly stands up and stabs him in the heart. A cannon goes off to signal his death. I shiver that could be my cannon in a few days. Porter tries to move her neck but flinches in agony. So that's how she injured herself in the games. I then watch the games my sister was in. I watch the bloodbath carefully and see her get stabbed in the stomach with a knife. She's alive but not for long. I see her slump and lie motionless on the floor. A tear runs down my cheek. That year a girl pretended to be weak but she actually wasn't. Her name was Johanna something or other. My door opens and Lyma is standing there. She tells me I'm going to be late to training. I look at my clock. It's only 9:30 am. "Training doesn't start until 10:00," I tell her. "The Gamemakers want you there early so they have more time for the private sessions," she says shortly. I stand up and follow her out the door.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today when we get in the elevator, the tributes from 6 are already in it. We squeeze in next to them and stand there awkwardly. "Sooooo, are you excited for the interviews?" Patrick asks but nobody replies. The doors finally open to the Training Centre. I quickly step out of the elevator. Today, we have no debriefing and we go wherever we want straight away. I walk over to the gauntlet. I need to practice agility. I sprint a couple times and soon Peeta, the boy from 12, comes over as well. He starts to run but falls off. Katniss approaches him and whispers something to him. His eyes widen as he gets up. Peeta walks towards the weights. I bet he can't pick it up. In the corner, the Careers snicker. Peeta picks up the weight and throws it across the room. The Careers look shocked and so am I. Peeta grins smugly. I move to another station. It's the spear station. Marvel, the boy from 1, usually hangs around here but he's not here now. I pick up a spear. It's quite heavy and I almost drop it. I try to throw it but it hits the floor metres from the target. Marvel comes over and throws a spear. It hits directly in the middle of the target. Obviously, he's trying to intimidate me. I pretend to look scared. Why not act weak, I mean it worked a few years ago. Marvel snickers and backs to the girl from his district. Was her name Glimmer? Something weird like that. I notice even though the Career pack is district 1 & 2, the tributes tend to stick to their own district. I move to another corner of the room. Cato and Clove are standing in the corner, laughing and standing to close to be friends. I hide behind one of the nearby pillars. Cato leans in to kiss Clove but Marvel walks past and coughs loudly. They both go red. Why would you have a romance in the Hunger Games? You might have to kill each other! Cato death stares Marvel. Probably angry for interrupting them. I'm glad they didn't notice me. It could have been very awkward and I would most likely be targeted by Cato. Atala then starts talking, "Everyone please go into the room off to your left and wait until you're called up by the Gamemakers. You will go up district by district, ladies before gents." I'll be going before Patrick. At least I won't have to wait for a long time. We head into the room and wait.