A Bench For Two ( HEARTWOOD/ Blitz )

Well I got my wish. Diana smiled as she watched a man with a ponytail come out to the bench and sit down next to her. The warm sun, warm bread and new person to chat with. Ah, everything was just great today. But of course, it was summer, Dianas favorite time of the year. It was hot and relaxed, but its makes working a little bit harder. With the temptation of always sitting and relaxing in the hot sun.

In the corner of her eye, she watched the man beside her pull out a stale piece of bread with a carrot. She kind of felt bad sitting next to him with a fresh piece of bread while he ate stale. And he did look about as rich as her, which was not that rich. Should I offer him some? I'm sure it would be nice but oh the bread its so good. She debated in her head, taking another nibble at the bread in her hand.

She ate in silent for a while before she turned towards him and started to talk. "Hello, I'm Diana." She offered a light hand and smiled. [/blockquote

She exchanged names with the man happily, loving for someone to talk to. She was social and she always needed someone to talk with her, it would suck to just live along. Giggling in her head, she repeated the odd name that she had just heard. Stump.... I like it. It's funny though. Keeping the thoughts to herself she started back onto her bread again.

Like the first time she noticed him, the corner of her eye enabled her to see him bring out a bird wing. She allowed her tongue quickly slide out and lick her lips, meat. She had not had that for such a while, the squrriel would of been great but it was dead and Diana did not know if it was infested or anything like that.

Gingerly, she ripped a piece off of the fresh bread and handed it over to Stump. A silent exchange of food before I speak.

"So Stump where do you work at?"

The heat was the sun was now starting to appear more hot then ever. It seeped down onto her skin, warming it up but also starting to sweat it up. This summer was much hotter then ever. Of course Diana liked the heat but this summer was going to be a very hot one. She watched a bird fly over head.

And the wing. Diana instantly wished she did not look at the bird. Her stomach sightly grumbled, Diana covered her mouth and chuckled to herself. Her stomach was always doing it but why in front of a cute guy? Peering back into the woods, it brought her mind off the bird. It would be horrible for Diana to work alone for a long time, she liked working with friends.

But again, she needed as much money as she could. And that meant lots of working alone. And when she saw the water, she thankfully grabbed it and held it up to her mouth and took a long drink. Trying not to finish it off, she placed it down feeling a bit bad about drinking most of it. She handed it back to Stump and continued to talk to him.

"Yes, its nice to earn money but I don't like to be alone. Its to... lonely. So have you watched the games lately?"

I nod in reply. Jana and Amadeus, one already dead. I remember that I had to watch him die. Watch him on my tiny screen as one last hit and he went down, down for the count. He was dead, it sent shivers down Diana's spine. She could not imagine that happening to her, but soon enough, her luck might run out.

And Jana, she was teaming up with the boy from District 12. Killian Reese, I whisper the name to myself. They had a chance against the other alliances expect for the two four people alliance. All they did was sit at the cornacoupia and if you came close, bam, they would start hurting you. It was harsh.

"No I did not know any of them. But my heart goes out to Amadeus's family, it must be tough for him. Maybe Jana does have a chance but sadly I doubt that, the four people alliances are just too tough." I took another bite out of the bread in my hand. What I did not notice was that it was almost gone, I was too busy looking into the woods.

Diana felt bad about it, but it was true. The tributes from the career districts were bound to win. SHe could not see Jana or Killian or anyone from a lower district winning. It was true, she felt bad, but that was how the games worked. The lower districts alway seemed to lose.

But again, these last years the lower districts have been winning lots, it was almost werid how they were winning so much. Maybe that was possible with Jana? Or anyone from a lower districts. There was nothing better then to see the lower districts win against the career districts. But once they get back home, they must be haunted.

"Jana might have a thought, but it was a good idea. She made a new ally and that is good when fighting, right? And I agree with you, that Stark girl is scary. I hope I would never have to run into her if I was in the games, which I hope I never was. But what do you think? Do you think you ever would survive the games?