Glow Lawrie -- District 2

When you hear District 2 Career I'm sure that you'd expect a sparkling beautiful athlete with long shimmery hair and glittering eyes. Someone who is agile and dexterous, who can dance and train, who can wow people with their beauty. That is not what you see when you look at Glow. Glow is different than the other girls. She doesn't keep in shape (Food its just too tasty.); her body is full and round and instead of curves only where they should be, they are all over.

Her face is plump and often found in a smile. Her teeth white and straight surrounded by dimpling skin and glossy pink lips. Size doesn't matter when you wear a smile. Her hair long and blonde, blunt cut bangs sweeping across her forehead, covering deep brown eyebrows. There is a brightness in her chocolate brown eyes because she doesn't care that you are staring at her. Big, Bold, and Beautiful. It doesn't matter that she doesn't fit your model of beautiful, because she is who she is.

Glow had often been picked on due to her size in District 2. Its not like there are a lot of "fat" people just hanging around. In fact she can't name one person her age who is remotely close to her size. It always made her feel a little self conscious as a child, like she would never be good enough, like she was a fatty mcbutterpants. Her parents often told her that it doesn't matter that she's bigger, it means that she's lucky that she has food. So instead of worrying outwardly what people thought about her she just kept eating her feelings.

Eventually the shyness of her childhood wore off and she blossomed, quite literally, into a bubbling basket of fun and sarcasm. Sometimes people don't understand her dry, self effacing humor, but its just her way of keeping up her guard. Instead of letting you talk about her behind her back, she's going to say it out loud, to recognize the elephant in her clothes in the room. Being fat wasn't a problem in her eyes, it was just how she was. Why give up eating and food to look like the little barbie dolls like Julian Bryze. Being Glow was more fun anyway.

It wasn't like she didn't try during career training, or that she was even bad at it, she just preferred doing the easier stuff. Like horizontal running. She was talented in things that required strength, like the swords and even boxing. But anything that required endurance she was obviously a failure. In fact anything past two rounds in the ring had her heaving for breath like she was close to drowning even though there was no water in sight.

Glow's family wasn't like her, her mother was slender and perfect and just like every other District 2 woman. Trying hard to copy the styles of the Capitol, too eager to point out that Glow could stand to drop more than a few pounds. She was loving, always trying to take her to get her hair done, shower her with gifts and money. It was a motivational effort on her moms part that never really paid off. Food was just too important. Food was her true friend, no one else.

There was nothing like the sweet sugary goodness of a donut or pastry. No comforting feeling like that first bite of salty goodness of a handful of popcorn covered with butter and cheese. There was not an article of clothing or hairstyle that was worth that to Glow. Not here in District two, not even in the Capitol. She had never had a real boyfriend ever. A few dates here and there. More often than not ending in a casual make out session But never more than kissing. Because really who wants to hook up with someone that should be floating in the ocean.

Maybe some day she'll find someone who loves her the way she loves herself. Maybe some day she won't care that she has to wear mens sizes at the training center. Maybe some day size won't matter. But till then Glow will be herself, poking fun with a sarcastic zinger. Her smile leading the way.