have faith in me || oriana & joel || [emsrocks]

have faith in me || oriana & joel || [emsrocks] Jul 16, 2014 13:51:10 GMT -5

Post by Knuckles on Jul 16, 2014 13:51:10 GMT -5

R E B E L L I O N I S O N L Y T H E B E G I N N I N G

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J O E L H A D L E Y
DISTRICT10 | EIGHTEEN | MALE

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And we take off running, well slow running, through the rain. Every drop that hits my face brings a new hope to life. Just the other day it wasn't looking good about life. It was just yesterday that life was only passing by. People were dropping dead left and right because of the horrible drought that passed through the area. It'll take a long time for the drought to go away. The ground needs more than the soaking rain that's quenching it's thirst now. The mud continues running down my face giving me a brand new look for the first time in a long time. Jori, Bessy, and Oriana all run in sync with one another. It makes life easy.

Finally a barn is in front of us, it's not much, but it's something. A roof to give shelter to the animals. It's hard telling which animals will last the longest, but I know that Bessy will never leave my sight. I don't care if I have to give her some food that belongs to me. She deserves to live just like everyone else deserves to live, but the Capitol doesn't seem to think that. They laugh as they watch us fall victim to the weather, the games, illness, anything really, but the games are the one they want the most people to die in. Watching them step by step is hard because one day my name could be called and I'll enter the games. I don't think I'd ever return home alive either because killing isn't my forte.

"Well, this is our barn. It's small and kind of run down... but it does the job. That was my family out there we saw. Looks like they're enjoying the rain too."

This barn is about the size of the house my family lives in. It's perfect size for me, but it only leads me to wonder what it's like for these people living here. I watch silently as Bessy munches on some hay that's been placed before her. What she really needs, is a giant mud hole to roll around in. I'll find ya one girl, don't you worry. My eyes glance around the area smiling as the rain falls through the tiny cracks in the roof. Hope is something that I haven't had in a long time. The moment I stepped into the auction yesterday all hope was gone. When I returned home to all the animals slaughtered because my father was so hungry, everything was lost, but Nataliya got me out of there with Bessy, and now I'm here with Oriana, Jori, and Bessy. It's raining. A new life is being formed before my eyes.

"This is perfect."

My eyes dart around the barn in every direction taking in the new scenery.

"Everything is perfect."

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have faith in me || oriana & joel || [emsrocks] Jul 24, 2014 18:41:38 GMT -5

Post by ミSailor彡 on Jul 24, 2014 18:41:38 GMT -5

ORIANA PARKS

I watch as Joel's eyes run through what little we have laying about our barn. It's always been just enough to make ends meet until lately. I've never been able to stand the worry lines that crease my father's face. They weren't always there, he was once quite handsome and happy. Back before life got crazy, back when we had less mouths to feed, back when we had lots of animals and plenty of provisions. I can't help but close my eyes and just wish that all his worry lines and all that pain will wash away with this rain.

"This is perfect. Everything is perfect."

Joel's calm, smooth voice is as comforting as the rain. He says everything is perfect and I wouldn't for a minute hesitate to believe it. Underneath all this soil and dirt around us is life, life that just needed a little encouragement from the rain to grow. I had already embraced my imminent death, it was just my brother's deaths that I couldn't cope with. My eyes burned at the sight of their ribs, poking out from under their skin. I'd hold them, run my hands through their hair and tell them, "If you just hope with all of your tiny little heart, everything will be okay. Never lose hope." But even I had been running low on hope. I imagine what might have happened if I eventually succumbed to my hunger, Jax and Ezreal would stand over my grave calling me a liar. They'd lose all hope forever and I could never live with myself, even in the afterlife, if that happened. Lucky for me, this rain has given them more hope than I could ever give them.

I move to put Jori in a medium sized stall I readied for her last night. She seems to immediately take kindly to it and exhaustedly lays herself down to rest. All he excitement must have gotten to her; going from dragging her hooves through the blistering heat to jogging in the rain, it's honestly has gotten my tired too. Bessy seems to curiously peer her head around the corner of the stall, trying to get at glance at what Jori is doing. I'd venture to say they've made friends already. I giggle as I clear a spot for her next to Jori.

"You can come lay here, Bessy!"

I look up at Joel, who is watching intently, silently, mysteriously. I again think back to when we were in town, before all the rain, when he mentioned he didn't want to head in a certain direction. What is he trying to staying away from, or who? I decide it still may not be the best time to bring it up. My mother always taught me to never bring up other people's business because you never know whats a fresh wound and what isn't. A large pile of burlap sacks sit in the corner, looking a little damp from the rain dripping in from roof. I take a seat and lean against the pile, like I've done many times while slacking off on my chores. I pat the ground next to me invitingly.

"You're welcome to stay, too. I won't mind, neither will my parents. For as long as you want."