do a favor | be a savior || [lex/leon] train blitz

The train ride was quiet. Much, much too quiet, if you asked me. The only sounds were my breathing and my district partner's, and the wind from the outside world as we cut through it's balance at break-neck speed. It was so silent, in fact, that I began to wonder if I was hearing my heartbeat because I had just given my family a death sentence in pretty wrapping paper, or if it was just because there was nothing else to hear.

"You good?"

I had to break the silence -- a second more of it would have driven me insane. The girl did not answer, opting to stare blankly out of the window as if thinking about the same things I was no longer allowing myself to think about. (I did this to myself, remember? It was only my fault.) I leaned back in my seat to get a better look at her, and I thought perhaps I saw tears falling down her cheeks. "I guess not." She still did not so much as acknowledge me, so I stood. "I'm gonna go um... yeah. You gonna be okay?"

As I suspected, no answer.

I left the car quickly, and then came in to another, just as quiet as the last, and even more empty, so I kept on walking until I finally found another living soul. Leon Krigel. I was certain he was a winner, and almost certain it was sometime in the last few years. Not because I watched the games, (they have never been something I really enjoyed,) but because everyone in the district claimed our curse was finally lifted when both of our tributes made it to the top two.

"Leon," I spoke silently. "I'm Lex. Oh, but you probably already knew that." I shrugged my shoulders and walked over. "Do you mind?" I did not wait for an answer before plopping down beside him on the leather couch. "So, how has your day been?"