JB: Saying Goodbye never happens [Artemis; Stahl]

What I happened to do was for the best. I was a nobody in this shit hole of a district. I was just a girl whose brother was killed by a peacekeeper wanna-be and whose parents decided that my life was insignificant enough to challenge the likes of the capitol. They got off scott free and I've been put into the system and in foster care. "Hmphh. That's life."

For the time being, my feet swing as I sit in the chair. My mind completely buzzing with the names of my district partners. Orion Hammerfell... All I know about him is that he's related to the buff guy from the last games. A family member of someone that was seriously feared so much and then the Johnwayne girl. Her brother was also in the previous games down the line. The other girl is completely new to me and thus I have no quarrel with her name. The only thing I do notice is that I'm the youngest in this quad squad. I will be looked upon as nothing but fresh meat to them. If only they knew that I will not back down from a fight. If only they knew what tortorous ways I was brought up in and survived each one. They would think of me in a new light.

Until I meet them, they will probably already be plotting my demise.

Outside the door to this tiny room, I can't hear anything. It's completely silent and the silence is getting to me in a new way. I don't like it. Silence is not golden. This place is a torture chamber. There needs to be some form of noise because my ears are starting to ring so loudly that I think my ears are going to bust.

The chair is scooted against the ground as I stand up quickly, letting the noise echo throughout the room. I won't have any visitors becasue noone is here for me. I have no parents. No brother. I have a few people in the guard but they are too busy doing patrol to even want to come to see me. To them, I'm probably just a sorry peice of capitol meat now off to the slaughterhouse.

"Damn you all." I form the words out loud and go to the side of the wall that has a tiny window in it. The light from outside floods in like no other. What awaits me in the capitol? What awaits me when I get on the train? It better be something amazing because I'm risking my life for something better. Maybe if I was to win these games, they would let me join the ranks of the peacekeepers faster. What better kind of officer to have then one that survived the games. A real challenge that shows my loyalty to the likes of the fighters and rule enforcers. If I play my cards right, I just might bank in these games.

A pounding on the door from behind me actually has me raising my eyebrows and before I can even answer, a uniformed officer is coming in and the look on my face dampens. "Alright. Ready to go. Don't know why anyone bothered to keep me waiting when no one will see me."