Zsófia Meidinger {Capitol/GM}

Sometimes it's easy to fall into the same traps of the past and let the demons hold a person down. It's easy to listen to every single lies spewed from the lips of the one someone loves. Zsófia had that choice, she could've laid down and died while her parents mocked and laughed at her, while her friends told her she would never succeed, but all this did was light a fire under her to prove everyone wrong, and to show the world that even though someone has a learning disability, they're capable of succeeding.

"How do you do it?"

Tears poured from her eyes as she asked her brother for help, and she cried even harder when he simply turned away without looking at her. He was her only chance at succeeding in life, and he turned away laughing as he walked away.

He's smarter than her, and he'll always be smarter than her, and it's something she's accepted, but it always brings her down.

How do they do it?

How?

Why can't I?

Laughter echoes through her ears as she sits silently in her room listening to her family chatting happily together, and they stop talking when they hear her door open only to begin when she shuts it again.

I'll never amount to anything. I'll never live up to them.

She's not good enough, not smart enough. Her peers constantly find ways to put her down to the point of where she doesn't want to leave her room. It's easier being alone. It's easier to hide under the covers and pretend life doesn't exist, and that everything is okay.

Yet every single day she forces herself out of bed to face those who mock her because she wants to learn. She wants to overcome what's holding her back, but she doesn't know how.

All seems hopeless, but one day when she's trying to spell, a classmate pulls her aside once everyone is gone. She offered a hand and Zsófia took it. Rowe taught her a way to help focus. She taught Zsófia ways to learn by tapping her finger on her pants and hearing the rhythm of each sound, and soon studies became easy for her.

And as she started doing well in school, her family asked her to share the secret because they all wanted to know.

"Everyone learns differently, and it's up to others to never leave them behind."

Now she has the chance to prove to everyone exactly what she's capable of. So many times she wouldn't speak her mind out of fear of someone walking over her and telling her she's wrong.

Becoming a gamemaker seemed like a scary thing at first, but this is the chance to prove herself to everyone in Panem. This is her chance to show off what all she's learned.

She might not have had the greatest childhood with everyone leaving her behind. She didn't have friends. She didn't have any friends. She had nobody to turn to until Rowe stepped into her life. It's been years since she's heard from her friend, but right now she has a chance to show gratitude for the help she was given. Who knows where she would be now if it wasn't for a single person caring.

Of course, being a gamemaker can come with some risks, but it's something she accepts, and for the first time in her life, Zsófia is proud of who she is.

Maybe she can use this chance to show everyone who struggles with a learning disability that it's not a bad thing at all, and that they can succeed. It's time for her to tell her story as it may inspire someone. Maybe some kid in the Capitol right now is struggling with the same thing she went through, she's sure of it. This is her chance to shine, and it's her chance to show everyone that nobody is ever left behind.

Beaten and broken, from the ashes she rose.

Zsófia is ready for this new life, and a chance to show her family that they messed up for never helping her. She rises to fame as they're left behind to rot.