Only 1 Day Until Showtime

Tripp Mattet



I sit up in a chair and stare at the television.. watching all the strategies of last year's tributes to get an idea of how to find food. Looking at one piece, I could obviously see that this lady had a strategy. She stayed away from everyone. I knew that wasn't going to be mine, though. I needed to stay in a group or I wouldn't survive. I call over Thaila.. I needed to talk with her about strategies.. and more important things. "Thaila!" I shout to her room "I need to speak with you!"

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I smile at Thaila and say, "We need a plan if we take out the careers, we need a Plan B for after it.. are we just gonna take each other out one by one? Or are we going to separate and then find each other again?" I was full of these questions.. we needed a serious plan.. "I'm still staying at the Cornucopia after the bloodbath to get extras." I add on, and prepare to add on even more, Also, if we make it to the final 2, I just, don't think I'll want to kill you, I mean, your my district partner.. I can't do that to you, so if that were to end up like that, not saying it will, but it could, how are we going to decide who dies? I say with a very sad look.. I didn't want to kill her, but if things became necessary, I would, but only if they became necessary. I just don't want to just sit there in shock.. it would make the Capitol upset if we didn't put on a grand finale for them. I wanted the Capitol to be proud of me and what I contributed to their deadly games they call funny, but the people who are in it, their gravestones will say ' Your the ones who caused this grave, may you go down the same way '

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"Thaila, the careers are going to be at the Cornucopia, they want to kill you! I need to prove myself to be on this team! That's exactly how I will! I promise, I'll be careful" I say politely and promising success.

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My voice begins to get dark and low, "Thaila, I'm going to do it alone!" I say and slam my hands onto the table.. "Please, just let me do it alone"

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"Ok, but if I scream, DON'T come running, I want to handle it myself. Did I make myself clear?" I ask Thaila, feeling confident. I was ALWAYS confident when I got my way.

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"You do realize that they are just trying to get a free ride down to get into the finale? That's probably what the 7 boy is expecting." I say calling her out.