•Hope•
Hope sat on the seat of the rumbling train. She turned her head towards her mentor, who was drunk, as he laughed with the capitol people. They spoke in slurred tones and confused manners. Her mentor was James Thiddwick, a 28 year old man who somehow won the games by using snakes. He is a smart man, but he doesn't take care of himself. Be good, Hope. Her mother had said, while her sister cried asking why she had to go. Her best friend, Ricky, confessed that he loved her before she was gone. Now she was left to cry in the corner asking God "Why me?"
•Cris•
Cris took up three seats, since he was laying down, reading a book. His older brother, Blake, tried to volunteer for Cris when he was chosen, but he got to violent. He grabbed the Peacemaker's arm and ripped his hand away from Cris, which let to his death. They shot him in the head. Cris had grieved, but he had to win. For Blake. For his mother. For Claudia, his sister. And for Kassie, the girl he loved before she died in the games. I can win. This is easy. Win.... WInnn....