" 𝑁𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒."
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Plucked, waxed, shaved, washed, and then dried. What felt like hours upon hours of this. Finally my beauty crew looked at me in awe whispering to each other I raise my eyebrow, "what's that?"
They look at me and smile, "nothing beautiful we were just saying you're ready to be shown to your stylist" they say handing me a robe.
Shortly I'm escorted to a smaller room, sitting down the door opens to reveal a man in blue, his eyes, hair, but his skin a golden slight color.
"Are you here to make me pretty?" I say looking at him as he chuckles my way,
"I'm sure you can simply do that on your own, with no problem." He says as he steps closer and touches a strand of my hair in his fingers, "a beauty like you can't go to waste, with that you are also so brave. Your district partner, Gage? He's a friend and your mother lost her other son a couple years ago as well. Correct"
I nod slowly in remembrance
"So young, but so strong and not at all weak. You're what the capital is talking about. Will you fail their expectations? That I don't know. But I know In the fashion world you shall not."
"So what does that mean?" I speak in a soft voice.
"Im saying I'm going to bring more of your beauty out my dear. The whole world will know who you are."
"Based on my clothing?" I say in confusion.
He chuckles, "that and well..I just know once you're in that arena, you won't fail us."
I can't seem to understand why everyone seems to see something in me, but me. If only they knew.
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I wince at the pain from the tighting of the dress around my body, my makeup crew and stylists work hard on me and once their finished they look back at me and sigh in admiration.
"You look even more STUNNING!" One of them goes with their high pitched voice.
They all turn me around so I'm looking at myself in the mirror, I could barley recognize myself. The light blue fitted dress hits every growing curve on my body having a V line and making it off the shoulder. My hair is shiny and flowing against my back and shoulders in perfect light weight curls. My eyes pop against the color of the dress and my makeup is lightweight but also very noticeable as they made my lips colored and my cheekbones and jawline very curved and precise. I looked fierce. I looked beautiful though. I looked like a woman. Not even a young kid anymore.
"Thank you." I make out at them as a faint knock is heard from the door, I look back to see Gage walking in he stopped in his tracks, he only had a pair of pants on that were the color of my dress and a waved necklace around his neck. He had no shirt on exposing his broad shoulders and muscle and his abs were highlighted I'm guessing so cameras could catch it. His hair wasn't slicked back but natural I'm guessing they went for a lustic look for us in a way, I don't think I ever starred at him that long and he chuckled, "like what you see?"
I quickly glanced away and shook my head., "I have no idea what you're talking about."
I state and he whispers, "no worries I think so starred a bit too long as well."
We both laughed a bit at each other as I hug him, his warm body pressed against the little parts of my exposed skin.
"Don't you dare wipe any boogies on this dress too." I whisper in his ear which caused him to chuckled and us to laugh even more.
"Get over that Vic, we were 10!"
"Oh no I'll forever remember that!" Our voices echoing through the room and we look at each other again as the timers go off indicating we need to head out.
"Let's be the badasses we are." He says with a grin and I smile at him as we take each other's hands and walk out.
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Ding.
The elevator door opens as we hit the level and we both step out. I could feel eyes upon both of us as we walked to our chariot. We probably looked so badass and everyone knew it.
We got set up in our chariots as mags came over, "you two look stunning, surely will be the talk of the town!"
I smile in her direction and grab her hand, "thank you mags"
She seems to gleam at the movement and nods and she looks at the other tributes starring at us, "I suggest you don't make enemies but being as you guys are out powering them all by being you it'll be hard, try not to seem too intimidating but not too weak." She says giving us advice.
Gage and I wave her a goodbye as the chariots began to move. My hair blew with the breeze as well as Gages. We kept our faces straight and powerful and as soon as we hit the opening screams of our names rang out trying to get our attention. Some threw roses and I even smiled in that direction giving my beautiful radiant smile. Gage and I locked hands and raised them high in the air which caused the crowd to go hysterical once more as some even seemed to faint.
The chariots came to a halt as snow walked out. I shoot daggers with my eyes at him as he spoke,
"Thank you tributes for your sacrifice and happy hunger games"
He spoke as his eyes landed with mine, my face now straight as ever and eyeing him like dead meat.
"May the odds be ever in your favor."
We kept our eye contact til the chariot turned and I could no longer keep the eye contact, Gage squeezed my hand and I let loose as I realized I was holding on so tight I cut his circulation. I gave him a sorry look and he gave me a soft smile.
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Once we were off our chariots mags came and gave us hugs, "well done! Well done!" I smile and just as I say something I watch as a handsome boy from one is starring at me. He and I make eye contact as he raises his eyebrow and the girl from his district whispers in his ear as she glances back at me. I bite the inside of my cheek as I watch the girl from two come over starring at me as well with a smirk on her face, she looks familiar. But where would I know her from.
Mags notices and she eyes us, "maybe it's best if we head inside" Gage takes my hand as I don't break contact with them. I can't show weakness. Cause I'm not weak. I'm strong. They'll all figure that out soon. I smirk back in their direction which causes them to step back as I walk in the elevator and as the door closes I wave to them, with the same smirk plastered on my face in satisfaction.
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