User blog comment:ArleneLove'sTHG/Forever:5th book of The Hunger Games/@comment-4749291-20130928053508

CHAPTER 21

"So, Aubry, how has your stay been here?" Felix still holds Aubry's hand afterthey both sat down.

"Peeta! Chase isn't before Aubry!" I whisper.

"It'll be fine." His voice is hesitant and give me little hope. I look up at the other mentors and see the one who looked like Gale. He mouthed what seemed to be "Everything will be okay." And for some reason I believe him.

"It's been really delightul." Aubry replies.

"What would be the move delightful thing about your stay?" Felix asks.

"Well, I would say tonight has most deifantly been the highlight of my stay! I'm able to see everyone's unique style and, your getup this year." She has on her best smile and the crowd cheers. Flattery is what she's aiming for and it seems to be working.

"Haha! Well..." Felix combs his hair back with his fingers and makes all the girls sign at his beauty. "I'm sure that everyone wants to know, what went though your mind when the little girl volenteered." Oh no...

Aubry's smile fades and she looks down at her hands. "I felt...scared."

"Scared?"

"Yes. I was terrified about what would happen to her in the games. I knew that she volenteered not knowing I was there--with her being so young, she must've blanked out and didn't hear when I volenteered--but I wish I understood why. I..I really wish there was something I could've done to help her, but she told me she would let me kill her. She whispered it to me when I walked past her..." A tear fallsdown her cheek and I wonder if that is actually true.

"You said you wish you know why she volenteered, correct?" Felix asks, leaning forward to comfort her. Aubry nods, not attemting to wip her face and smuge her make-up more.

"Why did you volenteer?" Felix asks the question so carfully, I feel the pain of my experience all over again. Prim's name being called and everything in my mind racing. I couldn't think stright and I shouted the four words that is said so easily now, "I volenteer as tribute."

"I volenteered...because-" The buzzer signaling that her interveiw inturupts her. Everyone turns to eachother, whispering "What did she say?" and "Can she repeat that?!" Aubry trys to cover her face but Felix brings her in a hug, covering her face for her. He whispers something and walks herbackto her seat. Chase stands up and hugs Aubry as well.

The cameras capture Felix's face which looks close to tears. He obviously heard what was said. Chase pats him on the shoulder and makes his way to the chars when he slips on something and falls right on his back. The crowd forgets the whole thing and laughs.

Felix helps Chase and falls as well. Eventually they both give up on standing and crawl to the chairs. "So! Chase." Felix says, all too causually.

"Yes, sir?" The crowd laughs. Chase really did bring the life back into the interveiws.

"What happened with that fall, man?!" Felix laughs trying to dust off his pant leg.

"Hey, you fell too!"

"Yep! And got the dirt stains to proove it!" Felix shows his back, which is covered in dirt.

"Hey, me too! I even got a scrap!" Chase shows the microsopic scratch on his arm. "Battle scars!" Me and Peeta find everyone, including us, laughing. "Maybe we should dust each other off?" Both of them stand and wip the dirt off each other's perfectly tailored suites.

Chase's interveiw goes back and forth like that until his time is up. Joke after joke after joke. Felix throws in a few halrious ones as well.

The interveiws are finished and the mentors make their way to the training building to talk to the tributes before going to the room.

"Aubry! Chase!" We call out to them and Chase pulls us all in a hug. Together we all ride the evevatdor to our floor recalling the events of Chase's interveiw and the tributes I think they should team up with and watch out for.

No one brings up Aubry's interveiw.