The golden dress matched my hair perfectly. I was watching the District 1 interview when my stylist was finishing my dress.

"You make jewelry?" Sam asked to Anne.
"Yes, my grandmother thought me how to do that. I do that whenever I have time between training."
"So you trained for the games?"
"Yes I did."
"That's interesting. I heard that you and Orion from your District knew eachother before the games."
"Yes, me and Orion go to the school together. We go to the same class but we're not really close."
"Well, that will change for sure."

"Orion, you're a strong man."
"Thank you, Sam."
"What is your strategy on the games?"
"Well, my dad thought me how to break people's necks easily."
"Wow, that's impressive."

Finally my turn came.
I sat on my chair, I wasn't nervous, I was confident.

"Hello, Sasha."
"Hi, Sam."
"Your dad owns the training academy, it must mean that you've trained." He said.
"Yes, I did. I'm very good at throwing knives but I also can use as a weapon everything that I find around me."
"Interesting. And tell me, why did you volunteered for that girl?" He asked the question I hope he wouldn't bring up. I got nervous and I lost my confidence.
"I umm... it was because..."
"It was because what?"
"My parents told me so." I don't why I said that but I said the truth.
"Why did they do that?"
"They wanted me to be in the games." I said.

I was relieved when the interview ended. I had enough of those tv shows, sponsors and fake smiles.
I didn't talk with anyone, tried and angry I watched the other interviews.

Paris was wearing a golden suit that was matching my dress.
"Paris, your family creates weapons. It means that you have a lot of different skills, right?"
"Yes that's true."
"What is your favourite one?"
"A trident."
"Really?"
"Yes, many people say that's more a 'District 4 thing' but I can't imagine fighting on the arena with anything else."

"I always know what to do." Twilight said.
"What would you do if someone stronger attacked you?" Sam asked.
"I would use anything around to protect myself. I would use my brain."

"Abby, you had that catchphrase, can you say it?" Sam asked to Abby from 6.
"Even the strongest one can't survive without water." She said.

....

When the interviews ended, Paris stopped me when I wanted to go to my room.
"Is that true?" He asked.
"What?"
"Your parents forced you to be here?"
"Yes, what are you gonna do about it?" I rolled my eyes.
"Nothing but it's horrible."
"Yeah, whatever." I said and went to my room.

...

I had a werid dream that night.

I was on the interview with Sam and I started falling.
While falling at first there was the audience staring at me but then there was darkness. I was just falling until I got used to the fact that I'm falling.

When I woke up, I realized that today I will get on the arena.