-Chapter 5- The New Escort Daniel's POV We arrive at the Capitol, and are immediately bombarded by ardent reporters. They snap pictures tirelessly, and soon black spots are clouding my eyes. Somehow, we trip into the building and are escorted to our rooms. I sink into the emerald green bed, planning my training regime tomorrow. Maybe I should start with fire-starting. Then camouflage, edible plants, and the archery station. I'll save the trident for last, to keep it fresh in their minds. Yes, I'm looking to impress the tributes, the mentors, and the Gamemakers. Another Capitol lady comes into my room to escort me to the Training Center. Apparently, Aqua's returned home due to her fear of me. What a stuck-up snob. This new escort is named Esmerelda Emmera. She leads me to the lift, before I swat her away and go into the lift myself. I'm not going to look like some weakling who has to be followed everywhere by his escort. I step into the lift, and press the button for the Training Center. The lift slowly begins to descend, then comes to a halt. And that's when everything goes dark.
Sorry it's so short. ._. I'll be posting another shortly. This is to satisfy your cravings Also, I wanted to end on a cliffhanger! Thanks to Wattpad authors (and their stories) for providing some inspiration (The name Esmerelda, the lift idea)
I just realised that I put the wrong chapter number, and used 'lift' instead of 'elevator', so I'm posting that chapter again along with the new one. (For those who don't understand the 'lift' mistake, it's because I live in Singapore and speak and write British English. However, since I probably have more readers who speak and write American English here, I decided to use American English. Please excuse any mistakes such as 'realise' instead of 'realize'. )
-Chapter 4- The New Escort Daniel's POV We arrive at the Capitol, and are immediately bombarded by ardent reporters. They snap pictures tirelessly, and soon black spots are clouding my eyes. Somehow, we trip into the building and are escorted to our rooms. I sink into the emerald green bed, planning my training regime tomorrow. Maybe I should start with fire-starting. Then camouflage, edible plants, and the archery station. I'll save the trident for last, to keep it fresh in their minds. Yes, I'm looking to impress the tributes, the mentors, and the Gamemakers. Another Capitol lady comes into my room to escort me to the Training Center. Apparently, Aqua's returned home due to her fear of me. What a stuck-up snob. This new escort is named Esmerelda Emmera. She leads me to the elevator, before I swat her away and go into the elevator myself. I'm not going to look like some weakling who has to be followed everywhere by his escort. I step into the elevator, and press the button for the Training Center. The elevator slowly begins to descend, then comes to a halt. And that's when everything goes dark. -Chapter 5- Lift Malfunction I bang on the solid metal doors of the elevator, but I don't make a dent. The Capitol sure does use top-grade materials. I slump down against the wall, and that's when I notice it. The wires. They snake along the ceiling, the usual buzz of static missing. I notice a crimson red wire dislodged from its usual position. Gripping the wall of the elevator tightly with my sneakers, I reach the top of the elevator. I clench a metal pole that runs along the middle of one wall to the center of another and hoist myself up to the red wire. I loop the wire around the other wires and attach it firmly in place. The elevator slowly starts moving, but it stops at the wrong floor;it stops at the Gamemakers' floor. I am about to press the buttons to close the elevator doors and go to the Training Center, but I hear the unmistakable cries coming from Gamemaker Drake's room, saying, "No! Please don't come any closer! Please... Get away from me!" It's Tiffany's voice.
Lol Flubberj. I'm updating soon, sorry. I overslept and woke up at 10:30am instead of 8 am. I wanted to wake up early to write an update. :3