Hunger Games - The End

My name is Elise. I grew up in district 12 in Panem. This is not a very good place to grow up. There's no freedom. No democracy. So, I've decided that I'm going to do something about it. I am willing to risk my own life to make Panem a better place. For me, and for the sake of others. This is my story. 

The clock is ticking and I'm pacing around the room. I doesn't know why I'm stressing, but I am. Maybe it's because of the reaping next week, or maybe it's just stress. Since I'm eighteen years old, my name is in the lottery forty- two times. They say, "may the odds be ever in your favor", but I guess the odds aren't really in my favor at this point.  

I sit down by the table to calm my nerves. It's just me in the house at the moment. It's completely silent. For many people that may be calming, but not for me. Silence has never been a good thing in my life. Silence always brings something bad with it. It's weird.  

My siblings are out, trying to get some food which is not very easy here in district 12. We usually have to trade some of our stuff in order to get food. But we're managing. 

Right now, I'm just sitting in the kitchen wondering about how I can make Panem a better place. I'll probably have to kill President Snow, which is NOT going to be an easy task. Since I'm basically a nobody, it is going to be almost impossible to get close enough to actually kill him. And to be honest, I have no idea how I'm going to get into the Capitol. I can't exactly just buy a train ticket.

  

"Come on, think, Elise", I say to myself. Maybe I could do something with the names in the bowl? No, that's to advanced. I could sneak on board the train when the tributes go to the Capitol? Yes! That's it.  

The days go by a lot faster than I hoped they would. I feel like I don't have time to plan my "mission". What exactly is my mission? OK, so I will sneak into the train before it leaves. Then what? I'll find a place to stay the night. Then go to the president's house. I'll tell them that I have an emergency and they will have to let me in. And from then I'll just improvise. I honestly don't know I'm doing. This is going to be a disaster. 

The day has come. This is the day the train leaves the district. In just a couple hours, I am going to be hiding inside a train. So, right now I'm packing a bag with a couple of things I may need.  

I walk out the door in a hurry. Time flies when you're nervous, I guess. I didn't notice that it's only a few minutes until the train leaves. As soon as I'm out of people's sight, I run. If I don't make it to the train in time, I won't get a second chance.  

I'm breathing heavily as I see the train. Doors still open, thankfully. I slip inside as the doors close and I sit down behind some furniture. Now I just have to wait for the train to arrive the Capitol. 

My eyes suddenly open when the train stops. I can hear voices coming from a cabin farther down. When I hear footsteps, I quickly get off the train before anyone can see me.  

There is a lot of people here, so it's not going to be difficult blending in. I get in to the crowd and walk towards the president's house. It's not too far away.  

I can feel that I am starting to get a bit nervous. My palms are sweaty and my heart is beating fast. Maybe this was a bad idea. I shouldn't have come here.  

What am I saying? I can't afford thinking like this. I'm going to finish what I came here to do, even if it kills me. 

I'm now standing outside a large, white building. This is where it's going to end. All I have to do is figure out how I'm going to get inside. They're not just letting anybody in.   

Then my eyes lands on a maid and I got an idea. I can get some clothes so that I can dress up as a maid. But I don't have the time, or money, to buy some clothes. That leaves me one option: kidnap her. 

She's walking toward the door, so I have get to her quickly. I sit down and look into the bag I brought. I remember bringing a rope and a bag. I can use them. 

The maid is almost at the door now, so I run towards her. When I get to her I quickly put the bag over her head and put my hand over her mouth so that she can't scream. Then I tie the rope to her hands. Now I just have to find somewhere to lock her up.  

When I'm done with the maid, I walk towards the door and before I get there, the door opens. I look up to see a camera. Makes sense. This was easy enough. Now comes the hard part. To get to the president and actually kill him.

When I get inside, all I can see is a long hall with lots of doors on each side and one door at the end of the hall. The door that is straight down the hall is the one I choose.   

I open the door and the first thing I see is guards. Lots of guards. I pray to God that they won't ask any questions while I walk ahead. Thankfully they don't. This is easier than I thought it would be.  

When I get to another door, I can hear voices. I recognize one of them as the president's. I've heard his voice multiple times before.  

I just stand outside the door for a couple minutes to find out how many people there is inside the room. It sounds like it's just two. I can do this. 

When I open the door, the president and the other woman looks at me, but say nothing. They just turn around and keep talking. I didn't think this would be this easy when I first planned this.  

I walk towards the president, acting like I'm cleaning. I take out the knife I took out from my bag earlier. When I stand right behind president Snow, I stab him in the neck with the knife. The other lady gasps before she calls out for the guards which is standing outside the door. 

They are now rushing in and the last thing I hear is gunshots. Then all I see is darkness.