𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐒𝐊𝐔𝐋𝐋 ──
❛ they all said they do
not cower before death,
but when the reaper, the
personification of death
visited their souls, they
always kneeled, praying
and begging for time. ❜
· . ° ✎
the hunger games began in
xvi . iii . m...
Everything that went by after the announcement flew past her eyes like the swift wind in the midnight sky—haunting and ghostly. After her final words trailed off into nothingness, Agate simply let Venus pamper and prod her body, preparing the tribute for the burning, intrusive questions in the spotlight no one wanted.
The stylist had scrubbed her skin pink, powdered her face white, smeared a golden cream all over her body, and slipped on the extravagant gown she had made. Agate barely felt the sugar rubbing against her skin or the soft brush that skimmed her dusty lips a bright burgundy. She did not notice the silky fabric that rested against her curves, just the weight that added to the pressure on her shoulders. It was not that Agate did not appreciate the styling team's efforts and handwork, but the apprehension of the Games happening tomorrow overthrew everything in its path.
However, she took a deep breath and looked at her reflection in the cursed mirror.
Agate saw a version of her that was broken with a beautiful shell.
The gown was beautiful, so was she, but the tribute could not help but feeling like she was betraying her late brother by enjoying the luxuries of the Capitol—the very people who cheered at the death of Oro.
"Live, Atha. Don't just survive, live. Live well and I can rest in peace."
It was not fair.
How was she supposed to be happy and live well when she was still stuck in a diamond cage with a leash around her neck, hand bound behind her back, yet eyes cruelly uncovered so that they could see all the horrid things happening around her?
It was not fair.
How could he say that in his dying breath? How could he say that he could only rest in peace with a condition so impossible to fulfill?
It wasn't fair.
It would never be fair.
Agate knew that, had accepted it, and that was the worst part.
