Chapter 2
Beyond the lush green fields on the edge of District 1, the sun rose cautiously into the sky. For many people in Contestia, today would be a day of caution, and worry, as today… was Draw Day.
For one man in District 1 though, today was not a day of worry at all, today was a day he looked forward to every year, and was notoriously the most vocally proud man of his district. Pram squinted as the sunlight hit his eyes from a small gap in his expensive linen curtains. After a few moments, he broke in to a gleaming smile.
“Todays the day” he said with a broad smile.
Elsewhere other Disctrict 1 members were rising from their luxurious beds. Butlers, privileged enough to live in the district, but always at a beck and call to their masters were also entered in to the draw for tributes at this years Hunger Games. Butlers such as Leo.
Leo, amongst other servants to the rich and wealthy of District 1, dreaded Draw Day. Over the ten years The Hunger Games had been running though, only one servant had ever been chosen to compete… He had lasted no more than 5 minutes when the game started. He had run for a weapon and got to it second, and met a gruesome death, which all the servants had witnessed on a large screen TVs situated around the vast district. Leo had hoped he wasn’t going to be the second ever to be picked.
“LEO! BRING ME SOME COFFEE! NOW!” Came the scream from upstairs.
“Yes Master Plum, right away!” Leo shouted politely back, and scurried off to the kitchen, more things weighing on his mind today than coffee.
Plum sat in his leather armchair, crossed one leg over the other, and opened todays newspaper. “Draw Day is upon us. Who will lead District 1 to victory?!” read the headline. Plum, like many other District members, relished the games, and had been training all year in preparation to be picked. He may now be in his mid 30s, but he had the athleticism of a 19 year old.
District 1, more commonly known as the Phoenix District, is the wealthiest area in the country, outside the capital city. The capital city is mainly full of political rich types, and people that contribute fully to the prosperity of the nation, in a supportive and political manner. Those in District 1 are rich types who did not support the current regime, most likely were involved within the rebellion, and no longer really contribute much at all in the way of society, and just sit on family inheritances.
What the Phoenix District does have though, is an extreme amount of money, pride, and a lot of time on their hands. When The 1st Hunger Games were announced, most people had their heads in their hands, panic spread in the lower districts, but not here. People now felt they had a purpose, they had something to do with their time, they would train all year in preparation, win The Games for their District, and sit on even more money than they already do.
Although there are a lot of people in District 1 that sit around and live a life of leisure and luxury, it is also home to professional doctors and the highest earning businesses within the country.
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