Priscilla Pearson

I sighed as I started thinking about the highs and lows of what could be the games. I don't want to be chosen I swear! I haven't done anything wrong to be chosen. I don't want to die yet!

As I walk out to the kitchen, I notice the smell of pizza and grape juice. I see the pizza, and I grab myself a slice. I place the slice on my plate I scribbled on as a kid from that one pottery place in town. As I sat down on the brown wooden table with my pizza and cup of grape juice, my back pocket starts to vibrate.

Being curious as I am, and popular, I grabbed my phone to notice that Rebecca is calling me. I answered the phone and wanted to see what's up with her.

"Hey Rebecca, how're you?" I asked her and she used the 'idk' little mumbles that some people do.

"I'm okay.. how about you?" She asked me and I thought for a second, giving a few 'hmm' noises into the phone.

"I'm doing great." I said and she started laughing a little bit.

"So, you may not know this, but I want Jacob." She said and I looked hella confused.

"What do you mean 'I want jacob'" I asked her and then I realized.

"NO." I said and she made an 'mmhmm' noise through the phone.

"Meet me at the swing at the park near Jacob's house." Rebecca said to me and I nodded, as I hung up.

I changed into my super comfy dress that is rather fancy. It's purple, my favorite color. As I start walking outside, I see my sister playing more Mario kart. She's seriously addicted to that game I swear to god! I walked to the park and sighed as I realized that my childhood best friend is a backstabbing bitch.

I see Rebecca holding Jacob hand and I raised my eyebrows widely. I feel a shiver on my back.. like this feels wrong. Seeing my best friend with my other best friends boyfriend.. feels wrong.

"You know, you could dump Yvette to be with me." Rebecca said to him and he shook his head.

"I love her, not you. I'm not that interested in you. I'm not interested in you at all." Jacob said as he removed her hand.

Suddenly, that shiver disappeared. Looks like Jacob is a loyal guy after all. Good on Yvette for picking them loyal. I wish I picked my first boyfriend loyal. He cheated though. Oh well. It was two years ago.

"You don't really like that hag, do you?" Rebecca asked, trying again.

"Rebecca, yes I do! She makes me happy. She's helped me through a lot of messed up stuff!" Jacob said and Rebecca kept trying even though he made it clear that his answer was no.

"I think I'm just going to go." I said, walking away from the both of them until Jacob walks up to me and holds my hand.

"No please don't leave me alone with her." He said. He looked like he meant it. Like he genuinely didn't want to be alone with her.

Honestly, I just wanted to go home and snuggle up in my covers crying myself to sleep. This day has been nothing but awful I swear. But I decided to stay.. for Jacob's sake. I feel bad that Rebecca is trying to get with him, knowing that he's dating Rebecca's close friend Yvette. Yeah Yvette is a bitch sometimes, but no one deserves to be cheated on, or having backstabbing friends.

"Just stop Rebecca. He's not into you." I said and she looked at me, raising an eyebrow.

"No. I don't have to stop if I don't want to." She said, and I took Jacob to the back side of the park without Rebecca.

"You're not actually into her, are you?" I asked him and he shook her head.

"Into Rebecca or Yvette?" I asked him and he looked deep into my eyes.

"Neither." He said and I raised my eyebrows and widened my eyes.

"Then who are you into?" I asked him and he looked at me, giving me the immediate hint.

"What?! But that's not right!" I shouted and he shrugged.

"But I'm still interested. I feel bad for Yvette, but it's how I feel and I can't change how I feel." Jacob said and I shook my head.

"This isn't right." I said, walking away from Jacob and leaving the park area with him.

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I sighed as I was walking to the swings at the other park and I smiled as I decided to take a drink of water from the water fountain, and then back on the swings. I texted Yvette, asking how she's doing and whatnot, to make sure that she's okay. No, Jacob did not break up with her, but I'm about to make her break up with him.

Cheating is not right and while he didn't cheat on me, he told me he was into me when he has a literal girlfriend. I just put my phone in my pocket and decided to swing got a bit to reassure some stress.

Every time I go to this park, I get that little flashback of Rebecca, Yvette, and I meeting for the first time. We were little 5 year olds just about to start kindergarten, and now we're junior cheerleaders. The memories this place has created is amazing.

How does a place create so many memories for one person? I just swing back and forth, picturing little child us together. Now, it is the games and either one of us could make it out alive or none of us could. But there's a possibility that none of us get into the games and I hope that's the outcome. I'm not ready. I'm not ready for my last couple moments with my friends. Just thinking about that outcome is making me shiver.

After possibly fifteen minutes or so at the park, I decided to walk home to my home and I notice my mother and father looking at me with anger, like I ditched school or something.