Snippet #1528463

Kaylee walked silently into the train car, head bowed, but not due to emotion. Her long, thin fingers were tangled in the extremely sturdy but somewhat thin copper chain that hung around her neck and reached her bellybutton. She easily untangled her hands, but only to reweave the gleaming chain around her fingers. Taking a seat on one of the many plush chairs that were secured to the floor or wall, she stopped to examine the silver lightening bolt at the bottom, brushing a speck of dirt from the polished silver, which she knew her district had paid highly to do, since everyone knew and loved Kaylee.

"Then why wouldn't someone take my place?" she spoke her thoughts aloud in the empty, rather dark, train car and received silence in response.

Sighing, she let herself sink deeper into thought and began planning what she would do once she was in the arena.