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   Theo wished with ever fiber of his being he wasnât stuck in his current situation but no matter how hard he tried to wake up from this nightmare nothing seemed to changed. He felt sick to his stomach and absolutely confused while trying to suppress his emotions, he had a job to do now and all that mattered was preparing his tributes for what was coming. He had first hand experience after all, he had volunteered for the games chasing glory and a better life, the reality of life after the games though wasnât anywhere near as pretty as it was made out to be. He was plagued with repetitive nightmares about what he had done, how he had killed over eight others to win. He was haunted by the look of fear each had, the life literally leaving each of their eyes as he stabbed and fought them.Â
   It was the reason why when he had come home he hadnât been able to make a real connection with anyone. He had tried dating but no one understood the night terrors, the guilt, not even Luca who he had known all his life. They had lasted the longest out of his failed relationships because they had a real connection before he came home damaged but even that wasnât enough. Then Theo was named a mentor last year, and he resented the job, watching others he had to coach die, he had hoped to try and keep himself less emotionally involved this year but that all went to hell the moment Lucaâs name was drawn. He didnât want to watch Luca struggle in the arena and possibly meet his demise, he wanted to yell and break things, and he had back at his home before he was escorted to the train.
   Now though was the time for him to keep it together, if he couldnât do that then itâd only make things worse for his two tributes. Two tributes, he had two and all he could think about was one of them, whoever the girl was hadnât crossed his mind and for that he felt guilty. Still he had to see Luca first, had to check on the other before anything else so he went to the room assigned to the male tribute and knocked on the door before entering.
    âHey-â He muttered as he approached, âHow are you holding up?â He questioned trying to smile so not to add to what was probably an abundance of fear and disbelief Luca was currently feeling.