*10 months ago*

My breath quickens as I knock on the ebony door in front of me and walk into the huge meeting room. President Lara Snow II sits before me at the head of the table. She smiles at me.

"Come in Roshni, take a seat."

I sit down apprehensively at the other end of the table. Snow leans forward and smiles at me.

"Since you are the head gamemaker," she begins, "I would like to congratulate you on the success of the previous games."

I lean back in my seat and let out a breath of relief. He's happy, it's all good. "Thank you, President," I say happily. The last games really had been successful, with a perfect mix of tributes to make the arena interesting.

I continue, "The talent show was very good this year as well. We've had a bigger crop of Untouchables this year than ever before. Both the Capitol and the districts seem satisfied."

Snow smiles again, "Yes, that is true, and it is also why I've called you in. As you know, the next hunger games are the 500th games. I presume that you are continuing as head gamemaker?"

I nod quickly.

"As expected. For the 500th games, they must be bigger than ever before. I have a plan. Every year, the pool of Untouchables gets bigger and bigger. We're having to save more and more children to keep the districts happy. The people in the districts think they can protect their children. The Untouchables are getting too powerful. This perception of power can only lead to one thing: the desire for actual control, and then uprising."

I gasp as I realise what Snow wants to do. "Are you sure this is the best idea? Is sending in the Untouchables really going to squash the districts, or will it just inspire more unrest?"

Snow walks round to me as I stand up to meet her, "It is a risk I am willing to take," he replies, "So long as we do these games properly, keep the Capitol and districts distracted enough to not think about rebellion, it will work. Do you accept?"

Do I have any other choice? I decline, I'm killed. I accept and mess up, I'm killed.

I have to do this, and I have to make these games the best that have ever been seen.

I offer Snow my hand, and we shake on it.

"I accept, President."