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"Let the Games Begin"

Eli's Point of view

Today was the day of the stupid games which I have luckily not been in and probably won't because i'm sixteen, and just three more games until I don't have to enter my name anymore. I live in district twelve and don't know half the people here. All I do everyday is work in the mines, I need the money for my family. Tomorrow is the reaping but i'm pretty sure I can survive three more years avoiding the games. There are only like seven kids in district at the time and I only know three or four maybe, and not that well.

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I was making my way into the arena for the time of the arena it was only me because my mom was sick, throwing up every morning, and my dad is taking care of her. One of the kids I know the best came over to sit next to me.

"hey Eli"

"oh, hey Gale, ready for the reaping because I am just taking in as much as I can" I said with a sigh.

"aren't we all?" he took a sip of his muddy water and made a face of sickness but once again took another sip.

"so how's your girlfriend... katnip? Is that her name?" I think thats her name.

"that's what I call her and she's not my girlfriend, but boy I would like her to be. Too bad you've never seen her."

"Yeah well I don't have all the time in the world to ascoiate with people. Just the rocks."

"is that why your emo?" wow.

"no."

"so you admit you are emo."

"well happy go lucky isn't really my style, I don't see how anyone can't be emo in this crap hole environment."

"Couldn't agree with you more, oh look the speaker is about to pull out the first name from district 1." I leaned in already feeling sorry for the sucker who has to go in that bloodbath the Capitol calls Games. The girl twirled the wheel and pulled out a name.

"Claire Edwards?" I looked around to find her standing. She was pretty. Real pretty. Even from a distance I could see her eyes sparkle as she looked in the crowd desperately looking for someone to take her place. She slowly made her way down the steps, realizing her whole world was gone. Her hair was so short and curly, obviously a different personality to what she looked like next to the speaker.

"Sucks for her" Gale said in an almost sincere tone,

"i know." my voice rasped and I now became nervous for the boy of district 1. once again the lady rolled the wheel and called out a name.

"Adam Torres!" once again I scanned the crowd and saw a boy stand up with a hat on. He a soft face that was almost angelic. and his brother looked devastated. And he was crying. I think Claire and Adam knew each other because the hugged and where crying together.

"Now! We will move on to district 2!" it was so hard to watch, all of these people leave their families. In district two the girl was this really smoking girl called Bianca, and the boy was some dude named K.C. In district 3, the girl was a nerdy kinda looking one called holly J. the boy was this indie called Sav. In district 4, the girl was... I think her name was Ali or something, and the boy was Declan. In district 6 the boy was a guy named spinner. Weird name. And the girl was fiona and she looked like a total spoiled brat! District 6 there was this chick named Anya and the really white nerdy kid, wesley. In district 7 there was a guy named riley and a girl named Jenna who looked like she was pregnant. Ew. In district 8 the girl was Mia, and some nerdy poser named dave. District 9 was jane and johnny. District 10 was jay and paige. District 11 was emma and a guy in a wheelchair called jimmy, and now district twelve. The moment I have been dreaded this whole time.

She opened a name.

"Primrose Everdeen!" a little girl stood up, had to have been at least twelve. I couldn't take it. I was about to volunteer when I think her older sister did. Gale looked shocked and I figured that was "his not girlfriend" from a distance she looked really pretty. The lady rolled the wheel once more to read out the boys name. Gales hands were shaking and mine too. She pulled out a paper.

"Elijah Goldsworthy."