Chapter 1:The Reaping
"Finch Valentine!"That's me. I'm reaped to go into the 74th hunger games. I make sure I look bored as I make my way to the stage. The district 5 escort, Yue, takes me by the shoulders and ushers me to the microphone."Do we have any volunteers?"No one raises their hand. But that's typical. Here in district 5,there is hardly anyone who volunteers."Now for the boys!" Yue skips over to the glass ball next to the girls'. She sticks her hand in and picks a slip from the very top."Mark Stone" A very fidgety boy is pushed
by peacekeepers to the stage. He has dark brown hair and doesn't look much taller than me. Yue brings
him next to me."Any volunteers?"Nope."Well, happy hunger games and may the odds be ever in your
favor."It sounds laughable in her capitol accent. Peacekeepers create a wall in front of us as they push us
into the justice building. Yue takes me into a small room and makes me take a seat on a velvet couch.
I wait for an hour before she comes back to lead me to the small car. It's not like I expected anyone
to car just fits Mark, Yue, and I.I zone out while Yue rambles on about how great the Capitol
finally pull up to the train gets out and gestures for us to come inside. But I'm not
sure if I should trust her. I can't trust anyone. I'm going to the hunger games after all.
