My heart stopped when I heard: "And the district 4's girl tribute is… Gaige Kinierum!"

Any volunteer? I was asking in my mind. A senior career has to volunteer, it's the tradition. Nothing happened.

"Gaige Kinierum where are you? Come here girl!" Gia says.

I can feel someone pushing me from the back, peace keepers. Oh I hate them. They are pushing me to Gia.

"Girl stay here." She tells me.

I'm almost crying, I can fell the tears accumulating on my eyes, but I have to be strong. No tears, no tears. I tell to myself. At this height I can see dad and mom, like always distanced by their discussions and their stupid differences. And not far way is Dejon, my little brother. All of them with pain reflected in their eyes.

"Well, well now it's time for the gentlemen." Gia goes to the glass ball with the boy's names. She reaches in and digs her hand deep into the glass ball. She pulls out a slip of a paper and unfolds it. "Leets McGregor!"

Someone volunteered, I'm searching in the crowd the guy who volunteered and finally found him. It's a tall boy with white skin, dark hair, and brown eyes. I don't think he's a senior career. He looks like a 15 year-old.

When he gets at the stage Gia says: "What's your name boy?"

"Declan Kuokok."

"Why are you volunteering?"

"Because I have to"

"How's that?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"No, not really."

"That's what I thought." He murmurs.

"Well, well this is not a common reaping; you don't see this every day. Let's give them a big applause."

I turn my face to see Declan. I have never seen him before; he seems to belong to the highest economic level in the district. He looks about my age so he has to be in my school. Actually there's only one school in the whole district. Obviously he has to go to school, but the thing is that I have never seen him in school.

The moment the anthem ends a group of peace keepers take us through the front door of the Justice Building. Once inside I'm taken to a room and left alone. It's a big place, with silver and gold fishes in all the walls.

I sit in the couch nervously; this isn't my time to be a tribute in the Hunger Games. I never thought I would be one. The door opens and a peace keeper appears.

"You have visits, only three minutes" And goes out.

All my family is here. Mom, dad and Dejon. They walk inside. Well just mom and dad. Dejon runs and hugs me. Nobody talks for a while until my father breaks the silence "Good luck sweetie."

"Thanks"

"Win please. Do it for me" Dejon says. I can see that he's holding the tears.

"I will try, I promise." I feel like crying. Looks like Dejon isn't the only one holding tears.

My mother doesn't talk. She just hugs me and after a moment she says. "The odds will be in your favor. They are. Good luck daughter."

Then it's my father's turn to hug me. "We will see you soon." He whispers in my ear.

"You two promise me you won't fight." I ask my parents even when I know they aren't going to do it I want to hear it.

"Honey…"I interrupt her.

"Just say it."

"We'll try to." That's enough for me.

"Ok"

A pace keeper comes "Time's off."

"Be careful sweetie. Use your brain." Mom says.

"I will mom, I will." I whisper.

Ten minutes later Declan and the mayor enter to the room. "Gaige it's time to go." The mayor says with his authoritative voice.

"Ok."