When I was chosen at the reaping, I don't think anyone thought of me as a threat. I guess I can't really blame them, as from the outside, I look like just a small, shy, 13 year old girl with freckles. That's not true, though. From the point of view of, let's say, my best friend Tegan, I'm a lot more than that. I hunt. All of District 14 does. It's just what we do. Kind of like how District 12 is known for mining, we're known for our hunting. Pretty much everyone in District 14 hunts, the children get taught from an early age. I started being taught when I was five, but just with the basic stuff. I'm fairly good these days, one of the better hunters of my age group.

Tegan and I do everything together. We always have. Our parents were friends years before Tegan and I were born. She's the same age as me, younger by just less than a month. My parents work at the butchery. My Mum, Sarah, has been working there for about 10 years (she's now 40). That's where she met my Dad, Mark. He's been working there since he was about 32 (he's now 43). I should probably tell you about the games, now.