Under The Willow

by District12Girl

My name's Rue. I lived in District 11 before I was thrown into the Hunger Games. The Capitol took me away from my family and my home and threw me into that arena which I knew I wouldn't get out of alive. What happened before they took my life, Is the story I'm about to tell you.

1. Prologue

Prologue

I am going to tell you a story but I will tell you now, it doesn't end happily, but that doesn't mean happiness is blocked out of my tale forever. It has its moments. Although in a world ruled by the Capitol, happiness is something you have to earn and when you finally find it, pain and sorrow are soon on your doorstep.

We are the Capitol's people. We have no free space to breath or live our lives the way we want to live them. The Capitol plays devilish games with us and one unforgettable year I was a participant in the vilest game of all. There is only one way to survive the Capitol and their Hunger Games - be ready for the kill and be ready to be the last man standing. Never could I let myself kill another. Never could I watch other innocent people fall at my spear and now I watch as new tributes lose their lives for the sake of the Capitol's amusement and in my mind I whisper a silent prayer to the ones who face the arena next.

May the odds be ever in your favour.