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PROLOGUE
Ever since I can remember, I've lived with my grandfather in District 7. He has been my parent. He has taken care of me. My parents weren't drunks or anything, no, they were victims. This is what my grandfather has told me:
My father, Jay Carlysle (named after the mockingjays), was the guy that everyone in the District looked up to, young or old. He had black hair, green eyes, and was very athletic. He was nice and loved to help people. Every girl would have loved to be with him, but he had his eyes on one girl. Rose Luella.
Rose, my mother, had brown hair and amazing blue eyes. She was short and skinny, but she could fight. She knew how to use a bow and knew her way around the human body. The weaknesses, pressure points, and anything there is needed to know. She knew this from helping her parents, the town doctors, treat people.
They met in school but never talked until one day, my mother was attacked by a wolf-mutt. She was out in the wooded area where we chop trees for lumber. It was about noon when it happened. My father had heard a scream and ran towards it, armed with only just a knife. Where there's one, there's more. The two fought three wolf-mutts and escaped, with minimal damage. She had thanked him and they became great friends.
A few months later, they started dating. A few months after that, I was conceived. They were 16. The Capitol didn't seem to like this. The following year, a mere month after I was born, both of their names, Jay Carlysle and Rose Luella, were drawn in the reaping for the Hunger Games. Coincidence? Not a chance. My grandfather protected me and watched helplessly as they fought for their lives in an arctic wasteland for an arena.
They survived the bloodbath and proved a very strong team. But, after about a week in, there were only 6 tributes remaining. Two careers made an ambush, killing Jay and wounding Rose. Rose survived for 3 more days before dying from Insanity due to the loss of a loved one, frostbite, and dehydration. There were 2 tributes left.
My grandfather took me in after the horrible deaths of my parents happened on national tv. He has raised me up until he fell ill and died last year. Sara, my best friend and neighbor, offered to live with me. This built our relationship and I eventually had the courage to ask her out.
Sara is the nicest and funniest girl that I have ever met. She is never serious, unless she needs to be. She's skinny, tall, blonde, and has the most beautiful eyes that I have ever seen. They are bright teal. And I mean BRIGHT. Sara and I have known each other since we were both ten. She is the youngest in her family of 6 and is also the only girl. Her mother passed away from disease when Sara was 9.
After my grandfather passed away, Sara offered to live with me. Together, we have hunted, gathered, and traded our way out of hunger. We've tried to avoid putting our names in for tesserae. I've only had to do it once.
My name is Torin Carlysle. I am 17 years old. This is my story.