Hey guys so this is my first Hunger Games story so I'm a little nervous so please feel free to review, follow and add to your favourites because it would make writing a lot easier knowing people are enjoying it. After all writing is all about being enjoyed. So here goes I guess...


Chapter One - The Reaping

It felt like my heart had been ripped out and then crushed in front of my face. That's the answer I give when people ask me how it felt to have my name called during the reaping. Although that feeling was nothing…absolutely nothing compared to how it felt when Katniss volunteered. That felt, well that felt like my whole body was being crushed.

"I VOLUNTEER" she screamed from somewhere behind me, "I volunteer as tribute."

The air was so sharp and tense it was like daggers piercing my skin. I couldn't breath, I couldn't speak, all I could do was stand there as Katniss pushed her way through the armed men and engulfed me in her arms. Then we were being pulled apart and I was dragged away from the stage and to the back of the crowd as Katniss was directed to the front. All my energy came springing back and I kicked, screamed, punched and clawed but nothing worked. I was getting further and further away from Katniss, further away from my sister who had just risked everything to protect me.

Gale arises from nowhere and I feel a little more comfort as he holds me. I can hear them continuing with the reaping but none of the worlds seem to be in English anymore and nothing makes sense to my ears. I just want to run to Katniss and hold her, tell her to take back her offer and for them to take me. Instead Gale takes me to my mother and she holds me, holds me so tight it feels like I'm being crushed again. This time it's more real and I can't help but to cry into her shoulder. Surely this was all a dream, I have been having nightmares about my first reaping for weeks and this was just another. Soon I would wake up and everything will be okay, it has to be.

I look up at the stage and the reaping is over, Katniss is gone. I know what is going to follow, we will have a few minutes if we are lucky. A few minutes to say goodbye to her. I can't bear it, life here will be back enough but life here without Katniss will be unbearable. Mom hasn't been the same since Dad died and now things will be even worse.

Soon we are being escorted to the room where Katniss is and the tears are flowing so fast down my face I don't even have chance to wipe them away. How can this be happening? It's my fault, if I had spoken up and taken my place on stage Katniss wouldn't be leaving and everything would be better. Nothing will be the same now, everyone will miss Katniss. They will surely blame me for the loss in our lives, but it wont be for long because Katniss will win. She has to.


Well that's the first chapter, I know it's not long but I wanted to do a little bit of a tester first to see how it goes. Hope you enjoyed and please review.

B.E.