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It's tomorrow. The reaping is tomorrow. I've been jittery all week, waiting for this day. After the Rebels won the Rebellion, Capitol children have been forced to become tributes in the Games. Its the first year for the Capitol and I hope I don't get picked.
"Preet! Preet where are you?" I was sitting in the attic of my bright green house, just thinking. My best friend was calling me. Xana knew where I was. She always did. I was always up here when I was upset. I heard Xana's feet come thudding up the stairs.
"I need to talk to you." Xana said sitting down next to me. She was a pretty girl. Xana had long light pink hair and a slightly pink tinted skin tone. She always had small sequins near the corners of her eyes.
"Where've you been? We need to talk about tomorrow." Tears were glistening in her eyes. I replied,
"What do you mean?" I was playing dumb, urging her to speak about the reaping. She said trying to hold back her tears,
"If you get reaped, I'll volunteer. If I get reaped, will you?"
"In a heartbeat." I said also beginning to cry, I leaned over and hugged her. Neither of us would get reaped I mean, what are the odds?
THE REAPING...
"Go to the thirteen year old section." The Capitol Attendant spoke in a harsh voice. They were no longer called Peacekeepers. After the Rebellion that name was taken away. The reapings are organized differently now. Since the Capitol isn't divided into districts, but by sectors. There are a total of eight Sectors, so there will be sixteen of us going into the Games. Each Sector is a main street. If you live on a minor street, you belong to the nearest main street. I live on the main street Undered Road, so I belong to the Undered Sector. Xana lives on a minor street, but belongs to a different main street. Xana lives on Hoil Court, but belongs to Wapin Sector.
The reaping divides by each Sector, then by each age group, then alphabetically. Gender doesn't matter. One boy and one girl will be picked from each, but you can stand next to someone of the opposite gender. I'm at the very back of the thirteen year old Undered Sector, because my last name is Yon. The girls in front of me are mean, and of coarse, even during the reaping must turn around to make fun of me.
"Hey Preet," Swa said in a cruel voice, "Nice hair, why purple?" She was mocking me because the faux hair color purple was for people like me. I'm considered to be an outcast, because I stay to myself and let only those who I like into my life.I think that I picked out a beautiful color of a lilac, but others don't think so. I don't tint my skin, but leave it as a natural tan. Swa's twin sister, Malli turned around to join in. Malli said,
"Oh look. If it isn't little miss Preet. If I get reaped, would you volunteer for me?" She made a big deal about pretending to be sincere. They both turned back around laughing, their long matching orange hair slapping me in the face as they turned. If either of them get reaped, I swear I'll make sure they die in the most painful way.
I looked toward the Wapin Sector, and saw Xana holding hands with her boyfriend, Tay. He never looked too much like a Capitol person. Tay had tanned skin and very blonde hair, but he had the fake eyes that were a very dark brown. Then I saw Xana looking at me, and I smiled. Tay saw her looking at me, and waved. I gave a slight head nod, and turned my attention to the stage, where the reaping was about to begin.
There were eight Capitol Attendants standing on the stage. One for each Sector. Each had their skin and hair a different color, to match each Sector. In the Undered Sector, the color is green. So all the houses and the pavement are green. Xana and Tay's sector color is blue. Xana lives in a sky blue colored house that is beautiful. I feel that everything she has is beautiful. Sometimes it annoys me. She is pretty, she has the perfect love life and lives in a gorgeous house. Stop it. Xana is your best friend. I shook the thoughts out of my head and payed attention to the reaping.
Frad and Poir Sectors both have been reaped. The tributes for the Frad obviously not boy was small, only twelve and crying. The girl was looking at her friends and giggling on stage. No one understands this. They don't understand that they are about to die. The Poir Sector tributes looked pretty lethal. The boy stood on the stage with a grimace on his face, cracking his knuckles. He was probably fifteen years old. The girl was very pretty. She had dark red hair, and long eyelashes. She was probably seventeen, and looked like she could beat anyone up.
Wapin Sector is next. I held my breath, waiting for the Capitol Attendant to choose the girl. When he called another name, I exhaled. A crying eighteen year old, also with purple hair shaking, climbed onto the stage. Next was the boys. The blue Capitol Attendant shoved his hand into the the round glass bowl. A single slip of paper was in his hand.
"Tay Benger!" I looked at him. He stayed strong, but Xana was a mess. She had her arms around him, weeping into his shoulder. I saw him whisper into her ear that its okay, and he strongly walked up onto the stage. He stayed calm, not making eye contact with anyone. Xana ran out of the reaping, but they let her since she couldn't get picked.
Next was the Dawler Sector. Both tributes looked even scarier than the tributes from the Prior Sector. Now its obvious, Prior and Dawler are like the Career districts. Now it was the Undered Sector. I began to sweat. My heart was thumping. The green lady delicately placed her tinted hand into the bowl for the girls of my Sector. Xana said she would volunteer. She's gone. She didn't stay. I began to tear up. My best friend didn't stay for me. No support. She picked the slip of paper and read aloud the name.
"Preet Yon!" Swa and Malli turned around and looked at me with shock. I won't let the games torture me. I already had the image prepared for my interview. I slapped Swa and Malli both at the same time and said, "Happy?" I then walked to the stage with my head held boy from my sector was a year older than me, Grune Wollos. He was small and weak, I could kill him off easy.
The pink sector, Gelly was next. The boy looked like he had a decent chance of wining, but the girl was an obvious goner. She was overconfident and cocky, smirking on stage. She thought she was the best. She is on my list.
The rest of the Sectors went by with nothing too special or noticeable. We then got whisked off to the President's Mansion, where the good byes would take place. I don't know if I really want to see Xana. I would never want her to volunteer for me, but I would've liked for her to be there for me, rather than just fretting over Tay.
In the President's Mansion, I got the green room, I'm guessing Grune got a green room too. The first people to come in were my parents. I was an inly child, so I had no siblings to worry about going into the Games. My mom whispered to me,
"We have faith in you. Just do whatever you have to do to win. Anything." Her electric blue Capitol eyes burned into mine.
"I love you mom." She squeezed me into a tight hug. Then I turned to my dad. He always had a way to lighten the mood.
"Just do me a favor and win. You can Preet. You have a chance." he kissed my head and gave me my token. A necklace, with a green heart charm. "Preet. We believe you can win." They each hugged me again, and left. I now have faith in myself.
Xana came in and hugged me. I had to say something. I couldn't let this slide.
"So you saw Tay already?" She pulled away, their was apology in her eyes.
"Preet I-"
"I'm not mad Xana. I can't blame you." She smiled and hugged me once again. It feels good to have a friend like Xana.
"Tay, kill him. I don't care. As long as you come back." She really did care about me. Xana would give up Tay for me, and I knew she really loved him.
"I'll see you later Xana alright?" She nodded.
"You will win. There is no doubt." She walked out, hugging me one last time. I can win, and no one will get in my way.