Stay Strong Book One of Shrink

by KatnissTheWitch

Dani is a girl from district 8 who is thrown into the Hunger Games with her enemy, the only twist is that the arena is Shrinking forcing the tributes closer to each other as the pool grows smaller.

1. Chapter 1

Dani paces the carpet of her bedroom, brushing her hair. This was reaping day, a day she's dreaded since her older brother was killed in the games when she was twelve. She stopped blonde hair finally soft and silky. She peaks into her closet, only two nice outfits hanging there, one of hers and the other her older sisters.

Her sister, being the oldest, at 18, had the most entries, but Dani was not far behind at 15. She frowned as she undressed and slipped into her dress. It was getting a little tight; she would need a new one for next year. She pulled her hair up into a simple bun and dashed downstairs and grabbed a piece of stale toast. She nibbled on the corner as her mom walked into the room. She smiled, "it's okay Dani, they won't pick you." She said, but Dani could tell she was worried. They had already lost her older brother. This was a quarter quell, but they never told what the twist was. The only thing they knew was that it would be released after the tributes were chosen.

Dani had never really had many nightmares about being chosen, the only one she had, had was being chosen with her lifelong bully, Zane Caron, he had always hated her for an unknown reason. He would always be chosen with her and he would chase her down and kill her in some different twisted way, every night.

She hugged her mom and slowly made her way out the door. She walked down the quite empty road; it was dead silent until she heard a loud burst of laughter behind her and the sharp sting of a pebble on her back. She continued walking, trying to ignore the constant slap of another rock or pebble. She knew it would bruise. "Hey, Looney!" Zane shouted from behind her. She ignored it and continued and continued walking. Dani heard the pounding of feet behind her, and a foot kicks her in the back of her knee, making her crash to the ground. Her elbows smash in the ground, dirt getting all over her dress. She pulls herself from the ground and walks checks into the reaping. Standing with the fellow 15 year olds she dusts off her dress, and the district escort mounted the stage.