The hunger games chapter 1
Kim's POV
Hello my name is Kim Crawford and I live in district 12. I am 16 years old. Every year they hold a reaping to choose one man and woman between the ages of 12-18 to participate in that year's hunger games. The rules of the games are easy. Kill. Or be killed. Every year your name gets dropped in another time according to you age for example if your 12 (like Emma) then your name is in once, if you're 13 then your name is in twice and so on. You can go for treason if you want; it is that your name is dropped into the bowl another time. If you do then you get a month of grain and oil for one person. I have been looking after my family since I was eleven when my father died in a mine explosion. This year my name is in there 29 times. But I doubt I will get picked because it is out of 1000's.
I looked over to my sister Emma, she was sleeping probably having nightmares about the hours that follows. It may be her first time at the reaping but if I was her I would be very scared and worried that I get picked.
She started to stir so I walked over to her so she knows I am here when she wakes up.
''Kim? ''she said crying
''yes Emma?'' I said rubbing her back on comfort
''What if my name is going to get picked? ''
'' don't worry Emm, your name's only been in there once there not goin' to pick you''
She nodded before lying back down into the bed, I gave her a kiss on her fore head and told her to go back to sleep before I left to go to the woods, grabbed my game bag in the corner of the room.
In the hall I put on my father's hunting jacket and his leather boots and went outside.
A black of icy, chilly air hit my neck while I walked on to the fence, when I got up close to it I noticed it was not buzzing so I went into the gap that a tree caused in a storm about 20 years ago but here being district 12 means that no-one from the capital decided to fix it. I walked about half a mile out until I came to the edge of a cliff to see jack sitting there his game bag around his shoulder waiting for me so we can start are morning hunting.
'' hey Kimmy, where you've been. I've been waiting almost half an hour! '' He said tiredly
''sorry Jack, you know how prim is when she has a nightmare, I'm sorry '' I said looking at his guiltily
He patted the ground next to him motioning me to come sit down beside him, so I did
''You worried for today then '' gale said letting his voice crack at the end
''I'm worried for Emma, and you should be to, how many times is your name in there today jack?''
''48'' he said emotionlessly , you see jack is 18 and he has 3 brothers and sister s and his mother lives with them , his father died in the same explosion my father died in and I went with him to collect his grief oil and grain that you get if you're the oldest child .
He went into his bag and brought out a roll of bread and handed it to me
''is this real!'' I said shocked that we could actually eat real read instead of that grey bread that we make from the grain
''It better be, I traded a squirrel for it at the krupnick bakery this morning '' he says matter of factly.
He splits the bread in half and hands me half of it then I remembered I had goat cheese in my bag, I broke off a bit and handed it to him he smiled after saying...
''Welcome welcome, to this year's annual hunger games –''in a capitol accent
''-and may the odds be ever in your favour '' I said stand back to him
We both laughed before we heard the bell go off for the starting of the blood tests. Jack and I sprinted through the woods to our houses to drop off our bags then go our separate ways.
When I found Emma she was standing waiting for me
I smiled at her then led her through the line so she could go get it done and over with
When they pricked are fingers and told us to go on we got to stand together since it was her first year
Effie trinket came on saying her usual ''welcome welcome '' speech , then it came to the reaping Emma was gripping onto my hand tightly while her hands flicked through the pieces of paper in the bowel then it happened the most dreaded part of this day every year .
When she announced who was going to participate.
''Emma Crawford''
She immediately tensed up while everybody looked at her , then the peacekeepers started to walk down to get her and it was only when she was halfway tot eh stage when I realized what was happening , my adrenaline picked up and I ran out to go get prim when the peacekeepers blocked me off my mind was going crazy , I was shaking in controllably with shock I felt like I was going to faint but I knew what I had to do , I had to save my sisters life before she becomes prey to the careers that always goes into the games .
''I volunteer'' I says hopelessly to Effie I didn't think she heard me so I shouted it this time
''I volunteer AS TRIBUET!'' Effie looked up shocked and said ''very well come up here then ''in her irritating capitol accent
I walked up to the stage and everyone looked at me like i was crazy then I noticed Emma crying into my mother's shoulder.
''let's give a big hand to district 12's very first volunteer!'' she says a little too enthusiastically for my taste.
Instead of clapping everybody put there thumb on top of their small finger and held up their 3 fingers, in district 12 this is the sign of remembrance, sorrow ...goodbye.
''Now the man '' she says walking over to the other bowl leaving me standing at the other side of the stage
I say the hand go into the bowl and pick out one, I held my breath hoping that it's nobody I know or care about.
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