Chapter 1
"Prim" my mom calls me. "Coming!" I say. I walk in the living the room to see my whole family sitting watching something on T.V. My younger brother, Noah, who is 9 has saved me seat and I see President Ploom on the television. President Ploom has been our president for 6 months. He became our president after Predident Paylor died. We live in a comfy house in victors village because both my parents are victors of the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games was a game where two kids ( one a boy the other a girl) between the ages of 12 and 18 were sent into an arena to kill each other and only one came out alive but it doesn't exist anymore. My mom and dad are Katniss and Peeta Mellark. On the television the president starts to make an announcement "people of Panem. I have decided that the Hunger Games shall be again." I'm sure he says more but my dad turns off the television. All of us are frozen my mom has fainted. I'm crying inside but I'm trying to keep my emotions hidden and be strong. The doorbell rings. I open the door and see Haymitch. My dad jumps out of seat and says "oh my is that you Haymitch" Haymitch just looks at him and says "No its Effie. Of course its me." My dad's eyes widen. I hear Haymitch grumble something but I don't understand it.
About an hour later we are eating dinner. Haymitch ( who has black- brown hair, grey eyes, and is usually drunk)left after making sure we were ok and dumping a cold bucket of water on my mom. After my mom changed we all settled down for dinner. We are all sitting at the table eating rabbit stew and bakery bread. No one feels like talking, because the Reaping is tomorrow. My name is Primrose, but everyone calls me Prim, and I live in District 12 the Medical industry. In District 12 it used to be the coal miners had to go deep into the ground to get coal but sense District 12 was fire bombed in the second war we make medicine. The second war was a war against the Capitol who rules Panem. Panem is the country I live in it is made of 12 Districts and the Capitol that rules us all. There is one more district, called District 13, but they have a government of their own. District 12 used to be the poorest district, and it still is. Since everyone is so quite I decide I'm going to get a conversation going. How am I going to do that? I think. I don't want to bring up tomorrow so I say " This is delicious." And it really is. No one says anything. I'm going to have to bring up tomorrow. I think. What should I say I think. How about my outfit? I should stick with that
" So, what am I going to wear tomorrow?" I ask to no one in particular. No one answers me. All of a sudden I'm very tired. "I'm going to go to bed." I say. I put my dishes away and start to leave when my dad calls me. "What?"I ask. "Can you take this to ,Haymitch?"He asks. "Sure."I say as he hands me a loaf of bread
I really don't want to do this. I walk up to the door and knock. No one answers. I ring the doorbell. Still no answer. Ugh. I open the door and walk into the kitchen. Haymitch is sitting at the table drunk and asleep. I walk over and take the knife that he always sleeps with out of his hands. I put the knife on the table. "Haymitch!" I say as I shake him. He doesn't move. I'm sorry Haymitch , but you forced me to do this I think to myself. I walk over to the sink pick up a bucket and fill it with cold water. Here I go. I dump the water on his head. " huh? What?"he shouts as he wakes up. Then he sees me. "What was that for?" he asks. "My dad wanted me to give you this." I say as I hand him the bread. "Where's my knife." Is all he says. I hand him the knife. "Bye." I say. He just grunts. Well, that went well. I walk out the door. I go home and get right into bed. I know I will have nightmares.
I wake up screaming from the nightmares I had last night. My most vivid one was where I was chosen at the Reaping and went into the Games. I have never seen the Hunger Games, but I learn about it in school, and I'm glad I've never seen it. But I'll have to see it now. I need to get dressed. I put on long pants ,a simple shirt , and put my hair in a braid. I walk to the door quietly. As I walk on the path that leads to town I notice my friend Bell ( the mayors daughter) sitting on a swing hanging from the tree In her yard. I run over to her. " Hey."I say. "Hi."she replies. " Want to come with me?"I ask. "Sure."she says. Bell has light brown hair, blue eyes, and tons of freckles. As we walk through the Seam I notice are friend Eve. "Hey,Eve."I shout. "What?" she calls. "Wanna come with us?"I ask. "Where?"she asks. "You know where."I say. "Coming." she calls. She runs inside and puts up the bucket she was carrying. Eve has tan skin, black curly hair and dark brown eyes. A head pops out of the window next door. Its Emily. "I heard we were going somewhere." She says as she hops out of the window. " Come on." I say. Emily has reddish-brown hair , and is always causing trouble. We walk towards the Meadow. The Meadow is very beautiful, since it is spring time. The Meadow is dotted with dandelions. "Hey , guys."I say. "What?"answers Bell. "The Reaping is at two, right?" "Yeah." says Eve. "Okay." I say. "We'll need to leave about noon." says Emily. "Guys I'm scared." I say. "We're fourteen they won't pick us." Says Emily. All of a sudden I hear a small scream behind me and turn to find that Bell has tripped over a stick. "Are you okay?" I ask. "Yeah" she answers. Suddenly we all laugh. Wow. Bell can always lighten the mood. Even if it's by accident. After walking a little farther we reach the fence that seperates the wild and the District. We reach the entrance to the woods.