Prim's Experience in The 74th Hunger Games

Katniss' POV

Standing, thats all we can do. Stand in wait as a name is drawn. I lock eyes with Prim, " I love you Katniss", she mouths to me. " I love you too", I mouth back and we both clutch our mockingjay pins in our fists as the name is called.

"Primrose Everdeen!" Effie Trinket trills. I'm to in shock to speak or even move. Prim starts to scream.

"Katniss! Katniss!", I stand motionless and speechless. The boy's name is drawn too quickly.

"Peeta Mellark!", Effie exclaims. The boy with the bread, that's all I can think of. "Our two tributes from District Twelve!", I hear ringing through the speakers throughout the district square. I finally snap back into it, but it's too late.

I start screaming, "I volunteer, I volunteer as tribute!"

"I'm sorry miss, but you should have spoken up sooner", Effie replies.

"Please! Please! I volunteer!", I break out into tears as I crumple to the ground. It's too late, Prim's going into the arena no matter what I do. Everyone is staring at me. I'm still on the ground, yelling at myself, "It's all your fault! You were supposed to protect her! And now she's going to die all because you couldn't get over the boy with the bread!"

My mother runs to me and says we need to go say goodbye. At first I refuse to believe all of this is true, but I finally accept it, knowing this is the last time I will ever see my little duck.