The 65th Games

Chapter 1

My name is Wade Lock. I was born in District 4. I am a tribute for the Games. I have maintained myself for the last 10 years of my life living alone. Working alone. All I have left from my family before the Peacekeepers killed them is my mom's bracelet. This is my story.

It was a silent night when I was chosen for the reaping. For those who don't know, the reaping is when 2 people of each 12 districts between the ages of 12 to 17 called tributes are chosen to fight to death for The Annual Games. Its sick people from The Capitol call this entertainment but I know that The Games where made so the 12 districts didn't make a revolution. The Games where made to make The Capitol look powerful. To make the districts see that The Capitol was supreme cause they took the children from the district cause they cant do anything about it.

I still remember each detail of how I was chosen to participate in The Games. It was a December, 3090 on District 4. Night was coming as the snow filled the stone floor. Trees looked hollow. The sea shined from the reflection of the moon. The only noise u heard was the crying of children as they got ready to see if they where chosen this year get killed or kill. The guards from The Capitol called Peacekeepers walked in lines with their white clothes, weapons and fancy gadgets. Each of the children of district 4 stood in squares on the Justice Building where the reaping took place. The Justice Building stood by thousands of columns on the floor. It was painted blue to match our district witch was fishing. Each district has a specialty and this specialty was given to The Capitol so they could live their great lives as we suffered from overwork. Anyway The Justice Building had statues of fishes, fishing poles, our governor Mr. Blofis and obviously President Snow witch is the President of the Capitol.

Two transparent balls stood on the stage in the Justice Building. Each one carrying around one thousand names from the people of 12 to 17 years of our district. Then a woman dyed from feet to hair in sunset color and a big yellow wig exits the entrance of The Justice Building and walks towards the stage.

With her Capitol accent she says "Hello Everybody! My name is Thalia Trinket and I will be helping the two chosen tributes from these years Games with there organization and timing to the festivals in The Capitol! You may a say I'm your Escort. But now lets get to it! Ladies first!"

Then she picks up a name written in paper from one of the transparent balls. Thalia opens it and says " Davinia Overwhill… 15 years old! Over here please!"

The girl knowing she would never see her family again ran away from The Justice Building but unfortunately Peacekeepers already anticipating that people would try to escape had the building completely circled. As she hopelessly struggled to fight away from the Peacekeepers they knock her out and took her inside The Justice Building.

Thalia Trinket said "Well that was a bit dramatic wasn't it? But know for the boys!"

She walked towards the other transparent ball and her hand like a claw buries into the papers and takes one out.

She says "Wade Beckham. 16 years old!"

Hearing my name in her voice was like the devil himself calling for me. People stood away from me so Thalia could see me.

She says "Come here please."

Then she finally finds me amongst the big crowd and waves at me.

Then I collapsed on the floor from shock.