District 1
Diamond Hope 17
As I woke up with the morning sunshine on my face. I knew what this day would bring for me and my family if I was to get reaped. After this one I will only have one more reaping to go through. But it is my sisters first and like me this may be her last. Through the house all you could hear was my mother's screaming and my father's shouting. As just last night I told them that if my sister got reaped I would go in for her. The natural thing to do in district 1. For that matter if anyone younger that me gets picked I will volunteer as this is something I have wanted to do since I was young. Once the shouting dies down I decide to go downstairs and find what my mother has decided to put me for the rest of Panem to see. When I get down the stairs I see it, the best dress that my mother could find for me. It is pure white with red bows hanging off the end making me look ever more cute. This dress is something you would normally see a bridesmaid in. In fact this is my bridesmaids dress from last year when my mother married the mayor of district 1. So now I am the girl that every boy wants to go out with and the girl that every girl wants to be like. Not that easy when you want to live a quiet life.
Before I know it is one o'clock the time that we have to leave to get to the main square. I say goodbye to my father as he will be with our escort and mentor on the stage when they do the reaping. This year we get a new mentor as we won the games last year. However the only way she won was because she stayed in the trees the whole games leaving everyone to be killed by someone or something else. So with not much luck I will be left for dead in the first 10 minutes. I then say goodbye to my sister as she will be in a different area to me. As are escort steps on the stage we see her with bright orange wig that she always wears for are reaping. We start by watching the video that we watch every year. Showing how the districts fell to the capital. You would think that I had the least chance of being picked for the hunger games. However I have the most as I want to go in, so only if someone older gets picked I will not volunteer. Here we go. "DIAMOND HOPE". I wanted to volunteer not get picked out of the reaping bowl. I proudly walk to the stage not wanting anyone to see that I am a weakling just because I am the mayor's daughter. You can see the shock on everyone's faces not thinking that the mayor's daughter would get picked. But I will show everyone that I am strong even thought I may get pampered every day. My father could see it coming after he married my mother due to the fact that she was one of the poorest people in district 1. Now I have to find out who will be my district partner in the games. I just hope that it is not my best friend. As that is one of the cruel things that the Capitol would do.
Adam Lost 18
I have to get up at 5 every morning just run the family bakery not the best job a boy could want. Even if it is reaping day, as it will be one of the busiest days because people will be kind to our family and they want good food to celebrate that their children have been spared just this once. Even though we run the bakery we still have me take out the tesserae every year. This year I have my name in 50 times. So the odds are not in my favour but every year they are not so I am used to it. Our first customer comes bang on 6 o'clock in the morning however it's the mayor wanting to wish me luck as I am his new daughter's best friend. This makes me go on many trips to the mansion, so I know the mayor on first name terms. Most people think of him as mean but once you get to know him he is just like any other person in district 1. He also buys 5 loaves of bread and gives me a tip as he knows what a struggle my family will have if I get reaped as I am the person that allows us to eat every day. 5 hours later I have sold another 20 loaves of bread to 20 other people and my shift is over so I can go and get ready to be maybe shown off to the rest of Panem. Most people think that we live above the bakery however we live another 10 minute walk away.
At 1 o'clock I head into the town square in my best clothes, white top and black trousers to most people this would be something the wear every day. But only once a year do I get to wear them as I am normally in my white clothes. Once I have signed in I head to the front of the square as I will be one of the oldest people able for reaping and I have one of the best chances of getting picked out of that bowl. After we have watched the video that is presented every year that shows how we fell to the Capitol. They start with the girls as they do every year, "DIAMOND HOPE". How can the mayor daughter get picked for the reaping? I only think that this has happened once in the history of the games? This must be one of the cruel tricks that the Capitol are known for. Now our escort is moving onto the boys I hope it will be me as then I will be there to protect Diamond as I have loved her since we started school together. "ADAM LOST". Finally the Capitol can do something right. I start to walk towards the stage and then it starts to sink in. I will be fighting to the death with 22 other people and Diamond. By our escort we are then told to shake hand however Diamond runs up to me and gives me a massive hug. Knowing that for one of us this may be the last time we stand in district 1. Then we are ushered in to the justices building to say our final goodbyes to our families as this may be one of the last times we see them.
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