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I awake with a start, happy to begin a new day.
That is until I recall the fact that today 23 children will be sent to their doom.
I climb out of bed desperate not to wake up my mother.
I peer to the bed across the room empty of Katniss.
"Off hunting to escape reality" I muse in my mind.
I quietly pull on Katniss's old reaping clothes that my mom had left out last night.
Once I'm dressed I step towards where Lady is housed.
My dress falls to floor. I pull it back on and call for mom.
She comes from her room in her old formal dress and a handful of pins later, I look presentable.
Mom braids my hair as we wait for Katniss to come back.
When she arrives the first thing she does is take a bath.
When she returns I see she's wearing a beautiful blue dress.
"You look beautiful" I say in a hushed voice.
"And nothing like myself" Katniss mutters before engulfing me in a hug.
When I finally escape it the back of my blouse is untucked. "Tuck your tail in, little duck" She says smoothing it back into place.
"Quack" I giggle in spite of my self.
"Quack yourself" Katniss responds with a light laugh.
Suddenly the clock strikes 9 and before I know it I'm clustered into a group of 12 year olds.
I tune out the mayor and the guide Effie Trinket. That is until something snaps me back into reality, my name is being shouted...
