It's been 20 years since the last reaping I have a 18 year old bother he is now too old to be in the reaping now but I'm and 16 so I stand in my section my mum and dad are on the stage and I know they are scared but their covering it up well. As Effie walks over to the girls bowl everything goes silent I look at my mum she just gives me a shy smile but then it turns to a cry and I can feel 100's of eyes on me and I know what has happened I've been reaped I slowly walk up to the stage and I feel my heart drop when I get up I look at everyone and I can you can see the sorrow in their eyes but I know I won't be alone because these games are different you can have a partner and you can both win but you have to pick as soon as you get there so I'll probably be with my district boy. Then I see Tim Blake who is in my year level walk up to the stage and I know that I will be fending for myself because he is so tiny and enable of anything. We shake hand and are put into our rooms to say good bye the first person that comes is dad he hugs me "you'll be fine you can take care of yourself" "I know I'll be fine I'll come back" we stay like this till he leaves but I'll see him on the train. Then mum comes in she just tells me that I can do this. Then rye my bother comes in he is more than just my bother but my best friend he's always there for me and knows what I need and never pressures me. We just stand there in each other's arms until he leaves and he says " I love you be strong" then the door closes and I'm taken to the train.