The Reaping
"Shari!" Sammy yells. I run up stairs as fast as I could. "What's wrong? Do you have a fever?" I say. "No, but I had the best dream ever and I couldn't wait to tell you!" Sammy yells. "What was it?" I say as I sit down on the bed. I got picked to go into the Hunger Games! Can you believe it?" Sammy says. "Sammy that is great! Now that you're up why don't we get ready for the reaping, you know they don't like us to be late." "I know, I know."
I end up wearing a long sparkly turquoise dress and Sammy wears a short dark red dress. You see we are in district 1 and I'm 18. Nobody knows, but I plan on volunteering for the hunger games today. I'm the best career in my district. I'm going to tell Sammy right before we leave for the reaping, even though its last minute and it might just be the last time I see her, she will love it anyway.
Just then the bell rings to tell us it is time to go. "Sammy! Before we go I have something to tell you." I say. "What?" "I have decided that I am going to volunteer!" I say. "You are, yes! I knew you would. Shari I know you can win." Sammy says. "Trust me, I know too.
"Welcome everyone to the district 1 hunger games reaping." Says Raina, our district escort. "Now it is come to the time to pick one brave woman to go to the 75th annual hunger games. Raina walks over to the woman's names and pulls out some girl named Dana Yardan. Before she can even process it I yell "I volunteer!" I begin to walk up to the stage as Dana walks back to her spot. When I get up on stage Raina asks me my name. "My name is Shari Lorteen." I say with a big smile on my face.
And now for the boys. Raina walks over to the boys and she pulls out Peter Pillard. Raina smiles and walks us backstage to say our goodbyes.