On the verge of death, all Janet can say is "HELP". Then, her soul left her body. Have you ever wondered how fast life leaves a person? The body is just a shell for the world to be taken in. 1. Hunger (Common)Rabies (Not as Common)Murder (Not really all that Common)Random Death (Who knows how common it is? For all we know it could just be rabies.)Sickness (Quite Common)Overwork or Stress (More or Less Common)These are the most common ways to die in District 12. But I forgot to mention the one way that will kill you, know matter how much you eat, sleep, or work. It takes two kids every year. THE HUNGER name is Aala. My name means "She Who Hunts and Heals". This is why I learned to hunt and heal at such a young age. I am only eleven years old, yet my name is in the reaping bowl two times. I got the Head Peacekeeper to believe I was twelve, and I signed up for tesserae. Tesserae is when you can put your name in the reaping ball an extra number of times in exchange for food. My family is surprisingly not the poorest family, but I'll be the first to admit we still need the food. The evil Capital passed a law saying: "Everyone between ages 14 to 18 must sign up for tesserae." This was the law that killed my older brother William. He was 18, just one year away to being safe from the Capital's evil grasp, when, he slipped through my fingers. I was an only child. And that was the year that District 12's power was down. I didn't even see him die. He was my protector, he tought me how to fight. Now, gone forever. He will never teach me again. And today I would want his support, because today is reaping day. Not only is it reaping day, but it is the 100th Hunger Game. Quarter Quell. What is it today, we all wonder, the Capital decided to tell us only on reaping day, to boost our frustration and determination for it not to be us. My dad picks me out a beautiful cream coloured dress with a moss green belt. He does my hair up in pig- tails. He wants people to think I am younger than I am. I remind him that I am so old I have signed up for tesserae. This just makes him even sadder. Poor Effie Trinket. Usually, death is a bad thing, but with her age we can't be sure. Sporting her trademark bubble- gum pink hair, she willingly takes the microphone. She gives some speech no one really cares about, and then a little boy hands her the box. The box should have the word "DEATH" written on it, but the Capital tries to make the Hunger Games fun. "And the Quarter Quell challenge is: Reaping will go unnoticed by tributes!"At first nobody understands. But I am the first to scream. Tributes won't be allowed to see the other tributes until they are in the arena.