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Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is Primrose Everdeen, but most people call me Prim. I'm thirteen years old. This is a bit odd (I'm talking to a book after all) but I guess I'll get used to it. The doctors said writing in a journal would help me adjust to living in District Thirteen. I'll start by telling you about myself.
I used to live in the Seam in District Twelve. The Seam is wear the poor live and District Twelve produced coal for the Capitol and the other districts. My father was a coal miner. He used to sneak outside the fence that surrounded our district and go hunting in the woods. He died in a mine explosion when I was seven. My mother's parents owned an apothecary in town. She moved to the Seam when she married my dad. After he died, she went into a state of depression. She never did anything besides eat and sleep. Eventually she went back to normal and started her own apothecary. Here in Thirteen, she works as a nurse, even though she should be a doctor.
Then there's my sister, Katniss. She's seventeen years old and has survived the hunger games. Twice. She learned hunting from our father. After his death, she took over as head of the family and started hunting. She's only just begun to forgive our mother for her depression. When I was reaped for the seventy fourth hunger games, she volunteered to go instead of me. She came out by faking a relationship with the male tribute from Twelve, Peeta Mellark. He has been captured by the capitol.
Katniss angered the Capitol, they forced her into an engagement with Peeta. The victors of the games were reaped to go into the third quarter quell. She was the only female tribute from Twelve. Peeta volunteered to go in instead of their mentor, and former tribute, Haymitch. Katniss destroyed the force field around the arena and her, along with Beetee and Finnick, were picked up by the rebels from Thirteen. Johanna and Peeta ended up with the Capitol. Finnick's love, Annie, another victor, was also captured.
Now you're probably wondering. How did you get to Thirteen? Rebels? What is going on? Give me a second and I'll explain.
Almost all of the districts have risen up against the Capitol. When Katniss destroyed the arena, District Twelve was firebombed. Gale, Katniss' best friend and hunting partner, was able to warn a part of the population. A bit over eight hundred of the eight thousand people escaped. My mother, me, Gale, his family, some of our friends, others we don't know as well, we survived. Gale led us to the woods. When the fires died down, we went back and treated the wounded. Three days later, hovercrafts from Thirteen showed up to take us there.
Katniss is the symbol of the rebellion, she has agreed to become the Mockingjay. I'm glad she agreed to it. Hopefully it will end the war sooner. I know it's hard for her, she did love Peeta, no matter what anybody says. Not as much as she had to pretend to, though. But she cares for him. And he's a prisoner in the Capitol.
He's not the only one she loves; she also loves Gale. He loves her too. They make each other happy. But she's too confused about her feelings. I can understand why. Gale's been her best friend for years. He was one of the few people she could be happy with. Peeta gave her food when she was starving, even though they didn't know each other. He is kind to all people while Gale is only kind to those few who deserve it- like Katniss.
Anyway, Thirteen is okay. Not as pretty as home, but it's safe. And most of my family is here. My father's dead and my goat, Lady, died in the firebombing. But I have my mother and Katniss. And Buttercup, my cat. Some of my friends are here including Rory Hawthorne, one of Gale's siblings. Rory and I became friends after Gale and Katniss introduced us. We knew each other before that (we were in the same class) but that was when we became good friends.
I should probably go know. I have to help my mother at the hospital. I think they're going to train me as a doctor! My mother's proud. I know my dad would be too. I can't wait to tell Katniss! I'll take you with me to the hospital so that I can write in you if I have free time.
Primrose Everdeen