Satin's POV- The Reaping, Chapter 1

Satin bounded down to the town square with her mother, Velvet, her father, Marble, and her little 11-year-old sister, Shine. It was reaping day! She'd heard that in other Districts, this was horrible day, but in District 1, it was a day of celebration. One boy and one girl got to enter the 24th Annual Hunger Games! One or both of them might die, sure, but they had a huge chance of winning. Fifteen-year-olds were entered into the pool five times! And even if she didn't get called, she was going to volunteer! They arrived at the town square and Satin got in a roped-off area with the other fifteen-year-old females like a good little girl. Her family was the last to arrive, and the District 1 escort, Hyakinthos Gikas stood up as soon as she entered the roped-off area. He announced in his booming Capitol accent, "Welcome to the 24th Annual Hunger Games!" He introduced everyone on the stage. The mayor, Obsidian Christopoulos, made a speech about the Dark Days and the war and the Hunger Games. Satin just zoned out and watched the two mentors, Titanium and Bead, cross and uncross their legs impatiently. Finally the mayor finished his speech and Hyakinthos boomed, "Thank you, Mr. Gikas for that… wonderful speech. Now for the reaping! Ladies first!" He reached his hand in a big glass bowl and pulled out a name. He shouted out, "Sapphire Xenakis!" A 14-year-old girl with permanently dyed dark blue hair and blue eyes walked onto the stage confidently. He forced a clearly faked smile and asked, "Are there any volunteers?" Satin's hand shot up in the air, as did most of the girls' except for a handful of twelve and thirteen-year-olds. Hyakinthos tried to hold back an exasperated expression. He put his hand into the bowl and called out a second name. "Satin Tavoularis!"