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Joy's POV

I was still awake, in the middle of the night. I couldn't sleep. Why? Because reaping day was tomorrow, my mom had already put the reaping clothes on my desk and I couldn't stop looking at it. It was beatiful in a way no one could ever describe, like a snowprincess or something. It had a long petticoat skirt that just ended above my knees, with a slight hint of falling snow flakes due the little shimmers on it. The top was a corset-like strapless one, but since I didn't have many curves I won't look like a whore or anything. It was just a beautiful light blue dress that would make me look stunning.

While morning sun shined through my nearly closed curtaines, my mom called my name a few times before I really woke up. I looked at my window and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes to find a note tucked to my window. Since I sleep on the First Floor, it wasn't hard to reach.

"meet me in the training center at 9 x"

I knew whose note it was, my best friend Julia Dennis'. Julia and I had been training for as long as I can remember and all I could say is that we were a pretty good team. She was just an inch taller than I was, but I could take her down easily.. On a long distance only. I was pretty good with knife throwing and throwing axe's but hand to hand combat wasn't really my style, Julia on the other hand was brilliant with hand to hand combat. She could take me down in like a couple of seconds, fifteen or even ten maybe. I rushed to my closet and took out my sports outfit, just a little short with some light pink tank top, really simple actually. As I hurried down the stairs I tucked my hair in a little ponytail and made myself a sandwich in our little kitchen. We didn't have a large house compared to the others around District 2 but I didn't mind. I never liked al those big houses, how can you live in there? It's so… not warm and cosy at all.

I walked down the pavement on my way to Julia's house which was just around the corner, I knew she had probably overslept because she always does. That's why I didn't go to the training center right away. The morning sky was beautiful, the scent was peaceful and reminded me a bit of those flower meadows you see in movies were those couple's run to each others in slowmotion. Ugh, I never liked those movies, it was so.. obvious.

I pressed my little thumb onto the bell as I heard it ring through the whole house. After a few moments someone opened the door and I was taken aback by the person who stood in the doorway, absent-minded chewing his gum and almost tripping over his own feet when seeing me. It was Ryan Dennis standing there looking handsome as always, with his hand rubbing over his beatiful blonde hair, his hazel eyes and big comforting muscles.

"H-Hi" I stuttered. "Hey" Ryan replied. "Your probably here because of Julia right?" he asked. "Uhm, yes she left a note on my window this morning."I said looking down a few times. "Oh, yeah. She's already up, I think she is in the shower right now, wanna come in?" He said. I nodded and Ryan stepped aside to let me in. Their house was beautiful, maybe a little too big for my liking but what would you expect with 4 children and 2 dogs?

I was caught off guard by a huge dog running towards me, he obviously liked me because he threw his gigantic torso against my legs causing me to lose balance and fall. Carter was his name, a big husky, I could do nothing but laugh while looking in those puppy-like big eyes. "I think he really likes you." Ryan said pointing his finger at the place where Carter is supposed to be when there a visitors probably asking Carter to get off me. I watched while still laughing how Carter sadly walked back to his corner. "here, let me help you" Ryan said offering me a hand. "Thanks." I said slipping my left hand into his. I looked up and found myself almost drowning in those beautiful eyes, I smiled thankfully and stood, I quickly teared my gaze from Ryan as I heard Julia walk down the stairs. "Hey!" she screamed at me. I almost flinched when she trapped me in a hug that was so tight you could be suffocating. "Hey, could you please let go of me?" I said choking on my words as I couldn't manage to speak properly. "Oh, oh sorry!" she said finally letting go of me. "So, let's go to the training center okay?" Julia said.

Julia and I jogged our way to the training center and trained for a couple of hours. When the clock hit eleven we had to head back to our own home's to get ready for the reaping. I dressed myself in that beautiful dress that my mom had put on my desk and tuck my hair into my signature ponytail. I grabbed my grandmothers earrings and carefully placed them in my ears. I didn't wear much make-up because I never liked it, I only used mascara and maybe some blush. But the last, only occasionally like now, at reapings. I carefully stepped in some black little pumps and walked downstairs.

"You look absolutely stunning, honey" My mom said, letting out a sigh of approval and a little bit of relief maybe? "I want you to have this dear." She said handing me a red velvet box. I looked inside the box and gasped. "But mom, this is your engagement ring" I said in disbelieve. I couldn't really have it could I? Did I get it for a reason? Dit my mom know that I would be picked or something? "Yes, and I want you to have it if you get reaped. I want it to be your token okay?" She said to me reassuring that I could really be reaped this year. "Thanks mom" I said and gave her a comforting hug. "Now sweetheart, let's go to the town square" She said grabbing my hand and taking me there