Chapter 1

Today's the reaping and I'm the first one awake. I'm usually not that nervous . But this year something's different. I go into the kitchen and start baking . Which usually calms me down. But my nerves were still flying like bees around my head.

I just start frosting cakes . One after another . I'm probably going to get yelled at it by my mother. My father then wakes up and just starts helping me. We get done I think about 11 or 12 by the time my mother gets up and comes down with my brothers. John,17, and Dan ,18. We get started first cinnamon rolls with Dan , and then frosting cakes. Reaping day is our busiest days ,because overly thrilled parents want to celebrate their children not being called for the Hunger Games.

Later I get ready for the reaping . That nervous feeling still surrounds me though. The sirens blare and everyone gathers in the square.

There I see her. The girl that I've been deeply in love with since the age of five, Katniss Everdeen. While I'm daydreaming Effie Trinket , the escort for District 12, has just stepped away from the girls reaping ball . I'm not really nervous every year during the reaping for me , because my name is only in there once because we don't need any tesserae . But I worry for her. She has to put her name in more ,because she needs the grain.

"Primrose Everdeen " I hear Effie say. Then out of the corner of my eye I see Katniss "I volunteer as tribute " she says . She walks up there says her name and we all do the three finger goodbye, which is you take three fingers put them to your heart then your mouth to the air . "Now time for the boys "Effie says while walking over to the boys reaping ball." Peeta Mellark " I hear her say it but I don't believe it . What are the odds I have to go against the girl I have loved my whole life. I walk up on stage she looks at me and remembers the time I kept her family alive .

We were 11. I was inside listening to my mother screaming outside .I looked out the window and saw Katniss crying under a tree .She looked starved . When my mother came inside I thought about bread . I pushed the bread into the fire so it would burn. My mother slapped me so hard the mark came instantly. She said to give it to the pigs . So I brought it outside ,but I gave it to Katniss .She looked so shocked but so grateful .

Now I have to fight her ,or even kill her .There are 22 other people that could get to her first though .So I hope I won't be the one that will see her die.

Effie then said her famous line.

"May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor."

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