The First Hunger Games:
DISCLAMIER: I DO NOT OWN THE HUNGER GAMES NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WISH I DID!
I watch on TV as the cameras show the capitol. They are out of control screaming their heads off. They're rioting again. I wince back as I see one of the camera men get tackled bye a crazed person. My mom shuts the TV off.
My mom hugs me close to her chest. I lean my head back against her shoulder feeling safe in her arms. My name is Sapphire and I live in district 7 and I am 12 years old. The capitol is getting out of control lately and everyone is scarred about what the President is going to do about it
My little sister Juniper who is only 10 comes over and hugs me. She doesn't get what is going on but she knows its not good. I put on a smile just for her because I don't want her to worry about mom and me.
That night after my mom puts me and Juniper to bed I have a nightmare I'm not sure what its about but I do know I wake up screaming in the middle of the night with sweat dripping down my face. Juniper is snuggled up next to me I throw my arms over her body never wanting to let her go and fall back asleep our cheeks touching.
Juniper and me walk to school the next day like everything is normal but I know and my friends know that people in the capitol were probably shot last night. That was the presidents last resort just one major shoot out. I knew things were going to start to change soon and they did I realized later that day when the made the announcement at lunch.
"This is a message from the capitols president!" The peacekeeper calls out. Peacekeepers keep the peace in the districts. "President Snow wants all of you to turn on your TV's at sundown and watch the news" I blink in surprise is that it? No violence? I breathe a sigh of relief maybe President Snow's ways have changed I think. Later I find out just how wrong I am.
"The Hunger Games!" President Snow starts off the news later that night. Hunger Games? I think is this some kind of joke? How is a game going to stop the rioting in the capitol? But President Snow continues as though everything he is saying is completely normal. "The Hunger Games are a series of games in which two children from each district, one girl and one boy, compete" My eyes are glued to the screen compete? What would President Snow mean by compete?
"There can only be one winner" he says Oh no I know what he's going to say before he even says it "The children will be thrown into the arena where they will fight to the death until only one child is remaining" He says I'm finding it hard to breathe not believing what I'm hearing Fight to the death?! Are they really that cruel? I feel my eyes tear up as he just keeps talking I want to look away but I can't.
"The winner though will be prized with great honor and will be moved to a new place in their district called Victors Village and will have money and food for as long as they can imagine" He smiles as though the thought of this may make one happy. "Kids ages 12 to 18 will be legible for the games" he takes a dramatic pause "There will be reaping day in which the names will be chosen out of a wheel with each of the child's name on a slip of paper but as you grow older your name is added one more time every year" I stare at the screen Every year until I'm 18? I close my eyes not wanting to think about my name being called.
"There is only one rule in this game" He says looking directly at the camera "Kill or be killed let the 1st hunger games begin"
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