I'm Katniss Everdeen. I am 18 years old. I can not stand the sight of Peeta. Just looking at him reminds me of the things we went through together. But I still have his pearl that he gave me.

Everything is different now. Instead of The Hunger Games, the capitol hosts the Annual Mating Games now. Every year, a girl and boy from each district between the ages of 18-21, are reaped into the Mating Games. They have to find a partner and mate with them, once the capitol decides if they are meant to be, they are taken out of the arena and assigned their district.

The people being reaped are only the people that are still single.

Tomorrow is reaping day. I think I know I will be forever single. People who don't mate in the games, are declared "single for life".

Well, I better prepare.