The tall trees blocked out the dawning sun, as Eden found himself falling out of bed, again. He throws his blanket on top of his younger sister, and works his way out of the maze called his room. He makes his way

down the hallway known as his house he stops at a little table, the only thing on it is an ugly can, which is his father's urn. "One more year, and I'll buy you something more respectful then a little tin can," he says.

Eden is the oldest of his family of seventeen, and his mother has a weak immune system. Eden's home consists of one hallway with three rooms; the first is his mother's room, where his six sisters, all too young to

work, next is his room where his other ten baby brothers and he sleeps, and then the kitchen/storage place. Sadly he doesn't make much money with his District job, but spends seven extra hours cutting trees down

by himself.

He cuts wood illegally after work by himself and brings it to one of his friend's father's logging store for money. So after finding his boots he walks out the door of his little apartment and makes his way down the

stairs out the door. He finds his way around back to where they keep the axes, and picks the biggest one they have. Eden isn't a very tall boy, but has spent most of his life cutting wood since he was five. (even

though he wasn't supposed to) Which have made him broad shouldered, and stronger than any man in District 7. He then walks back out to the skyscrapers known as the trees.

After about a half an hour of walking he finds his normal set of work-friends; Allen a tall and strong man of nineteen who cuts off the branches, then there's Martin a little boy who tries and collects the sawdust, next

is John a average size man of twenty-five, who helps Eden with chomp down the trees, and finally there is Fall, Eden's best friend, Fall helps Eden hand it over to the Peacemakers. They spend from what's six o'clock

in the morning till eight pm cutting trees, after that all head home except Eden. He just takes some rope, and heads back to the woods to continue his work. After its eleven pm he starts to take all the tall trees, rope

them all together, and starts to pull them back into town. "Just you wait mother, I'll earn enough money for medicine for you, get us food for a week, and get enough money for Father's urn!"

is all he hears himself say. About half why through the trip he hears some branches crack, and quickly grabs for his axe. Since its illegal to be cutting wood and making a profit for yourself in District 7, he can't take

any chances with his family. "You big idiot, you keep doing stuff like that and even careers are gonna fear you!" says a voice. Eden laughs and lowers his oversized axe. "Why are you here to help? I only have ten

trees today anyway?"

"Ha! Only? You call carrying ten trees by yourself a little?!"

"Well you feed sixteen people other than yourself, and then talk. So came along with you, the one who stepped on the branch?"

"Oh, it's just Winter, she was bored, and thought of getting out of the house."

Behind Fall creeps out a little girl with dark brown hair, but quickly hides herself once more.

"Not again, why are all the children scared of me!" yells Eden.

"Because you look like you could kill a man and eat him with no problem!" counters Fall.

"So are you gonna stand there, or are you and your black cat there gonna watch me?"

"Well it'll take you till five am to get them to my dad's place if you're lucky, you're not a God you know."

"Do I have any other choice?"

So then Fall and Winter head back behind the tree pill being pulled, and push as hard as they could. By one o'clock they make it to Fall's home, and drop off the wood. Mr. Evergreen gives Eden 150 dollars, and tells

him to keep working hard. He then says goodbye to Fall with a punch on the arm, and fails at getting a high-five from Winter, and starts his way home. He gets home by about two seventeen, and sneaks into bed.

Finding none other than his little sister, curled up with both blankets from his and her bed, and soundly waiting for his return, but fell asleep while wait. So he picks her up as gently as he can, and puts her into her

own bed. He falls asleep in a matter of seconds, only to be woken up in a matter of hours by the Parem national anthem. The day he wanted to forget had finally come, the day of tribute, the day of death. He then

takes a half an hour to get up all his brothers, another hour for his sisters, but decides to let his mother sleep a little longer.

He dresses his siblings and brings them down to the soup kitchen. Then brings them to the town square to play and have fun on the day that they have yet to understand. Then makes his way to where all legible

contestants must sign up for the hunger games. Eden has always hated the games, but always had the thought to do it in the back of his head. He is required by law to sign up five times, to feed his family fifteen

more times, and for extra rations he usually signs up 5 extra times. But this year, he had an idea that would help his family even if he couldn't.

He decided to sign up as many times as he could, so even if he died, they'd have food. So he signed up until the clerk had threatened not to give him any of the food. Next on his agenda, is to take his siblings to

Fall's house for a bit so he can get his mother out of bed. Eden finds his friend trying to get his sister to go out and play, but instead Eden's siblings rush in. "Thanks for watching them for a bit Mr. Evergreen, I really

appreciate it. Mother has been so weak lately she hasn't been able to get out of bed, but after the money you gave me I can afford medicine and a new urn!" says Eden.

"Don't worry about it; you've helped keep this business running ever since your Father passed away. Without you, I'd probably be out of the business. I'm sorry though what happened to him, I really am. But I think

that if he was here today, he'd be the most proud of men to see his son be so mature and selfless with life." "I'm not saint, and you know that, just want to keep the income that my father gave, and more. Well I'll

be back." After his trip to the store, he finds his mother, still asleep. He soundly wakes her, gets her up and gives her the medicine, then goes down to the soup kitchen to get a nice warm bowl of soup. He arrives to

see his mother not only ready to go, but at all pale anymore. Shocked by this he gives her the soup, and observes as she finishes it within seconds. Overcome by joy of his mother having well health he gives her a

hug, and they make their way to the Evergreen's home, for the time of happiness is to end soon, and a sad truth is about to come.