Prim woke screaming and sweaty from yet another nightmare. She could hardly remember screaming Katnisss' name in the middle of the night but soon enough Katniss was by her side stroking her long blonde hair.
"It's okay Prim. It's okay. Its just a dream." Katniss whispered softly.
"It was my name." Prim whimpered.
"Sh sh," Katniss said comforting her, "That's not going to happen I promise. Your name is only in there once they're not going to pick you." Prim nodded and tried as hard as she could to believe her sister's words. They laid in each others arms until it was time for Katniss to leave for her morning hunting trip. When Katniss left Prim slowly edged out of bed and walked into the next dull room to find her mother still sleeping. Quietly, she got dressed and went out the back door to see her goat, Lady.
"Hi Lady," she whispered. The goat came trotting towards her and began to eat from her hand. As she sat in the morning silence and stroked Lady her worrisome thoughts began to slowly fade away as if they were never there. Prim sat down and closed her eyes breathing in the fumes of her home, District 12. For one small serene moment she could forget everything and lose herself in nature.
Back inside, her mother had prepared a small breakfast of some herbs, katniss roots, and water. While she ate her mother carefully braided her hair into two braids. The house was so quiet it was hard not to let her mind romp around about the events that were to take place in just a few short hours. What does a mother say to their child on the day of their first reaping? How can they express all of their love for them? Prim tried to push these thoughts out of her mind as her mother brought out the best blouse and skirt she had. By the time she was dressed Katniss was walking through the door and stopped when she saw her sister.
"Oh Prim you look beautiful." Prim made a small turn so that she could see her entire body.
"Whoops! Better tuck in that tail little duck." She said playfully while tucking in the back of her white blouse. Katniss gave her a hug and headed back to her room to get dressed.
Prim sat down and tried to think of anything but the reaping. She thought of how her friend Rory, Gale's brother, was going through the same thing as she was at this moment. She wondered how her best friend Crystal was doing and if she was just as scared as she was. Probably not. Crystal was a lot braver than Primrose and that's why she liked her. Crystal brought imagination and adventure to her life. She was prim's light in this dull and horrible world. Coming out of her thoughts, she looked up to see her mother and sister walking out of the bedroom.
Prim couldn't take her eyes off of her sister. Katniss was not just beautiful, she was as radiant as the sun.
"I wish I looked like you," was all she could mutter out.
"Oh no prim I wish I"-the warning whistle calling everyone to the town square had interrupted her. Prim looked at katniss with a horrifying fear in her eyes.
"Prim look what I got you today," she said quickly. "It's a mockingjay pin. To protect you." She handed Prim a small and beautiful gold pin with an arrow on top of a soaring mockingjay. The second whistle was clearly heard through the cunning silence. Katniss held tightly to Prim and kissed her on the top of her head.
"Come on Prim we got to go." She said untangling her arms from her waist.