Reaping day; 9:00 a.m.
"DAISY!" I heard Gale, my older brother yell.
We were getting ready for the 74th reaping, and I wondered off. I never understood why we had to send innocent kids to the Games. I had no older siblings, well girl siblings. But since Gale and Katniss are greatfriends,I basicallythink
of her as my older sister. Also Prim. In other districts I have heard of people volenteering, but the Capitol made a new rule saying only family may volenteer for tributes. Nobody was happy about that. I started to walk across the log I crossed
/to get to the other side of the stream. I spread my arms out for balance, so I wouldn't fall. The log was wet, so I tried to be careful. I wasn't careful enough though.
I slipped, lost my balance, and tumbled into the river. The last thing I heard was Gale screaming,"DAISY," as he dived into the river also.I was plunged beneath the water, flipping madly. I slammed into a rock, and floated up to the surface,as Gale
grabbed me, I was knocked unconscious.