Feast or Famine: The Caroline Diaries
Prologue
A/N: Hey, guys! I will update my other story 'Visit' as soon as I can. Enjoy!
'Run'. That was the first thought that crossed her mind. But there was no way she could escape from that one. She clearly remembered what had happened in what seemed ages for her, but truly had happened half an hour ago.
She was looking at herself in the mirror, grimacing. That was when Annabell, her sister, came into her view. Her brown hair fell on her back and she was wearing a dress (her only dress) with a little flower pattern.
"You look beautiful, Belle." She said.
She had been calling her 'Belle' since she was born. She called her that because it meant 'beautiful' in some dead language her mother had told her about. The little girl was now smiling and said, "I wish I looked like you."
"Oh, no! I wish I looked like you." The other girl said as she hugged her sister.
Their mother came and cleared her throat.
The girls split up and started walking after their mother.
When they arrived on the square, the little girl panicked.
"Ssh...It's Ok. You're Ok, murmured the elder one as she hugged her sister.
She put something in the little one's hand. It was a bird standing on an arrow.
"You see this? It's a mockingjay pin. To protect you when I can't. As long as you have it nothing bad will happen to you. I promise!"
The girl took the pin and the sisters took their places for The Reaping. A woman with pink hair and a matching outfit came on the stage.
"Welcome, welcome! Happy Hunger Games!"
From her tone the elder girl guessed that she expected applause. She didn't get one.
"Okay..." the woman, Effie, said awkwardly, but after a second the smile returned on her face. "This year, we have a very special film, brought to you all the way from the Capitol."
The film started, but the girl wasn't paying attention.
After it ended, Effie spoke again. "Now we need one young man and woman, for the honor of representing district 12 in the 74th annual Hunger Games. For the boys..."
She walked to a transparent bowl and picked up a piece of paper.
"Damon Salvatore."
Before the information was able to sink in the elder sister's head, Effie was already holding the paper with the girl's name.
"Annabell..."
The elder girl wasn't listening anymore. The thing that brought her back to reality, was her little 'Belle' walking away from her. She ran towards her little sister, only to be stopped by two peacekeepers. In a state of panic, she yelled, "I volunteer!"
The next thing she remembered was that she was on the stage and there was no backing down now. Caroline Forbes had officially joined the 74th annual Hunger Games and the odds weren't exactly in her favor.
A/N: So... What do you think?
A huge 'Thank you' to my amazing BETA LitLover 101! Thank you for editing the prologue, helping me with the title and the story and making this possible! Thank you!