The Reaping
Two-hundred years after the rebellion, the country of Panem restarted the Hunger Games. The people were getting angry with Capital. People in the Capital decided to enslave the districts again. The Hunger Games were revived. Ninety-eight years later the Hunger Games are going strong. The Ninety-ninth Hunger Games is about to begin
My name is Raven Archer and I live in District 14. District 14 is a set of islands, people say the islands were called Hawaii. We live by the ocean so we catch marine fish. Today is the reaping and I have forty entries. My sister Nadia Archer has two entries. Curse my dad for forcing her to have more than one entry. I hope I am chosen instead of Nadia.
Raven" Nadia whispered to me. She hugged me one last time and wiped away her tears. She got in line to check in. I also got in line and checked in. People were everywhere. One of the islands is set aside for the Reaping, and it is a good thing too. All the other islands are too small to have the entire population of District 14 on them. I stand with the fifteen year old girls. Nadia is with the twelve year old girls.
The mayor got up and talked about the war and the peace that followed then the Rebellion of the Mockingjay. He makes the Rebellion of the Mockingjay sound like a bad thing. The mayor then talks of how the Capital brought peace again to the Districts. After "they" regained control of the Capital. Each District gives two boys and girls to compete in the public arena, this is known as the Hunger stares as Ada Gloss, the decider of our fates, steps up. She always wears a corset and tall shoes. Ada walked up to the microphone.
"Welcome everyone and future tributes. Now is the time when we decide the two boys and girls that will represent District 14 in the Hunger Games. Let's start with…the girls." She walked over to the bowls that held the names. Her hand went in and came up with a slip of paper. Everyone in the crowed held their breath
"Raven Archer" Gloss trilled .The crowd was silent for a moment. I started to walk up, aware that all of Panem is watching me. I hear my sister screaming my name. "Nadia, Oh Nadia." I whisper. Soon Ada Gloss is leading me to the center of the stage. Someone quieted my sister. I feel dread rising in my stomach. How will I get sponsors? I have thick dark brown hair and brown eyes. Nothing about me is going to make me stand out to the sponsors.
"Well sweetie, who was that screaming your name?" Ada asks, "A boy perhaps?"
"My sister!" I said hiss into the microphone. The crowd is silent. Gloss took the microphone.
"Now for the boys." Ada Gloss said, her hand was in the boys bowl this time. "Rubio Vlad." She called. Rubio Vlad is a tall boy with flaming red hair that sticks up whichever way it wants. He is sure to have sponsors. After Rubio was up on stage we shook each other's hand; then we were whisked off to the rooms to say goodbye to our families.