My hair fell to my shoulders and blew back when I was walking through district 12. I was heading to the justice building it was the reaping for the 74th annual Hunger Games. I was nervous but not as nervous as the children who had to sign up for tesserae. I stood in line along with the other children between the ages of 12 to 18. Even if my Dad was the Mayor of District 12 he had no power when it came to the Games. That was all the Capitol.
I was next in line as the table. The lady behind the table gestured me to show my hand. I held it out to her as she pricked my finger. I instantly saw a speck of red liquid on my finger. I pressed down my index finger on that white and blue printed paper. The lady scanned my blood saying clear and then I joined the other 16 year old girls from the town on the right side of the stadium. Girls with blonde hair a little lighter or darker than mine and light skin.
In front of me was the justice building three chairs upon the stage a podium and two large glass bowls one for the males and another for the females. I bit my nails as I saw the girls bowl. Maybe only 5 of them had my name engraved with perfect writing but I wasn't only worried for myself I was worried for my only friend Katniss Everdeen who had her name in that bowl 20 times. Then I looked at the boys the only name that came to my mind was Gale Hawthrone I don't know why I knew he hated me though he thought I was the perfect mayor's daughter but my mouth went dry and stomach dropped 42 of those carefully written rectangular slips had the name Gale Hawthrone engraved on them.
To get my mind off those slips I focused on the area instead it was large but with around 8 thousand that lived in district 12 it was very cramped. Just then I see my father, a man I did not recognize and Effie trinket stepping out from the justice building just as my mouth became moist again it turned around and went back to dry. Even though the odds were in my favor I thought I was going to get picked I could already hear my name being echoed across the stadium I wanted to run but the ceremony had started there was no getting out whether or not my name was going to be. My dad step up to the microphone and starts to read the message which he does every year. The same boring speech about the Capitol, Dark Days etc.. He then read the names of the past victors of District 12 only two names were called. Only one of those victors where alive. Haymitch Abernathy, of course he was drunk he was Haymitch.
This made things worse we were already the laughing stock of the country and everybody knew it even the infants. I could see it at my dad's face. He turned and sat back down. Effie Trinket then stepped up. Her pink hair and makeup was too much but she was from the Capitol. Her voice echoed throughout the stadium in that annoying Capitol accent "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!" I swallowed hard. This was about to begin. Not Katniss or Me I begged. Effie's voice blasted through my ears "Ladies first!" As she put her hand into that glass bowl I shut my eyes tight, bite my lip as hard as I could without making it bleed and crossed my fingers. The girl who's name was called was not mine nor Katniss but it was a young twelve year old the rare girl with Blonde hair and blue eyes from the seam. She may not have been Katniss but she shared a close bond she was her sister the name being called was none other than Primrose Everdeen.
My heart Stopped then I knew I couldn't stop her as Prim was walking up I heard her voice that one voice Katniss' voice. I blocked out everything after "I volunteer as Tribute" coming from Katniss' vocal cords. My ears seemed to have stopped working I was still and stiff my only friend was going into the Hunger Games and There was nothing I could do. I only say straight the outside of my vision was blurry. I saw Gale pick up Prim and bring her to the back with her mother. I was usually not the one to get caught up if a boy had muscles but Gale did. You could she the muscles in his arms stiffen when he picked Prim up. The next thing I heard was Effie Asking for a round of applause. Nobody moved. I looked around and out my three middle finger of my left hand on my lips and placed them in the air. Sooner than I thought everyone did so. It was a sign of respect of courage. And then we put our hands down.
"Now for the boys." I bit my lip harder my stomach sank and my lip started to bleed not Gale not Gale was the only thing in my mind. I was relived it wasn't Gale but depressed as well it was Peeta he helped me when I was younger. Showed me around school. He was a sweet baker boy from the town. I say depression, surprise and a hole other tone of mixed emotions on his face. He didn't need to go into the Hunger Games. He didn't deserve to die. He might come back but that was odds to nothing.
Everybody started to clear out but the people who wanted to say good bye. I was the only one left in the stadium and then I decided. I was going to go say good bye to my only friend my best friend. But it wouldn't be our last goodbye Katniss Everdeen was going to come back. She had to come back.
A.N.- Ok First FanFiction So No hate Please ^.^ Tell me what you think in a review i would appreciate it
