I know all things end like this. With destruction, chaos, and death. They say your life flashes before your eyes right before you die, but they lie. All I see before I die is my sisters eyes, which plea me not to do it. I'm saving her, she should be grateful. I'm saving both of them. Conor and Thorn. They won't let all three of us out of the games. They'll be lucky that if, after I do this, they let both them out. I'll never know though, I'll be dead.
"Rose, there's another way!" Thorn, my twin sister pleas.
"I want you guys to know, I want everyone to know...that I am not killing myself. I am simply saving my sister and friend." I announce to the world.
My twin sister, Thorn, has always been braver than me, but in the end, when it really counted, I was braver. I was willing to make the greatest sacrifice.
Earlier, Before the Games
I pull the string to the back of my lips and let out a breath of air. I see the deer and lock my eyes on it. I will the arrow to hit it's eye, like mom taught me. Just as I'm about the let the arrow fly, my brother's best friend and my long-time crush Conor, jumps out and yells. The deer scurries into the dense forest, disappearing from my site.
"Nice shot!" Conor yells to me.
"Thanks," I reply, "I was trying to copy your shooting."
Conor laughs as my twin sister, older sister, and older brother run over to us. I see the hope in their eyes that I caught it. It would be great meat for them. They must see a look in my eyes that says I didn't. Since we live in Victors Village, we hunt meat and give it to people like Conor's family who don't have enough food of their own.
"Conor jumped out and scared it away." I tell them, so they know it's not my fault.
"Whatever, come on, we got to get back. It's almost time for the reaping." Thorn says.
After the old Capitol fell, District 13 came up and took their place. Mad at my mom for killing their President Coin, they restarted the games. Some of the districts have joined forces with Capitol 13, so there's only 5 districts that must still do the Games. We happen to be one of those. They still want a good number of tributes though, so they make us send three tributes each year.
I look at my twin. We have the same build, face, shape. Exactly the same, the only difference is our colors. Thorn has olive skin, a clear face, gray eyes, and pitch black hair. I have very place skin, a bunch of freckles across my nose, bright blue eyes, and fiery red hair. My sister and brother are just a mix of my mom. Rue has dark brown hair with blue eyes and Finnick has blonde hair with grey eyes.
We all walk together back to our house in Victor's village. We have already dropped of Conor at his house, giving them the small amount of game we had caught today. When we arrived in our house my mother and father sat down on the couch. They looked at us sadly, and simply smiled.
"It's time again, you guys. Rose, Thorn, and Rue I have picked out your dresses and put them on your beds. Finnick your father got your outfit and put it on your bed. We have all your special made Mockingjay pins on the beds too." My mother said as we all walked to our rooms.
When we were little my mother and father had special made Mockingjay pins for all of us. Mine is really shiny, while Thorns has black on it and is a dark gold. When we enter our room up the stairs, I look at the dress my mom pulled out for me. I notice that Thorn has the same one just in red, mine's blue. It has thin straps and is short, maybe to my knees. Then, underneath is white puff that a makes the dress puffy at the bottom. It's beautiful. I get dressed and walk down the stairs into the living room.
We all stay silent as we make our way towards the stage for the reaping.