Chapter one
I wake up and brush a strand of my red hair out of my face, yawning I look over at my clock. Nine in the morning, glaring slightly at the clock I stand up and get dressed in baggy tan pants and a black tank top. I pull my hair into a ponytail and walk out side to meet my father. When I get there I see him sitting on a tree stump arranging a very of leaves and berries. His dark hair is falling in his eyes and his face is set in a stoney expression. Then again, every parents face looks the same today, it's the reaping. I'm not worried though. My sister, who has trained like a career all her life, is volunteering today. All she's talked about is bringing her district 'pride' and 'glory' and 'Oh Celia, you should volunteer next year! Be just like your big sister Rosa!". I really hate her and she really hates me. But I know volunteering is what she's wanted to do for a long time. So this is her year. I walk up to dad and smile
"Hey dad what are we doing this morning" He looks at me and a small smile shows on his lips. Ever since my sister decided her dream in life is to be a career my dads been training me in survival and not fight techniques. Like how to get an opening big enough to run away from any opponent. What plants to eat and which to avoid, how to steal and not get caught and how to get around a trap.
"Plant review!" He says with a chuckle at my expression of unhappiness. I hate plant review because I think its pointless I know all the plants here in district five and the one I don't know I'll just stay away from. Easy as pie. But he thinks I'll need it.
"Really? Why? I don't need it!" I really don't want to do this I think I just want to go back to bed actually.
"Because its important, now identify." He says back. For the next hour I identify plants and berries. Never getting a single one wrong. But I do it to keep my dad happy because I know he's worrying about Rosa.
When I was about nine, my mom fell in love with a capitol citizen. They ran off together to district one and I haven't seen her since but it changed my whole family. Rosa, who was twelve at the time, started training like a career, making weapons out of tree branches and stabbing at the animals in the forest behind our house. My dad stopped smiling as much and his face seemed to age ten years, he became over protective of us like he was afraid we would leave too. And I stopped talking. I used to be so popular and talkative, but after mom left I lost my will to talk and express myself. I only really talk to my family now and people I trust. But there aren't many of them around here.
After training I walk back inside to get ready for the reaping. When I get to the house I see Rosa sitting on the stairs crying. And as much as I don't like her I hate to see her cry.
"Rosa? What's wrong?" I ask her but skeptically, she's done this before for attention and I wouldn't put it past her to act like she's scared to volunteer.
"Celia! I can't do it! I can't volunteer!"
I can't believe she's doing this again. She such a faker. Rolling my eyes I ask "Why not? You've wanted to do this for so long!"
She starts sobbing even harder and for some reason I believe that she really can't do it "I know! But I can't because I'm..." Her voice trails off and I'm starting to worry.
"your what?" I ask trying to keep my voice steady. An array of possibilities flying through my mind, all very bad.
"I'm pregnant!" She sobs then grabs my into a bone crushing hug, but I can tell she's not happy. She's scared.
"Rosa! What?" I'm shocked and if dad found out he would kill her!
"I'm so sorry..." She still hasn't let me go when I realize that I am no longer safe from the reaping.
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