I sit on the edge of my balcony. The chill of the night blowing through my thin pajamas. I look down upon the place I call home. The Capitol.
"Amythest?" My sister calls.
"On the balcony," I reply.
Her soft footsteps reach the threshhold of the balcony door.
"What are you doing up so late?" Pandora asks.
"I should be asking you the same thing," I reply.
"I couldn't sleep," She says.
"Neither could I. What's keeping you up?" I ask.
"I'm worried about...you know," Pandora whispers.
"Don't. Dad says he'll talk to Paylor about it. We're not going anywhere," I say trying to reassure her.
She nods, but I can tell it's still bothering her.
XxX
That morning I wake up to shouts outside of my window. I rub the sleep from my eyes, and look out the windows.
Right across the street is where the building the stage for the reaping. Citizens of the Capitol are outraged, as the workers raise up steel beams. I shrug on my housecoat and slip on my slippers. I head downstairs where I hear the hushed whispers of my parents.
"I tried to reason with Paylor, but it's not going to happen. Amythest has no choice," My dad says.
"I just can't bare the thought of my children fighting to the death," My mother says.
I can tell she's been crying. At the breakfast table sits Sapphire, Andre, Diamond, and Pandora.
They all are looking out the kitchen window taking in what I saw just upstairs in my room. I walk casually into the kitchen, and I grab a glass of juice.
"Why all the glum faces?" I ask.
"You know why," Andre says glaring at me.
"There's a chance we won't be reaped. What if it's all a prank or something," I say.
"Keep dreaming," Andre says rolling his eyes.
A/N:
I know it's short, but this is more of a teaser. I just want to see if people are going to read this or not. Leave a review, and tell me what you think!
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