My name is Rosie and I live in District 12. Panem is an awful place and I would LOVE to know who in their right mind dreamed up this place. Anyways, my mom, Carnation, is mental from living in this place because we can never pay for anything and she almost died once from starvation. My dad, Steven, works in the coalmines and only has one arm because of an explosion. My sister, Violet, is hard to talk about. She… I don't know… I just… It was only 2 years ago. She was just trying to help, she was 20 when it happened and she didn't have a job. She didn't know any better because she wasn't raised in a good household. Mom and dad were always yelling at each other and she was never taught what was right and what was wrong… Well anyways I'm 14 and have long dirty blonde hair and people say I have striking blue eyes but to me they look dull and empty, just like my mother's. My mom and dad both have brown eyes so I don't know how I got these blue eyes… Mom's brown eyes correspond with her chocolate hair and olive skin and she can be so pretty but she's always sulking in her bed and yelling. My dad has wrinkles all around his face and has greying hair yet his brown eyes are still always vibrant. His skin is pure white just like my sister's. I have my mom's olive skin and Violet has her eyes but they always had a purple tint. Violet… She has bright blonde hair and is very tall. I still can't talk about what she did. Our house consists of a kitchen and a bedroom with 2 small beds. My mom and dad sleep in one and I sleep in the other. The wood is cracking and has a rich oak color that is fading each day. The kitchen is very small and nearly dysfunctional. Enough about my family, it hurts for me to talk about it. The reaping is in 3 days and for some reason this year my parents are especially nervous for me…