Rue was a small little girl. I guess I should tell you about when she was born. Rue was born in a small, weak cottage in 59 ADD (59 years after the Dark Days). She was born to District 11. Now, here's a little bit about her district:
District 11's government was known to be overly cruel. District 11 was a very poor district, which often left their tributes (players) in the Hunger Games to be unprepared. Therefore, most of their tributes die early. District 11 specialized in agriculture, growing wheat and managing orchards. The food they grow goes to the Capitol, and they hardly get any of it for themselves. District 11 was, in fact, home to Mockingjays and Rue had always adored them and found them to be great singing companions. The people in District 11 were known to sing as they worked, only for their songs to be repeated by the mockingjays.
Rue's parents had told her she was destined to be great. Though Rue wan't always to sure. She had spent a lot of her childhood (or at least early childhood) working in the grain fields. Rue had 5 younger siblings, so their family had trouble feeding. However, the best moments in Rue's life was when she got to stop working, and watch the television. Though there was never exactly JOY in watching the Hunger Games, it was better than usual. Every year, she would watch poor children die usually bloody, and painful, deaths.
Rue had always loved the trees. She was very good at climbing them and leaping back and forth between them. Though it was against the law, anyhow. Rue always dreaded that someday one of her little siblings would end up in the Games. But either way, that wouldn't happen. Because if it happened, Rue would volunteer for them.
Rue spent her time dreaming of how her life could be better/ ways to make her life better. Her first option was to move to another district. That was incredibly illegal, but if it was the only way... And there was always winning the Hunger Games, which was worse chance than escaping District 11. Rue's little sister, Ara, was 3 years younger and a spitting image of Rue. How could anyone hardly tell the difference?
Truth to be told, Rue was very much destined to be great. She was destined to be famous. And Rue was.
Rue was 12 when she died. And this is her story.