I wake to the usual sound vans driving into the victor's village to clean up the place, wouldn't want the place to look like a mess especially today when the district 5 will be on everyone's TV's at some point today. Because well today is the day that strikes fear into everyone's hearts well apart from my parents and the other victors who have already had their experience to fight in The Hunger Games…today is the reaping. The reaping is basically a young boy and a young girl will be chosen to go and fight to the death. The sick thing is apparently according to my parents you feel lucky to have been chosen on this day but I guess you only feel like that if you've won which in they have. Problem with them both being victors I have more of chance to be chosen only because to have a victor's child fight in the arena will apparently spice things up for the viewers, but that's only because they make the child's time in there a living hell.
The reaping won't be until 2:00pm so I can have a lie in well that's what I thought I could have the moment I walked downstairs my father was telling me to get dressed because we were going to get some finally practise in. My mother was still asleep so I had no choice but to go back upstairs and get changed into my practise clothes. Yes my family even made me practise clothes which consist of a brown t-shirt a pair of black trousers some white trainers and in case it rains a black jacket not exactly stylish but they didn't care much about that. Once I'm changed and have put my hair into the usual two sided buns I get my spear and make my way to the forest where I will meet my father to begin training.
After my morning of training with my father I expected to come home and find my mother telling me that I have to get ready to run laps around the district but instead she takes me by the hand and leads me to my bedroom where my reaping dress has been laid on my bed. The dress is pale green and has a white ribbon tied around the waist and it is without a doubt the most beautiful dress I own it's just a shame that this might be the last time I can wear it. My mother does my hair for me and instead of two buns on the side of my hair I have a single bun and two bits of hair hang loosely by the side of my face. "Darling" my mother whispers "You know how I say that the arena is fine once you finally enter it well…it's not and if you are chosen today I just want you to know that I don't care what choices you make in there if you are chosen today" my mother is now close to tears and I don't know what to say so all I do is hug her and whisper "I doubt I will be chosen".
It's now 1:55 and I'm standing in the village square waiting for the district 5 escort Crystal to show up I look at my parents who give me reassuring smiles and that's when I hear the tapping of heels and I look back to the stage to find that Crystal is standing there looking like an idiot in her stupid capitol clothing. "Welcome welcome" she pipes in the stupid capitol accent. I don't really focus on what she's saying until she finally says "ladies first". Her hand roams around the bowl for what feels like years and then picks a piece of paper from the bowl and trots back to the microphone. My heart is pounding and the silence feels deadly as we all stand there waiting for that one unfortunate person's name to be called out. She slowly opens the paper and I can tell by the look in her eye she is excited by the name and that's when I get a bad feeling that it's my name. And I'm correct.
"Felicity Fox"
I don't even have time to register what has just happened when pair of peace keepers are pushing me up towards the stage. I walk faster trying to get away from them and once I reach the stage I slow down too scared to stand up on the stage and look into the eyes of my district who without a doubt expect me to win the games. I stand next to Crystal who's voice has gotten higher from all the excitement. "Well what a year this will be… now onto the gentlemen" she squeaks as she places her hand into the other bowl and the silence once again lingers in the air.
"Christopher Oak"
I can instantly tell who Christopher Oak is due to the fact that his eyes have widened and the colour has drained from his face. I don't really know him that well apart from the fact that our parents are friends so we sometimes see each other but we've never really spoken to one another. He is well built though and very strong from what I've heard. As he makes his way up to the stage I spot his parent who are sobbing, and then I look at my parents who are smiling but I can tell that my mum is about to crack any second but she wants to look strong for the camera's as they are most likely focusing on how the odd are not in our family's favour. "Shake hands" Crystal whispers and we do looking into each other's eyes already wishing the other person luck.
We are then taken into the justice building where we are to say goodbye to our parents for possibly the last time. I sit in the green chair waiting for my mother and father but they don't come in the only person who does came in is a peace keeper. "Your parents are not allowed to see you due to the fact they don't want you to start crying and looking weak in front of the camera's but…your mother wanted me to give you this" he passes me a purple little box and inside the box is a locket with a picture of my mother and father who I might not see ever again.
