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Her dark hair is in a long braid and she's wearing a blue dress. She looks realy pretty. I see her eyes searching for something or someone. Probably Gale or her sister Primrose Everdeen. Primrose is a likeable person, I've only talked to her once.
That took place the next day when I had given, I mean tossed, the loaves of bread to Katniss that I met Primrose. "Hi, I'm Primrose Everdeen", she said. "Peeta Mellark, nice to meet you. Your Katniss Everdeen's sister right?" I asked. "You know my sister?" Primrose asked. "No" I said a bit too quickly. "Well, I wanted to thank your parents for the bread" she said. I was surprised Katniss didn't tell them who she got it from. I must have looked surprise because she quickly said, "I know she couldn't have gotten it anywhere else". "Oh, thanks, I'll tell them", I say as she starts skipping away. A smile forms on her face as she heads to the Seam.
The Seam is the "poor" side of District Twelve. It is where Katniss and her family live. I don't care if Katniss is poor, I still like her either way. Some people here, where I live, think of the people from the Seam are worth less.
A needle pokes my finger and I realize the Peacekeeper was getting a blood sample from my finger.
I look for Katniss but can't find her, instead I find my friend Delly. "May the odds be ever in your favor", she says nervously. Delly is the most cheerful person and I only see her nervous during reaping day. We have been friends since I can remember, and I have never seen her nervous. "Thanks", I say. Delly leaves and I go over with the other boys from District Twelve.
Delly had been my friend, she usualy cheers me up when I'm feeling down and I felt bad that I couldn't help her when she needs help. She always says good things about everyone and is really posotive.
I find Katniss waving to her boyfriend Gale. I feel disgust. I wish I had, had the nerve to talk to her before. That would have been me who Katniss was waving to and not Gale.
Effie Trinket, a lady from the Capitol, picks the children to go fight. The children chosen are known as "tributes". Effie is hated here in District Twelve, we know she's only doing her job but she acts so cheerful.
"Welcome, welcome to the seventy four annual Hunger Games", says Effie, in her Capitol accent, "and may the odds be ever in your favor"
Terror shoots down my body, I'm worried I or my brother Jam might get reaped. My older brother Bran doesn't have to worry about being reaped since he past the age limit, to be legible to get picked. That's one weight off my shoulders. Effie plays a video they play every year during the reaping. The video explains the reason for the Hunger Games.
Years ago there were thirteen districts, instead of twelve. A war between the Capitol and the Districts began. The Capitol bombed District Thirteen, who specialized in nuclear bombs. The Capitol won and they made the Hunger Games, to make everyone remember about the war. Every year twelve remaining Districts of Panem must select a male and female between the ages of twelve to eighteen to fight to the death.
The idea of the games, disgusts me. The film is over and now two kids will die. "A round of applause for the Capitol", says Effie cheerfully. Silence, no on applauses, Effie claps awkwardly as her smile fades.
"As usual, ladies first", says Effie. Two bowls are in front of her, one for boys and one for girls. Every child between the ages of twelve to eighteen has their name in there at least once. I watch as Effie's hand grabs a piece of paper from the girl's bowl. She unfolds the scrap of paper and says, "Primrose Everdeen"