My heart sinks to my chest and my mouth goes dryer than cotton. I look back to see my mother's horror struck face and my brother's mouth wide open. I walk up the steps with my head down to hide my face, but I have to be strong. I lift my head up to see District 5 looking up at me. My eyes meet my best friend's, Latisse, and she has tears streaming down her face. I want to cry with her, but I know I can't, I have to stay calm and be brave. Jago has already picked a boy and he has fiery red hair, just like me, but he looks older. Jago escorts us to the Justice Building and I sit down on a velvety seat. The door opens and my family runs to sit by me and my brother lays his head on my lap and starts weeping. My mother says she loves me and try's to comfort me by stroking my hair with her hands.
The next person who comes in is Latisse, and she comes sprinting into my arms. She starts crying again into my shoulder and the she releases. I look into her huge brown eyes.
"I'm going to miss you in the arena", I say.
She pulls out a necklace that says BFF's and puts it around my neck.
"I have a matching one", she says.
The Peacekeepers (yeah right, peace, HMMPH) say she has to leave but she clings to me. She's screaming advice at me while they are dragging her away from me. The next person I am not expecting- my dad. I never see him because he's always at work trying to get us money. I fling myself at him and he's whispering to me that I have to be clever and sneaky like a fox. I agree with him because this is the only way I'll be able to survive. He also says I need to get my hands on a knife. I have to admit, that tool would be handy in the arena. He keeps telling me that he loves me no matter what, and I know this is the truth. I release and I look into his eyes and I see the fear in them, and I realize this is the last time I'll see my family, friends, and District 5. The Peacekeepers take him away, and I'm left alone, with a wet shoulder and lap.