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Dear Diary,
The day has come. Today is the day of the reaping. I have bit my fingernails down to the quick, and have been a nervous wreck all morning. I skipped breakfast, my stomach too upset to be able to digest anything. My mom and dad seem quite chipper this morning. Hmmmm... I wonder why...
I didn't bother trying to look nice for the reaping today. I feel horrible that my parents are doing this to me and that they would just be willing to send me away to my death so easily, without hesitation. What parents I have! They both have been through The Hunger Games. You'd think that if they loved their child that they wouldn't want their child entering at all. Obviously they don't love me then... I keep praying that my name won't be picked, but if my parents are so eager to get rid of me, what will they do if I am not picked? Will they threaten me, and make me volunteer anyway? Would they make up some lie and turn me into the capital? I don't know whats worse, being a tribute for The Hunger Games, or not being sent to The Hunger Games and having to deal with my parents afterwards...
Sincerely,
The soon to be District 12 Female Tribute-Ellalise Petrova
Everything after this morning happened in a blur. I walked with my age group to the center of town to the reaping. I haven't said a word to anybody all morning. Before we all lined up to go and walk to our section, everyone's parents were hugging and kissing their children and whispering to them "May the odds be in your favor." I wanted to cry. My parents stood towards the back, and were whispering to each other, with smug looks on their faces. I couldn't believe them.
"Good afternoon District 12," greeted our escort who went by the name of Faye Spritz. She looked very very young, and had long bleech blond hair that went all the way to her waist with neon pink ends that fell in soft culrs.
"Lets skip the the boring stuff nobody really cares about and jump right into the good part where I draw the tribute's names!" Faye giggled. She lifted her hand and swirled it around the bowl five times then scraped the bottom of the bowl and pulled one out from the very bottem.
"The District 12 boys tribute is..." She paused for dramatic effect and scanned the crowd of boys that stood eagerly waiting to hear if the odds had been in their favor yet another year.
"Sam Mavrik! Sam Mavrik, please come up on stage." announced Faye. Sam Mavrik was 18. He was very tall, handsome, and built. He would sometimes smile at me and give me a wave when I walked past him after school as I made my way to the Victor's Village. Every time I smiled and blushed and kept walking home. We had never talked really...
Sam had walked up onto the stage keeping his head held high. "And now, for the female tribute of District 12," Faye announced with a smile on her face. It was so quiet in the crowd, I swear you could have heard a pin drop. Her hand dove into the bowl and she swirled her hand around several times then her hand hovered above the pile of the little slips of paper. Faye's elegant hand plunged and pulled out to tribute's names. She switched them back and forth several times and finally discarded one back into the bowl. She unfolded the piece of paper and leaned towards the microphone to make the announcement of the District 12 female tribute. My heart skipped a beat.
"Ellalise Petrova is your District 12 female tribute ladies and gentleman," announced Faye. My stomach did a summersault and my knees locked. I don't know how my legs managed me to get there, but before I knew it I was standing next to Faye, and Sam was on the otherside of her. Faye grabbed my left hand, and Sam's right hand and held them in the air.
"Your District 12 tributes Ellalise Petrova and Sam Mavrik!" Faye called out to the crowd.
I hope you guys like this chapter! I know its short but the last one was just as short so I decided to update sooner. I will try and update tomorrow, and make the chapter longer. Please review to let me know what you think! Also, let me know what you think will happen between Ellalise, and Sam. Maybe there are some sparks between them? Or not so much now that they have to fight to the death in The Hunger Games together. Let me know ;)
See ya,
~Lisa