My family came to say goodbye and we all cried. I think they don't expect I will ever make it far, how would I? I'm extremely thin and short. Also, trying to defeat the careers would mean death. It all means death anyway. But it's not time for me to think of that. It's my time for them.

It's almost time for them to go and then Keel, my sister, calls my name, crying. "Rue, I-I'm sorry" she says.

"Don't be" I hug her. "It is going to be okay, it's fine" I find myself crying.

Then peacekeepers come and take them away.

"I love you" I scream in tears.

Keel and I have been together all our lives; I know she's sorry for not volunteering. But I wouldn't have volunteered for me either. I can imagine how hard it must be to put her life over her sister's life. Of course she chose hers. Who would blame her?

Time keeps flying and I realize it's been 3 days since I saw my family. My stylist already changed the way I look, they already chose what image they want me to have in the interview, they already know who I am, but I don't.

I don't want time to go by so fast. This is basically the last week I have of life. I didn't imagine my death like this. Maybe I would fall out of a tree and then break my neck; my family wouldn't have to worry about me having a lot of pain when I died.

I need to stop this. Why am I thinking abou–?

"Today you're going to train. I would recommend you two not to ignore the survival and camouflage stands, mostly you, Rue. " My mentor interrupts my thoughts.

He pulls me and Thresh in the elevator to train. I don't like my mentor. It's hard to think he belongs to District 11 with us.

Once we're in the elevator, Thresh holds my hand and asks me "Are you good in something? Something that will help you survive?"

"Well… I can climb trees. And I'm very quiet when I walk in the plantations. It's not helpful really, but…"

"That's amazing, Rue. That's the kind of things that might draw a great line between you and death" He looks at me. I realize he's trying to protect me. "You can do this"

I know he loves me, the way a brother loves his sister. I love him back and now I realize it. I must fight for my family, for District 11. It's not time to give up.

I go to the Survival stand. They're teaching me how to get a refuge, how to make fire and how to clean water.

Then I see thresh with some knives, he doesn't do well and I see the tributes from 1, 2, 3 and district 4, making fun of him, specially the male from District 2, I think his name is Cato. He's a career tribute, of course.

Thresh is great. He has all the chances to win this. They won't see him as a target for failing with these dumb knives.

When Cato is not looking, I take his knife and run with it.

He's yelling to the kid from District 3, I think. "Where are my knives?" He holds him from the neck. "I know you took them!" He screams and he's right about to punch the kid from District 3 when some guards take him away.

I'm in the roof, holding really thigh, and then I see the girl from District 12 looking at me. I show her the knife and she laughs and I smile her back.

The girl on fire, people call her. I've heard the careers make fun of her calling her 'The coal on fire', because she's from 12.

I head she volunteered for her sister. And even though I want Thresh to win, if he doesn't, I wish she does.