DISTRICT 2 TRIBUTES
EMERALD MAY POV
Today was the reaping day and boy was I prepared. I woke up extra early so I can go to the gym with my best friend Cyrus.
"You ready for the reaping" she asked me
"Urgh. Stupid question. Of course I am" I said
"You mean you're going to volunteer this year" she asked quite shocked
"Yup" I told her lazily as I walked over to a punching bag
"But we're only 13" Cyrus continued "Plus you'll never win. You're too small"
"A tracker jacker is small but 1 sting is powerful enough to make you faint" I replied
She smirked "Well then you better practice on your bow and arrow skills. I saw you yesterday trying it...you sucked"
"Oh shut up" I said slightly annoyed "So are you telling me that you're never going to volunteer"
"I am. Just not this year, maybe when I'm 15 I will"
"Well while you enjoy the life of hitting stones for the rest of your life I will be bathed in riches" We both burst out laughing
When I went home I saw my mother lying out a pink dress with a white cardigan and white shoes it was beautiful...I hated it. My mother had always wanted to live in district 1. She wanted to live there so much she tried making home as district 1 like as she can she even went as far as to naming me as a district 1 resident would be called.
"Oh honey your home" she said in her disgustingly sweet voice "I laid out the perfect dress for the reaping"
"Thanks I'm going to put it on right now" I lied
"It's a shame you refused to become a beauty queen" she told me for the 10000 time
"Mum there has only been 5 beauty contests in the past 9 years, do you know why?" I asked her "Because no one in district 2 enters them"
I end the conversation there and enter my room. I threw away the dress and put on casual emerald shirt that matches my eye colour and name and then some simple blue jeans. I head downstairs and tell my mother the lie about how I didn't want to ruin the dress
When I'm at the reaping I stand next to Cyrus and we wait for are districts escort Abelia smith to finish the speech about war and the price we pay blah blah blah. When she finally did finish she drawed the name out the ball
"Deliah Prune" she said into the microphone
"I VOULENTEER" I shout at the top of my voice. Abelia looks at the back and thinking it was one of the older tributes and gets a surprised look on her face when she sees the peacekeepers escorting little me to the stage.
I did it. I am going to be in the hunger games...and I am going to win
AARON NICHOLAS ROBERTS POV
I couldn't wait to get in the arena. I had a dream a couple of days ago of me in the arena killing victims their blood splattered on my face as my victims screamed and then fell silent as my sword drove deep into their flesh...I loved that dream
"Come on son it's time to get ready" my dad called
"I've been ready since 3 o'clock" I say back
I ran downstairs and gulped down breakfast.
"Today is the big day" my Mom says "Are you prepared"
"Of course I am" I go over to my dad's famous collection of swords and pick up my favourite one as I study it. When I put the sword down it's time to go to the reaping so we head out and I can't stand still because I'm so excited for it all. The Capitol, the training, the food, the interviews... ...the blood
I watch as a girl called Emerald volunteers. So I guess she will be one of my allies, until I have to kill her of course
"And now for the boys" Said Abelia smith in her ridiculous Capitol accent
Her hand enters the bowl and gently brings out a slip of paper. She opens up the paper and says...
"Jerome Eugene"
"I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE" I yell as top as I can
The peacekeepers guide me to the stage and I bounce up next to Abelia and shake hands with Emerald
I knew I would do my district proud. We won last year and we will win this year
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HAPPY HUNGER...AND MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR