My mother used to tell me stories about the world when I was a child, how every district was different from the other. She would tell me about the people, what they life style was.
But I would always ask: "Since there are people of the outside world living happy and free, then why do we live in fear underground?"
However she would tell me as always that it was for our own protection. For the outside world. Seeing as I was so small and young that I didn't not understand that it wasn't safe from there to here. But I had dreamed to walk across the districts one day, however when I was growing up my father died from a testing bomb accident. But my mother never believe it, so that is why she is at the gates everyday where my father and his crew returns from a hard day's at work, so it was my duty as a daughter and a female to watch over my mother when she was in a mile depress without my father here. But it's been eights since his death now and my mother recently disappeared a year ago. Which leaves me and my brothers: Jed, Mason and Jared.
Jed (who is the oldest) has took my father's place for testing bombs for seven years now and soon he'll be a father which his wife Beth is blessing him with a child. The Sisterhood always say that we keep those women who are blessing their husbands with children with our prayers. Hope that God will answer our prayers by giving us a healthy generation. But Sister Charlotte also says that we should thank the Lord by blessing us with a wonder city, people, food, water and protect he has given us, and pray one day our prayers will be answer that the evils of the Capitol will be defeated forever.
However, me being the youngest which basely makes me the most foolish, cording to some people. I don't think that just praying will change the Capitol's mind about us. I honesty think, that if you want your prayers to come true that is you make them come true.
Today was laundry day, the women in district 13 always did laundry on the same day so the wives, mothers, sisters and friends could chat while they clean their family's clothing while they enjoy each others company. I the other hand am the exact opposite from them. I just go to a private stream where no anybody can't disturb me from my peace and quite. However I never went alone, Beth my oldest brother's wife use to come with me all the time. She loved her quite time even although it is with me, I like Beth she is so nice and gentle like my mother but since she got pregnant I have to go to the stream alone. Which doesn't bother me at all, it's just, spring is gone and now it is summer and the men are choosing their brides so they would be ready for the next spring. In the spring time that just means marriage ceremonies for the men and women, to promise that they are fully committed to each other for the rest of they lives.
Marriage in district 13 is not about love or compassion. No. It is about commitment and loyalty. It is about what's right for our population, thinking of the next generation. To breed as much as possible to make us more stronger and larger. However there have been lucky people who married for love like: my parents and my brother and Beth. They found love, but some people say that is a foolish decision to make. But it is the way it is and nobody cannot change it.
At the stream I finish washing the my brothers' and Beth's clothing, hanging them on the thick roots that stick out making a perfect place to dry clothes. Which was nice because I like drying them the old fashion way, so that gives me time to enjoy myself. But then again my private little stream isn't much of a serect if you know my good friend Catcher.
"Hey, Key, what's up with you?" he smiled as he used my childhood nickname.
"Just depends on what your asking." I told him with a laugh.
He smiled again.
I put both of my hands under the cool water making my pale skin glow from the glowing fish and plants that lived in the water. Catcher joins me by putting his hands under the water enjoying the cooling feeling that washes the sweat from his palms away.
"Can I ask you something?" he ask.
"Sure. What is it?" I ask.
"You know that the summer feasible is coming, right?" he says.
"Of coarse I do. Cass and Mason help out every year." I reminded him.
"Yeah, I was wondering if you want to join me."
He then grabs my hand feeling the warmth of his hand makes me blush slightly. Making my heart skip a beat. Make me grow nervous when I sense his brown eyes were watching me as I watch the water flow passed us.
"Will Cass be there to join us?" I ask, using my best friend and his little sister's name weirdly.
He shook his head. "No, it'll be just you and me."
I looked at him. Watching if there is any chance OF this is some kind of dream that I was having. But looking into Catcher's eyes I could tell that this wasn't. It was real.
"Catcher, I-" I was soon cut off. When we both heard the siren go off. We jump to out feet.
"Were we suppose to have a evacuating drill today?" he asked, looking alert and ready.
"No! We're not!" I try to say when the siren got even louder.
Are we under attack? Did the Capitol change their mind and come to destroy us? Was there a toxic gas bomb accident? Was there a fire? Was the underground roof collapsing? Was there an earthquake? The siren doesn't go off unless there is an emergency! Or if there is danger!
I didn't know, but I do know that Jed and Mason on patrol today. And Beth was at home helpless without anyone with her.
With my female instincts I ran as fast as I could leaving Catcher behind. He told me to stop and come back, but I didn't I just ran towards the hovercraft area. Where I could find Skit (who was the first man who ask for my hand in marriage)
I battle my way through with the panicing people of 13, thinking completely this must be an attack from the Capitol. I don't know for sure, but I will find out soon.
People pushed and kicked each other to run from whatever that makes them run. But as I trying to get through the panicing and screaming crowd, a few elderly people grabbed me and told me that I shouldn't go there that it was too dangerous. However, if we were under attack by the Capitol I would still run towards the battle and fight against the Mudo.
When I finally got to the hovercraft area, I found Skit shouting direction to older and younger soldiers.
"Skit?" I called running towards him. "What's going on?" I demanded.
"District 12 was attack by the Capitol." he told me.
"The Capitol?" I gasped. "Are they being followed."
Skit shook his head. "No." he say. "We'll need as much of help we can get."
I nodded. "Hand me my jacket." I say
He grabbed it and threw it at me when we ran towards the landing hovercrafts. I put my military jacket on quickly before they landed
Their invisible tops and bottoms landed on the ground with a huge gust of wind blowing at our faces, as the mouths of the crafts open spilling out of hundreds of people. Flooding the area.
"Kira!" Skit called. "You take care of the badly injured!" Skit shout to me.
I nodded. "Got it!" I respond running towards the nearest open craft. It was like hell when I got in here, seeing doctors and nurses rushing out of the door and into 13 for the safey of the city.
I came across three hospital bed patients being pulled through the halls of the hovercraft. I quickly walked over to the first patients, it was a man who looked to be in his thirds to me. However the doctors and nurse didn't let me comfort this man or tell him everything will be all right that he was safe. But I had the chance to comfort the next patient which he was kind of cute, sadly he was unconscious minutes later. Which left me the last one. This one was a girl probably a couple years younger than I am, but something makes me wonder. Did they give her some kind of mediation or did something happen to her when the Capitol attack. I don't know, but she just looked very crock-eyed by drinking too much alcohol.
I was about to grab her hand and hold it until we got to the hospital, but her brother or cousin or friend, I don't know! Told me not to touch her. So I just keep quite the whole time keeping a eye on this man.
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