Then I wake up stretched in sweat. My dreams usually don'y get this far usually they just stop before the bad stuff happens. I can't help thinking it's a sign. A sign that i will be put into the games. I push that thought right out of my head. I need to get ready for the day. The reaping does not start till one o'clock. that means that i will have 6 hours to get everybody ready. I also will have to find some way to drag my dad down to the town square. It is a requirement have you are in the square even if you are a adult and your name is not in the drawing. The only way that you can avoid going is if you are dying which nobody usually is. In our district you might have noticed that people have a lot of kids. People don't go hungry as much here because they have so many kids that can take out tesserae. I find it sick that people will have kids so that they won't go hungry. Then they will not even take care of them. I am talking mostly to my dad when i say this. My mom had to become a peacekeeper it was really the only thing that could keep our family going. She knew even though I look weak I could take care of our family and I have so I guess it all works out. Sometimes I just wish it could go back to the way it was. Me, my mom with us, my not drunk dad, and my wonderful brothers and sisters. But I know that this will never happen.
The hours pass by quickly and before I know it "all citizens must report to the center of the district" blares across the loud speaker. One last giant hug and we start to walk to the middle of the district. Just as instructed. My dad has taken the liberty of being somewhat sober for the reaping. Sometimes I think he does this because he really does care and if one of us gets picked he does not want to wake up the next morning not knowing that one if his kids has been shipped off to the capital. We sign in then me and the oldest besides me Lillybell takes out places. The other littler kids go and stand off to the side with my dad. I realize a second to late that I am so anxious that I am shaking. Lillybell notices and I can tell that she is even more nervous now then before. I turn to her and say don't worry nothing will ever happen to you I promise. Those are my last words to her before the escort sheshe lolo steps on staff and starts to talk.
"First before we get to the fun of seeing who will be in the 74th hunger games let's put our ears up so that we can hear the counts history" she says. It is so strange hoe the people from the capital talk it is like they talk in sayings not using words and when they do use words they are strange. Nobody ever listens to the history but me. I feel like there is a glitch in our history that it is made up or something. That is why I always listen to see if something will slip or not be the same but it always is. The escorts name the one that pulls and pulls out the names name is sheshe.
After that is done you can just see how excited sheshe is she might as well be jumping up and down and giggling! But of course she does not do that. Sheshe shuffles over to the boys bowl. It is a miracle that she can move her clothes are so tight and her shoes must he ten inches tall. I always find it Weird that she does the boys first in most districts it is ladies first but not in ours. I just have time to wish it is not jacob before the name is read. "Dapple" sheshe says. No I think it myself not dapple! I know that it is a funny name but this is no time to think about how funny a name is. Dapple is a boy that I have loved forever nobody knows only me. I have loved him since the very first day of fifth grade when people were making fun of me looking like a fox. No no no no! I think why him he is one of the nicest and moat wonderful people ever. He slowly walks up on the platform he looks strong but I can see fear behind his eyes. sheshe says "dapple Johnson will be our boy tribute for district 5 in the 74th hunger games.
Then it is time for the girls. I hold my breath as sheshe pulls out a little slip of paper and reads the name. "Ember Tantum". I almost fait as a realize my name was pulled I am going to the capital. I slowly turn and start to make my way to the platform. Then my dad jumps up out of his seat and comes running towards me. Before he can get to me though peacekeepers tackle him. When I am up on the platform I know that there is fear behind my eyes to. Wow we must look like really easy targets right now. "well let's go children" sheshe says. She takes us into the justice building. We each to our own rooms where we will each get 1 hour to say goodbye to our Faimly. I just don't know what I am going todo when my Faimly comes
