A/N: So yeah... New chapter... Here.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Hunger Games or any of it's chacters
I watch out the window as what it seems like a million trees past me. District 7, I realize. We must finally be passing District 7.
"Pretty nice isn't it?" Says a voice and I whipp around to find Thresh facing me, an appologitic look on his face.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you Rue..." he says, sitting down beside me, looking out the window.
"Different from District 11, huh?" He says thoughtfully. I just nod quietly, he looks at me.
"You don't talk much do you?" He whispers, and I stay silent. He smiles, knowing my answer, and we sit in silence for a while. I try not to think too much about my familiy, or my goodbyes, but I miss them so much already...
I sat on the soft couch, starring at the door, waiting. They told me my family would be here to tell me goodbye. I swing my feet back and forth, I'm too short for them to reach the floor. The door burst open suddenly, and I jump, before noticing it's a peacekeeper and he's telling me we have three minutes before I'm swept up into my mother's arms and my dad's smoothing back my hair. I try not to cry.
"I'll be ok baby, it will be ok." Whispers my mother, more for her sake then mine I'm sure.
I peer around her to see five sets of brown eyes peering back at me and I feel my eyes start to water. They'll have to watch me die. I motion for them to come and they all do. One by one I give them big hugs, whisper small things in their ear to let them know I love them, then just have enough time to hug my mother and father before the peacekeepers are practically dragging them away from me. My father trys to calm my mother, but she's hystercal. I call out that I love them before I'm utterly all alone again. I can feel the tears stinging my eyes knowing I'll probably never see them again. I don't have a chance, with Thresh as big as he in, and then there's the big kids from the bigger district. But then hope replace it. I'm fast, I'm small, maybe if I can outrun them, make them fight each other, then somehow outlast the last tribute then maybe... maybe I actuallly could go home.
Twinkle breaks my thoughts, and pulls me into the room with a television to let us watch the reaping from the other districts, and I don't think it's as easy as it sounds anymore.
Not a lot of people stand out, A very very pretty girl from the District 1, Both of the people from District 2 look mean, and I kinda zone out till then Till I was already seeing District 11, and me standing there, as If I was waiting to be took up by the wind. I wonder what everybody else of panam will think of me? Then District 12 is on, and I almost panic, because they call a girl my age, and I don't want her to die too, but then suddenly it's not her, it's an older looking girl. They look nothing alike but the older girl is hovering over the young blond girl so protectivaly, yelling how she volunteers, it makes my heart ach. It makes me wish there was somebody there to do that for me. I watch a cute older guy, looking almost like the older girl, take the blond girl away screaming. I frown but the older girl takes the stage, almost with determination.
"What's your name dear?" asked the woman in a pink wig with a silly capitol accent.
"Katniss Everdeen." She whispers. Katniss. That's a pretty name. The blond girl's sister the pink hair'd lady confirms. I study her,Katniss, and I believe she could win before I could. She doesn't look underfeed like most of the kids in her district, or like me. Suddenly their calling the boys name, and up comes a blond boy looking like he could be related to Katniss' sister more then she does. He looks strong, he looks fed too. I grow more nervous. What are my chances of winning now? So many people, and What if by some chance it came down to me and Thresh? What then? I peek over at him to find him studying the now blank tv, his eyebrows close together. I jump up.
"I-I think I'm going to bed.." I whisper and run to my room before anybody can stop me. I haven't even officaly met Seeder yet, but I will in the morning, because right now I just want sleep. No that's not true. My mom, and my dad, and my sisters and brother. I want them. I dive under the coveres and notice how soft and warm the bed is. I close my eyes, not even bothing to change out of my clothes and cry myself to sleep thinking about my family.
A/N: SO yeah! Anotehr chapter! Look I know their real small chapters but I'm not that sure what to write about, but once we get to the capital (Which should be the next chapter) then that's when the fun starts! K? I hope you said K back, or at least thought it, if you did cookie for you! Soooo anyways... Happy Hunger Games!
-Lexa
