Sean and I are taken to different rooms. I believe this is the hardest moment in my life that I have to face. My family knows I'm going to die and seeing me before my pain and suffering for what they think is the last time, really sucks. I observe the room before my first visitor comes in. There are plush chairs, a love seat, and a big long leather couch. There is a big window that out looks the city and the room are decorated with plants and flowers. The dark purple wall paper adds a sickening mood to this all. The books in the book shelf are all dusty as I assume they haven't been touched in forever. Being the bookworm that I am, I go over and exam the books. As I am inspecting them, my first visitor comes in. I turn to see them.

It's my dad. I go over to him and hug him really tight. I'm glad he actually got out of bed to wish me good luck because odds are that I'm probably not coming back. "Hey kiddo," wow, he must really be upset. He never called me kiddo after mom died.

"Hey daddy"

"I'm so sorry this is happening to you"

"It's not your fault" It not anyone's fault, it's just bad luck.

"I know but I'll miss you"

No, you'll miss me because you'll actually have to get off your lazy butt and work for once. I think but don't actually say. Instead I say "I'll miss you too" Than I break from the hug. I've never been close to my dad, so we really have nothing to talk about. But I want to make one thing perfectly clear to him before I go, "Dad. I know you haven't worked in a while but you have to pull yourself together, for Amanda. I've been there for her since you haven't. You have to make sure she doesn't starve. I most likely won't be coming back. So if you don't get this through your thick skull, your precious little daughter will be dead in a matter of weeks. You got it?" I'm totally in his face now because I can't dare to see Amanda die slowly and painfully like that.

He nods his head and then a Peacekeeper comes in and tells him his time is up. My dad walks out without another word. I fall onto the couch, and put my head in my hands and start to cry. I feel like I was too hard on my dad but I wanted to make sure he understood.

I look up to see my next visitor, Amanda. I wipe my tears away quickly and run to hug her. Me and her don't say anything for a while but weep on each other's shoulders. I get off her shoulder and say, "It's going to be okay. I promise. But please stay strong while I'm away. Also don't forget that whatever you see on that tv is all wrong. Just remember that what I do is all to get back to you, okay?" All she does is nod her head and say,

"Okay, just please try. I don't know what I'll do without you." I taught her how to fish when I was 12 just in case I was going to get chosen so she can live on fish if she really needed to. I'll miss her so much. The Peacekeeper comes in too soon and takes her away from me. I promise myself that I will try everything I can to get back to her.

My last visitor is Alyssa. I get up and hug her too. "Oh my God, are you okay? I'm so sorry, I should've volunteered but I couldn't bring up the courage in time. I'm sorry!" She started weeping on my shoulder.

"It's okay; it's not your fault. I'd rather me go in the arena than you."

"But you have your sister and father; I don't have any family except my parents who travel too much for me to actually care about."

"You're right but I'm taking you with me. I need you. Will you come with me?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Of course I'll come!" I laugh at her excitement. The Peacekeeper comes in to take us to the train station.