Yay! Back with another chapter! This time, district 8! (Also sorry for stalling on D7, lol)
Cade Jones- 18
I am leaving my school again, but this time we have early release, because we must go to the reaping.
I sigh thinking about it… it was SO close. We could be free of Snow. But the rebellion failed.
But this is reality, and not a dream.
I am going to my house, so I can sell some more clothing before the reaping, people say we are talented, and people don't really notice it is not Capitol made.
Well nothing is Capitol made, they steal from the districts, so maybe if we were better armed we could fight them.
But that does not matter, as I am going to my house.
I come in to find my mother, and my best friend, Ashlyn. The only one who knows my secret, that I am gay. I feel like I am weird about it, like it does not matter, but to others it does.
Girls think I look good, but I don't see it.
But I am happy to see mom and Ashlyn. She is holding as shirt, and it looks like the one I made.
"I love it Mrs. Jones!" she says.
"Cade made it dear!" mom says.
As if on cue, I come in.
"Hi mom, hi Ashlyn!" I say.
"Hi Cade!" Ashlyn says.
"Do you like the shirt?" I ask her.
"It is nice, the red really highlights everything and- "she says.
"Time to go to the reaping!" Mom says, acting overdramatic, like a capitol citizen.
"Dang it!" Ashlyn says.
I hate the reaping's, we all do.
As we are walking, I see Jessamyn and her posse come, with some guy. It must be Polly's 50th boyfriend this month or something.
I have honestly lost track, but good thing she did not notice us, because she is not bright, and accidentally is mean to people lower class than her. Which is almost everyone.
We make it to the reaping, and my finger is pricked by the needle, which really hurts.
I make my way in the 18-year-old pen.
Our escort, Dill, comes up with a outfit that would be looked down upon by 8, and talks about the dark days and stuff, like we get it.
She walks up to the girl's bowl.
"Jessamyn Protel!" she says.
Woah! Looks like the mayor's daughter is going in!
Then she goes to the boy's bowl…
Please don't be me, please don't be me, please don't be me!
"Cade Jones!"
What the heck?
I hold back tears in my eyes as I squeeze Ashlyn's hand, maybe for the last time because I might die.
I won't! I need to get back home.
Jessamyn and I are forced to shake hands, but she looks disgusted at me. She is shaming me for my money again?
We are taken into the Justice Building.
My visitors are only Mom and Ashlyn. I wish dad was here. I don't really know much about him, Mom always avoids my question.
They are both crying, and it is not long before I do the same, but I stop quickly, realizing fear will not and cannot help!
"Bye mom." I say, barely even getting it out. "And, bye Ashlyn!"
"Bye…" they both mutters, hating this! So, do I!
"I love you!" Mom says, and hands me something.
It is a picture of me and her together.
"Thank you, mom!"
"This is not fair! Family being split apart for entertainment!" Ashlyn says.
They are now being dragged off, and I know what she said is true.
Jessamyn Protel- 17
So, like, we have The Revamped Hunger Games coming around the corner. Lower class people are worried, but I am not. I am the Mayor's Daughter, I cannot be reaped.
I am walking with my best friends, Tina, Polly, Willa, and Kalie. Tina just knocked out some random girl with ugly shoes for calling my sweater dumb.
"She deserved it…" I mutter.
"I, like, know, right!" Polly says.
"She had the dumbest sweater!" Willa mutters. The girl also cussed her out.
"Hey, you!" We hear a new voice say.
It is some boy. His name is umm… I don't know.
"Hi Polly!" The boy says.
"Hi Steven!" she says.
"Want to play football on our date?" he asks.
"Sure!" she says, now going to some random guy. What is she going to do?
She kisses another guy. Welp, another relationship is over for her, as Steven runs away crying. No football game I guess.
What a baby, his jacket looks like a toddler made it!
"What do you think about the reaping?" Kalie asks suddenly. She is usually quiet.
"I am not scared!" I say. "The mayor's daughter can't be picked!"
"Ya, sure…" Tina says.
"Do we, like, have to go now?" I ask.
"Yep!" Polly says, and the guy follows us. His name is Derrick.
While they are talking, the girl Tina beat up gets back, up and we are now going to the reaping.
While we are walking, I see this dumb group of people, so we walk a bit faster.
"I wonder who will be reaped…" Willa wonders out loud.
"It will not be any of us!" I say.
I think of something. "Wait!" I say. "We need to dress up nicely!"
"Oh, yeah!" Willa says, and we head off to our houses.
I see my dad and mom in the living room.
"I just paid for your taxes…" Mom mutters.
"I am so good at being a mayor!" Dad laughs.
Mom just slightly laughs looking tired. They lock eyes with me.
"Hi sweetheart!" Dad says.
"Hi dad!" I say, running to give him a hug.
For the next hour, we talk about stuff, and then:
"It is time to go to the reaping!" Dad says.
Ew, I will be crowded by gross people.
We then drive our limo to the reaping.
I get my finger pricked.
"Ow! What was that for?" I say.
"Move, now!" The Peacekeeper who pricked me says.
"Meanie" I huff.
I go into the 17-year-old section. Some boy bumps into me, and I scream for a second. Ew Ew!
Why would… that touch me?
My heart stops for a second when I hear the name that weird lady calls out. I just realized I have not been paying attention at all.
But it was Jessamyn Protel. My name, I thought the mayor's daughter is not allowed to go into the games.
I am surprised I am not crying, I feel as if I am autopilot. I float up to the stage, and I am forced to shake hands with that boy I saw earlier, and I guess he was called when I did not pay any attention.
The escort lady gives me hand sanitizer after seeing my face, and it is nice.
We go into the escort building.
My group of friends are my first visitors.
"No!" Kalie screams.
"This is not fair!" Willa says.
There are screams and crying, lots of it.
"Bye, girls…" I say, almost crying.
I do start crying when mom and dad come in. They are crying as well.
"No…" Dad says.
I wrap my arms around his waist, and say, "Please don't go daddy."
I sound like a little kid, but I feel like I should say it anyway.
"And mommy- "I say before the mean peacekeeper drags them out.
"LOVE YOU!" I scream before the door closes.
So, there they are. Sorry it took so long, but Cade was hard to write, and I got a new computer, so it took me a while.
D1M- Fireopal- 18
D1F- Clara- 18
D2M- Corbel- 18
D2F- Nova- 14
D3M- Cyrus- 13
D3F-
D4M- Adrian- 17
D4F- Shelly- 12
D5M- Tim- 17
D5F- Alyssa- 16
D6M- Daniel- 17
D6F-
D7M- Thad- 15
D7F- Elle- 15
D8M- Cade- 18
D8F- Jessamyn- 17
D9M- Mada- 18
D9F- Ceres- 16
D10M-
D10F-
D11M-
D11F- Bella- 16
D12M-
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