"Kleo!" Mom and Hayle ran into the room I was standing in.
"You have three minutes." A giant male peacekeeper told them.
"Kleo!" Mom repeated as she wrapped me in a hug.
"Mom! I'm going to be fine. I'm going to win."
"How do you know?" She had tears in her eyes.
"Just have faith." I held my Mom's shoulders. That's what I always told her when she was going through a tough time, which was pretty much every day in District 12.
I looked over at Hayle. I could tell that he was sad, but he did his best to hide it. "I guess the odds weren't in your favor, huh?"
"I guess." I walked over and hugged my brother. Usually when I hugged him, he would try to wiggle free like I had cooties, but this time, he wrapped his arms back around me. I felt a tear run onto my shoulder and seep through my clothes.
"Time's up." The Peacekeeper grabbed my Mom and Hayle and pushed them out of the room.
"Good luck, Sis." Hayle yelled through the door before it slammed shut.
