District 3 Reaping
Laura Phillips, 16, D3 female POV: District 3 is a bad district to be in. People only like to volunteer for certain people. I am one of those people. I am rich, pretty, popular, kind, and friendly. I have tons of friends, plus a loving boyfriend that's just like me. So if I get reaped, I will definitely be saved. So I don't have a problem. People like to feel bad for me. Why? My parents are divorced. That's all I got. Then people probably think I'm an asshole. But the haters wouldn't dare say anything to my face. So all in all, I'm good. I walk to the reaping wearing a black flowy romper and high heels. My hair is pin straight and I put it in a high ponytail. I look good and I know it. The escort walks out and she starts off the reaping fast. It looks as if she's tired of this whole thing. So she calls out a name. "Laura Phillips!" I walk to the stage calm and collected. Someone's going to volunteer. I wait until the escort asked the crowd, "Any volunteers?" silence. I realized the eneviable. I am going to die. I start sobbing. Smudging my makeup everywhere. I am going to die. Stop trembling! I am going to die. Sponsers! I am going to die.
Ayden Barrera, 18, D3 male POV: I watch as Laura walks onto the stage. My girlfriend. No! I think as I see her walk up. Sobbing. I'm exactly like her. Rich and popular and divorced parents. She's like a sister to me. I know what I have to do. Before the escort even puts her hand into the bowl of death-my joke- I call out "I volunteer!"
Petal, D3 escort POV: I watch the boy that walks out onto the stage. Laura breaks down even more. I wonder why. "Oh, What a handsome young man!" I call. Laura growls. Oh. That's why. No going back. "What's your name?"
"Ayden Barrera."
"Oh wonderful! Shake hands, tributes!" The tributes surprise all of us. Instead they kiss. It was so romantic. I overheard the girl whispering, "There's an audience here."
This was the best reaping yet.
District 3 has arrived! Aaaanyway I really loved that Laura and Ayden are a couple! BTW Ayden was raised almost exactly like laura, but it was hard to basically repeat the story. See you in District 4!