Jewel Johnson POV
I sit on the ground as my mom brushes my hair, she says that she loves my long blond hair, and she wishes that she had hair like mine. My sister tries to get me to eat, Chloe thinks that I don't eat enough, because of how small I am, but trust me I can eat.
Today in school they told us there would be an important announcement that was required to watch. My mom had seemed worried the whole day, I couldn't figure out why. I found out a couple minutes later, I see President Snow walk up to the stage, he gives a speech about the first rebellion and how district thirteen tried to destroy the capitol, so the government just faked like it was destroyed. Then the second rebellion arose and the capitol was forced to bring down the hammer on all 13 districts yet again. The only difference from the first rebellion was that District 13 was obliterated for good this time. They show a quick video of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark being executed in front of the Training Center. President Snow then announces that this will be the first Quarter Quell since the Rebellion, and since the last Quarter Quell had no victor, he hope that this one would go smoothly.
I watched as a small boy approaches Snow with a small wooden box, I have no clue what it is, but I am instantly afraid of it. President Snow opens the box, pulls out a card that reads "100" and opens the envelope. Snow reads the card, "As a reminder that when you rebel, your families suffer along with you, the entire family of the reaped tribute will be sent into the arena with him or her." I see the crowd in the capitol gasp, I also here my mother and my sister gasp and then just sit there expressionless. I don't understand at first, then I realize what this means.
This means that whoever gets chosen as a tribute will have their entire family enter the arena as well, this is horrible. At first I was considering volunteering for the games, that way people would finally notice me when I won, or at least it would be all over. But now I know that if I volunteered my mother, father, and sister would be taken to the games as well, I realize I could never be that selfish. I tell my self that if it comes to it, I will volunteer for the One Hundred and First Hunger Games. I feel bad for the families that will have to go through that horrible ordeal. I try to add it up in my head, and I don't like the numbers that show up, knowing how large most families in Panem are, this games with have at least 100 tributes, some of them will be so young, they cant walk or talk. I start to cry as I realize that this is because of the rebellion, that most of us weren't even alive for, that the districts started, this is the Capitol's revenge.
How did you like the first point of view? I need some advice about what I can do better. I hope I cleared up what exactly the quell is! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!
