Reaping District 6
Jay Walker (D6) 17 POV:
The train passes by our house everyday and every night at exactly 9:00am and 9:00pm. It's a really good timer for keeping track of time. Go to bed a few hours after the night time train and wake up at the morning train. But today it didn't. Every year on this day the train doesn't come at 9:00am it comes at 7:00am. It's early because all the capitol people are here for the reaping. I woke up thinking it was 9 like every morning. I knew today was the day of the reaping but it hadn't clicked that the train comes early today. So I got myself ready for the reaping and left my room. No one else was up yet then I looked at the clock, crap its only 7:30 the reaping isn't for another 3 and a half hours. Well I guess I could go and do something with the morning. I walked out of my house and onto the train tracks, my favorite place to spend my free time. It's just so relaxing compared to sitting in our small run down house, I really like open spaces with fresh air and freedom to move and breath.
I walked on the train tracks with my best friend Carl who is always up this early. We just walked along the track. No matter how many times we walk it it never gets boring. Its both of our second to last reaping and we both have a ton a tessera so each year it more nerve racking than the one before. It's almost 10:30 so we decide to walk over to the reaping area in the town square. The escort pulls out the female name and some girl starts sobbing and is eventually carried up to the stage. Then the male name is drawn and it happens to be mine. Well I mean it's not all bad. I have no siblings and my parents and I aren't that close. The only person who I might actually miss is Carl and the train tracks. I look out into the crowd and people are staring at me. I don't think I've ever had this much attention on me it makes me kinda uncomfortable. Well I guess I'll give it my best, I don't really have any training with weapons so I guess I'll just figure it out as I go. Well I don't sound very confidant do I? :s
Phaedra Lee (D6) 13 POV:
Do you ever get the feeling that your life isn't going the way it it supposed to go? Like the world is kinda working against you. That''s how I feel all the time. Mt family used to be rich and successful. Well as rich and successful as you can be in the middle districts. We lived a comfy lifestyle in the upper class of District 6. My dad is one of the train conductors and since there are only a dozen or so trains he is one of the only people qualified to do it so we made a lot of money. It's kinda a family business, my grandfather was a conductor and my great grandfather was a conductor. I'm in training to become a conductor myself for when one of the current conductors passes away or retires. I'm almost gonna have my own train and I'm super excited. That's all great and all because once I get to be a conductor my family will have two conductor incomes. That way we will be back on top of this district once again.
What happened was 6 years ago my sister came down with this illness something with her bones and she hasn't gotten better. She actually has been getting worse and worse. She would have died by now but we use most of my dad's income to pay for her medication. Do you understand how much that sucks. All of our money down the tubes for a medication that isn't even helping her get better it's just prolonging her suffering until we can cope with the fact that she isn't gonna get any better. I think the capitol has stronger medicine and that they just aren't gonna give it to us. I mean these last 13 victors have come out of the games bruised and scared and one was missing a leg then what do you think happened. They all went on the victory tour and they were healthier than before they went into the games at all. So yeah the capitol is definitely holding out on us. That's why I wanna be a conductor that way I can travel to the capitol and learn what I can about these medical miracles I need to be able to actually help my sister.
My sister is 15 and so the morning of the reaping we went to our separate areas. They pulled out the female name and it said Phaedra Lee... Oh wait that's my name. Before I even realize whats happening I'm being dragged up to the stage by guards with tears rolling down my face. I hear sobbing and I look at my sister to see if she is alright. She is just staring at me. Then I realize that the sobbing is coming from my own mouth. I try to calm myself down just now realizing that I'm in absolute hysterics but it doesn't do anything. The escort attempts to congratulate me when they finally get me on stage but I'm too busy crying my eyes out to make any clear words. This is how my life is gonna end, not even the chance to help my sister.
So there is District 6 a little short but I wasn't really sure what to do with these 2. For the record District 9 male is still open for whomever wants it and there is still about 10 hours left on the District 12 female deadline from HazelFireSky. Thank you to susie3876 for Jay and Diao Lover for Phaedra. Thats it District 7 should be up sometime today and maybe/probably District 8 will also be up today.
Peace Out For Now, Conman418
