Three peacekeepers start guiding me and Tyler to the train.
"Bye!" I yell over my shoulder, getting a final glance at my family.
I pull away from the peacekeepers. "I can walk myself!"
I'm still trying to comprehend what just happened in the last hour. We came to the reaping and Amber was reaped. I couldn't imagine life without her. I volunteered.
Should I have done that? Amber did stand a better chance.
I shake off the thought. "Tyler, Kembrith said that you said you wouldn't go after me. Is... is that true?"
This is the kid who is always causing Kembrith trouble. Should I really trust that?
"Yes."
I try to figure out what to say. "Um... thanks... I won't kill you either."
Tyler nods.
I mount the train before the peacekeepers can push me.
As the train pulls out, I watch District 12 disappear behind me. What's happening now? Is my family home yet?
Probably walking home. Without me.
Will I ever return to them?
"Kailey,"
I recognize the voice as Katniss's.
I turn to her.
"I'm going to be your mentor." she explains. "I was a volunteer, too."
"You were?"
"Yes. My sister Prim was reaped."
"How old was she?" I ask curiously.
"She was twelve, like you. She's twenty-one now. I was sixteen."
So she volunteered for a sister too. And she won.
"Are you hungry?" she asks.
I shrug my shoulders. "A little, I guess."
"We'll be eating in an hour."
"Okay."
In the hour before dinner I think about roof running with Kembrith.
When I see the table I almost pass out. I've never seen so much food on a table.
"Eat all you want." The male mentor- I think his name's Haymitch- says.
I fill my plate and dig in. Tyler eats more slowly.
"We'll arrive at the Training Center sometime tomorrow. For now, get some sleep." Katniss advises.
I get up and go to a room. I take off the velvet dress, then realize I don't want to leave it behind. After changing into a new outfit, I cut out a small piece and put it in my pocket.
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