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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