I Do Not Own The Hunger Games!
Emily Pecker[D7 Girl]
Why am I here? For me though it wasn't the first in my family to get picked for these Hunger Games put it seems like my family is cursed with getting picked. I had 2 older sisters who got picked different years and both died in the arena. My oldest sister Amy died from Careers who found her in a tree and my second oldest sister Ginny died in the bloodbath. And now I am the last in my family and I got picked for the 74th Hunger Games. I was going to cry right before I went into the clear tube that would take me to the arena but then my stylist turned me around when tears came down my face. My stylist Sakura held onto my shoulders and said "Emily breath okay?" I nodded. I wiped off my tears and said "Sorry its just hard for me after my sisters have been through this and died in it to." she looked at me and said "I was with both of your sisters when they came here. I was both their stylist to help them." "They were both fine women who had the fire in their eyes to survive and they did their best and so will you." I looked at Sakura and nodded and said "Thank you Sakura for everything you did and told me while I was here." she hugged me tight and said "Get in there and fight, fight for your life." I hugged her back and said "You bet on it." then I walked to the clear tube and stepped inside it. It closed and I freaked because I turned behind me. Sakura nodded and mouthed "Fight." I nodded and then the clear tube went up to the arena.
I gulped in a breath as I looked up to see the sun shining above. Then the tube got to the very top and the sun pierced my eyes and I blocked it with my hands. It goes away so I move my hand. This surprised me because the tributes are all around me in a half circle and in the center was the Cornucopia filled with supplies. Then my attention turns to the big timer on the Cornucopia started at 60 seconds and it counted down. Then I tried to look around for something to grab. My eyes go to a small blue backpack at the far right side of the Cornucopia. My plan is to grab it and run toward the forest and hide till the final 5. I don't want to make the same mistake Amy did by hiding in a tree. No I will hide in a hole in the ground or something, not in trees. Time is now 50 seconds. But now I am thinking about my mama and papa. The only family I have left. But now I am nervous; what if I end up like my sisters? I shook my head 'No!' I won't think like that. I will survive till the end and be the victor. Then I can go home to my family and forget all about this and live my life how I wanted it to be. But I wanted my sisters, even if they are annoying I rather have them alive then not here. But I can't change that because no one can bring the dead; but I heard even if you do it won't bring peace to the dead themselves, only pain. Time is now 40 seconds. I turned my head towards my left and then I just realized my district partner Hisashi who is day dreaming. I said "Hey Hisashi." "Pay attention, don't go dreaming off when we are in the arena." he turns his head and says face "Sorry, its just my brain can't sink this in you know?" I nodded "Just make sure your in the zone." he nods and turns back forward and so do I. Buy he turns to me again and says "Thank you for being a friend to me." I look at him and finally said "No problem and you were a good friend to." now we turn back our full attention to the time. Time is now 22 seconds. Great, time flew by so fast I can't think as straight. So this is it.
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0... Then all the tributes ran with full speed when the timer went to zero. I tried not to smash into anyone or get caught by the blood thirsty Careers in the process while running to the blue pack at the edge of the Cornucopia. I was getting a good start but the scent of blood hit me right away and I felt like vomiting but I kept it in and kept running. I see Hisashi running a different direction from me but I turn my eyes back forward, still running. I hear screams all around me, reminding me of my sisters games. It brought a couple of tears to me but I wiped it and kept running. I was about to reach the bag when a spear was thrown into my right leg. I screamed and fell down on my stomach. I turned and see the boy from district 1, Marvel walking towards me. I freak out yet again and pull the spear out, hiding the scream in the process. Then I get up but turned my head to still see Marvel coming toward me. I limped as fast as I could but I knew it wasn't enough even though I kept trying. But before I knew it the spear pierced through my back. I fell yet again while screaming in pain, my blood flowing down my back. He kicked me in the stomach to force me on my back. I was going to let out a big scream but it came to be a scream in a choke. I stared at him and he stared at me. Not doing anything for a while, just staring at me. Before I die I think about I will be with Amy and Ginny in a little while. I can finally see my sisters again, after so long. And I am sorry mama and papa. Then Marvel lifted his spear, hesitation in his eyes but he brought it down onto my head on it went through my head and then I was nothing, dead. I am Emily Pecker from district 7 and I died in the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
