Chapter 10

District 10

Victoria's POV

Daylight comes and fills every corner of my room. The roosters and the birds are awake and making too much noise. I just don't want to wake up; I wish I could stay in my comfortable bed forever. Usually I wake up really early to feed the livestock and also to meet in the fields with my friends. But today I don't want to leave my home. It's the day of the reaping. I have to be honest I'm really scared. It may not be my first time facing it but I have a feeling I can get picked. After all, my name is the bowl 42 times. The odds aren't exactly on my favor. But I have been thinking about it and if I get picked I can at least try to do my best to leave a good impression, I may not be as well prepared as the others but…well it's hard, I'm not ready, I can't lie to myself I have no chance of winning. As I get ready I start thinking about my family and about my little brother is his first time at the reaping and I have tried everything I can to comfort him. I tell him everything will be fine but I'm not even sure of it. No one really is.

At the reaping

I grab my little brother's hand and walk towards the large plaza at the center of the district. We see many familiar faces here. Its almost time I'm so nervous when I see the capitol announcer lady coming. She looks really strange, but because its capitol fashion that is really common. I try to laugh about some things to make me feel better but I just can't. They play the video we see everytime at the reaping. Everyone watches in silence. Not its time, the moment has come.

"Ladies First" she says in her accent. She reaches for the bowl, I close my eyes I try to stay calm, she goes to the microphone opens the paper..

"Our female tribute for this year is… Cassie Petterson"

I sigh of relief escapes me. I can't believe I didn't got picked I guess the odds where really on my favor this time. But a part of me is really worried about Cassie, she's 15 years old, has beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes, she really pretty and a really nice person. She walks to the stage really nervously, but she also tries to balance and keep her head high, I guess she doesn't want to show weakness.

"Now it's the boy's turn"

The capitol picks up a paper and reads the name out loud

"Junsu Rivers"

A tall, brown hair, green eyed 18 year old guy walks to the stage, he seems confident and walks without even looking around. Its weird to see someone from our district be that confident and not scared when it comes to the reaping, I think he may be different but I don't really know, I guess I'll just have to wait to see.

Junsu and Cassie shake hands and go away. We loose sight of them I hope the odds are really on their favor.

District 11

Kai's POV

I'm standing at the plaza surrounded by many people that are probably feeling the same as me. I look around me I see worried looks from everyone, and there in the horizon I see the fields, they are all ready to harvest, my mind goes off I little bit as I remember the last time I went to the fields with my dad. We were preparing everything for that time. It may have been alittle bit boring but I like being with my dad, we used to spend a lot of time together but he has been really busy lately and I can't see him very often. I come back to reality and I see the capitol announcer arriving, I take a look at him, what is he wearing? Latex? Well all I can't say is that is doesn't quite suit him. The reaping is about to start

"Welcome happy hunger games and may the odds be ever on your favor" he says very enthusiastically well it sure didn't motivate us but at least he tries.

He walks through the stage and picks up a paper from a bowl.

He then opens it revealing this year's female tribute her name is Suzanne Robinson.

I have never seen her before, which is kinda unusual since this district is not so crowded and the places to go over here at limited. I think she way be 13 years old, she is wearing a big red bow in her hair and a red and white dress, She arrives at stage, with her head down trying to avoid many eye contact with the crowd, I think she is really nervous but really who isn't?

Now the capitol announcer picks another paper this time from a different bowl, the name written is non-other than…me… Kai Moose

Fear strikes me and my heart starts beating fast as I walk through the stage but also a rush of emotions strike me, a part of me has always liked challenges but was never sure of trying them, I may not seen like it but I can be really competitive, I know I know careers are well prepared and this might be the end of everything I know, but I can't help it, I'm curious.

I shake hands with Suzanne, she stares at me for a little while, I don't know what that means but we go to the waiting room and to separate ways.

District 12

Sally Everest

The reaping is about to start, I'm at the plaza near the Hob waiting for everything to begin, I stare at everyone beside me, I can feel something is going to happen, I hope is not as bad as I think. The capitol announcer comes and plays the video for us

"It a very special video brought to you by the capitol"

We all watch it and some of us are not even paying attention because of one thing..fear that is what the capitol makes us feel, they manage to makes us feel insecure and that is not something I like.

The capitol announcer goes to bowl and picks up a paper, she grabs the microphone and says the name out loud.

"This year's female tribute from district 12 is… Sally Everest"

I don't know how to react, my muscles tense, I feel static, I can't really move but I decide to start walking to the stage, panic strikes me, my hands are shaking, and I'm holding back so many tears, the odds weren;t on my favor this time, but I have to be strong, don't let the fear control me. I manage to arrive at the stage as I watch the announcer pick up another paper form a diferent bowl

She calls the male tribute's name.. Sungmin Hills

Sugmin seems shocked but still manages to come beside me, we exchange looks and a smile, I think we both know our fate, we shake hands and receive a salute form the crowd.

We leave everything behind and go separate ways.