Loop Kay, 16, District 10 Female- "Loop, Catch it!" I scream at my best friend Calf as we ride our horses side-by-side behind the stampeding bull. "You do it loop". We continue to yell at each other jokingly until we catch the bull. Even though the reaping is in an hour, we don't worry about it. Calf has one year left and I have 2. Neither of us would go down without a fight. Only a few years till the terror stops hanging over us.
We arrive at the reaping early. The two of us find my family first. My older brother Lyall, who's 19, and my younger siblings Ariel, 14, Marshall,11 and Kitty who's 5. My mum and dad hug me, calf and Ariel and we wander off again. We find Calf's family, His bother Kaleb, whos 14, Eva 12, Lily-anne, 16 and his new baby brother Corvin, who's only around 6 months old. If Calf is reaped today, he won't know his brother.
When the reaping starts we all go and stand in our own sections. Our escort remains her usual Jolly self as she bounces about the stage. She goes to the girls reaping bowl, and pulls out a name. Over the silent crowd she calls out "Loop Kay".
Calf Leer, 17, District 10 Male- "Loop Kay" I look over to my best friend to see her slowly turning white. My best friend, Practically another sister. The girl who understands me more that I understand myself. My partner in crime. My teammate. I know what to do, It comes to me as the escort calls out, the male tribute for Distict 10 is" "I volounteer". Everyone turns to look at me as I walk bravely to the stage. Loop is smiling weakly at me. She knows I won't let myself win over her. I'm going to die. And she is going to come home.