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Evunn Ised (Age 15) Male - District 5
When they called my name, there was a collective sigh among the citizens. "There goes another one," they said. "Coulda made something of himself. What a shame…" Shame I was sentenced to death. I could feel my mother and father shaking their heads. Disappointed in their youngest son, yet again. He isn't a champion, not like their oldest.
I'm sure they expect me to last a day or two. Nothing more, nothing less. It's funny, even when I know I won't see the black panels that fuel all of Panem with the sun's rays again, when I know I won't see my baby sister or my friends ever again, when I know that I will die, I can still be a disappointment to them.
There is no way I will win, but I have to give it a go. I have to breathe for just a little bit longer than some of the others. How embarrassing it would be, to have a son die within the first five minutes of the games. How inadequate.
And the worst part is, I can't do even this. My feet leave the platform as the gong rings, and I know it is over. I run on the slick tiled floor towards the golden cornucopia. I grab handfuls of supplies and start to turn.
Too late. He is there, with a sword of steel and a heart of stone, the boy from the diamond district. I'm sure his father smiles at his strength, his mother laughs at how easy this will be for her boy.
It's so unfortunate. The boy from district 5 doesn't last five minutes. Not unexpected, but a shame indeed. And as his hopes and dreams end with a stab to the chest, he wheezes "sorry."
Sorry he wasn't the champion his brother was.
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