District Ten Reaping
Bartlet Dunmore's POV:
Bartlet in the Middle. Yeah, thats pretty much my life. I am the middle child between my elder brother Bartholomew and my little sister Mary-Anne. I like to call her Mary rather than call her by her full name.
I try my best to work during crucial times for my family. My father is a butcher while my mom is a barn manager. I work more with my mom rather than my dad. I never liked seeing the various ways to chop and slice the meat of animals. On the other side, I like cleaning and nurturing the animals in the barn under my mother's supervision. This is one reason why I decided to work more with my mother. My free time usually is getting into trouble. Sometimes I steal meat from other butcheries so we don't have to lose any meat from my dad's butchery. I haven't been caught yet, but I feel like my time might be coming.
Mary sometimes gets into bigger trouble than me. She always has to face bullies who constantly annoy her about her clothes and the way she looks. Even though, I am small, I have a brain and tell those bullies to back off my little sister or else I'll chop off their fingers. They usually run away after that, and I would never chop anyone's fingers off.
When the Reaping comes around, I get very worried. Bartholomew is past that stage of his life and he's already happily married with a daughter. Mary, on the other hand, is too young to be reaped so she is fine. I am the only Dunmore in the Reaping currently and I'm always nervous to be picked and forgotten forever.
Cassandra Herrons' POV:
Nothing too extraordinary happens to anyone in District 10. There's the occasional fire that destroys barnyards and other parts of the District and then there's the Hunger Games. District 10 rarely brings home victors because they're so young nowadays. For example, last year, both tributes were thirteen year olds and were slaughtered in the Cornucopia in an instant. I'm just hoping I'm not reaped today or ever for that matter.
Even if I was reaped, I wouldn't be missing out on much. I am the only child in my family with my mother and father. I tend to cattle on a farm during the hottest time of the day while my parents work in the butchery. The food in District 10 sucks too. Every single day I have to eat some sort of meat so the meals become redundant. However, my family is very poor so we can only afford dinner and sometimes lunch too.
My parents have already explained to me how the Reaping works so I am prepared as I enter my section. Joan Aroma is the escort for District 10 and she rushingly walks to the female tribute bowl to select a name.
She reads, "Cassandra Herrons!"
I thought to myself as my mouth was open that maybe someone older than me would volunteer. However, as I made my way to the stage, I was horrified to discover no one would volunteer for me.
I felt sad as I looked upon all of District Ten from the stage. All of the children's eyes focused on me and Joan.
"Now, for the male tribute... Bartlet Dunmore!"
I could see a surprised face from a boy leaving the fourteen year old section. He looked like he was in more shock than I was in.
Joan then announced, "Your tributes from District Ten: Cassandra Herrons and Bartlet Dunmore!" I shook hands with Bartlet and was then rushed into the Justice Building.
Author's Note: It has been awhile since I have continued with this story. Sports and other summer activities have gotten in the way, but I shall continue. Two more Reaping chapters and then I will begin the Train Ride chapters into three parts. I also want to know if I should make an alliance rule chapter after the District 12 Reaping chapter. Lastly, should sponsors be allowed? Let me know in the reviews if I should make rules and post them in a chapter about better clarification regarding Alliances and Sponsors.