D7 Reaping time! I stalled on this FOR SO LONG! They were one of my first pairs, and I kept doing others. I will finally start!

Thad Wisteria- 15

"NO." Dirk says, as my mother beats him in chess.

"I demand a rematch!" He says, clearly wanting to beat mom.

"No!" she says.

"Why not?" he asks.

"Umm…." Stephen says.

"The reapings!" I say.

Stephan mutters a curse word, making mom yell at him. She does not like my friends when they curse.

The reapings though. We were really close to winning the rebellion! One of our formerly alive victors, Johanna Mason, was killed, as were every single one of the ringleaders, or people involved.

"Is it time to go yet?" I ask.

"No, thankfully!" Mom yells.

"Stephan, Thad, come up here!" Dirk says, signaling for us to go to my room. Why though? We still have 20 minutes?

I decide to go anyway, because this could be important.

"What is it?" Stephen asks.

"I need to say something." Dirk says.

"Again, what is it?" Stephen asks.

"I have two things! One, please do not get reaped. You guys are my best friends! Like for real! I have spent to much time with you for too long!" he yells, with a bunch of passion in his voice. "And I need to beat your mom in a game, I swear!" he says.

"No swearing." I say, smirking.

"That does not matter, please do not get reaped! Please!" he says.

"I cannot control that, but I will try!" I say to him.

"You better!" he yells.

He then starts to bug Stephen about the same thing.

"Ok, I won't!" he yells.

"Good! For insurance-" he says before I cut him off.

"We won't." I say, and he finally agrees to this.

"Time for the reaping!" Mom says. Crap!

With shaky legs, we all go to the reaping. Dirk's are so shaky he falls down, prompting laughs from the rest of us.

You may be wondering, what about my dad? I do not have one that I know of, but all mom ever says is that he is not around us. Did he die? Those are questions I ask myself every single day.

We arrive at the reaping, and I am terrified as I head into the 15-year-old section, after getting my finger pricked and getting my ID checked of course.

While I wait for the reaping to start, I see a man there, named Woody. Wood-y. Ha-ha.

Eventually we are thankfully able to start the reaping, and he talks about the dark days, which I realized the mayor does not do like the first batch of games.

He walks over to the reaping bowl for the girls, and super slowly puts his hand in the bowl, wanting to create suspense.

"Elle Spruce." He says.

For a second, I am confused, thinking that nobody of Elle Spruce was around, but there is one, and peacekeepers have to drag a poor girl to the stage, from the same section as me.

He then walks over to the boys bowl and picks out a name.

Thad Wisteria.

No! I told Dirk I would not be reaped! But also, I am reaped!

I am shaking a bit, trying to keep calm, as I walk up to the stage.

I shake Elle's hand, and we are escorted into the justice building, not before I realize that the girl kind of looks like me.

My first visitors are Stephen and Dirk, Dirk looking angry.

"WHY! You promised!" he yells.

"I can't control the reaping!" I say, trying to remain calm.

"Whatever! Do not die, please!" Stephen says, with Dirk calming down and nodding. They are forced to leave, being replaced by my mother.

"Thad." She says looking serious.

"Yes?" he asks.

"There is something you need to know about that girl who is your district partner."

"What is it?" I ask, confused.

"N-nothing." She says, looking away, before the peacekeepers pull her away.

What did she mean?

Elle Spruce- 15

"It is OK Elle!" Sophia says to me.

"I know!" I say, shaking. "I- I- I am scared about the reapings! I thought that was ancient history!" I say.

Andrew puts a hand on my shoulder. "There are just some things you can't predict."

This does not help one bit.

"Don't worry though, I am nervous too, like we can die and such!" Sophia says.

"Really?" Andrew asks.

"Yup!" Sophia says.

I do feel better, because Sophia can make a dark moment more fun for us.

"But are you nervous though Andrew?" I ask.

"Uh, yes. What if fun about children dying?" Andrew asks.

"Nothing." I say, but I am looking around to make sure peacekeepers are not here.

"Yeah, we are nice kids!" Sophia says, looking around the school, but her point is proven wrong when a huge bully shoves a kid into a locker, making him cry.

"Yeah, REAL nice." Andrew says.

"Well, beside that guy!" she says.

He then hurts some other kid.

"Ok, time to prepare for the reapings!" Andrew says, and with groans, we all leave.

I start to walk home quickly, because I don't like being near people, unless I know them, like Andrew and Sophie.

I then walk to my house, where dad is waiting. Just dad. My mom is not alive, I think. She is most likely, but dad never talks about her, but it is none of my business anyway.

"Hey dad." I say, walking inside.

"Hello." He says, tired.

"Why are you so tired?" I ask him.

"That annoying tree was in the way, so I woke up early to cut it down." Dad says.

I nod and go upstairs to read my books. I love to read!

Before I can begin my book, I realize that I should get ready to go to the reapings.

I change into my nicest clothes, which are not much to be honest, and I head out with my dad.

As we are walking, he asks me if I am nervous.

"Terrified! What if I die, oh no!" I say, shaking. Dad putting a hand on my shoulder helps me calm down a bit.

We arrive, I get my finger pricked, and I head into the 15-year-old section.

I wait as some crazy man is on the stage, tapping his foot, who must be the escort.

It takes forever, but the square is filled enough for Woody, the escorts name, to start that video, and then pick a name from the girls bowl.

Sophia and I should not be reaped right now, please do not-

"Elle Spruce."

I catch a scream in my throat, staying in place and crying.

People are looking at me, and peacekeepers grab on to me while I am thrashing and crying, trying not to go onto the stage. Sophia is crying, not volunteering. Please don't be Andrew…

"Thad Wisteria."

Ok, good.

But I am still in the games! He just walks up without peacekeepers. We are drags forcefully into the escort building.

Andrew and Sophia are my first visitors and Sophia is crying, while Andrew tries to look tough.

"I WILL DIE!" I scream.

"No, you won't!" Sophia says.

"Yes, I will!"

The rest of the time is us arguing, and I cry harder, while dad walks in.

"Elle, there is something you need to know about your district partner."

Wait, what?

"What?" I ask.

"Umm—uh- nothing! Good luck!" He says, before walking away, making it too quick.

"Um, what does he mean?" I ask to myself before he leaves.

FINALLY! Sorry for the long wait, I am such a screw up.

D1M- Fireopal Smith- 18

D1F- Clara Brighton- 18

D2M- Corbel Hearth- 18

D2F- Nova Blackthorn- 14

D3M- Cyrus Weldar- 13

D3F- Epsilon Hopperson- 12

D4M- Adrian Dunbar- 17

D4F- Shelly Smith- 12

D5M- Tim Harrison- 17

D5F- Alyssa Kent- 16

D6M- Daniel Hawker- 17

D6F- Hope Camleshan- 16

D7M- Thad Wisteria- 15

D7F- Elle Spruce- 15

D8M- Cade Jones- 18

D8F- Jessamyn Protel- 17

D9M- Mada Grainel- 18

D9F- Ceres Amaranth- 16

D10M- Galen Ray- 18

D10F- Star Ray- 14

D11M- Basil Augustus- 17

D11F- Bella Sage- 16

D12M- Caspian Bronzethorn- 15

D12F- Aurora Copperwood- 15

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