I toss and turn, dreams of falling off roofs filling my mind. Finally I realized I've fallen into the Hunger Games, and Kailey is standing before me with a knife. Then and arrow pierces her neck and a cannon fires.

I jolt awake, sweaty and whimpering.

"Do I have to go to school?" Amber whines.

"Yes." Mom sounds exasperated. "Please try to stay until at least lunchtime."

"But all anyone talks about is-"

"Please, Amber. Don't make this worse."

I get up. I am ready for school about ten minutes early. I sit down in a chair and wait for Amber.

Finally Amber is ready. She walks slowly.

"Come on. We're going to be late if you keep up this pace."

Amber stops. "Do you even care about anything?" she yells.

I back away, eyes wide.

"You want to go to school, even with all that's happening. Does it even matter to you that Kailey is probably going to die?"

I turn away and keep walking, my eyes burning.

"Why aren't you answering?" Amber demands, grabbing my shoulders.

I push her hands away.

"You stay a full school day, and then when you get back you run on roofs, risking your life instead of watching to see how Kailey's doing."

I close my eyes, which only makes my tears flow faster.

Amber turns around and runs back home.

I walk a little longer, then collapse onto the sidewalk.

How can Amber be so rude? How can she accuse me of not caring? Of course I care! I'm just as scared as she is. Kailey is one of the youngest tributes. She hardly stands a chance.

I'm too stung by Amber's words to go to school. I don't even realize I'm climbing a nearby house until I run out of windows and I'm on the roof.

I sit on the roof and feel the wind on my back. I think about all my troubles.

I'm very poor. I'm always hungry. I only have one good friend. Everyone else are just other people. Kailey is going into a game where she fights other teens until she dies. She will die. She's only twelve. Everyone else is older and bigger, except for that unfortunate kid from District 2. Amber isn't the same anymore. She refuses to go to school and she accuses me of not caring about any of this.

By the time I finish going through that, my cheeks are soaked through with tears. I wipe my eyes.

Then I suddenly understand Amber. She was the one that was reaped. Kailey volunteered to take her place, even though Amber stands a better chance. Amber thinks it's her fault.

After another hour of staring at the sky, I climb down the roof and walk home.

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Last chance to submit tributes! You have until the next chapter.