Cropen "Stelter" Frose POV District 9
Field was working next to the food processer and I was scared for him. Just this month we had lost three employees and I did not want him to be the fourth. We were processing food and he was next to the machine that seems to be having electrical issues. But the Capital being uncaring wouldn't replace it or sends someone in to fix it. I turned around to check on him just in time to see him place his hand down, see the hair rise, hear him yell out, and then collapse…
I sat up out of breath as I always did since Field's death. He was my older brother and I missed him. I laid back down but didn't bother trying to sleep because I knew it wouldn't come. I looked across the room and saw my twin brother, Crowl. Then I looked to the left and saw my step brother, Relic. Sleeping next to him was his little sister, Alpin.
"Guys it's time to get up!" called up my step dad, Chards. My real dad was a peacekeeper from 2 but he fell in love with my mom and had Field, Crowl, and me.
"Kay!" I said while everyone else just groaned. I rolled my eyes and laughed. "Rise and shine, sleepyheads!" I sang out turning on the light. We were lucky enough to have light unlike some of the lower districts like 12 and 11.
I went to the bathroom with a set of reaping clothes, that's one of the down sides of sharing a room you just can't get dressed in there, another is if someone sick pretty much everyone else is guaranteed to be soon. My reaping clothes were just normal jeans and a black dress shirt. I made sure my 'token' or necklace was still on. I looked and my messy brown hair and didn't even bother to try and fix it.
I hummed as I went to the kitchen, usually I would've singed but since its reaping day I'm sure that my voice would quiver. I ate a piece of toast while I waited for everyone else to get ready. Fifteen minutes went by and we all headed out the door.
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I stood next to next to Crowl and we were soon joined by Orden. Orden was an orphan and Crowl and I have sneaked him enough food to keep him and his little brother alive. After the mayor was done he gave the mike over to our escort.
"Welcome everybody! I am so happy to be here!" she sang out. "I'm Thelma! I am named after my great great great grandmother! Well, anyways let's get the ball rolling!" Thelma said walking to the girls bowl. I sucked in a deep breath thinking of Alpin.
"And our lucky female tribute is…Shannara Gleaves!" she said into the mike. Almost instantly someone else volunteered. I watched her go up and felt so bad for her. "Well, let's get our male tribute up with her!" she said grabbing a slip.
"Crowl Frose!" she said. I was even quicker than the girl to volunteer.
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Crowl was blaming himself, Relic was silent as usual, and Alpin was crying hysterically with my mom. I turned to my step dad and said, "Well, good thing you trained me or I would've been a goner."I meant it as a joke but he didn't find it funny.
"You still might be. These kids are ruthless killers. Do not hesitate to kill them because they won't hesitate for you." He said.
"I know." The door opened and the peacekeeper said that there time was up. No one else was coming Orden and his brother already came thanking me for everything. I hugged them all once more and prayed that wouldn't be the last time.