REMINDERS: This Story is rated T+ due to the language, gore, and deaths. If your NOT into that stuff I suggest you don't read this.
The sun would peek into the room, which woke up Coal. It was the day, the big important day, the Hunger Games Reaping. He would quickly get dressed, trying to think nothing about it, but he honestly couldn't, for all he could know if he's volunteering, he could be signing his life away. He started to regret what he's about to do, but it was far too late, there was no going back, at all. He would look out his window, seeing the Peacekeepers and Citizens everywhere, most of them were weeping about the Reaping, or going to the Reaping Center.
Coal's mom walks into the room and says to the boy. "My little handsome boy, are you ready?" She questions him, having no idea about him volunteering, which was for the best because she would never let him if he told her. Coal smiles at her.
"Yes mom I am." He says.
"Well let's get going my dear, we can't be late." his mom says.
Coal nods, as he helps his mom out the door as they walk with the peacekeepers to the Reaping Center, it rained earlier that morning, Coal and many others would step into mud caused by the rain, and seemed like the peacekeepers could care less about them. Coal honestly despised the peacekeepers, they are horrible to citizens and expect to be paid for it, like fuck you dicks. He would look up and bump into a girl his age, Daisy Lamnea, another 12 year old from his District, he only saw her in his math class, but never talked to her. They would both fall into the mud as Coal helps her up.
"I'm sorry Daisy, I wasn't paying any attention." Coal says honestly, he truly didn't mean for this to happen.
"It's fine Coal, these weren't nice clothes anyways"." She says sighing, although see appears to be unfazed she was a bit mad at Coal, but not much.
The District 12 citizens soon arrive at Reaping Center, packed as years pass, it was Coal's first year allowed to play. He would notice the line to get his finger poked for dna, and god was he terrified of needles, no one ever said anything about needles- but it shouldn't be that bad, he sighed, as he made it up to the front he hands his hand over, and the needle pokes his finger, he flinches but wasn't fazed that bad, just a little sting, better than what he thought it would be. The lady who poked him finger put it down on the special dna paper and looks up.
"NEXT!" She yelled.
Coal looks at her and walks away, the lines around him were sorted by gender and age. He would see Tyler and walks over to stand by him.
"Hey Tyler, I'm sorry about what happened, I just had something to deal with. Can we be friends again?" Coal askes
Tyler looked up at him and smiled, he wasn't really mad at him anymore.
"Coal, I'm sorry too, I should have understood and left you alone, and of course we have always been friends and that will never change." Tyler smiles brightly at him.
As the boys finish talking, a tall young lady, with golden and red hair, with bright pink lips, and so much makeup she looks like a clown walks onto the stage. It was the District 12 escort, Beauty Streeas, highly known for being...too happy...but some people are. Coal looks at her and blinks, why did she have so much makeup?
"Hello District 12! Welcome to the Reaping of the 30th Annual Hunger Games!" She clapped happily. See what I mean- way too happy-
"BUT first we have a video all the way from the Captiol!" She says with excitement.
No was excited for this video, its been the same video playing for 30 years, but they have to watch and listen to it I guess…..President Snow's voice played as the video plays,
"War, terrible war. Widows, orphans, a motherless child. This was the uprising that rocked our land. Thirteen districts rebelled against the country that fed them, loved them, protected them. Brother turned on brother until nothing remained. And then came the peace, hard fought, sorely won. A people rose up from the ashes and a new era was born. But freedom has a cost. When the traitors were defeated, we swore as a nation we would never know this treason again. And so it was decreed, that each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up in tribute, one man and woman, to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice. The lone champion, bathed in riches, would serve as a reminder of our generosity and our forgiveness. This is how we remember our past. This is how we safeguard our future." The video then ends.
The escort was mouthing word for word, as it finished she clapped.
"NOW! The time has come to pick one brave young man and woman, for the honor of representing District 12 in the 30th Annual Hunger Games! As always ladies first." She says simply, as she walks over to the girls bowl.
As she puts her hand in it she twirls it around and grabs a name, as she walks back over to the mic and says
"Daisy Lamnea!" She exclaimed.
Coal gasped quietly, he couldn't believe Daisy was reaped. He looked over to see her reaction. Daisy stood there, crying, but eventually walked onto the stage. It was time for the boys now, Coal knew the time was coming.
"Now for the boys!" She walks over the boys bowl and pulls out a name.
"Connor Smithee!"
Connor was a 16 year old boy, he gasped and slowly walked onto the stage, as Coal jumps out and yells.
"I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!" He screams.
Coal's mom, Tyler, and Daisy start to cry more as they see Coal volunteer. The escort was clapping, so much her hands started to bleed.
"MY OH MY! District 12's first ever volunteer, and even better both tributes are 12 years old!" She cheered.
The crowd looked uo, annoyed with this fucking escort. They wanted her dead instead of the 2 tributes.
"Shake hands you two!" She smiles at them.
Coal and Daisy look at each other, they both would shake hands as they are escorted to the train by peacekeepers.
As they get on the train they meet their hired mentor, Nathaniel Shorts, who was a District 1 Trainer. He looked at Coal.
"Congratulations, you just signed for death." He says, he though the would never stand a chance.
Beauty smacks his hand.
"Nathaniel, be nice, you are supposed to help them, not sign them up for death." She says with a frown.
Nathaniel nods and looks down at Coal and Daisy.
"Ok, I will help them the best I can." He says annoyed.
Beauty smiles and walks to see the captain, Coal and Daisy sit by each other, looking at each other they would say to each other.
"Let's work together." They both say, agreeing with each other.
The Train would then start to move to the Captiol, it was gonna be a 3 day trip, but at least Coal and Daisy can get to know each other.
End of Hunger Games: Memories Still Lurk Chapter 2
NOTES: More soon!