Chapter 4
I stood at the reaping line for sixteen year olds and two figures appeared next to me- Peeta Peruses Jackson and Dad, both who were ghosts.
They smiled at me and tried to reassure me. Then Effie Trinket came and Peeta or Percy's expression turned sad. It was then that I wondered if I found tolerating the games for just a short life unfair, what about him? Of course, he was never going to go in and unlike the rest of us he could go poof and escape the games but still.
I was so lost in my thoughts that I did not see the hideous Capitol pig, as I liked to call her, pull out the slip containing the doomed girl's name. I almost missed the call but the name caught me off guard. It was Primrose Everdeen.
I looked and found myself staring into dad's eyes and in that instant I knew what I must do. The words came calmly out of my throat if is I was volunteering for a game and not a life match. Just two words, the two words which kept prim alive that day
"I volunteer."
The goodbyes were extremely painful but I held my pain in, my whole family came to visit me and Rye even gave me a compliment which was something he had never done before, just a simple one " Give them hell sis, I know you can."
I thought Dad and Percy were going to stay in twelve but here they were on the chariot with me. Percy had disappeared when gale came in to say goodbye but not before dropping a small book on him. I personally found it funny and his look when Cinna came in priceless.
My district partner Tertian was a bulky guy but he did not listen to Cinna and Portia and threw his cape in the crowd, which went wilder, if it was even possible.
"It is not like I have anything but that community home to go back to, no family, no friends nothing. Make sure you win Everdeen." He said before we slipped into our bedrooms for the night.
The training went fine until the third day when I shot an arrow at the game makers during my private session, Percy Peeta looked proud but Dad looked worried, I tried to shut them out but ended up crying wedged between them.
" Hey wise girl, do not cry." Percy said
Dad had been the one to convince me to get him along, saying they would be help and with Percy's supernatural water powers I would be mentoring this time next year. Oh yeah, Percy is the son Of Poseidon, the Greek God of Sea and thinks I am a daughter of Wisdom Athena, now my history is better than ever before, I used to get straight As in school, now they are going to ask me to tutor them.
I was bought back to present when I saw myself get an eleven, that night we supernatural beings had a party and a game plan, turns out Haymitch is a mediator as well.
Tertian wants me to win, because he had a sister who died in the games and he wants to join her, and he said she had always respected me.
I hope I can honor him and his sister as well.