By the time they reach the square it's packed with almost every single person living in District 12. With Prim holding Katniss's hand, they slowly weaved their way through the mass of anxious kids. Once they had arrived at the sign in Prim was hit with a wave and couldn't control herself. She began to let her tears gracefully slide out of her eyes for the first time that day. Katniss stopped what she was doing and pulled them over to the side.
"Prim listen to me. It's okay they only want a little bit of blood." It wasn't just the prick Prim was worried about. All those horrible thoughts about getting picked now flooded back into her head. She couldn't take it. There were so many people towering over her and looking at her with so much sympathy she didn't know what to do. Katniss continued to stroke her hair and wiped her tears away.
"Think of the mockingjay Prim. Be strong. It's okay it won't hurt that bad." Prim finally nodded and they stepped back in line. As Katniss said, the prick only hurt for a second, making Prim have the strength to find her way to the roped off section with the other twelve year olds. She tried everything she could to find where Katniss was but all she could see was a sea of beige and grey clothing brushing past her.
Minutes later, Effie trinket, the mayor, and the ever so drunk Haymitch Abernathy arrived on stage and Crystal was now standing next Prim, making her feel a little more stable. Effie was looking more ridiculous than Prim could remember. Her white hair and flamboyant colors stood out like a blooming flower in a field of weeds. Prim wanted so badly to whisper a funny remark to her best friend like they usually would but the thought of actually speaking made her throat close up.
"Welcome! Welcome!" She exclaimed. "Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor. Now before we begin we have a special film just for you all the way from the capitol!"
When the film began Crystal and Prim found each others clammy hands and clasped them together in a moment of sheer friendship. Prim decided she would repeat that horrid phrase over and over again to keep her mind calm. May the odds be ever in your favor, may the odds be ever in your favor, may the- the film had ended and Effie was now back at the microphone.
"All right boys and girls! Ladies First!" Crystal and Prim looked at each other in the grimmest way they ever had in their short lived lives. This was first time Prim ever recalled seeing Crystal so serious. While Effie made her way towards the clear bowl of ultimate terror Prim looked around one last time for Katniss and barley spotted her before hearing the two words she thought were unspeakable.
Primrose Everdeen.