Effie leaves from the bakery early to go prepare for her date. She runs into the large brickhouse almost knocking her seven year-old brother, Benjamin, over.

"Sorry Benjamin," Effie says before dashing up the stairs.

Benjamin stares at the wide open mahogany door, and then leaves into the kitchen.

"Was that you sister?" Effie's mother asks.

Effie's mother Thalia was 40, but she looked like she was in her twenties. The only reason why others would think different would her two children. Effie inherited her honey blonde from her father, while Benjamin got his brown hair from his father.

Benjamin nods.

Thalia takes a pie out of the oven, and then takes off her apron.

"Was she in a rush?" Thalia asks.

"Yup," Benjamin says.

"She leave the door open again?" Thalia asks.

"Like always," Benjamin replies.

Benjamin runs his fingers through his brown hair.

"You want some pie?" Thalia asks.

Benjamin nods eagerly.

Effie tries on every single thing in her closet. She can't decide on what she wants to wear. About an hour later she decides on a tan skirt with a baby blue tanktop. She puts her hair into a high ponytail, and then clips in a baby blue flower.

"Effie, I made pie," Thalia says.

"I'll get some when I get back from the meadow," Effie replies.

"Be home before eleven," Thalia says.

"Will do," Effie says.

Effie searches through her closet for an appropriate pair of shoes. She finally decides on a pair of tan flats. Effie studies her outfit in the mirror, and starts to second guess it . Before she can change her outfit, Eli shows up at her door.

"Well don't you look sweeter than iced tea," Eli says.

Effie blushes as she wraps her arms around his neck. Eli and Effie go in for a kiss, but it's interrupter by her Benjamin.

"Gross," Benjamin says when he realizes what they were about to do.

"Whatever," Effie says after him.

"Shall we go?" Eli asks.

"We shall," Effie says.

The two head for the meadow, and are met with Annalise and Haymitch. When put together, Annalise and Effie could easily be mistaken for twins. Effie and Annalise were the same height, had the exact same hair color, the same bluish green eyes, and the pouty lip. The only difference was that Annalise had freckless sprinkled across her cheeks.

"What's going on Trinket," Haymitch asks.

"Nothing much, what about you Abernathy?" Effie replies.

"Same," Haymitch says.

"Do you two have to say the same thing to each other when you see one another?" Eli asks.

"It's tradition," Effie says.

"Started all the way in kindergarten," Haymitch adds.

"The days when you didn't pull on my pig tails," Effie says.

"You lived," Haymitch says waving her off.

"I had headaches," Effie says.

"Trinket, you are a headache," Haymitch says with a laugh.

Effie smiles and rolls her eyes.

The two couples ate a picnic, and watched the sunset.

"The reaping's tomorrow," Haymitch says.

"My name is in the bowl twenty-five times," Annalise says.

"Six," Effie says.

"Six," Eli says grabbing a hold of Effie's hand.

"Thirty-six," Haymitch says.

Effie's stomach twists into a knot, as she thinks about the Reaping tomorrow. She hates the Games, innocent children fighting to the death every year. Effie lost her older sister and brother to the Games. Eve and Desmond Trinket were only 15 when they were reaped in the 47th Hunger Games. Desmond was killed by a District 1 tribute. Eve had made it to the final seven, but accidently slipped on the edge of a cliff. To put her out of her misery, a tribute from 6 gave her nightlock. Effie shivers from the memory, and tries to put it to back of her mind. Effie was only thirteen when she became the oldest of Trinket children.

"Effie, how's your mom holding up?" Annalise asks.

"She's not like she was the last couple years. I hear her cry for Eve and Desmond at night," Effie says looking at the sunset.

Annalise and Effie were watching the Games together when Eve was killed. They were making a her a welcome card when she fell off of the cliff. Once Eve took the nightlock, Effie burned her card.

"I'll come to your house after the Reaping," Annalise says.

"I''l try to get up there...I might have to bring Mitchell though," Haymitch says.

"That's fine, Benjamin could use the company," Effie says.

Mitchell was Haymitch's younger brother. He was nine, and looked exactly like Haymitch. Dirty blonde hair and seam grey eyes that could make girl swoon. Mitchell had gotten in trouble at school, like Haymitch, trying to top his brother antics.

"I'll stop up there too," Eli says.

"Thanks for the support," Effie says.

"No problem Effie. You're always there for us," Annalise says.