No! It was not a dream! And tomorrow is the day of the reaping. I can't volunteer! My mother hears my screaming and comes in and comforts me, I tell her about Liz and the mace and slowly her face turns pale, Liz was like a daughter to her. A 3rd child, she was always gave Liz a meal at the house. her fingers turn numb and her lips turn white. She doesn't speak for a while. Her icy blue eyes fixed on me. Then she slowly gets up and picks my best clothes out of the wardrobe, not speaking a word. "For the reaping. Tomorrow" She says dryly before suddenly dropping to the floor, I shriek and squeal at the top of my voice. Thankfully Rose comes in to see what is going on. She shakes me and shouts at me and bursts into tears, I hear her voice. What have you done Tess? What have you done! My mum is on the floor. The sight makes me woozy and I hear things as a blur. My sister seems to be screaming at me and from somewhere I hear a horse, we have no horses. That was when my legs gave way. Too much shock I think to myself and drop to aside my mother.