Charlie Galen-Manson POW
I met my daughter in the main square. "Where is mom" Anna asked me "I….." just as I started to speak I saw my Sara look my way and run over to me. "are you ok do you guys know what's happening what is going on….." I silenced her with a kiss that had my insides fluttering. Sara was quite anxious, which I didn't blame her one bit after everything she had been through a small bit of it my fault from when we were teens. I tried my best to calm her down. "Sara calm down, breathe everything is fine for now just calm down." I did what I could and she seemed to calm down, for now, but I knew something was about to happen and I knew that she did too. Then I see the President Afericea, step onto the stage, "may I have your attention please. Today we will have the first ever Hunger Games. I will select one courageous man and woman to be offered up as tribute in an arena fight to the death 24 will go in but only one will come out. "Crap I don't see what good is going to come out of this," I thought. Boy was I right. "Ladies first" the president said, "and the ladies tribute for the first ever hunger games is…. Anna Galen-Manson." I felt Sara freeze at my side for what felt like an instant then she left my side and when I heard her words I felt my world spin. "I volunteer," She cried out, "I volunteer as tribute," she said more calmly. I gasped when I finally processed what she had said. "Sara no" I whispered not even close to loud enough to where anyone could hear me. I watched the woman I had loved since I was 16 as she stepped up on the stage. "Your name my dear" the president said a surprised look on her face. "My name is Sara Galen-Manson," she spoke when I got up to the stage. The president then smiled and said, "I bet my buttons that was your daughter." Then in that moment I realized why my Sara had volunteered, she didn't want our daughter to die. I continued to watch my wife's every move as the president spoke again. "now that that is done we wil now select the male tribute and our male tribute for District 12 is Charlie Galen-Manson." At that moment I knew I had been given a chance to protect my love from danger and be able to send her home. I knew that even if I had to die, that is what it would take to send Sara home to our daughter and loved ones.