Katniss P.O.V
I just all of sudden out of nowhere wake up. I see the sun shining brightly through my window and it kind of hurts my eyes. So I rub them and adjust to it. I wonder what time it is and I look around for a clock or something. I look over and see an alarm
clock on the tv. It 8:30. Training starts at 10:30. So I get up and go to my room to take a shower. I get out exactly 20 mins later. I then put on my lotion, clothes, perfume, deodorant, and put my hair in my signature braid. I suddenly hear a nervous
high pitched voice screaming. "Katniss, Katniss dear open up." I rush to the door and open it. She gives a tight hug and she says "Oh dear. You almost gave me a heart attack. I came to wake you up at nine but you didn't answer." "Oh I'm sorry Effie.
I didn't mean to scare you. I was already up and in the shower." "Breakfast is ready." She says after a sigh of relief. "Ok. Thank you." I follow her to the dining table and I sit in my normal and wait for Sam to come and sit. About 5 mins later he
comes and sits in his normal seat next to me. "Good morning Kat!" He says cheerily. "Good morning Sammy!" I reply with an equal amount of cheer. We both eat and play around at the same time. "Hehe. Stop." I giggle as he throws a bread piece at me.
I throw one back at him. "Now who's the one who has to stop." He says while smiling wide. We both finish our breakfast, say thank you, and head to brush our teeth. 5 mins later we come back and it's 9:43. "Haymitch we're ready." I say scared but happily.
"You're offaly chipper to be training for the hunger games." My smile fades but it quickly reappears. "I'm a morning person Haymitch!" I say quickly and very hyper like. "Haymitch what time is it?" Sam asks. 9:44 why?" "Nothing. Just wanted to know.
We've suddenly arrived at the training center. "Bye Haymitch!" I say while waving like a maniac. "See you later. And remember what I said alright?" "Ok Haymitch." Sam replied calmly for the both of us. We're the first ones to arrive. So we go practice
our strengths. Training doesn't officially start to 10:30. But for the early birds from 9-10:20. Wow, this bow is kind of hard to pull on. So I shoot the bow it's not exactly in the center. It's right by the center. The trainer looks impressed. But
I give him the shhhh! It's a secret signal. He nods his head. Now that I know what the bow is like, I can shoot straight now. The second time I shoot I make the bullseye. I did it nine more times and got the bullseye every time. Then I went to knife
throwing. I got the bullseye every time. Then I went to climbing. I did good at that. I felt like a bird. I was practically jumping from rope to rope! Time flies so fast. Cause tributes started to file in and got some practice in. Every district was
here except the career districts. But 5 mins later, they come in. The boys walk in with The Mohawk kid Noah or Puck? I'm going to stick with Noah because Puck is a fairy and it sounds stupid is the boys as they walk in first. Them the girls walk in
with Sparkle leading and the two, Brittany and Santana following her in all they're perfection. They're wearing high ponies. And swayed as they walked. It's like that all just happened in slow motion. Like the movies. They look around and once they
land eyes on Sam and I, they put these sadistic smirks/smiles on their faces.

I flinch away while Sam holds the stare. They soon back down first with a normal smirk then Sam backs down. The lady is talking about some important stuff that I'll bother to remember during the games. She gets finished with her speech and dismisses us.
Sam and I decided to stick together so we're going to every station together. "Can we go to plants and edible things first?" I ask with wide puppy dog eyes. "Yeah. Sure." He replies politely. We go to the station and I ask him "Do you know how to
make a fire?" "No." He replies with a small blush and a sheepish smile. "That's ok. There are plenty different ways to start a fire.

"#1. The two rocks. While it
might take a long time it works. You hit/rub the two together very hard. Friction+ acceleration= fire. See. *I show him and a fire starts.* Now you try it." He takes some rocks and after a few tries and some words of encouragement he finally gets it.
"Great job." "Thank you. I couldn't have done it without you." "You're welcome" I blush.

"Ok. Now on to #2. Sticks and Logs. This technique is a bit faster than the first one. You take and put both hands on either side of the stick like you are about to clap and start to twist it fast. Again with the friction+accelerated=fire. But as you
do it, move your hands down."Like this and I show him how to do it. He does it and gets it on the first try. "Awesome! On the first try this time!" I say excitedly and hug him. "Thanks so much Kat." "No problem." I say with a big smile on my face.
Then I just so happen to look in the direction of the careers and I wished that I hadn't. U mean Sparkle is so good with spears and is ok with a bow, while Santana is amazing with knives, and Brittany is so strong and really good with and axe. Don't
let her innocent looks fool you. Then the guys boy oh boy. They can all rip that dummies head with their bare hands. All of them uses machetes, spears, and knives.

I get so scared I'm shaking. Then I hear fingers snapping in my face and a panicked Sam saying practically yelling, "Katniss! Katniss! Katniss!" Then I say "Huh?" and I suddenly start crying. He hugs me and tells me that it's going to be ok. "Do you want
to take a break?" He asks, full of concern. "No I'm ok. Let's just keep working." I say still spooked. Then I shakily keep talking about to start fires.

"#3. Glass and Sunlight." "Take your time Kat. It's ok, we have plenty of time for you to teach me this stuff. Ok?" "Ok. Thanks big bro." I hug him very tight. He returns the hug while wrapping his arms protectively around me. I take a deep breathe then
start. "As I was saying. If you have a piece of glass you align it with the sun onto a pile of sticks or logs. It only works in the daytime. And you have to position it a certain way." I show him then he does it. After some minutes, a fire starts.
We high five each other and smile. "Can we take that break you were suggesting just a few minutes ago?" "Yeah sure." He says while chuckling. "So. Tell me about yourself?" I ask timidly.

"Uh ok. I'll start with the basics. My full name is Samuel Evanston, I'm sixteen years old, and my favorite colors are dark blue and space grey. I'm a merchant and my parents own a clothing store. I'm the youngest of 3 boys and I'm on the wrestling team.
My oldest brother is 21 and his name is Ryan Evanston. My second oldest brother is 18 and his name is Joshua Evanston. He could've volunteered for me but he didn't. That's because he hates my guts. I'm closer with Ryan. Even though he has a girlfriend
and has moved out the house. Ryan even told me he would have volunteered if he was age appropriate. Which I believe." "Why does Joshua hate you?" I ask him curious and sad. "Cause I'm the favorite out of our friends, parents and brother. Or so he
thinks. But hey, I told we all love him. And I tried to prove that to him. But what can I do right?" My parents are Patrick and Amy Evanston. I've always wanted a little sister but never got one. That's one of the reasons I like you so much. You gave
me the cute, little sister I never had. I love helping people and making them smile. I also love watching movies and tv shows from a long time ago. So that's me. What about you?"

"My full name is Katniss Marie Everdeen and I am 12 years old. My birthday is May 18 and I have a little sister named Primrose Everdeen who I adore and love very much. She's 8. My favorite color is forest green and I'm from the seam. My mom Paula Everdeen
is from the merchant side of town while my father, George Everdeen, who is sadly deceased was from the seam. I take after our dad and my sister takes after our mom with beautiful blonde hair and soft blue eyes. I love to swim, shoot arrows, and occasionally
throw knives. I love keeping people safe and happy. But if I don't trust you, I will push you away. I'm also very stubborn and I really enjoy singing. Just like my father. That's why my mom really fell in love with my dad. His singing was so good,
even the birds stopped to listen. I have a boyfriend and his name is Peeta Mellark. He's also 12. And our best friend Gale Hawthorne is 14. That's me." "If you don't mind me asking, how did your dad die?" He asks a little shy and afraid.

Sam's P.O.V
"If you don't mind me asking, how did your dad die?" I ask a little shy and afraid. I don't really know how she'll take my question. She takes a shaky breath and says, "l don't mind. It happened a year ago. My dad like most seam residents worked in the
mines. Well that big mine explosion, that was the talk of the town for almost a whole year and a big thing to the government for about a month or 2, my dad was apart of it. Some parts of him I couldn't even tell was him. Some parts were blown to bits,
(she hesitates a bit,swallows then continues) and some parts weren't even able to be scraped off the ground. She then falls into my arms and lays her head on my chest. I let her cry until she's ready to talk again. "He was the most handsome, fearless,
talented, selfless, kind hearted, smartest, compassionate man alive. And I'm glad to call him my dad. But what did he do to deserve this? He treated my mom, sister, and I like we were princesses. He treated all my friends the same as me, like royalty.
But he's in a better place now, and I can't wait to see him again someday." She cries even harder until she can't breathe properly. I rub her back and whisper comforting things in her ear. "Thank you, Sam. You've been an amazing big brother. Even
better than Gale." Then the lunch signal goes off.

Katniss P.O.V
I take a shaky breath and say, "l don't mind. It happened a year ago. My dad like most seam residents worked in the mines. Well that big mine explosion, that was the talk of the town for almost a whole year and a big thing to the government for about
a month or 2, my dad was apart of it. Some parts of him I couldn't even tell was him. Some parts were blown to bits, (I hesitate a bit, swallow then I continue) and some parts weren't even able to be scraped off the ground. I then fall into Sam's
arms and I lay my head on his chest. He let me cry until I was ready to talk again. "He was the most handsome, fearless, talented, selfless, kind hearted, smartest, compassionate man alive. And I'm glad to call him my dad. But what did he do to deserve
this? He treated my mom, sister, and I like we were princesses. He treated all my friends the same as me, like royalty. But he's in a better place now, and I can't wait to see him again someday." I cry even harder until I can't breathe properly. He
rubs my back and whisper comforting things in my ear. "Thank you, Sam. You've been an amazing big brother. Even better than Gale." Then the lunch signal goes off. "Now on a more happier note... "FOOD!" I yell excitedly. Some people look at me weird
while others laugh silently. Sam just chuckles and shakes his head in a parenting way. We both get our food and drinks and sit down. Then the pretty girl from district 8 comes to sit with us. "Mind if I sit?" "We would love for you to join us. Right
Sam?" I say excitedly. "Yeah, sure." "My name is Octavia Blake." "I know! You are really pretty. Do you want to join our alliance? You guys could be my parents or just my older siblings?" I say excitedly at first. Then I get a bit sheepish at the
end and put my head down. "Hey it's ok. No need to be ashamed. I would love to join your alliance sweetie." She says soft and reassuringly. "Parents, yeah." They say in unison. It's kind of weird for me right so I say very excitedly, "Hi! I'm Katniss!"
"I know." She laughs a little. But in a parenting way. We continue to talk and eat our food until the lunch break is over. "Now on to edible plants and other things." I say to them. "K. Great." They say with a bit of sarcasm today was a pretty good
day.