Sorry for no updates in like 7 years.
We are escorted into the town hall, and I am feeling nauseous.
Did I really just get reaped for the Hunger Games?
Is this real?
It was more than just real; it was real, but then it was real on top of that. Fuchsia escorted Ben and I down the hall, talking all the way.
"Oh, isn't it just exciting! Knowing all of these fine riches can be YOURS! On top of that, you even get to visit The Capitol! I think this is quite an opportunity you two have here."
"Yeah, an opportunity to get ourselves killed by the Careers..." Ben muttered. I smiled, and he (looking shocked) smiled back.
We are brought into a small room where we are told to wait for our families. After a while, our mothers come in.
Mrs. Lauderback is in the corner, having a serious conversation with Ben, while my mother just stands and hugs me.
"I'm sorry... that your father couldn't come. He got so upset when he heard, he just ran back out into the field." she said.
"It's fine." I replied, feeling a lump form in my throat.
"Sadie," she said "He would be proud of you for being so brave. You looked so calm when you walked up, and he would've liked that. I know I did." She stopped talking and hugged me. Our mothers left, and the speaker said "One final visitor."
Thomas walked through the door, two presents behind his back. One was done in a quick fashion, and one looked more pristine, like it had been done before my name had been announced.
He gave the crude one to Ben, who didn't even to notice it's lack of perfection, and inside was an amulet made of steel. Sure, it wasn't real steel, but Ben hugged his brother anyway. Then, Thomas turned to me.
"I was gonna give this to you after the reaping when we got home, but..." he handed me the package.
Inside was a beautifully crafted golden locket. I opened it, and inside saw the word "INFINITE" in his fancy cursive writing.
"I heard from one of the men in the fields that "Mach" means "Infinite"... or something like that."
"I guess now I have an infinite chance of winning..." I joked. He hugged me, then left.
I was alone with Ben Lauderback.
"So... this whole Hunger Games thing." Ben started "I was..."
"Shhhh..." I told him. "We should not talk about it unless we have to. That way, we won't remember the probability of our upcoming deaths."
We both laughed. I'd never heard Ben laugh before, but it was nice to hear it. I felt that in these short fifteen minutes, I had truly gotten to know him.
Suddenly, Fuchsia stepped into the room.
"Time to go! Off to the train!"
No dramatic ending this time? D: