chapter 2
I race down the sidewalk towards the town common and get into line to have my finger pricked by the capitals pets. as soon as I get closer and closer my hand start to tremble and then I am up next. its a old crusty lady sitting at the desk see stairs into my eyes I look back into hers they are hazel and hadn't aged like the rest of her body. I snap back into focus when I hair a raspy voice say " NEXT", l leap up to the desk, she starts to lift her hand I can feel it crack and snap as it try's to reach to my hand and then I feel a pinch and then I am on my way to stand with the other 16 year olds.
I stand there for about 5 minutes and then the great doors of the justice building open and out walks the governor of district 7 and then mentors Johanna and blight who have been the mentors for the past 15 years come out depressed and looking very tired as if they have been up all knight do to nightmares. And then out walks a clown, o wait that is the escort, Levena. what is see wearing know I think let see, I look she has on a tight dress that goes down to her knees and that is a brown shade and then she has this reptile looking skin like she jumped in a bucket of toxins. she also has on this wing the looks like the leaves of a tree... You got to be kidding me she dressed up as a tree, least she is showing district support.
Levena walks up to the end of the stage and says 'WELCOME WELCOME, TODAY I HAVE A SPEACIAL VIDEO BROUGHT TO YOU ALL THE WAY FROME THE CAPILALL" she says with her wired accent. the video starts and it just talks about the dark days and why we have a hunger games. I zone out to spot Gino in the 17 year old section arm crossed and staring at the screen like the rest. " KNOW BACK TO BUISENOS LET START WITH THE GIRLSSS", Levena walks over to the girls name bowl and she fishes out a card and reads the words " ALSHELY PENITON"
a red head girls walks out of the crowd of 17 year olds. I think I know her poor girl all my prayers go out to her and her family.
Ashley walks up the steps and stands the right of lavena. "KNOW FOR THE BOYS" lavena reaches in and fishes out a card I look closely and then the name booms across the crowd. there are gasps and ohhh though out the crowd and her comes a 12 year old boy in a wheelchair strolling slowly up to the stage, it is the lumberjack son named James I know his hole family and I take one look at him and my hand goes up I say " I VOULEENTEER AS TRIBUIT"
James eyes light up to the sound of this and I walk up to the stage to meet Ashley and Lavena.