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Addilyn Robyns

17

~ "You remind me a lot of Jessie." "Who's Jessie?" "Oh, she's a dog I trained four months ago."~

"Who's a cute doggy!" I exclaim. This is the first time I'd seen this puppy. He was just getting his shots I guessed.

10 is probably the District where the most people own animals. If you have a farm you're almost guaranteed to have a dog and cats are pretty popular too.

Only really rich people own animals like horses, they don't really provide much income and they're expensive to feed. People also own chickens and cows but they aren't really pets.

I think I'm one of the luckiest people in 10, my aunt and uncle own an animal clinic so I get to say loads of different animals. A few years ago, a peacekeeper even brought in a sick parrot! Before that I didn't know peacekeepers were allowed pets.

My favourite animals are definitely dogs, I love training them and most dogs are so cute and sweet. The only time I really remember one being violent was when it was protecting her puppies.

I still have the scar.

I actually have my own dog- Leo, he's 5, he was left outside the doors and we took him in. I begged for ages and uncle Scott let me keep him.

I think, the reason I love Leo do much is that he kinda reminds me of myself. I wasn't abandoned persay- neither was my brother Daniel, but my parents died when we were young, I was 4 and Daniel was 8. I can't say I miss them, for that I'd have to remember more than their names.

I finish giving the dog it's shots and wave goodbye to the owner. He looks like he'll be a good addition to their farm- the dog that is.

I walk back to the house and open the door, like I'm expecting, Leo jumps all over me and licks my face. I stroke him and give him his lunch but then I have to get changed.

I have a quick shower and tie my hair into a high ponytail. I chose a teal dress, though I'm not fond of feeling so girly. I put on my white dress shoes and jog downstairs for my own lunch.

I guess you could call my family pretty big, there's my Aunt Madeline, my Uncle Scott, my cousins, Margret and James, my brother, Daniel and my sister in law Amaya.

Daniel is pretty quiet, he doesn't live here anymore, he instead lives Amaya, although they're both here for lunch today.

Margret is only a few months younger than me though we aren't that close, Margret prefers the biology side of veterinary, whereas I prefer the emotional connections with animals.

James and me are pretty alike. When I'm too busy he's pretty good at training the animals though he too prefers the biological things.

We eat lunch as a big group until Margret checks the time. With a squeal she grabs my hand and we run to the square.

Reuben Lambert

13

~Might as well try to make the best of this~

The sheep seem agitated today. I would love to say it's because they're worried for me but it's probably that they can tell how tense I am. Who wouldn't be tense on the day of the Reaping?

I lead them all out to the field and stock up their food before checking them to make sure all 20 of them are there. It isn't exactly a rare occurrence for one to go missing and for you to find a sheep carcass a few weeks later.

"Rueben!" I hear my dad yell. "Do you have time to sheer the sheep!"

I still have a good few hours before the reaping so I take the shears out of the shed. I used to be terrible at this task but nowadays, I'm not bad and mom and dad are trusting me to do it more and more.

Soon, most of them are done and Miles comes out to help me do the last few. He was tending to the chickens I think, which takes up less time than the sheep.

"Done?" He asks, I nod my head and we walk back to the house for lunch.

I sit down at the table and put a piece of chicken on my plate with some bread. I wait for everyone else to dish up and start eating. The chicken is good and the bread is fresh, slightly warm. It's not bakery bread, mom made it herself, but she has a knack of making it taste good.

I finish before everyone but since I'm not looked to leave the table, I get a piece of sheep wool that must have gotten caught on my clothes, and braid it into a little plait.

I like the feeling of it in my hands.

Lunch finishes and me and Miles go onto our bedroom to get changed. He has a shower first but I don't bother. I look around and find my 'best' clothes. A simple dark grey button-down shirt and black pants. They're hand-me-downs from Miles and are a bit too big, but they're the best I have.

Miles finishes in the shower and I go into the living room, having no desire to watch him change. Soon Miles is with me. I hug mom and dad goodbye and we leave for the reaping together.

Addilyn Robyns

I swear, do people not have showers before the reaping or something? I've smelt terrified skunks better than this before. And that ain't pleasant, let me tell you.

The girl in front of me is really tall and I'm really... well not, so I can't see the stage well so I have to judge from how quiet it gets that the escort is on stage. No one really likes him, not that they'd like anyone from the Capitol exactly, but he's really stuck up and obviously hates his job which is crazy- he gets to travel Panam!

"Addilyn Robyns!"

I make an almost yowling sound, like a cat, and walk onto the stage.

No one volunteers, not that I was expecting anyone to.

Reuben Lambert

I'm still holding the braided sheep wool. It's calming to twiddle with. It doesn't exactly make me feel better, but I can keep my nerves at bay if I just concentrate on the movement of my fingers.

Our escort walks haughtily on stage and I resist the urge to roll my eyes at his orange skin and too blond hair.

"Addilyn Robyns!"

The name isn't recognised in my Brain and neither is the face of the short dark girl.

"Reuben Lambert!"

That name and face however, I do recognise.

Addilyn Robyns

My whole family walks in, except Daniel, I run over to Aunt Madeline and cry onto her shoulder. She hands me something slightly heavy feeling.

I blink away the tears and smile. Leo's old collar. He's outgrown it now but it's a gorgeous collar, made of leather.

After they leave Daniel walks in. Neither of us cry, or even talk. We just sit there, holding hands until his time is up.

Reuben Lambart

After my parents, Miles hesitantly walks in. "TRAITOR!" I yell, "Traitor!"

I try to punch him but he catches my hands and hugs me. I struggle around for a bit but eventually I go limp and begin to cry into his chest.

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