District 8 Reaping: Lacy & Wade
"What about District 8?"
"It was sad really"
Lacy
Before the Reaping
"Goodmorning Lathy," my 3 year old sister says.
"Why good morning Yenzie," I say poking her tummy. She giggles.
"Why don't you go wake up Wade," I say as I lead her to our brother's room.
"Okay," She squeals. Yenzie loves Wade. He treats her like a princess, always buying her fake wands and making her fluffy pink dresses.
"Lathy! Lathy! Lathy! Look at Wade!" Yenzie giggles. Since she's just three she can't exactly speak, that's why she calls me Lathy. Of course my name is Lacy.
I look over at Wade to see his hair all puffy.
"Wade you might want to comb your hair and wash your face" I say holding back my laughter. "Yenzie what do you want to eat?" I say changing the subject.
"Waffleth" Se says jumping up and down.
"Again," I groan.
"Pleathe" she pouts.
"Fine just this once," I say for like the thousand time this month.
"Hey Yenzie, want to see what I made for you," Wade asks holding up a box.
"Oh ith that another dreth," She asks trying to reach for the box.
"Man how do you keep finding out," He says pretending to be sad for our sister's sake.
"Awwww Wade don't cry I'm thorry I didn't mean to," Yenzie says with tears in her eyes.
Wade puts down the box and picks Yenzie up and throws her in the air. She squeals.
"I'm not going to cry little Yenz, I'm a big boy remember? Big boys don't cry" he says.
"Really cause last time you broke your finger, you were crying" I say. Smiling as I caught his tongue.
"That's only because I was in extreme pain" he says sticking out his tongue at me.
I stick mine out him. "Sure Bob, sure" I say
"Wade you never told me your name wath bob" Yenzie says confused.
"That's cause it isn't" he says.
"But lathy called you Bob?" She says.
"But she's playing around Yenz," he says.
"Yes now come eat your waffles while I go get ready." I say.
I kiss her forehead as I serve her food.
"You should get ready too Wade," I say to him.
He nods.
"Yenz tell mom and nana that food is on the table," Wade says.
"Okay," she says jumping off her chair run skipping to their rooms.
"Hmm what to wear..." I say looking through my closet.
"Lacy can I come in?" I hear my mom ask.
"Of course mom," I say
"I just wanted to give you this," she says handing me a box.
"Thanks mom" I say a I look at it. It's a beautiful dress, it has silver straps that are supposed to be tied together at the back of my neck. Then the rest is a beautiful teal that compliments my pale skin.
"You look beautiful sweetie, let me do your hair," My nana says coming up behind me.
She grabs my hair and goes to work. I have pale skin, im a ginger, I have light brown eyes with flecks of green in them, and I have small curves.
"There sweetie," Nana says.
"You look beautiful Lathy" Yenzie says standing at my door with her puffy pink dress holding her 'magical' wand.
"Aw thanks Yenzie but I can never be as beautiful as you" I say.
She giggles. "You really think so Lathy?" She asks.
"Oh I know so," I say picking her up and pinching her chubby cheeks.
"Lacy put on the shoes," Nana says.
"Ok," I say stepping into a pair of flats the color of teal.
"There your ready,"she says hugging me.
"Not really," I say getting nervous.
"Its going to be ok sweetie," Mom says.
"I hope so," I say
At the Reaping
"Welcome, welcome now is the time to select your very first male and female tribute that has the honor of representing District 8 in the very first Hunger Games, my name is Decima your Escort!" Decima says.
"Ladies first!" She says.
I fidget around praying that its not me.
"Lacy Galloway!" She says. I freeze. She called my name. She called my name. Oh my god. I walk up the stage and look in the eyes of Wade. He looks down. I blink away my years and stand straight. This is it I guess.
Wade
Before the Reaping
"Wakey Wakey Wade Wakey Wakey!" Yenzie says jumping up and down on my bed.
"ok Yenz I'm awake, I'm awake" I say.
"Yay! Now hurry maybe Lathy can make uth waffleth!" She says grabbing my hand and yanking me to the kitchen. Her and her waffles.
"Lathy! Lathy! Lathy! Look at Wade!" Yenzie giggles. Since she's just three she can't exactly speak that why she calls my sister Lacy, Lathy.
I see Lacy look over at me and it looks like she wants to laugh. Why?
"Wade you might want to comb your hair and wash your face" She says.
I smooth my hair down and wipe my face.
Yenzie what do you want to eat?" Lacy says changing the subject.
"Waffleth" She says jumping up and down.
"Again?" Lacy groans
"Pleathe" Yenzie pouts.
"Fine just this once" Lacy says. You can't say no to Yenzie.
"Hey Yenzie, want to see what I made for you?" I ask holding up a box.
"Oh ith that another dreth?" She asks trying to reach for the box.
"Man how do you keep finding out?" I pretend to be sad.
"Aw Wade don't cry I'm thorry I didn't mean to" She says with tears in her eyes.
I put down the box and pick Yenzie up and throw her in the air. She squeals.
"I'm not going to cry little Yenz, I'm a big boy remember? Big boys don't cry" Wade says as he tickles her.
"Really cause last time you broke your finger, you were crying" Lacy says with a smile.
"That's only because I was in extreme pain" I say sticking out my tongue at her.
She sticks her out. "Sure bob, sure" She says.
"Wade you never told me your name wath bob" Yenzie says confused.
"That's cause it isn't" I say.
"But lathy called you bob?" She says.
"But she's playing around Yenz" I say.
"Yes now come eat your waffles while I go get ready" Lacy says.
"You should get ready too Wade" she tells me.
I nod.
"Yenz tell mom and nana that food is on the table," I say.
"Okay," she says jumping off her chair run skipping to their rooms.
I put on the clothes Nana chose side me last night. Mom was to busy hugging Lacy and playing with Yenzie. Mom never really liked me. Only Nana treated me like her son. She was my mom Meehan my real mom wasn't.
"I'm going Nana," I say.
"Don't you want to wait for your sister?" She asks.
"Nah moms probably going to spend a lot of time hugging her so I think I'll go, don't want to be late" I say.
"Okay honey just be careful and don't worry" she says as she hugs me and kisses my cheek.
"Bye Nana" I say.
"Wait don't leave Wade!" Yenzie screeches.
I stop at the door.
"You forgot to give me a hug," she says pouting.
"Aw come here Yenz," I say opening my arms.
She runs into them and gives me a kiss on the cheek.
"Thee you later Wade," she says as she gives a kiss on the forehead.
At the Reaping
"Welcome, welcome now is the time to select your very first male and female tribute that has the honor of representing District 8 in the very first hunger games, my name is Decima your Escort!" Decima says.
"Ladies first!" She says.
I hope it's not Lacy
"Lacy Galloway!" She says. Well this officially sucks. My sister was chosen for the Games.
She walks up the stage and looks in my eyes. I look down. Why did she have to get chosen. I look up and see her blink away her tears and stand straight.
"Any volunteers?" Decima asks. No one. Not even Lacy's best friend.
"Ok well your district must be very confident of you if nobody stepped forward" Decima says. She's not doing it on purpose he's trying to make her feel better.
"Now onto the boys!" She says.
I hold my breath. Please don't let it be me. I don't want to fight to death with my sister.
"Wade Galloway!" God dammit the odds are not in our favor.
I make my way up the stage and stand opposite of my sister.
"A brother and sister! Magnificent! Give a round of applause to you first tributes Lacy and Wade Galloway!" She stars to clap but nobody joins in.
All of this is wrong I don't want to compete against my sister. But one of us will have to die so the other can come back. The question is who will die for the other?
"What I'd you think of them in the arena?"
"Oh, the memory still brings tears to my eyes"
"How so?"
"Think about it, your in the arena, with your family member, and only one of you can come out alive, and you don't know who to choose, because if your choose the wrong person, you'll be hated by your family, and that's, that's what they had to go through"
-The 8th Victor
So brother and sister? Team Lacy or Team Wade? A poll is now up in my profile so go ahead and vote for the tributes (that you've seen so far) who you want to survive the bloodbath.
REMEMBER
WINNING MEANS AND FORTUNE
LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH
THE HUNGER GAMES ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN...
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