Here's the next reapings (thanks for tributes as you may have noticed the amount I write in authors notes have decreased...I don't want my account to be locked again :S))
District 4 Mayor
"Remember to shake them up a little bit" I whispered to one of the peace keepers as he filled the reaping bowls with names. He smiled at me and his eyes flickered sideways to my daughter, Kyra. I raised my eyebrows at him and he got back to his work. I wandered over to my daughter's side; it is her last year in the reapings and her name is in the most it has ever been; she doesn't take tesserae.
"Mum? What will happen if I'm reaped?"
I brought her into a warm hug, "You won't be sweetie." I smoothed down her long brunette hair.
I heard someone cough to get my attention, I knew who it was "I presume everything's ready" Lis the District 4 escort announced, I faked a smile.
"The people should be down here any minute now", she looked down at her watch, she was a lady who liked to check the time. She gave a quick nod of her head and her green wig almost flew off. How I hated this lady, she was so controlling and green! She wandered off, where to I shall never know.
After approximately fifteen minutes almost everyone had arrived. We are a career district and this year because of the twist we've had to invest in new bowls which are twice the size of last year. My guess is that the careers have signed up for a lot of tesserae. I did my speech and then it was the turn of Lis, she galloped up to the stage and smiled.
"Welcome, welcome, how exciting is it for all of you, you all have the chance to be in the fifth quarter quells!" No one cheered, her eyebrows narrowed together, "Ladies first". She made her way to the large reaping bowl and picked one out at random.
"Finley Crystal!" A girl from the same section as my daughter wandered out, she seemed to be happy. I know Finley has had some training in the past.
At least my daughter is forever safe. Lis walked over to the boys and again picked a name out at random.
"Sean Odair". Great another career, Sean icily walked up to the stage. It seems like his family can't get away from the games. His great grandfather won the 65th Hunger Games; he was quite a legend at the time. He died during the second rebellion as he worked alongside that Katniss girl. Sean would be a favourite with the capitol, I wondered if they had ever heard about Finnick Odair.
Sean and Finley shook hands; I think we may just have a winner this year, maybe.
Hale Doway District 5 mentor
I walked down to the square; this was me last year. Scared about being reaped, now looking at all of these young children, I wonder which ones I shall be mentoring this year. Most likely I will mentor them, they die and then the cycle will go one for many years to come until we have a victor. I sighed, what on earth has my life come to?
When I eventually arrived at the square it was already packed and the escort Bing was already on stage. He gave me a warming wave and I gave one him back. He was the escort last year too; it was actually his first year at District five last year. I hope I haven't made his expectations too high by winning. "Ladies first" he announced "and let the odds be ever in your favour." I laughed slightly; he confided in me last year that he too hated the capitol accent, he himself doesn't have one. He just puts it on when in public. "Trinnith Justice" a girl from the fourteen year old section stepped out; she had red wavy hair, freckles and was average height. Do I think she will win? I don't think so, but you know what, no one thought I would win either and look at me.
She looks to have more chance than the boy tribute with his skinny arms and skinny legs. He was only twelve and from past experiences with twelve year olds, they don't win. I can't remember, but I don't think a twelve year old has ever won the games. A thirteen year old won about ten years ago through pure luck but never a twelve year old. Well this will be depressing, Dirk River and Trinnith shook hands; people were crying in the crowd. I have to try and help them win; I will do whatever it takes, but I have a feeling it will be hard.
Kyra Summer
I combed my sisters long hair, she was sobbing slightly, she had been all day it, was the reapings after all.
"Stop crying, Dolly, everything will be fine" I comforted, but the truth is, I can't promise anything this year. If it was last year, or any other year, if my little sister was reaped I would volunteer without hesitation. Not this year; this year the capitol are being heartless idiots as usual.
"We should go" I whispered soothingly, she held her breathe and wiped away her tears.
When we arrived at the square, I led Dolly to the 12 year old section and just as the Mayor was about to speak I made my way to the eighteen year old section. After his long and somewhat boring speech Florrie arrived on stage, a woman of many colours; I liked her, she looked like her personality, fun, bubbly and kind. "Ladies first, good luck everyone" she picked the first name her dark brown hand touched. "Dolly Summer", I let out a loud scream and rushed over to Dolly's side shoving any peacekeepers who tried to get in my way. I had to volunteer, why couldn't I volunteer? I hate the Capitol! Dolly was taken out of my grip and was led to the stage, no! No!
"Someone volunteer people of the capitol, volunteer" I screamed. The peacekeepers began to push me back, "don't be a coward, Volunteer!" They pushed me behind the line, no one will volunteer; I know they won't. The capitol are selfish, they won't risk their lives for a little, poor, twelve year old girl. They read out the boy tributes name "Griffin Ivory", the boy who originally lived in District 3 but moved here. Well he won't be able to protect her; he's only fourteen and is just a nerd. I will never see Dolly again!
Yeah, N'aww do you like Dolly? aw I do haha anyway I like them all let me know who your faves are so far and the more observant of you may have notices something and unlike lat time when it was geniune mistake this time it's not hehehe :'} Review! xxxx