Sorry it took me so long to update guys, I hope that little update before this helps love you lots, Gab
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters or other thing from hunger games, (well except for Jacob, Katarina, Primrose and Gale) Susan Collins does
Waking up
Hearing my alarm go off I groan and roll out of bed. I don't usually wake up this early but if Jacob and I want to go hunting we'll be needing to leave in a few minute so we'll have time to get ready for the reaping.
I quickly get dressed and rush down stairs to find Jacob slipping on his coat.
"You ready to go?" he asks
"Yeah. Did you grab the skirt for Lily?" I say, Lily is Gale's daughter, he's our uncle and the man my parents named my younger brother after.
"Yeah it's in the bag"
"Alright lets go then." I say.
We head out the door quickly and make our way to the meadow so we can get in the woods and hunt. I mean we don't need the food, but they do. Gale's family I mean. He works in the mines six days a week and his wife Maisily does housecleaning for Haymitch, but even that isn't enough because they have six other mouths to feed, and they won't tolerate their kids sinning up for tesserae.
So Jacob and I hunt for them almost every day but we keep it a secret. Well obviously they know we're hunting for them but we don't tell our parents. They found out about two years ago and told us to stop but after seeing how hungry all their kids were, we started again.
I'm shaken from my though when Jacob thrusts a bow and quiver in my hands.
"Feeling a bit out of it?" he asks
"Yeah, I guess."
"What are you thinking about Kat?"
"Everything.", knowing me better than I know myself he doesn't ask questions.
Jacob and I rush home knowing we're late and mom will be furious. This never happens but we made a lot of stops giving away food in the seam.
We run in the house and immediately freeze in our tracks. Right in front of us is mom, glaring.
"And just where were you two?" she asks.
"Ummmm, Jake?" I say.
"Kat and I were just out for a walk" he says.
My mom then proceeds to examine Jacob very closely, and I know we're dead. I have no idea how she does it, but my mom can always tell when someone is lying. So imagine my terror when she calls my dad, because he can pretty much always figure out the truth with just a few questions.
"Peeta come here for a second won't you" she says. Good god I'm fearing for my life, and by the look on Jakes face, so is he.
"What is it?" my dad asks walking towards us.
"They're lying about something, said they went out for a walk." She replies
"Katarina Petrova Mellark where were you and your brother?" he says looking at me with those eyes. Oh god we're going to be grounded for months.
"We were at Uncle Gale's house." I say.
"You two were hunting weren't you?"
"Pfft, no."
"Then why do you have your mother's game bag?"
"Shit." Jacob says.
"Go get ready for the reaping, we'll talk about this later." My mother says
We the march towards the stairs with our heads hanging low when I spot my younger siblings, Primrose and Gale
Our parents named them after my aunt Primrose, she was my mother's sister but she died in the games before we were born, and after my uncle Gale who is our closest family friend.
I see them siting at the table obviously scared out of their wits. I look over Jacob and see that he's also concerned about them, I mean who wouldn't be, it's their first games.
"Go get ready you two." My father says giving Jacob and I a look saying I'll talk to them.
"Okay," seeing my brother hesitate I grab his hand and pull him towards the stairs "common Jake."
He locks eyes with me and I know he's thinking the same thing I am, what if the impossible happens, what if they get picked. So I interlock our fingers and squeeze his hand trying to reassure him, even though I know it won't work, and pull him along to go get ready.
I walk down the stair my hair bouncing with every step, I've always loved how it does that when I curl it. The second Prim sees me a look of aw crosses her face. It always happens on reaping day, because well, that's the only time she ever sees me dressed up.
"You look beautiful." She says.
"Oh no, I wish I looked like you little duck." I tell her with a smile.
At this remark I notice that my mother chocks back a sob. I give her a questioning look but then immediately remember that little duck is what my mother called her sister and look away.
I look over and see Jacob talking quietly with Gale because he still looks terrified, and so does Prim. That's when I feel it, the pit in my stomach. How long have they been feeling like this, and how long have Jacob and I not been noticing.
I look at my father.
"Alright, let's go." He says with a sad look on his face, and that's when I realise. It wasn't just Jake and I, we were all being ignorant.
Now, as we're walking out the door, all I can hope for is my siblings and I's safety.
May the odds be ever in our favor I think, grabbing hold of Gales hand in one and Prims in the other.
Thanks for reading guys, love you lots, please review
-Gab