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A few days later Katniss pov
Paige is back from the hospital . I decided to tell them . Everybody was gathered in the living room . " I want to tell you guys my story , because I have a plan. " I spoke up . They all look relieved . " Do you guys want to know ? " Everybody says yes and their eyes are glued to me.
" Okay . Where I live , we believe that we are the only people alive. Obviously that is not true . So my country is called Panem . 75 years ago our there were thirteen districts. And one big city that we call the Capitol . The outer districts are very poor . That is districts 10,11,12 and 13 . The inner districts like 1,2,3 and 4 are richer . But the Capitol is the richest . Every district provides something for the Capitol and in return we get safety . But the Capitol doesn't treat the districts well . The inner districts are treated better , but still not great . District 13 provided nuclear weapons. One day district 13 began a rebellion against the Capitol . The other districts followed . But the Capitol has control . The bombed district 13 and nothing is left . We called that the dark days . I live in district 12 the most poor . People starve and I have to hunt for food . In punishment the Capitol decided to create the hunger games . The districts 1, 2, 3, 4 train for the games their whole life and then volunteer to take place . They think its a honor to take place . In the outer districts especially in district 12 no one ever volunteers . Because we are poor and too weak from lack of food to compete. Of course there is a better part of district 12 but I live in the worst part . We provide coal to the Capitol " " What is the hunger games ? " Madison asks. I wince and they look at m strangely . " Are you sure you want to know because I don't think you want to know ? " They look confused and say yes. I take a deep breath and continued . " The hunger games is terrible. In each district one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 gets chosen . We call it the reaping . Everybodies name goes in . If you are 12 one time 13 two times etc. But if you ask for tesserae , that's like food , you get your name in once more . Because we are so poor , we don't have a choice. So one boy and one girl is chosen to compete in the hunger games. Where they will fight till death until only one is over . One out of twenty four. " I finish and the are all crying . " We are such brats . We don't appreciate . We're sorry Katniss. People are starving . I feel so sorry for the ones that must compete . To know you will die . Especially in district 12 ... " Madison says . " We call the winners victors and the competitors tributes . District 12 doesn't have many victors . We always lose we are too weak . In our district if you get chosen you know you are going to die. We only have one victor in 75 years . And the inner districts have so many . That's why we don't volunteer . Its suicide ." Everybody cries and hugs me .
" Yoy haven't heard half of it " then the doorbell rings . Christie went to get it and gives the package to me. A letter with a box .
Dear miss Everdeen Here is something to help with the Tracing.
President Snow.
Its a Dvd . "What is that? " Jake asks.
" I don't know put it in " I answer
He puts it in and It starts . I gasp its the reaping . " What is that ?" Jax asks.
" Its the reaping " it shows me and Prim specific and our words everybody looks at me as I tell her to go sit with the other kids.
It shows me giving my blood and as I go to the rows they ask me " How old is she ? " " Twelve it was this year . Her first year . She was terrified that she would be chosen but I kept telling her that her name is only once and that she would not get chosen . I have 27 entries and my friend Gale has 42 ." They gasp .
Then Effie welcomes us to the 74 th hunger games and shows the video . The reaping begins and she chooses Prim and it shows Prims face . They all look at me and Madison comes sits next to me and gives me a hug .
Christies pov
Katniss sister just got chosen and she is only twelve! Shame poor Katniss and Prim .Its so weird to see Katniss in the crowd . We a go sit by her side. It shows how Prim walks slowly to the front and then Katniss breaks infront and screams . " I volunteer as tribute !" Prim screams and Gale takes her away . " Katniss ... I don't know what to say ." Paige says . Then Katniss goes on stage and the boys are chosen . Peeta Mellark is chosen . The scene shifts to where prim comes and gives the pin to Katniss. Katniss told us what a mockingjay was . Then Gale came to visit and says that she can win and hunt. The dvd goes on and shows on the train an drunk Haymitch and Peeta and it shows the Capitol and how wack they are and it shows Cinna .
It shows the tribute parade and Katniss lits on fire ! She is then announced as the girl on fire. It shows the training and how Katniss shot the apple . She is sooo badass. We underestimated her. It shows the interview. Then they show the games. We are all so horrified. Katniss has to fight for her life. Then she kills Marvel . She killed somebody .
Then the girl Rue dies and Katniss sang to her and sobbed and screamed. We all cried there and Katiniss sobbed . She keeps repeating I'm so sorry. Then it goes on and she finds Peeta . Then Cato dies and the rule has been revoked .
It shows the marriage . And then they decide to take the berries together and then they won . It shows on the hovercraft and it shows how they pass out . It shows how president Snow tells everybody that they are celebrating and then it shows that scene we saw in district 11 . We cried again and Katniss looked horrified when that man was killed . It the shows that president Snow tells everybody that Katniss and Peeta are dead. Then it ends . We all give Katniss hugs. " We will help you get back to your family. " Jake says.
Paige pov
"Excuse me " I said I want to cry. I go outside. I sit on the dock with my feet in the water of the lake next to Christies house . I just stare at the beautiful sunset . Then Jax comes sit next to me . I begin to speak. " I am such a brat . We all are . We are used to getting everything and if we don't get it we throw a fit. We face problems in our life and think its the end of the world. I am so ashamed . " I cross my arms because I'm beginning to get cold .
" I feel so too . I wish I could help but how ? Katniss doesn't even know where Peeta is . And Prim thinks she is dead. " " Yeah "
" Here. I can see you are cold." He says and puts his jacket around me. " Thanks . There are people starving and fighting for death ." I begin to cry .
" I don't know what to do . Its so bad. Katniss had to fight for her life . She loved her sister so much that she volunteered . And she knew that her chances were small. " I say sobbing. " Look at the sunset . So beautiful . Those people they don't get to experience happiness and beauty . When Rue died ... Its so cruel . She was only twelve ! She died so horrible. How could they do that ! Nobody deserves to die! Nobody ! Humans are beautiful but flawed. Katniss is selfless . I wish the world has more of those people . How she volunteered and the bed of flowers and the song for Rue . Its - its al just so cruel ! " I sob and scream .
Then he wraps his arms around me and I cry into his chest . I feel warm . His chin is resting on my head . " I know . Cruel ,so very cruel. I wish I could help them but I couldn't even help you " I look up . " What do you mean ?" " When I caught you , so that you don't fall of the stairs . I told you I will always catch you. But when you had that stroke I wasn't there . I try to catch you tears . I will always try .I was so worried . And I blamed myself . "
" Don't blame yourself . You think I don't know that you sat there for two week straight ? Why did you do that ? " " I care for you ."
I am still in his arms and our faces our kind of close. We look into each others eyes . And our faces move closer . We are so close I feel his breathing . We hesitate and look into each others eyes. Then he whispers " I love you " and closes his eyes . And our lips meet . It was a small sweet kiss . But then he pulls me closer ,deepening the kiss. Now he pulls me onto his lap. And it is know a full blown make - out war. He pulls me in tighter . Our tongues fight for a place . His hands are on my hips moving down . My arms are around his neck with my hands under his shirt. He begins to kiss my neck . He puts his hands under my shirt . He comes up again and kiss me on the lips . Then we stop for air and watch into each others eyes . We sat like that for hours . Watching the sunset . With his arms around me I feel safer.