Katniss's pov
I was as nervous as I was every year, but more for Prim this time than myself. I knew this was coming, the day that Prim's name was put in. The thing that I 100% did not see coming was hearing Prim's name coming out of Effie Trinket's mouth. The moment I heard her name called, I was in total disbelief. I was thinking in my head, "NO! I VOLUNTEER! I VOLUNTEER! JUST PLEASE LET HER GO!" But I just stood there frozen. I tried to speak but nothing came out, my mouth was as dry as cotton. Ever since that moment I've regretted not forcing myself to speak. I know I had tried my hardest to get the words out of my mouth, but I just don't feel that i tried quite hard enough. I could have saved her. I'm a monster.
Then the male tribute. Peeta Mellark, I had had a previous encounter with him. It was strange seeing him during the Hunger Games, I hadn't noticed him much, not I watched him in the 74th Hunger Games.