Chapter 1
I watched the screen, as another Capitol announcement came on. Katniss Everdeen, Finnick Odair, and Beetee (nobody knows his last name) had escaped the games with help from rebels, who thought they could outsmart the capitol. The announcer told how bad this was, but it was actually good news. Katniss had been in the 74th Hunger Games, and won. If I were picked, I’d win just like her. Unlike her, however, I wouldn’t volunteer. I’m the only one in my family who could be chosen. I wouldn’t volunteer for someone I didn’t know.
Then again, everyone else would have the same thought about me if I were chosen. No one would volunteer for me. They would watch me die and only my family would care. Stop worrying about it; I think to myself, it’s not going to happen.
I wonder how many others are worrying about the same thing across Panem. The reaping for the 76th Hunger Games is tomorrow, and everyone’s frantic about it. I force myself to calm down and go to sleep.
I’m safe; I thought, I can’t be chosen.
I watched the screen, as another Capitol announcement came on. Katniss Everdeen, Finnick Odair, and Beetee (nobody knows his last name) had escaped the games with help from rebels, who thought they could outsmart the capitol. The announcer told how bad this was, but it was actually good news. Katniss had been in the 74th Hunger Games, and won. If I were picked, I’d win just like her. Unlike her, however, I wouldn’t volunteer. I’m the only one in my family who could be chosen. I wouldn’t volunteer for someone I didn’t know.
Then again, everyone else would have the same thought about me if I were chosen. No one would volunteer for me. They would watch me die and only my family would care. Stop worrying about it; I think to myself, it’s not going to happen.
I wonder how many others are worrying about the same thing across Panem. The reaping for the 76th Hunger Games is tomorrow, and everyone’s frantic about it. I force myself to calm down and go to sleep.
I’m safe; I thought, I can’t be chosen.
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