The Reaping Pt.1 Ch.1

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It's finally here, my last chance to get chosen, not that i want to get chosen. It's just such a relief....every second of my life since i was turned 12, I've had a sick, anxious feeling in my stomach that i could never seem to shift but now is the moment I've been waiting for,                        for so long.

I put my hair in 2 plaits and wore my nicest dress. Just before I entered they pricked my finger and pressed it on a piece of paper with my name on it, which would shortly be in the glass bowl on the stage. We all stood looking our nicest in the 'audience' boys on one side, girls on the other, nervous and impatient.

A strange looking lady from the capital was staring down at us, she had a large bright pink wig, an enormous, fluffy pink dress and tiny lips. She always wore something completely bazaar every year, she's quite scary looking if you ask me, they all are.

"Welcome to the 74th annual Hunger Games, i am so pleased to see you all here and looking lovely, now now we have no time to waste, let's get started shall we? As always ladies first"

My hands were trembling, i felt as if i was going to faint.

"not me not me not me not me" i repeated in my head as she dipped her hand into the giant glass bowl.

She finally picked out a name after rummaging about for what felt like an eternity. She unfolded the small piece of paper, took a step closer to the mic and pressed her tiny pink lips against it.

"y/n   y/l/n" I froze, my brain was unable to process what just happened. 

"no,no not me, it cant be me" it was the last time my name would be in that bowl, and now, now they choose me.

"come on up here sweet heart, yes you, come on up".

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