I was surrounded by darkness, a darkness that was all to familiar. Hearing my parents voices raised pulled me from the darkness.
"How could you do that to her?! For Christ sake she is your daughter!" My mom yelled
"She's a worthless mistake that deserves to be taken out of her misery," the growl in my dads voice was the same as usual.
I watched as my dad pulled out his knife.
"YOU CANT DO THIS TO HER JASSON, SHES YOU FLESH AND BLOOD," my mother threw herself on top of me before the knife could pierce my skin.
"Mom!"
My dad was still focused on his target, me.
He's going to kill me, this is were it ends for me, I'm going to die at the age of 10. Oh god somebody save me.
Before my dad realized what was going on my mom had him on the ground and used his on knife to slit his throat.
"Kaity, are you ok?"
"I'm fine mom, are you?"
I looked over at my mother, her blonde hair was red from the blood pooling around her and the wound on her stomach was obviously fatal.
"I'll always watch over you kaitlin," she began gasping for air,"just remember mommy loves you ok?" She began coughing up blood and struggled with her finale breath.
"Mom?" I shook her body,"MOM?!" I shook her body violently until someone grabbed my shoulder.
"Kaitlin, wake up," a familiar voice said shaking my body.
I woke up panting.
"Are you ok?" Zach said while pressing his body against mine in a form of protection.
"Y-yeah sorry I just.....I...I had the dream again, why did this happen to me?"
"She kaity its going to be ok now, I'll protect you don't worry." Zach began rocking me back and forth.
After my parents died he took me in with open arms, although killing people isn't really popular here in district 4 so my parents death was reported as a drowing instead if them killing each other.
"Zach."
"Yeah?"
"Isn't today the reaping....."
"Yeah , you should get dressed, breakfast is on the table and I'll be waiting downstairs."
Zach left and I trailed off in thought.
What if my name gets drawn?
Oh come on it won't my names only in there six times I'll be fine.
I walked over to my closet and pulled out a aqua dress
This will work I guess.
I slide into the dress and looked at myself in the mirror. The dress huged my hips in just the right way and the aqua color made my pale skin look a little darker.
What am I going to do with my hair?
I gentely banged my head on the wall.
My hair is long and thick not to mention wavy.
I pulled my hair back into a ponytail leaving my bangs down. Having brown hair brought out the gold flakes in my eyes.
"Kaitlin breakfast is getting cold and its almost noon."
"I'll be down in a sec!"
I slipped on some sliver flats and ran downstairs.
"Look who's bring her a-game."
I turned around and saw my best friend, Nashton, clapping.
"Oh shush Nash, you wish you had game as strong as me," I punched his arm playfully and then he picked me up carrying me around bride style.
"Well Ms. Bender May the odds ever be in your favor," Nash smiled and put me down,"let's eat."
We quickly ate breakfast and walked outside.
"Are you nervous?" Nash looked down at me.
When we first met I was taller then Nash but ever since he turned 17 he's been growing, a lot actually. He went from 5'0 to 6'3, while I stayed at 5'2.
"A little, are you?" I looked into his sea green eyes.
I don't understand why he's single, a lot of girls what him but he just brushes them off like its nothing.
"Nah my names in the seven times, what's the chance?"he hugged me,"good luck Kaitlin."
We split up after signing in and went into our groups.
The victor that drew names for district 4 was finnick odair. Although its only been 2 years since he won he brushes it off like the games never happened, like nothing effected him.
"Hello my fellow citizens of district 4! Today we are here to find the 2 people that will be representing our beloved district in the hunger games. Ladies first."
Finnick began struting to the bowl with the girls names and he pulled out a slip of paper. Before he read the name out loud his face flushed," the female tribute is, Kaitlin Bender!"
Shock, pure shock. I looked around at everyone's faces and before I knew it I found myself walking on stage showing no emotion.
I searched the crowd and saw nashton looking at me with a fire in his eye.
Please nashton don't do what I think you will, please.
"Now for the male tribute," finnick pulled a piece of paper from the bowl,"Alex-" before he could finish he was interrupted.
"I volunteer." I looked over and saw that nashton was walking towards the stage, " I volunteer as tribute."
"Nash," I felt the hot tears roll down my face and I buried my head in his chest," you shouldn't have done that, why would you do that?"
"I need to protect you at all costs," he wrapped his muscular arms around me.
"Well there you have it, district 4s tributes are Nashton and Kaitlin!"Finnick turned towards us and gave us a weary smile.
So do you like it? I'm so excited to writing this I have high hopes! Yes I'm in it as well as some of my friends so wish us luck guys!
