The Hunger Games:Finnick Odairs story

The Reaping

The water lapped up at the boat,making it harder to aim.I still concentrated on my target in the water,it moved slowly but rapidly when it changed direction.Suddenly the red fish stops,and my trident impales the fish.I grab the handle and pull it in the boat,the boy in the boat with me smiles."Finnick,that's like the fifth catch today,I wish I had an arm like you"."Well maybe if you practiced more you could"I say laughing."You know the reaping is today" he says giving a nervous look."How could I forget?"I say sarcasticly,"I had my name put in only three times so I'm really not that worried this year".He looks down and frowns"Well my name was put in seventeen times,the odds aren't really in my favor this year"."I'm sure you will be fine"I say."You have nothing to worry about this year",he tells me"You only have three in the bowl!" I look at him and smile," Yeah I guess I don't,lets go it's nearly noon."He nods in approval.
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The old woman smiles as I lay my five fish on the counter,"Great catch today"she says," Yes it was",I say smiling back."Well lets see how much money you get then sweety",She says placing them on the weigher.As she weighes the fish I daydream.I think about my father,and what he would say if he were here.He should be mighty proud of me if he were here I think,but I'll never know.I can't believe he had to die when I was so young,I never met him and have no memory of him at all.My mom used to say that he would take me fishing even when I was still a toddler but some days she would say he didn't care or just didn't want to be around me.So I really don't know anything about my father,I don't even know how he died,every time I ask someone they don't answer.I dont get why they just can't tell me." 9 pounds" she says,"thank you "I say back.I take my 9 coins from her and walk out of the store.I should stop thinking about my dad I told myself,he did nothing for you and left you nothing.You should worry about yourself and no one else,not even your mom.She does nothing but sit at home and morn your fathers death.You keep the roof over her head,you provide the food that goes in her mouth,you keep the house clean,you do everything and she sits there and watches and accepts all of it.I can't really blame her,she lost the will to live.
I walk into the section of fourteen year olds,having already pricked my finger and made it thirty seconds before it began."Hey sexy"I hear behind me,I slightly turn my head over my left shoulder and see Cayla."It's been a long time beautiful" I say in a sarcastic voice.Cayla was one of the many girls I've dated and dumped.She had Blonde hair and blue eyes and a very slim body,"So how's my boy toy doing?" She asks." I'm doing quite nice thank you for asking"I say.She smiles and I turn my attention to the stage,"Welcome everyone welcome",our president says climbing up on the stage,"Happy Hunger Games!!he screams,"let the drawings for the 65th Hunger Games begin,and may the odds be ever in your favor!"he says happily.He walks up to the girls bowl which is halfway empty,and sticks his hand in and pulls out a card.He opens the card and reads the name,"Lynia Ardvox"he reads out loud.I look over in the girls section and see a girl walk out of the 16 year old section,looking scared and wide eyed.Some people start to clap and others join in.She stands on the left to the president,the president walks over to the boys bowl and pulls out a card.He unfolds it and reads the name,"Finnick Odair".My heart stops,I hear a few people in my section gasp.My mind screams for me to stay calm,but I can't."Finnick?"the president asks again.I gather courage and step out of the crowd,I slowly make my way to the stage.I realize now I have to think of survival,I change my expression from scared to courageous and put a frown on and show that I'm not scared even though I am but I know that my fellow tributes will be watching my face and I will not be weak to them.I have made it to the stage and climbed up,I stand next to the president."I give you the District 4 tributes for the 65th Hunger Games!"he screams.