the soldier

chapter 2

I stood there and looked at him like I was going to burst out something but I didn't. Thank goodness I didn't at all. If I did I would've been dead in an instant. I followed my district leader to the train so my district kids can go home. I was happy to go home and see my family. But I didn't know how they are going to react.  ''Jen  are you coming on the train or do really want to get killed on the spot?" I ran on the train with my bookbag and sat all alone and just stared out of the large window around the seats. It's been so long since I saw the train from the outside world. I don't even remember what my own bedroom looks like anymore at home. When I was done looking out of the window I walked to the room that they gave me and I saw a picture of my family on the bed and I was tears coming down my face. My sister looks so older when I last saw her and my mother didn't really change but my father wasn't in the picture and that was kind of weird. 

"Jen come out its dinner time."  They woke me up from a peaceful nap that I was taking but it's worth it because I'm starving. When I walked out the district leaders weren't in the room and that's weird. "Where is our district leaders"  They looked at me like I was stupid and thought I was crazy. "They are on a separate train than us because they had a meeting with the president who would be reaping the kid's name out of a bowl." I was kinda shocked but wasn't at the same time but I  understand why. But it is whatever, I just hope it is not a bad thing but it is at the same time tho because kids will be dead.  We all sat down and talked about what our jobs were and we all saw in the president's house and the capital then the capital news procasted. " Good evening citizens and soldiers, citizens I want you to know that I kicked every minor soldier out of the capital because we are doing something different this year and I know none of yall going to like it at all. The soldiers that are underage already know about this so please they had nothing to do with it. since the last rebellion, we used o pick kids to be our soldiers but now we are going to change it. This year reaping we are going to pick one male and one female from each district to get sent into a war that killed each other and there is going to be one winner and it's called the hunger games. Every distinct is mandatory to watch it. Thank you and looking forward to seeing the new batch of kids in the capital."

The whole thing just stopped and we dropped our plates on the ground and started screaming. We didn't know what to do. None of us wants to die at all. Plus we don't know how our own districts are handing this news at all but he has make this life more difficult and I bet he wants to see families and kids suffering to death by the loses by kids killing each other. " Guys settle down we are almost home and we need to look calm so our families and our districts think we are fine and we are fine they will calm down a bit" They all looked at me like I wasn't going insane. But I wanted them to be calm for everyone that we left behind.  We are almost to district 1 and we barely have people for district 12. I'm the only one alive and going home to see my district and my family. 

When we entered district 1 it looks very upgraded and pretty but doesn't have a lot of trees. honestly, I'm glad I'm from District 12 and I'm proud of it. Everyone hugged the people that we knew for years when we were living in the capital but we have to say goodbye for now. I feel bad that we all have to leave each other. We are like family and we have never been separated like this.