Tortured Love

Prologue

Lorena's POV.

I wake up to Carter rummaging through our wardrobe.

'Its reaping day, get ready' he yells, I role over in my bed hiding my face in the duvet. I've been dreading this day since President Snow told the whole of panem. This was the first ever 'Hunger Games', I don't really know what to expect..

I drag myself from my bed and pick up my neatly ironed dress, that my mother made. Pull it over my head, and walk into the kitchen and see my mother sitting look at a picture of her and my father on their wedding day. My father works in the mines so i hardly ever get to see him. When she noticed i was in the door way of the kitchen she got up and wiped away the tears that fell on to her cheeks. We hadn't seen our  father in 7 months, and he might never come back.

When my father went to work one morning there was a explosion down in the mines, they found over 100 people dead and only a few injured, but my dad's body was never found, although we hope he's alive. That he escaped the huge explosion.

Soon I feel a soft breath on my back of my neck, Carter was stood behind me. In the black suit our mother had made, she was the towns seamstress. Although it sounds like a fancy job, she hardly gets paid anything.

I tie my hair into a ponytail and follow my mother out the door, Carter closely behind me. We leave the house and floods of people rush past us. Everybody with frightened faces, a tears rolling down their faces. Am i the only one who has no clue whats going on...?

The crowds turned into ques, and before I knew it a man was asking for my hand. I held out my hand and the peacekeeper held it still and stabbed a needle into my index finger. He placed it on the paper and smeared the blood across the page and pushed me towards a huge crowd of girls aged 12-18.

Lights began to shine on the stage and a very short, very pink Effie Trinket waddled on stage. Her skin pale white and her hair dyed bright pink. She lent towards the microphone.

'Welcome to the very first Hunger Games, this event will happen every march 1st every year.' Her voice squeaked.

'Now for the Tributes from District 12' she said as she reached her hand into the bowl of names, Containing my name only once. But my brother, Carter's name 30 times. The more times you enter your name into in Games, the more ingredients your family receives.

The eery silence filled the town square as Effie reached her hand into one, of the two bowls.

'Ladies first' Effie announced 'and may the odds be ever in you favor' as she pulled out a slip of paper, she unfolded it.

'Lorena Green' She exclaimed.

My heart started beating 10 times faster.

'Lorena!' Carter screamed as I wondered away from the crowd. People created a gap for me to walk up to the stage. Carter screamed my name, I turned around and mouthed 'i'll be okay' and carried on walking, as tears started too roll down my cheeks.

Hey, this is my first fanfiction. So it would be great if i could get a few reads? and if you didnt point out any silly mistakes cause i know i made a lot! thanks chickens. -Megan.