The Reaping

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The reaping
Eloise pov

I make it home, telling my brothers I'm back and immediately going to get ready for the reaping.

I look at my bed to see a beautiful dress, the dress doesn't have much detail to it but it's very nice. Looking at the dress I realize it was a dress my mother wore when she was a child to the reaping.

Mother had showed us pictures of when she was younger and wasn't sick, she seemed so free as a child, but trapped at the same time. People say I remind them of my mother, which I get alot but I've never really seen why or how, but I guess I can see it now.

I put the dress on looking at the time noticing I have about fifteen minutes left till we need to leave for the reaping.

I put my shoes on and go downstairs to see my brothers still getting their shoes on and my parents sitting at the table.

My mom looks up and smiles at me slowly getting up from her seat she walks over to me giving me a big hug. Pulling away she says "you look great, if..  if you get reaped just know you.. you can win and we believe in you and love you" she coughs after her sentence than giving me a hug to which i return. Trying my hardest not to cry.

We start heading out going to the reaping all nervous when it's time to split up.

I go to the check in to which they poke my finger for my blood and I stamp my finger on the paper moving on and walking away to where my age group is.

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