Late Primrose in the evening light

Chapter 1

I'm on my way to the square, where the Justice Building Stands.As the speaker goes to the microphine, I glance at the glass bowls, which are filled with thousands of slips.As she makes here way to the glass bowls, I start to get scared.She picks a slip and reads out loud '"Primrose Everdeen"' "NO! NO!" I scream.

"no" I whisper. It was just a dream.I wasn't really chosen to be a tribute.I just turned twelve, it's my first year and my name was only entered once.It's one in a milloin chances that I will be chosen as a contender in the 74th annual Hunger Games.

I choose not to worry about it right now.It's still really dark outside.I should get some more sleep, but I just don't want to returen to those nightmares.I rarly get them, so I'm not used to them.It's only because of the reaping.I go and climb in the other bed with my mother.I usually sleep with my sister, Katniss, but not when I get nightmares.My mother takes me in and we share the warmth.Buttercup, my cute little kitten, comes on the bed and guards me.I feel safter with him here.

As I doze off, all I could think of was that name, my name. over and over again.Primrose Everdeen.Primrose Everdeen.Primrose Everdeen.

Chapter 2

I wake up as Sunlight streams through the window.Buttercup still sits on the side of my bed,near me,protecting me from danger, just as everyone does."Come here Buttercup." I say in a gentle tone.I sit up, cross-legged, open arms as he comes in purring.He licks my cheek as i cuddle with him.My mom is probably in the kitchen, getting things ready or picking out our reaping cloths.

Reaping cloths! I sit straight up, and startling Buttercup as well.I totally forgot that today was the reaping.Well, every year, they hold this thing called the Hunger Games.It's made to keep any upriseings from happening.It's only because District 13 rebbeled.They had to go and stand up. I wonder if they ever thoght what the concequences would be for us suvisers.

I don't want to think about it and push the thoght to the back of my head. Something for another time.I get up and Buttercup follows me. I see my mom is up and in the kitchen, makeing something a little better for today.I yawn and see's that Katniss took the goat cheese i got her. Well, today is special.I sit at the table while my mom gives me a little snack.When I'm finished, I go and get ready for they reaping, although it doesn't start till near the afternoon.

After I finish brushing my teeth, I take a bath.When I'm done that, I see a reaping dress was laid out for me from my mother.I remember it from somewhere.A long time ago, when I was really young.Oh, it was Katniss's first reaping dress.It looks beautiful.I slip into the dres, and sit on the couch to wait for Katniss. I'm nervous.Yeah, it's just my first year but still, who wouldn't be? There's 24 of us, and only 1 comes out. Me, if i got chosen, I don't have much of a chance.But if Katniss got chosen, she would stand a chance.She knows how to hunt, how to build and find shelter, and how to survive. But I'm more worried about her than myself.She's had more enterings than me.

Katniss walks through the door . She tells our mom that she is going to get ready. She flops her game bag on a chair in the dining room and leaves.When she comes back, she is in a light blue dress, and comes quickly to me.When mom toldher that she laid something out for her, she wasn't really likeing it.Only because of 2 reasons.1. It was our mothers dresses, the one from the town.She used to be a merchants child, you know.and 2, because she doean't like it when our mom tries to help her.she told me that a while ago.

Well, what happened was that our dad dies in a mine explotion, and our mom went into a place where it was no one but her.Katniss hated ever since then because she didn't help us when we were in the brick of starvation.But, me, being Prim, forgave her right away.I'm little so I need her more.

When Katniss approches me, she holds something out to me.It's like a pin, a golden Mockingjay with an arrow in it's beak, topped with a circle around it. She said Madge gave it to her incase she got chosen, so you could wear it in the arena.But she told me it was also for good luck.Well, I thought she needed it more.

Katniss leads me to the check-in for the Hunger Games reaping.I stop and hesitate. I'm scared.Katniss takes me in and tel me it is going to be ok. She tells me to check in and go to the 12 years old section, and that she'll find me later.I agree. I am in the front of the line, and a lady shoots somethng in my finger to collect blood.Well, the Capitol wouldn't want anyone to miss out on almost dying!

When I'm in the 12 years old section, i just stand. and wait.and wait. "This is takeing forever "I think.Then a creepy lady with colourish hair walks up and makes a speech. Then we see this video that shows about how the Hunger Games happened.Then, the lady walks on over to one of the bowls and says "Ladies First" in her somewhat sqeaky voice.I worry about Katniss.I close my eyes and wish, "Please dont be Katniss.Please don't be Katniss.Please don't be Katniss"

And it's not.

It's me.