Chapter Three: The Reading

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Katniss apparently pleased President Snow, the baby came. He's Five months old. They named him Nathan, he had Katniss's grey eyes, but peeta's blonde hair. Katniss was on the couch holding him, I lay by her feet. Mother said today is the reading. Where President Snow takes the card written 75 years ago. He recites the dark days, the reads in a clear voice,

"For the 50th Quarter Quell, we had twice as many tributes, two for every one capital citizen, now for the 75th Quarter Quell, to show even the most Powerful Rebels had their losses, the existing pool of victors will have their siblings reaped." I hear mom make a high pitched sound, then Katniss looks at me in horror, I don't understand. Then it seeks in. Katniss, has only one sibling, me. That means. That oh no, that I'm going into the arena. I'm going into the Quarter Quell. I get up and run in the other direction. I run and run all the way to my old home. I throw the door open and start a fire. I start to cry into the old bed. Then I get up and I face the future, I will win this. Then I remember Peeta's younger brother, Noah. I will have to kill him.

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