Mel in the 71st Hunger Games

I survive the first day

Dear Diary, 

  Today was when we where dropped into the arena. We had only sixty seconds to look around. The arena was dry there where some trees but i was sure that they're not natural. Because this place is like a desert with no water in sight. And no tree could survive without water right?

While the sixty seconds where ticking away, I remember my mom when she came to say goodbye to me along with my 13 year-old brother , Trev. I never liked my mom. She was always drunk. And when she came to say goodbye, Trev hugged me and she just laughed cruelly. Then she shoved Trev out of me and came closer, until her face was just inches from mine. I could smell her disgusting breath. And when she opened her mouth, a little song came out

'' Sixty-seconds, just sixty-seconds                                                                                                                            Just sixty-seconds                                                                                                                                                         'Till the gong sounds and you die!!                                                                                                                             I'll enjoy seeing you, seeing your blood                                                                                                                      And I hope that you die a slow painfull death!! ''                                                                                                       Then she stands back and laughs an evil laugh. Trev hugs me again. I whisper something in his ear :'' Listen Trev, I'm going to win this thing. I'm going to come back and we will have a better life, a better home.''                                                                                                                                                      

''W-what about mum?'' He whispers. Then mom must have heard us talking and slaps Trev away.  I star up at her, tears threatning to start a stream down my face. '' How could you?'' I whisper.  But she just stares at me. Then with a smirk on her face she says'' I hope you die you worthless thing''  And just as they're leaving Trev tosses something to me. Mom doesn't notice. I look at the thing knowing that Trev meant to give it to me as a token. He gave me a diary, this diary which i'm writing things in.

Well back to the games. After the gong sounded I look around. The cornocopia is in between two tall trees. I run to a green backpack and grab it quickly. Then I sprint away from the bloodbath. I am far away from the cornocopia so I think i'm safe. I go up a tree and take a look at the arena. It's pretty big, but there's no water in sight. The ground is made up of dried mud. But there are trees. And there is a mountain too, though it's not very tall. When I opened my backpack, i find a water bottle, a little knife, some crackers, dried friut, nuts and a rope.  Then i hear the cannons which is a sign that the initial bloodbath is over. I count on my fingers 10 cannons. Not as much as last year when the cannon sounded 14 times on the first day.

Well, after it gets dark, i hear the anthem. Then up come the faces of the dead, bright in the middle of the night. First the boy from 3. His district partner soon follows him. Girl from 4. Boy from  5. Girl from 5 too. I'm surprised at who's next. It's my district partner. He was very strong so i thought he has a chance. But now he's not here anymore.The next are both from 7. Then there's the girl from 8 and the boy from 12. I didn't expect the girl to somehow pull through. But when i saw the recap of the reaping she looked strong. So she may have a chance. Like the rest of us. 

                            That's all Diary, I want to sleep now.