The 150th Hunger Games [ON HOLD]

District Five Reaping

Brighton Arabelle waited for her little brother, Darius, to come downstairs. He was nervous, since he had never had a chance in the Reaping before. He wasn't even supposed to be Reaped before this year, since he was only twelve years old. Brighton had been at several Reapings before, since she was fifteen.

He finally thumped down the stairs, looking nervous.

"Don't fret, Dar. It's your first year. You'll be fine," Brighton reassured him. The two siblings walked in the hot sun to the town square.

They finally got to the part where they had to go to their different pens. Darius looked upset, and Brighton tried to help. She ruffled his light brown hair, which was just barely above his shoulders.
"Love you, Dar," Brighton said, walking to her pen.

"Love you,too,Bright," he said with a tiny wave.

When Brighton got to her pen, a bad feeling filled her stomach. The girl who bullied Brighton in school, Reina, was there and so were her clingy buddies.

"Hi there, Bright. I hope you're having a good day," she said sarcastically as their escort began to pick out the names.

"Jordyn Selbino!" She was one of the most popular girls at school. A crowd of girls around her screamed, but no one volunteered. "Jordyn Selbino, sixteen," she said quietly.

"Lemia Quill!" she exclaimed. Brighton had recognized her from school, but didn't know Lemia personally. She had heard that Lemia was extremely smart. She was older than Brighton by a bit. "Lemia Quill, 17," she said in a monotone voice.

"Jodie Carter!" She lived a few houses away from Brighton, and both siblings remembered Jodie as the new girl in Five. Jodie said she was thirteen.

"Reina Stills!" Brighton's body filled with relief. Good riddance! Brighton thought to herself. Reina's buddies started to freak out as Reina began to slowly walk toward the stage.

"Someone volunteer! Please!" one of her buddies said. She looked over at Brighton.

"Brighton? Can you?" the girl asked.

"Why would-" at this moment, that same girl kicked her in the back of the knee, causing Brighton to yelp."-I VOLUNTEER?" she screamed. Brighton was shocked. She knew those girls didn't like her, but this? She didn't think that they hated her so much as to literally send her to her own death.

Brighton made her way up to the stage, and looked into the audience. Darius was appalled.

Brighton forced herself to speak. "Brighton Arabelle, age 15," was all she said. Her voice was shaky, but she managed to not cry.

"Jason Strong!" Brighton heard. Then, a boy called out from the audience. "I VOLUNTEER!" called a voice. Brighton was filled with dread, but still looked down.

It was Darius.

District Five's Tributes
-Jordyn Selbino, age 16 (F)
-Lemia Quill, age 17 (F)
-Jodie Carter, age 13 (F)
-Brighton Arabelle, age 15 (F)
-Darius Arabelle, age 12 (M)