The Capital's Star

I volunteer

Robyn (POV)

I wake up to screaming, but not mine. Prims. I rush out of bed and into prims room to see her crying into Katniss's shoulder. I send a silent thank you to Katniss as I crouch down beside Prim.

" Hey Prim, it was just a nightmare, don't worry your safe. Your with us" I whisper soothingly.

" I-I-I was chosen. I was the tribute" She stutters out before returning to cry.

" we would never let that happen Prim. Anyway your name is only in the bowl once."

" yeah, but it was so real" she says through sobs.

This makes me angry. A 13 year old girl wakes up with nightmares of the games. She should be dreaming about the future not dreading the present. But that's what the games does. Every year 24 children from 12 districts gats put in an arena to kill each other.

Soon Prim calms down and me and Katniss walk out.

"Robyn what if she does get picked" Katniss say quietly.

"Then I'll protect her like I would protect you. You are a family. I have none. I can't sand there while your family gets even more broken." I say to her.

" Are you coming hunting today" Katniss asks abit livelier.

" No I'm gonna help Prim and your mum get ready" I say back smiling. "but say hi to Gale for me".

"Will do" Katniss says smiling to. " at least I get to use the bow this time"

I laugh as she gets her boots on and walks out the door. I turn and start getting a bath ready for Prim.

:::::::::: Time skip ::::::::::::

Katniss got back half an hour a go and is now ready to go. I enter the bath that is now a grey/brown colour. Our district is poor so we cant exactly have a bubble bath. Once I am relatively clean I dry myself and put on my dress. It was a white dress that hugged my figure to my hips and then flared out slightly. It stops just above my knee . It was my mothers. It even had spects of gold in it.

I let my hair dry naturally and then put it in a fishtail braid. Once I'm ready I go out to see Katniss hand Prim a pin with a mockingjay on it. Prim turns around when she sees Katniss look at me and gasps.

"Robyn you look amazing, I wish I looked like you" prim says in wonder.

" I wish I looked like you Prim. Swap" I say trying to sound as normal as possible. Around reaping day my normal sarcastic self goes away around these people. I instead spend my time thinking about how to protect them.

Then the horn sounds for the reaping. We turn to each other and start walking in silence.

"Prims right you know, you do look really pretty" Katniss whispers to me.

" You to Kat" I whisper back.

When we get there we line up to sign in. I go up to the peacekeeper first.

"Name" he asks dryly.

" Robyn Star" I say in the same tone. He pricks my finger and I go to sand in line.

Soon I am joined by Katniss and our district escort Effie Trinket is on stage talking about the Games. We watch a stupid video about the hunger Games, Its the same one every year, and then everyone holds there breath.

"wasn't that lovely" Effie says way to enthusiastically " right well as always lady's first."

Her hand goes in the bowl and comes out with one name. I breath out slowly waiting for the name.

"The tribute will be ...... Katniss Everdeen" Effie says. I freeze. Everyone looks at Katniss as Prim screams.

Before Katniss could move I move out of the crowd and shout.

"I volunteer as tribute"

I walk up onto the stage emotionlessly and stare ahead just like I planned if something like this would happen.

"well isn't this exciting , what's your name " Effie says smiling wide.

"Robyn Star" I says in a monotoned voice.

" well I bet my hat that was your best friend" she says

All I do us nod.

"well now for the boys ....... Jake Grayson"

I hear a woman, probably his mother scream as a boy a year older than me walks up to the stage while shaking.

We shake hands before a man holds up his three middle fingers to his lips and then in the air. This is our districts way of saying goodbye and good luck. Soon everyone is doing this including me and Jake. We are then taken into the justice building to say goodbye to our loved ones.

Katniss and prim come in crying and immediately hug me. Katniss thanks me over and over while i say it was the right thing to do. There mother looks at me with pitty before leaving. Prims gives me her pin and then they have to leave to.

Next my other best friend Gale comes in and hugs me.

" Robyn listen, you can hunt and use multiple weapons you'll be fine" he says quickly.

" Gale those people aren't rabbits or birds, listen just promise me you will tell Katniss how you feel. Please she will need a shoulder to cry on." I say slowly as I start to cry.

He hugs me again and then I am taken to the train. As we move away from district 12 all I can think about is how they are now safe for another year.

Thanks for reading it will get better!xxxxxx