70th hunger games according to annie

Today. The most dreaded day of the year.Reaping day.

My name is Annie cresta, I live in district four, I am sixteen years old and this is my story.

As my alarm goes off I jump out of bed and head straight to my closet I find my bathers and a towel, then head to the beach. There's nothing like a swim before the reaping its sort of like a tradition for me. As I swim I feel the cool breeze in my hair and for the first time realise how lucky I am to have the beach and the waves unlike some other districts.

I look at my watch and notice that its twelve thirty, the reaping is at two pm. I start heading home when a sigh of relief escapes my lips as I recognise that my name is in the bowl only ten times for the reaping today.

"Hey Annie" a voice says, I turn around and see my brother Alec and my sister clementine. Alec and

clementine are twins and are eighteen.

"It's our last reaping" clementine says teasing me " well it's not my last time" I say smiling.We walk home together talking about the reaping, when we get home I smell fish and chips.

My mum rushes to the door to say hello "hello, I made you a lucky reaping day lunch" she says proudly "thanks mum" we all say as we walk in.

lunch is delicious as it always is but, the nerves start to kick in when I start to get dressed. After I finish getting dressed I decide to lie down on my bed for a little while, I'm finally peaceful when I here the horn sounding us to the reaping. Dad, mum, Clementine, Alec and me walk to the town square where tiffy district fours escort awaits.

"Welcome,welcome,welcome the time has come to select two courageous tributes to represent district four in the 70th annual hunger games" tiffy chirps,ugh I hate her.

"As usual ladies first... Annie cresta"

What.The.hell. I'm shocked, I slowly make my way up to the stage.

"Well, come on we don't have all day"she says. once I'm on stage she she goes to the boys bowl. "Now for the boys...Archie claston"

A boy about fifteen steps out from the croud and makes his way to the stage."well shake hands you two"

We get shoved into the justice building and into our own rooms. I sit on the little sofa crying then the doors open and mum and dad walk in "its alright your going to be okay" mum says hugging me, dad joins the hug and we stand there for a long time embracing each other then the doors push open and the peacekeeper comes to take mum and dad away "I love you" mum says as the doors slam shut.

The door creaks open when Alec and clementine walk in, neither of them are crying but I can see tears in clementines eyes "you need to get to a trident" says Alec "and a net" adds Clementine "that stuff is always in the middle of the cornucopia, there's no way i'll ever get my hands on them" I snap. I can't help can't but burst into tears when the peacekeeper walks in "remember what we-" the doors shut before I get to hear the rest of what clementine was saying.

It's silent. No movement, no sound. Nothing.

I'm guessing that there's no more visitors for me seeing that its been so long but, I'm incorrect my fellow tribute Archie comes in. "I just wanted to say good luck, that's all" he says quickly and leaves.

Two hours later

I don't really know what to expect what is on the train but when I get on its no wear near what was in my mind. "Crystal chandeliers, marble bench-tops and anything you could have ever wanted" tiffy says