The Hunger Games Peeta's Story

Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1

I woke up and looked around frantically from the dream I just had... I was in the hunger games arena dying of starvation and dehydration. I came across a berry bush and I started to eat as many as I could fit in my mouth. I had been there for about a minute, then I heard a voice say my name. I turned around to see a tough guy standing over me with a spear in his hand ready to kill me at any moment...

That was when I realised that today was the day of the reaping.

I looked outside to see nothing but a beautiful blue sky. Which made the day feel happy and up lifting. But that would all be changed in a matter of hours.

I went down stairs where only my mother was awake. She is usually angry. But today she was being quite polite. She offered breakfast. I had a two pieces of bread with a spread of cheese. Mother asked if I would like any berries, but I passed I still felt a little off from my dream.

While eating I thought of how lucky I was to be a bakers son and that I never needed to take out a terrace ever in my life which would put my name in the reaping bowl more times. I was only in there six times but it was enough to make me feel sick.

I helped father make some bread. "we shall have a feast tonight." He said "fresh bread and squirrel. The squirrel shot by that Katniss girl, she has the best game I'm town, she hits them right in the eye every time."

I have loved Katniss since the first time I laid eyes in her in first grade. She is such a beautiful girl, with long brown hair and beautiful grey eyes.

That made me think how many times her name is in the reaping bowl 10...20?! I hope she doesn't get chosen. But I wouldn't even want my worst enemy chosen. It is horrible to get children aged 12 - 18 to fight to the death just to remember the rebels and what they had done. But that's a lie it is really to keep all the districts in fear so they won't start an uprising and so we can continue making goods for the capital.

It was getting close to 2:00pm. Mother had lay out a white shirt with grey trousers and brown shoes. I had a shower and got dressed. Mother did my hair then it was nearing 1:30. We decided to head over to the Justice building. I saw Katniss and her little sister Primrose who had froze in fear. Katniss was helping her and calming her down. Primrose was only in the reaping bowl once there was only a small chance she would be picked. I remember one year when a 12 year old got picked. No one volunteered. In the games she was killed it the first few minutes.

It came to 2:00. A lady walked out of the Justice building dressed in a pink dress, with ridiculously high capital heals on and a curly pink wig. Her name was Effie Trinket. She stepped up to the microphone. A little movie played telling us about the rebellion and the peace and there were 13 and now 12 districts remain. And how 'amazing' they are and blah blah blah. No one really cared. All I did was stare at Katniss who was looking a Gale. Katniss and Gale both had their dads die a few years ago when the mine exploded. I have seen them go into the woods outside of the district boundaries and they hunt and some times she brings us meat and we trade it for bread.

Then it was time for the reaping. She said the trade mark 'Happy hunger games, and may the odds be ever in your favour' then "lady's first!" She walked over to the bowl. Hovered her hand and went straight in and pulled out a name from the middle of the bowl. She walked back to the microphone. I was hoping it wasn't Katniss.

NO

IT CANT BE

"Primrose Everdeen"