The Hunger Games: My Version: Book 1

Chapter 1

I'm Johanna Mason. I'm 14 years old. I hate the Capital. It's stupid watching us starve then fight to the death and they laugh at us. My family comes from lots of victors. My grandma, grandpa, my mom, and my sister.

Well it's time to go hunting. Every other day I go hunting, but one day I went to far I guess and I saw a guy. His name is Gloss he said he was from District 1 and he had a sister named Cashmere.

I get there and I can't seem to find him. I don't want to call his name just in case I scare anything. Then suddenly he jumps out of a tree in front if me and says. "Boo" I don't really scare easily so I fake a scream.

"Ahhhh I'm so scared," I say sarcastically

"Shut up I thought you would be scared."

"Nothing scares me."

"Whatever...So the reapings tomorrow. How many times do you have in."

"I don't know. 20 I'm guessing. You."

"I have 28."

"Oh." I throw my axe and it cuts off the head of a deer.

"That was awesome."

"Ya umm I gotta go."

"Bye."

"May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor." We say at the same time.

Next day

I wake up. The most dreaded day if the year. The reaping. I take a shower than dress in a dark purple dress and some flats. I walk into the Square with my older sister not the one who won the games. She got married and moved out. She didn't want anything to do with The Hunger Games. Anyways get my finger pricked it doesn't hurt, but to a lot of people it does. I walk to the fourteen year old section and go bye my friend Lily.

"Hey," I say

"Hi," she says back

"Look I know your sad but my name's there 20 times yours is only in there once. Your not gonna get picked."

"I know it's you I'm worried about. Your name is in there 20 times." Then she starts bawling.

"Look I'm not very good in situations like this, but if I do get picked I'll try to get out."

"Promise." Then our escort Taffeta Wilson comes on stage.

"Welcome welcome to the 65 annual, and my the odds be ever in your favor." her booming voice says. Then the stupid video about the rebellion. "Ladies first." She crosses over to the glass ball. She reaches in and grabs a name, and clears her throat. "Ariel Mason." I'm frozen I can't move or speak and it feels like I can't breathe. By the time she's up there, there's nothing I can do.

"Nooo! Ariel!" She tries to come down the stairs, but peacekeepers stop her. Then someone picks me up. It's (my older sister) July's husband. I'm kicking him and screaming "No don't go."

"Wow. Now for the gentlemen." I don't pay any attention to what boys get picked.

I walk into the room to visit Ariel. I start bawling as soon as I see her. "Shhhh shhhh it's okay."

"No. No it's not. Your going into The Hunger Games. 24 people go in and 2 come out."

"I'll try to win."

"No. You won't try you will. Promise me you will."

"I promise."

"Times up. Let's go." Says a peacekeeper.

"I love you." she says before we escorted out of the room.

"Hey watch it. No need to push." I say as we get out if the building. As soon as I get home I start crying on my bed. "No no no no. This is just a bad dream. Wake up Jo. Wake up." I say trying to make myself feel better but I can't when I know it's not a dream. It's reality.

For the next few weeks I watched her fight. She was doing pretty good. Turns out Gloss's brother is in it to. I feel sort of bad for him, but hey it happened to me too.

"I hope she wins." I say I can't tell anyone about Gloss.

"We all do." says my dad.

Just then Ariel and Gloss's brother come face to face now I'm scared. They both have a sword. "No no no no no." I whisper to myself. He takes a swing at her he misses she takes a swing at him she misses. Then they take a swing at each other the same time. And they do not miss. They both die on the spot.

"Nooooooo!"

Kermit

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