i woke up in the morning to my mother calling my name. "Peppy, breakfast is ready!" she called. i stood up, walked to my dresser, and began to brush my hair. today is the day of "the reaping." the reaping is the day when 12 boys and 12 girls from the capitol are selected to participate in "The Capitol Games", which is when the tributes are brought to an areana and have to fight to the death until 1 winner is determined.
how does your name get put into the Capitol Games? every time a capitol citizen buys anything, their childs name is put on a piece of parchment and then put into a bowl. there are two bowls, one for the boys and one for the girls. when the bowls fill up, they have a day of reaping. every half hour from 8 AM to 8 PM a name is selected while switching off from each bowl.
this all started 78 years ago in Panem, in which i live. the capitol started "The Hunger Games" to keep the 12 districs in order. 2 names, a boy and a girl, from each district would be selected to participate. they would fight to the death. all of the districts kept in order, until the 74th Hunger Games when Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark went against the capitol and tried killing themselves during the "Hunger Games" when they were the last 2 standing. they both were winners and they were then also selected to be in the 75th "Hunger Games" Quarter Quell. there they escaped and started a revult against the capitol. the enimies took control and started the "Capitol Games."