The Pheonix (Hunger games)

II

Today was the reaping day, the day where the tributes of the 75th hunger games will be chosen, the day where two of the remaining victors of district four will be send back into the hell that's the hunger games. I was nervous, and so was everyone else, no one wanted to go back in the games, either they had family of there own or where just to traumatized from there previous games. Me, i just didn't want to go back, not after i finally started to move on with my life. I finally said my feelings to the girl that i like and it turns out she liked me to and now there's a possibility that i had to go back in the games and possibly die and never see her again. When i finished getting dressed, i made my way downstairs, where my brother was waiting for me at the door. "Hey..."

"Hey" he replied "How are you feeling?" he asked me, why i don't know, its like pretty obvious of how i'm feeling right now when i know that there's a possibility that i had go back in games or even that he had to go back in the games.

"I don't know..." i replied unsure "I'm sad, but at the same time angry and depressed"

"Yeah well i'm pretty sure everyone is feeling like that right now so you're not alone" he assure me "Now let's start heading at the Hall of Justice before we're late for the reaping" he says before opening the door and stamping outside.

I quickly shut the door behind me and run to catch up with him. We march in silence, not awkward silence, no a good type of silence. As we continue to make our way to the Hall of Justice, i think about who could be reaped and actually make it out alive. For the girls i'm not so sure if any of them would make it, i mean Mags is to old and a bit to kind, Annie is way to traumatized by her first games and the two other girls victors have a family of there own and are becoming to old. For the boys its a bit different, there's Jason that could maybe survive, Droy is way to old and has a leg injury, Lukas as a family and he's sick, my brother could make it and me, well i'm not so sure about that. I'm really hoping that neither Mags, Annie or my brother will be reaped, if it happens i don't know what would i do, maybe something stupid. When we finally arrive i can see that all the other victors are already there and are waiting patiently, we make our way where Jason, Droy and Lukas are standing. We wait for a minute or two for the person who represent the Capitol, when he's finally there, he talks the hunger games and plays the stupid video of president Snow.

"Now the time as come for us to pick to the two tributes for district four, let's start with the ladies" he make is way to the left side of the stage where the bowl with the victors names in it awaits him. He reaches in it and pulls out one small peace of paper. As he starts to come back in the middle, i'm hoping that's its neither Mags or Annie, but its seems as faith isn't in my fever today as the annoying represent start to announce who female tribute is.

"The female tribute from district four is... Annie Cresta" he says. You know the feeling when you know your going to do something stupid, but there's no way of stopping it, well that's what happened to me. My mind was completely frozen, its like my body reacted on its own. My body just pushed forward.

"I volunteer! I volunteer..." at this point, i knew i just did one of the most stupidest thing of my life, but deep inside i didn't really regret it. I mean if i could save Annie from going back in there, then i'm happy. Sure, i'm scared and i want to cry really bad, but i'm happy that i could save Annie, because if i didn't Mags would have, and that's not something that i want to happen.

"Oh what a surprise! Well boy what don't you join me here and say your name to the people" he said, well more like ordered, but i still did as told. "So what's your name?"

"Fenix Odair"