Children of War

Chapter 2 - Reaping

As Shaniqua stiffly walks along the gravel we have to be separated for our blood DNA testing.

" I'll meet up with you " I whisper in her ear as she nods.

With out making a sound other than the stones crunching under my feet I make my way to line for the DNA samples.

I screw up my face when the very pushy lady jabs the pointy sharp thing in my index finger and prints it under my name.

I walk over to find Shaniqua with friends all with worried faces.

"Hey" I say placing my hands on her shoulders from behind.

She jumps from my moves causing her friends her and me to laugh.

As I stand there listening to they're convosation I turn around to see katniss to be swiftly moving through the crowds of girls to meet up with me.

"Hi again" she laughs.

"Hi" I also laugh making a hand movement.

I open my mouth about to speak to her when a loud banging is made.

Everybody turns to look at the Justice Building stage to find Effie Trinket patiently waiting for our attention and as much I don't want to pay attention let alone be here I know I have to.

"Welcome Welcome Welcome, Welcome to the 74th Annual Hunger Games." She annoyingly speak into the mic.

" Now we have a special gift for you, a video, brought all the way from the capital" she speaks excitedly like we are all jumping for joy

- note the sarcasm

As she gestures for some body to play the video Katniss whispers in my ear:

"War terrible war"

I didn't know what she meant until I the video started and the first three word were

"War terrible war"

We both giggled nobody noticing.

The boring video was about how and why the hungers games has been created was finally finished.

"Don't you just love that" Effie says, honestly what ⅈⓢ there to like about it.

"Any ways with out further a dew ladies first" she beams, why is this woman so happy?

As she swirls her hand in bowl she finally pulls out and piece of paper and walks back to the mic.

"Katniss Nelson" the prick of a lady reads out.

I turn to face Katniss, all the colour from her face drained by her name.

I feel myself burn with a sudden anger.

"I volunteer" I say but to quiet for any body to hear me.

As the Peacekeepers grabbed her by her shoulders yanking her from her current position. She just walked along staring at her feet is shock.

Moments a ago we were giggling.

"I said I volunteer!" I scream

Pushing my way through to the justice building stage, ramming into peace Keepers along the way.

I never looked back at Katniss as I stomped up the stairs Peace keepers trying to settle me.

As I stand next to Effie i look at Katniss her face more shocked then before.

"What is your name dear?" 'It' asks.

" Cloveniss Arenabas and don't call me 'dear'" I spit

She just gives a disapproving shake of her head and walks over to the boys bowl.

As stare out in the crowd of district twelve nobody seems to be shocked by my rude words, they all look at me sharing my anger even though my words were only to insult one person, but she still seems to happy.

"For the boys..." She starts swirling her hand around like she did in the girls and finally she picks out one, on that sheet of paper decides who I have to kill.

As she stands up straight by the mic and unfolds the paper she reads:

..."Harry Styles"

This should be fun

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