My Story As Rue

district 11

Rues POV

My mother laid out a beautiful green tunic for me for as today was the reaping. My brother Dru was also experiencing his first reaping as well as me. My family scurried out to the hall, where the reapings are held.

Charlotte, district 11's escort came out of a car, I think its called . The wealthier districts, and the Capitol have them. This year Charlotte wears orange, with her dyed hair.

We watch a video about Panem, then the reaping really begins.

"As always ladies first" Charlotte says.

I feel my chest tighten, my face goes pale

Charlotte walks to a glass bowl, with all of girls names in there.

"Rue Barnette!" She calls. No, I heard that wrong, she didn't say my name, its not me! But I know shes right, I walk to the stage, people from all over Panem will be watching,  I try to look to tough, but I cant. Im near the stage when I turn around.

"Rue!! No, no not her!" I hear my mother cry. But Im already on the stage.

"Any volunteers?" Charlotte asks, no one dared to make a sound.

"Now for the boys!" She says, and picks a name out of the glass bowl

"Thresh Morrowson!" She calls.

That name sounds familiar, oh wait! He's the one, he's the one who teased me when I fell out of the tree, landed on the new crops that just had been planted, ended getting beaten by the owner of the crops.

I remember him as muscular, and he's big. Not in weight, in height. He storms on stage and glares at me, then smiles.

"District 11's tributes for the 74th annual hunger games!" Charlotte squeals.
No one appluads, no one chants our names. Instead they do our sign of peace, hope and loss, its a mockingjay whistle.

Then, peacekeepers take (more like drag) us in the building. I'm put in a room, it looks like something from the Capitol. I sit on a red velvet couch, I feel the need to brush my hand against the fabric. It was very quiet

But then my mother and father burst in the room, breaking the silence.

"Rue, your smart and fast, and while in training try and learn at least 1 weapon" my father says, and then pulls me tight in a hug and kisses my forehead.

"Rue, come home." Is all my mother manages to say, and then she pulls me in a hug.

The peacekeepers drag my parents out, and my siblings come in.  Dru (12) Amiee (9) Lucee (9) Xanderr (6) Carni (2)

"Im sorry Rue" Dru cries, and pulls me in a hug, so do Amiee, Lucee, Xanderr and Carni.
"Those peacekeepers are meanies!" Xanderr whispers, he knows that iv he said that aloud, boom! He would have been dead!

Then they all leave and Thresh and I are lead to train. It looks beautiful as soon as we get on.
"Do whatever you like! Dinners ready in an hour" Charlotte tells us.
I look at the rooms behind us and they have a room name with Rue Barnette and Thresh Morrowson on them.

I walk into into the room with my name on it. There is a large bed with pink fluffy covers, a wardrobe and an en suite. I decide to take a shower, I get undressed and walk into the clear glass box.

I see that there's a tone of buttons. I click one that says Warm water with orange scent and bubbles. The water pours out onto my short curly hair. I then feel something weird on my back, I look up and bubbles are almost everywhere! I take in a breath and smell oranges. In district 11, your very lucky to get an orange every 2 years at spring time.

I finish the shower, but I dont see any towels, until I find a button with DRY on it. I click on it and wind comes from every direction and dries me almost instantly. I walk out to the wardrobe and find mutiple sweaters, shirts, pants, skirts and dresses.

I pick a blue sweater and a grey skirt with it. While I wait, I brush my hair, when Thresh comes in.
"Dinners ready" he tells me.
"Ok" i reply and walk out to the dining table.

Our mentors Chaff and Seeder are there, with Charlotte. On the table there is a beef stew, roasted veggies and some bread and butter. Back home in District 11 this would be a feast!

"So, what are your names my fellow friends" Chaff asks, he seems friendly, and I think I'll like him.
"Im Thresh" Thresh replys
"And Im Rue" I say.

Chaff nods, and we end up eating dinner in silence. Seeder breaks the silence with a simple question
"Do you guys wanna watch the reapings?"

Thresh and I nod, and we are led to Chaff's room with the television.  We watch District 1 until 12 in reapings. The tributes from District 2 scared me. Cato, the boy was just like Thresh, but with lighter skin, and alot more fiesty. The girl Clove was smaller but look liked she didnt care who she killed.

One boy stands out though, hes the District 4 boy. He looks my age and I like him I think. Hopefully he'll wanna be my ally. I also want the District 12 girl as an ally.

"Ok you 2, time for bed, we'll arrive in the capitol tomorrow." Charlotte instructs us.

I head to my and put on a blue watercolour cami and matching shorts, amd climb into bed. I feel something weird under my pillow, and when I take it out it turns out its a small pig plushie.

"Thought you might need him, take him into the arena" I turn around and Chaffs there. "Thankyou" i say, and he leaves. I snuggle up with the pig, and try to sleep. But I cant, so i start thinking of names of the pig, and figure I'll name him Chaff.