The 25th Annual Hunger Games

Chapter 1 - I Thought He Said...

Chapter 1

I Thought He Said...

As I started walking back I heard a lot of people crying. Every house I passed I heard cries. Parents hugged their children and mumbled things in their ears. I started to pace faster towards the Village. I heard people scream. Then I began sprinting. I stopped when I saw a teenage girl slam open her door. She dropped a small locket on the ground. Then she threw a torch on it. It burst into flames. I gasped and sprinted even faster. I heard cried and screams.

I quickly ran into my house and I saw my mom crying and running upstairs. I ran into to living room and saw my sister standing there with tears in her eyes.

"What happened!" I shouted.

She let out one single year and turned to me. I have never seen her cry this much since I was reaped for the Hung-

"No," I bawled.

"Yes... They are having this crappy thing called a "Quater Quell" were now 4 tributes from each district go into the games."

"W- w- what? Those poor kids... that is sad..." I mumbled.

"Um, actually, the remaining victors are being re-reaped. And if there isn't enough Victors they reap new kids," Astrid said with tears in her eyes.

I stood there confused for a second and then put the pieces together. Tears over flooded in my eyes. I looked at her my hands shriveled up like an old woman's.

"What...? I thought he said once I won I could live my life in peace. I fought and I won. I thought he said..."

"Let's not try to think about it right now. We have a whole year," she sniffled. "Let's just try to be happy now..."

But I couldn't be happy. This was anything but happiness. I am being reaped again. I remember the day I was reaped. My whole body shut down and my breathing went faster. I know it will happen and I guess I will have to prepare. I am just so mad because... I thought he said...