The Hunger Games

The Arena

I was dressed in a green shirt with gold stitching that read 12. That was paired with black track pants. I was also given a black hoodie with 12 also written on it, only this time in grey.

As I was loaded onto a metal plate that lifted into the arena, I hugged Jacianna and let Shawn kiss my hand before pulling me into a hug.

"You need to survive this." he whispers.

We are lifted up and I look out across a lake to mountains beyond a dark forest.

"Let the First Annual Hunger Games begin!" the announcer yells over the speakers.

There is a gold horn jutting out of the ground called the Cornucopia, surrounded by mountains of supplies. I set my eyes on a silver dagger, bow, quiver of arrows, and backpack bulging with supplies.

I dash across the ground, sliding under the boy from District 1. I reach the dagger just before Zelia and snatch it off of the ground. The bow and arrows are gone, along with the bulging backpack, but I grab a black bag that weighs at least 5 pounds before dashing into the dark forest.

I hear footsteps behind me and I turn to see the girl with 6 on her shirt falling to the ground, clutching her stomach. Blood flows from between her fingers and Zelia lets out a hearty cackle. She sticks her dagger back into the girl's stomach and I hear a cannon blow.

Zelia has made the first kill of the Hunger Games.

Then she turns, her eyes set on her next victim.

And that victim is me.