The idea and characters behind this fan fiction are all Suzanne Collin's and I take no credit in the creation of the hunger games. This story is my version of what could have happened in catching fire and will have parts from the book e.g. the arena. It will be in Prims POV.
It starts when Mrs Everdeen, Prim and Katniss are watching the quarter quell announcement. (This story follows all the events that happened before)
I watch the screen wondering what this year’s tributes will face. President Snow's snake like face stares at me; it makes me shudder how he seems to be able to scare me even through the screen. I'll never get how my sister has been able to have conversations with him. I find myself curling a stray lock of my blond hair around my finger. An odd habit I'd picked up since Katniss's trip to the arena.
My eyes are locked to the screen as President Snow says "And now we honour our third quarter quell," and the little boy in takes a shaky step forward. I feel sorry for him I hope I never have to get close to the monster who allows the games to continue.
As the box the boy is holding opens I see neat and tidy rows of yellowing envelopes. It strikes me odd that they don't have it computerised like everything else. What if someone was to burn it? I guess they would have backups I think, taking my attention back to the screen.
I see that Snow is now opening the flap of the envelope marked 75. Then his slightly wrinkled fingers quickly snatch up the card inside. He turns the card over and reads "On the seventy-fifth anniversary, as a reminder to rebels that even the strongest among them have weakness that the Capitol can exploit, the male and female tributes will be reaped out of a pool of all the victor's close family... and friends."
I gasp and tears start to form in my eyes as my mother gives out a faint shriek. I look up at Katniss tears blurring my eyesight. I see Katniss is staring in shock at the screen. She had never expected this... I knew she thought there was a chance I would be reaped my now my chances were much higher. I looked at mother there was no way I could let her go in in her condition. The only other people who could be reaped as female victor are any of Peeta's friends, or Gale’s family... And Madge surely President Snow wouldn't overlook Katniss's only female friend.
