The last games: Hunger games sequel

Chapter 2: Reaping Day

I wake up from a nightmare in the middle of the night. There is no point in going back to bed. I turn on the TV and watch previous recordings of the hunger games and the rebellion. Wow, I thought. Katniss was amazing. As the sun starts to come up I get ready. There are bruises all over my body as I look in the mirror. I pull on a white dress with pink flowers and put my hair in a braid. I race outside to meet Jonathan. It feels like I can't breathe and I can't stop crying. Jonathan comes over to me and we walk to where the reaping is. "What happened to you?" he asked after seeing my bruises. "nothing," I say 

I get into the girls line and they make me put my fingerprint on a piece of paper just like I expected. A lady in a red and black outfit walks on stage I think her name is Effie but Jonathan told me she was always dressed in atrocious wigs and colorful dresses.  Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch walk on to the stage. Effie goes to a microphone in her annoying voice. "Hello... Hello and welcome to the last annual hunger games. Well you know the drill... as always ladies first." Effie reaches her hand into the jar of names"The female tribute from District 12 is Lavender Mellark" Effie claps. Then Katniss broke down. "Its rigged" I heard Peeta say "The reaping is rigged that's why" Lavender was a small girl, I talked to her a little when I used to go to Jonathan's house. I think she is 12 but she can't stop crying which makes Katniss cry even more. I couldn't handle it. I don't know what I was thinking. "I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE" I yell. "NO" Jonathan yells. But on the inside I could tell that Jonathan was grateful. The girl runs off stage and cries even more. "Well looks like District 12 has there second tribute,"  Effie says and glances at Katniss. Katniss is crying but she isn't making any noise anymore. Peeta squeezes her hand. They were probably thinking about Prim, Katniss's younger sister who died in the rebellion. I walk up the stage. Effie asks for my name. "Ah yes and the volunteer from District 12 is Adalayne Golding" Effie announces. Katniss gives me a sad smile.  "Now it is time for the male tribute" Effie announces. She puts her hand into the circular jar. "The male tribute from District 12 is ...Hugo Fox" Effie says. I don't know who that is. A boy with brown hair and blue eyes walks up on stage. "Well," Effie says" Thank you for attending the reaping of the 77th hunger games. 

"You have two minutes with whoever you want to see before you leave" a peacekeeper growls. Peacekeepers? I guess they brought them back for authority. I wait for whoever wants to see me. I'm pacing and crying and crying and pacing. First, my parents walk through the door. I don't want them here. I tell the peacekeeper to kick them out. They never ever have cared about me in my life. I could tell my dad was drunk again. "But we might not be able to see you again" My mom screeched in her annoying voice. I put up my middle finger as they got dragged out by peacekeepers. After a minute Jonathan bursts through the door. I give him a long hug. "Why did you volunteer?" He asks. I feel his warm breath against my neck. "I needed an escape," I said. "Yeah more like an escape to death" he replies "try not to die Ada". I see his eyes filling up with tears. "I'll try". "30 seconds" the peacekeeper said. Then I leaned over and kissed Jonathan on the cheek. He whispered to me " I'm going in a separate train to the capitol so I can see you and my parents" The peacekeeper took him away and suddenly I felt my face turn into a deep grin.