The Broken Victor of District 10

Part One: The past

Makena Cook a bright and bubbly little 9 year old girl walked down the street's of District 10. Although she only 9 she was able to butcher animals faster than anybody in the history of their town.

But today that didn't matter because today was the day that everyone in the District always dreaded. Today was the reaping for tributes of the 72nd hunger games.

Although Makena was only nine years old she understood what was going on and she was afraid because she didn't want to see people that she knew go to their deaths. You see being a butcher or being a prodigy butcher means that she knew everyone because everyone had to eat to survive so she knew everybody in the town even the newest ones who were just born a couple months ago.

She was still to young to go into the games yet she was being lead to the center of town where the blood was drawn to put her name in the bowl. "Let me go! I'm not old enough to be a tribute!" "Sure kid, that's what they all say." Helplessly she was lead to stand at the very front with the 12 year olds. Some gave her curious glances but said nothing for fear of being punished.

" Happy Hunger Games!!!" Said their District escort Selica Krasno. She was a women with pale skin and hideous blue hair that did not go well with her blood red eyeshadow and lipstick. As usual they all had to watch a video about the rebels and how the Games were created as punishment and blah blablah.

Makena stopped listen at the 5th beat of the beginning of the video, instead she was looking around for her little brother, Andy. Makena's Dad was a tribute before she was born, he died in his Hunger Games by a Career tribute who later died a very painful death. Her Mom had died last year while giving birth to her brother.

She had been living on the street's relying on her butchering skills and her ability to hunt with almost any weapon to be able to provide for her and Andy.

Andy was 1 year old and could barely talk, a family friend Mrs. Maple was watching him because she had asked her to while she went and said her goodbyes to the future tributes and wished them good luck.

Yeah well that didn't happen, instead she was dragged up to the front with the 12 year olds because stupid PeaceKeepers don't know how to listen.

And that was why she wouldn't get to see her brother for the next couple of weeks, all while fearing for her life and how Andy would grow up when she wasn't there. Would he remember her if she died? Would Mrs. Maple take care of him? This was all she thought about when she was riding on the train towards her 99.9999999 percent chance of being dead.