The 76th Hunger Games

I The Reaping

My emerald green eyes fluttered open in the dim morning light. I rubbed them to clear my vision, and sat up. I let my feet hit the ground with a soft thud and stood up. I smoothed out the covers, on my bed and walked towards my dresser my ashy blond hair was everywhere! I shook my head and headed towards the bathroom, that was in my room, for a shower. I stripped down, and flipped on the faucet and adjusted the temperature to the right degree and stepped in. I pulled the glass shower door shut behind me, and let the hot water flow over my body. I stood for a moment in the water, than grabbed my shampoo bottle and squirted a quarter sized blob of the blue gel into my palm. I massaged it into my scalp, lathering it, then stepped into the water and rinsed all of it out. I proceeded to grab my conditioner and do the same. Once that had been rinsed out I grabbed the sponge and my body wash and squirted the soap onto it. After it had been all foamed up, I scrubbed my body down, rinsed and got out. Wow it was cold. I grabbed a fluffy green towel, and wrapped it around my body, and squeezed my hair out into the sink, before wrapping it in a towel. I walked out of the bathroom and into my room, towards my dresser where my hair brush laid. I grabbed it and violently brushed through all the tangles that the conditioner missed. I set it down, and pulled open the top drawer holding my bras and panties. I chose a set of red lace ones, and slid the drawer closed. I bent down and opened up the third drawer from the bottom, which held my shirts. I chose a black one, with ruffles on the front and slid that drawer closed. I opened the drawer directly beneath it, and pulled out a scarlet red skirt, trimmed in black lace. I let my towel drop to the ground and pulled the panties up over my cleanly shaven legs. I clipped on my uncomfortable bra, and proceeded to put on my ruffly blouse and red skirt which came to about my knees, just a bit shorter. I smiled at myself in the mirror as I tucked the blouse in, then ran downstairs. I found my 3 year old brother, Caleb, sitting and eating a bowl of cereal. "Hey big guy!!" I said he squealed and ran to hug me, but I picked him up and sat him back in his seat "Eat." I told him before walking over to my father, Cato, yes Cato. The Capitol brought him and my mother Clove back after the Games for unknown reasons. Anyway, I walked over and he was shoveling eggs, biscuits, and sausage gravy down his throat "Leave me any?" I asked hugging him "On the counter" he said through a mouth full. I smiled and walked over, where my plate was waiting on the counter piled with sausage gravy, biscuits, and eggs. I grabbed it, and opened the silverware drawer and grabbed a fork, and pushed the drawer closed with my hip before walking over and sitting down between dad and Caleb. I plowed through my plate and stood up for seconds and a glass of orange juice. I filled my plate again, and put extra sausage gravy, and poured myself a big glass of the orange liquid before sitting back down. Once I had plowed through that plate and sucked down my Orange juice, I stood, placed my plate in the sink, kissed dad and Caleb on the head, and ran upstairs to mom and dad's room. I opened the door and found mom sitting with a plate of fluffy waffles, on her bed watching the television. "Hi sweetie." She said muting the tv "Hey mom, can you fish tail braid my hair?" I asked "Course Jay!" She said. That was my name, Jay, strangely I was named in honor of the victor Katniss, with her mockingjay pin and all. Anyway, I sat down and she quickly braided my damp hair with her nimble fingers and let me go. "Almost 2 honey, better get going." She said, you could hear the fear in her voice. I nodded, hugged her and ran into my room. I looked around and my eyes caught my black flats. I grabbed them, slipped them on and ran down the stairs. I kissed dad and Caleb goodbye and sprinted out the door and towards the square. Oh gosh, 1:57, 3 minutes early glad mom warned me. I stepped in line, and since I was 15, my name would be entered 4 times. Once my name, Jay Kentwell, had been written neatly 4 times on 4 different slips of paper, I was shoved into a crowded area with my age group of girls. 2:00 now. The Mayor stepped up, and read the dull treaty about how Panem was made and the dark days, what happened to 13, and how the Hunger Games were the result. Then the escort, stepped up, smiling largely showing her perfectly straight and white teeth. She had bright pink hair that was cut short, in a pixie cut, and a short deep purple dress on. "Welcome to the 76th Hunger Games!" She said in her stupid Capitol accent "And may the odds be ever in your favor!" She said before tip toeing over to the girls glass ball. She dug around for a moment before pulling out and slipping back over to the microphone. She unfolded it still smiling and read loudly "Jay Kentwell!". It felt like my heart had stopped my little brother my innocent, sweet little brother was gonna have to watch me go in! Caleb... was all I could think before the Peacekeepers grabbed me and shoved me towards the stage. I climbed the stairs stiffly and swallowed hard. "Wondeful!!" She said and quickly stalked over to the boys bowl. She pulled out a slip and walked back over, unfolded it, and read loudly "Quill Mahone!" Quill. He was handsome, and my best friend. He had coal black hair that hung over one of his diamond blue eyes, and flawless skin that was tanned perfectly. How could I go into the Games with my best friend?! He climbed the stairs swiftly and gave me a comforting look before the kids started to file out and the Peacekeepers grabbed up to take up into the Justice Building. I got one last glance at Quill before I was shoved into a room to wait for my family. Mom, dad, and Caleb came in and Caleb had obviously been crying. He climbed onto the plush red leather couch beside me and just held my hand while sucking his thumb. Mom and dad sat down also, "Knives" said mom simply "And swords baby." Dad finished. My 2 strong suits. I nodded, and we talked for a little while, than the Peacekeepers ordered them out. To my surprise though, Lilith, a girl from a few grades below me came in. She had something clutched tightly in her hand. She grabbed my wrist and shoved it into my hand. I was stunned, it was a beautiful silver necklace, with a tiny silver heart hanging from it, and the heart was engraved with diamonds. "District token." She said with a small smile. I nodded but had nothing to say. After sitting in silence with her the Peacekeepers took her away to and a few more came in to escort me and Quill to the train station, so we could be dragged away to the Capitol and be slaughtered. But one thing was for sure, if anyone lived, it would be Quill. Even if I had to kill myself. My best friend would leave that Arena alive.

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