Ophelia Wyatt, a sixteen year old girl from District Eight, never expected to be reaped for the 68th Hunger Games. She promises herself and her family that she will fight to make it home. She knows she has to in order to help her mom, who has been sick for two years. Ophelia meets her district partner Aaron, who becomes a best friend to her. Then, she meets Wes Michaels. Their mentor. Darling of the Capitol. He gives her hope. He shows her compassion. He wants her to survive, just as much as she does. Will she survive? Will she make it home to her family? Based on the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins! *mild language* *includes discussions of trauma, torture, and death* #1 in #hungergamesfanfic: April 2021/September 2021 #1 in #districts: July 2022 #3 in #hungergamesfanfic: November 2022 #4 in #hungergamesfanfic: July 2022