My heart skips a beat. I feel like I’m going to be sick.

I pull myself together and slowly walk

towards the stage. I can hear the screams of my mother crying as step up to the stage and
make my over to the female bowl. Then Luna gestures for us to come to the middle and
hold hands and raise them in the air. “Our district 7 tributes Flint Waldwick and Alexia
Haywood”. District 7 erupt into a massive clap. Then two peace keepers grabbed both of my
arms and dragged me in to the justice building as they were doing I lock eyes with Johanna
who looks like she had been crying. I give a nod of reassurance as I’m pulled through the
door of the justice building.
I got put in a room all by myself it felt like I was in there for ages but it got me thinking
about last year’s district 7 tributes they got practically nowhere both were killed in the
cornucopia blood bath. They were both 16-year-olds but age doesn’t matter as long as your
smart and skilled in combat your size doesn’t really matter an example of this was last year’s
winner. At the age of 14 district 4s Finnick Odair won and became the youngest ever victor.
Everyone my age fancied Finnick. I deny any feelings for him to other people as I don’t want
to follow the crowd but secretly I does think he is a very good-looking boy. Normally once
both of the tributes are dead most of the district stops watching but last year they didn’t
because most people fell in love with Finnick Odair. I was quickly snapped out of my
thoughts when my mum came barging along with my brother and dad.
“Oh honey, were so sorry I wish I could save you I really wish I could, try your best in there
okay. I love you so much do us proud” my mother says with tears streaming down her face.
This makes me cry. Then she pulled me into a hug which made me cry even more.
“I love you so much pumpkin, do us proud” my dad speaks up joining the hug. He hasn’t
called me pumpkin since I was like 5. “Remember how skilled you are with you axe make
sure you get an axe. I promise if you kill someone we won’t hold it against you as we know
your only doing it to survive.” I completely forgot I have to kill people now it starting to
make me panic.
“Please try to win Alexia, please. I love you” my brother says also joining the hug also
bawling his eyes out. I feel for him he starts the reaping process next year and I might not be
able to help him through it and the thought of him getting reaped is so scary.
“Ill try my best guys to do you proud and I’ll try to win. I’ll definitely use an axe if there is
one. Please don’t grieve me to long if I do die please. Carry on with your normal lives please.
I love you guys so much and ill miss you all so much.” Then a peace keeper comes in and
shouts times up and ushered my family out I scream I love you one last time before the door
was shut and I was alone again with my thoughts. Another 5 minutes go by then the door
opens again its Johanna. Seeing her face made my cry instantly.
“Win, you better win or ill kill you myself if you don’t. I can’t lose. I physically can not you’re
like my older sister, I can’t lose you. I love you so much. As your dad probably said use your
axe of if you have to use a knife” she stated through her tears as soon as she got in the door.
I ran and gave her hug whilst absolutely bawling my eyes out.
“I’ll try jo, I promise. I swear on my life I will try. I love you so much” I cried. Then another
peacekeeper came in and shouted times up again and pulled her out and slammed the door
locking it behind him. I was alone again. I feel like I’m going to be on my own for a lot of this
especially because my tribute partner is Flint fucking Waldwick. The most arrogant, stuck up
piece of shit on planet earth. Why me? Why did it have to be me? Then a peace keeper
came grabbed my arm and walked me towards the train.