by Azmeril » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:35 pm
Selina
I was different. I was the only girl her age there not accompanied by a parent. My mother was sowing. My father was out in the fields. I had no siblings, no friends. I refused to wear a dress, or a skirt. Instead I wore my leather boots, warm long pants and a tight jacket. My brown hair bushed up around my face. It was my first reaping. I was determined it would not be my last. While the older children that had been through this over and over gain zoned out, I listened with an intensity I didn't know I had as the anthem played and a big screen showed us why we had the games, looked with such force I though the glass balls would shatter as the funny woman pulled out the first name declaring loudly, "Ladies first!". A tense three seconds passed as she fumbled with the very tight roll and another five while she tried to read the very tiny messy writing printed inside. Finally, when I could stand it no longer she called out "Selina Finch!" I froze. I waited. No one called out. No one made a sound. Finally, I willed my feet to move and slowly made my way up to the stage. when I got to the foot of the stairs I tripped but no one laughed. That made it even worse. When the boys name was called he seemed so big and scary I almost ran from the stage to my favorite hiding place, under the great trees outside my house, but once again my feet had frozen and would not move. When my parents came my father said that I would win for this district. For them. He said he loved me and I would do him proud. My mother just said good bye. Tears were in my fathers eyes as he left but I could not get a good glance at y mother. After they left I was hustled onto a train full on scary, over helpful people and given dinner. After i finished, all I wanted to do was cry myself to sleep. So that is what I did.
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Azmeril on Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:38 pm, edited 4 times in total.
I am me, because I want to be <3