by white . horse » Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:52 pm
~HAWK~
Hawk awoke, looking around as his eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight. He was leaning up against a huge oak, which he carved on in his pastime. He felt the intricate designs he has made over the years. Stars, snowflakes, leaves, even the Capitol's seal. He wondered in a week if he would be seeing that seal above his head in the arena.
Hawk started back home, but sat by a bush and ate wild blackberries. A deep red robin, probably one of the Capitol's mutts, landed on the bush adjacent to the one Hawk was eating off of. "And may the odds..." Hawk said, tossing a blackberry towards the robin, catching it in its mouth, "Be ever in your favor." Gathering more blackberries in his sack, he walked home.
Home, his father was feeding the 20 cows at his house. He set the blackberries on the counter and went down his hallway to his room. He sat on his bed and thought about the reaping.