I wake up suddenly from a nightmare. It is reaping day. My name was put in once this year. Katniss says I won't picked in the reaping but I'm not too sure. It is still early so I will set out my gift to Katniss, goat cheese wrapped in basil. I woke up and Katniss isn't here. She must be out hunting. We live out by the meadow, on the edge of the Seam, and Katniss climbs a fence to hunt in the woods. She isn't allowed to do that but I don't tell. She usually hunts with her friend Gale, and this year is his last year in the reaping. Soon he will work in the coal mines. My mother is still sleeping so I make breakfast quietly. When she wakes up we are silent for we know what comes later. She makes a concotion of herbs, for she still misses my father. He was killed in a mine explosion 5 years ago but I don't remember much of what happened. The next couple hours go quickly and slowly at the same time waiting in anticipation for what is to come. My mother helps me get ready for the reaping. I wear a skirt and a ruffled blouse, Katniss's first reaping outfit, and my hair is in a braid. I wait while Katniss takes a bath, gets dressed, and gets her hair done by my mother. She wears one of mother's dresses and her hair is in a braided bun. We eat bread and milk from my goat Lady. We head to the square for the reaping as attendance is mandatory. Me and Katniss go into our age sections and I feel worried as I leave her. What if she gets called, what if I get called? The reaping begins, and I see three chairs, one with Mayor Undersee, and one with Effie Trinket, District 12's escort. The clock strikes 2 and Mayor Undersee talks about the history of the games. After that Haymitch Abernathy, District 12's mentor makes his way to the stage, and he's drunk. Effie Trinket steps up to the stage and says "Happy Hunger Games!". She is about to announce "Ladies first!" as she always does. Then I hear it. "Primrose Everdeen!"
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