CHAPTER 1
His blue eyes, blonde hair , and his signature smirk …Cato Sanders . My childhood best friend…..
My family together with Gale (my cousin) moved to this country called Philippines cause my dad got a really good job offer as a hotel vice president. We promised each other we would video chat once in a while, which we did do that every week.
But all of a sudden Dad got electrocuted by my laptop while he was using it and that sent him to the hospital for weeks and after that he did not allow the use of computers in the house because of trauma. After that I've never heard anything about Cato again.
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"I declare that the Hunger Games would be back for the sake of bringing back order to our nations." As Corilanus Snow , President of the WPO (World Peace Organization) announced on live TV."WHAT?!" We all shrieked.
"The following 24 nations will send a teenager ages 12-18 to the upcoming games. Austrailia , China, Denmark , Japan, Thailand , Malaysia , Canada , United Kingdom, Panem , Philippines, Italy , France , Ireland , India , Austria , Germany , Mexico , Brazil , Spain, Portugal, Indonesia , Sri Lanka, East Timor and Argentina ." . My jaw dropped as he said all these countries but then it crept in to my mind, at least they just have to send 1 teen . I mean unlike before , they used to send 2! "Also we will have 2 victors and the reaping is in a week. May the odds be ever in your favor ." He finished. I sighed in relief at least 2 will be going home. But then again, still, 22 kids are going to die and to think…. Reaping is in a week.
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I went to school the next day and told Gale and my friends, Madge , Jannie and Kayla the news . They couldn't believe it. They panicked at the fear of getting reaped and they did not know how to handle a weapon to defend themselves. Well… except for Gale since we both did archery , knife throwing and hand to hand combat together. So, we decided to help them out by training them how to handle these stuff.
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As the reaping got closer and closer we just got more nervous and jumpy . "Guys it's impossible for one of us gets reaped . Since only one will be reaped ."Gale started. "Yeah but still. Plus I'm worried about Cato and Prim. What If they get reaped?" I replied.
"Who's Cato?" Kayla and Jannie said in unison.
"My childhood best friend." I said as my voice trailed off realizing how much I miss him and his presence.
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Its Reaping day. I'm nervous and worried as heck ! Prim had a nightmare last night that she was reaped . I stayed with her all night to soothe her, but today she was all shaky. "Don't worry It's your first year . you won't get reaped." I said while hugging her trying to calm her down. "What if I do get reaped?" Now she's crying again. "No. You won't and I promise you that." As I said this , she stopped crying and gave me a small smile. Gale just woke up and started devouring the eggs, bacon and muffins like he never ate before.
"Woah! Slow down! Leave some for us." I said and Prim cracks up.
"I just wanna savor aunt Sheila's cooking in case I get reaped" he said while his mouth is full.
"It's still bad manners Gale." Mom said as Gale mumbled something about manners and why is it important.
"Good Morning" dad greeted.
"What 's so good about this morning ?" I mumbled.
"Ohh right. Well lighten up a bit honey." As dad said while patting my shoulders.
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I looked in the mirror all ready and thought, I am Katniss Everdeen 16 years old. I might die in a matter of weeks and maybe will never see my family and friends ever again. But most importantly, I'll never get to see Cato again.
"Ready?" as mom peeked through the door.
"Yeah…I'll be down in a sec".
I left the room with my hands shaking….Who knows what destiny has in stored for me.
AN: What do you guys think ? Please do review. It's my first fanfic so forgive me if there are so much errors :| I'll accept good and bad reviews so yeah . Btw expect me to update slow because I have school and Jazz dance club plus I'm only allowed to go online if I'm free of homework or I have something to research on so yeah. Thanks