Another sunny and extremely hot day of summer came.
I went downstairs to the kitchen in my pyjamas. My mother there already made breakfast.
"Where's dad?" I asked.
"In work."
Even today?
Today when his daughter has her first day of reaping?
"It's a big day, Sasha. He is a peacekeeper, he has to work today." Mum said.

I don't have any siblings. It's just men and my parents, together living in a middle of District 2. My dad is a peacekeeper in this district. He is the main teacher that teaches peacekeepers fighting. He treats our house like a hotel and I rarely see him.
This year is my first and it also the Quarter Quell. This year only kids of people who give the most to Capitol can get picked.

I'm only 12 years old and I don't want to get picked. I'm good at fighting but I don't want go there yet.
"Your dad said that you have to volunteer if you don't get picked." My mum said.
"What? Why?"
"It's about glory, Sasha. You have to go there and win. This is your best opportunity, we didn't train you for nothing." She said.
I couldn't believe it.
I didn't want to volunteer but I was scared of what will happen if I don't.

I went upstairs and put on my reaping clothes. I put my long blonde hair in a  braid.

I was stressed.
I knew that I have to go on the games.
I saw my friend Eleanor coming up to me.
"You're not going to volunteer, right?" She said.
Eleanor is my only friend and the only one who my parents let me hang out with. She's 18, she used to babysit me in past. She's like an older sister for me. She wasn't taking part in the reaping.
"I have to. My dad told me so." I answered.
"Is he crazy? You're 12." She said.
"I'm sorry, Eleanor." I replied.

...

Finally we got to the reaping.
I was standing in the crowd and watching the stage.
There were two bowls. There were more boys that girls but there weren't a lot of slips in both.

I hope I won't have to fight anyone in order to go on the arena.

"Hello everyone!" Terra said.
"Happy Hunger games and may the odds be ever in your favour." She said.
"Now let's start with women,"
Terra said and walked up to the first bowl.

"Sandra Person!" She said.
It wasn't my name or name of anyone that I knew. It was a random 12 year old girl.
"I volunteer as a tribute!" I yelled.
"Alright come here." Terra said to me and I got to the stage.
I got to the stage and looked at the crowd. I don't want to be here.
"What's your name?"
"Sasha Lopez." I said.
"Now for the boys!" She said and went over to the bowl with boys.
"Ronald Reagan!" She said, again I have no idea who that was.
I don't have a lot of friends.
"I volunteer as a tribute!" Someone yelled in the crowd.
The person who volunteered stand next to me.
"What's your name?"
"Paris Rogue."
"Great! Sasha and Paris will represent District 2 on 200th Hunger Games and the 8 Quter Quell! May the odds be ever on your favour!"

...

My dad to meet with me.
When I saw my mother coming alone, I broke into tears, my mum didn't say much. She told me to win and not disappoint her.
Then Eleanor went to the room.
I ran into her arms immediately.
"He didn't even came, he didn't even say goodbye." I cried.
"Don't worry about him, now you have to team up with other careers and survive okay?" She said.
I nodded my head.

...

After sometime me and Paris got on the train.
Paris was a tall brown haired man. He was 16 years old, I know that he attends my father's school. His parents create the most amount of weapons of the entire District 2.
"Hey," he said.
"Hi."
"Do you know the victors?" He asked.
"Not personally." I said.
"There's Clover from 133th games, Lydia from 159th, Oli from 188th and Oliver from 199th." I explained.
"Looks like you know quite a lot, blondie." He answered.

Then the victors I mentioned walked in to the room. It was fascinating to see them in real life even though I used to see them only tv.
"Hello, tributes." Lydia said.
"You're two of this year's careers. It means that you're the biggest threat." She added.
"But there a thing," Clover said.
"Do you know when was the last time when District 2 won a Quarter Quel?" She asked.
We looked at eachother in confusion.
"It was the first Quarter Quel I think." I said.
"Yes, the 25th Hunger Games, it was 175 years ago." She said.
"District 12 even won a Quarter Quel two times and we won only once." "That's why one of you has to win." She explained.

It's true that our District never was great at Quter Quells. Many Districts won only once like, 11 or 8 but as District 2 we have to be one of the bests. District 1 though, has never won a Quarter Quel.

...

Soon we met with our stylist. She talked with us about our outfits and that we will wear for the parade.

When we arrived to the house we are going to stay in Oliver told us everything about this years tributes.
"Each of this tributes has a special skill because all of them are in family of talented people." He started.
He showed on the screen tributes from 1.
"This Anne and Orion. Orion's family is known for having the most Dimond miners in District 1. Anne's grandparents create tons of jewelry for Capitol. Anne herself helps them when she doesn't train for the games."
Then he showed the tributes from 3.
"This is Twilight and Peter. Both of their families create huge amounts of phones. Twilight also knows how the electricity works the most from all the tributes despite being 14."
He switched the pictures again.
"Those are Amber and Bruce from 4. Bruce is known to be one of the best 12 year old swimmers. Amber knows everything about every kind of fish."
"Then we have Abby and Tony from 5. Abby's family gives ecological power to the Capitol which means that she has really good survival skills."
"Iva and Aspen from 7. Aspen's father is the most skilled lumberjack in District 7."
"Serenade and Terence from 8. Serenade is very good at camouflage since her family dyes clothes."
"Those are Poppy and Emil from 11. Poppy's family produces many amounts of lavender and Emil's produce corn."
"And the last ones, Victoria and Frank from 12. Victoria's family gives a lot if coal, she's 13 so she can't work in mine but she trains so she can do that in future."

When Oliver finished explaining we went to our beds.