"Cat! Sam! Wake up!" I yell as I'm making breakfast.

"What time is it?" Cat says rubbing her eyes.

"Only eight."

"Eight? I thought that you let us sleep till nine?"

"I do but not today. Both of you go take a bath. There will be clothes of your beds for you to wear to the Reaping." They both groan and walk of. I heard five knocks on the door. "Come in Clarisse." She walked in.

"What's smells good?"

"Oh. I'm making breakfast. What are you doing here?"

"What? I can't drop by to see my best friend?"

"On Reaping day, no."

"I came by to see if you need any help."

"I'm good. Actually can you watch the food while I go get mine, Cat's, and Sammy's clothes?"

"Yea. Just hurry." I nod and run off. I got out a nice pale blue dress for Cat, a green suit for Sam, and a blood red suit for me.

"Mom. Wake up. It's Reaping day." I walked into the dinning room and saw that Cat and Sam had finished their baths and got changed.

"Is breakfast ready yet?" Sam asked.

"Not yet. Just a few minutes." I got the eggs and put them on to four plates. "Do you want some Clarisse?"

"No thanks. I got to get going. Remember, 20 minutes before we meet in the square." Then she left.

"Finish your eggs and wait in the living room. I'm going to go get ready." I walked out of the room and took a quick bath. I changed into my suit. "Mom, we need to leave in 20 minutes."

I walked back into the living room. I grabbed a brush, hair bands, and some bobby pins. Yes, I am a 14 year old boy that knows how to do hair. I put Cat's hair in a bradded bun. My mom walked out wearing a pale cream dress.

"Let's get our shoes on. We have about ten minutes before we have to meet Clarisse and Keegan before the Reaping." I got my dress boots on and helped Cat and Sam tie theirs. We walked towards the square. Cat and Sam each had one of my hands.

"Hey guys. Ready to see if we get to survive another year?" I ask them.

"No. But since we have to go, then yea. Let's all hope to not get picked." Clarisse said. I looked over at Keegan who look like he was going to faint.

"Kee it's going to be fine. All they have to do is prick your finger." We walked over to the sign in table. I stuck my finger out and they pricked it. After Clarisse, Keegan, and I 'signed in' we had to go our age sections.

"Hello everyone!" Effie said into the microphone. "Welcome to the 24th Hunger Games. I will pick one male and one female to represent Distract 8. Ladies first."

She pulled out a piece of paper. "Silena Beauregard." I gasped. I knew that she was Clarisse's girlfriend.

But before Clarisse could volunteer, another girl yelled, "I volunteer!"

"No Haley! Don't!" Silena yelled as the peace keepers dragged her away."

"What is your name?" Effie asked her.

"Haley Beauregard."

"Now for the men." She picked one. "Keegan Webb." I stared in horror.

Before I knew what I was doing I yelled, "I VOLUNTEER! I VOLUNTEER AS TURIBUTE!!"

"What's your name?"

"Zachary Zenais."

"Meet our tributes Haley Beauregard and Zachary Zenais."