You gulp down the fear rising in your throat. You silently make a vow to survive. You are trembling from head to toe, but you won't show them you're afraid. That shows you're weak. That makes you a target. District 12 has won only once before and your mentor, Haymitch, is completely crazy. From him, you have learnt only not to go on drugs or alcohol when you've won. If you win. Fear is burning inside you and you cannot believe that you will make it. Then you think of your famikly waiting at home. You will win for them. They will be watching you at home. They will be willing you to stay alive. So you'll do anything to survive. Even kill. The horn sounds. Welcome to the Hunger Games.
