I got woken up by Katniss, y older sister. I have two sisters, which makes me the middle child. Yep, it goes Katniss, me and then Prim. Katniss is sixteen, I'm fourteen and Prim is twelve. By this you may have figured out that this is Prim's first reaping. She won't get picked though, her names only in there once. "Eliza, you need to get going, reapings in an hour." That's me if you can't tell, I'm Eliza Mae Everdeen. Or as Katniss likes to call me, the useless child. "Okay." I say rolling out of bed. Prim and Katniss were already up. Katniss hunting and Prim helping mum make some medicine. God, I guess I am useless.

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We arrived at the reaping and they took our blood. We waited for the names to be called. Eefee plunged her hand into the bowel and pulled out a slip of paper. "Primrose Everdeen." She shrilled out. I looked around, panicked. I saw mum and then Katniss, she was stepping forward. I couldn't let her volunteer, she provided for the family. I should do it, really I am just the useless child. I ran foreword yelling "I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!" Katniss looked shocked but it soon sank in. Two peace keepers grabbed me to drag me up to the slave and to more grabbed Katniss who, at this point, was yelling hysterically. Eefee smiled at me. "District twelves first volunteer. What's your name hun?"
"Eliza Everdeen."
"Everdeen? I bet my hat that was your sister." I nodded, looking at Prim. Who was standing there crying silently. The boys got picked, some kid called Peter Mallark, 16.