The Hunger Games: Katniss's Diary

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Dear diary:

The Hunger Games are coming really soon and I'm afraid that Katniss,will get chosen as a female tribute this year. As I'm writing this she's out with Gale hunting for today's meals, I hope they are able to catch a good supper for tonight.

I might get milk from Lady and make some cheese and afterwards when Gale and Katniss comes back, I will give them the milk and cheese to trade at the Hob. I don't like the fact that the Capitol put each district into poverty. Why can't they use their power to help us?

Dear diary:

Today will be the Reaping Ceremony for our District. Since yesterday everyone has become restless and frightened. Mom has even made Katniss and I pray every day, she's really anxious and worried. Every year this
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Gale has still been working hard hunting but lately we've been eating more quantities of food. His probably been lucky. This is the day the real Hunger Games began. Mom and i are just as frantic as the day of the Reaping, I've tried calming her down but I gave up. i woke up early this morning and tried to get as much Milk and Cheese from Lady as possible to trade, I then went quickly and carefully to collect some herbs on the other side of the fence, because mom had finished them last night on a patient. A few hours ago a patient came in carried by his co-workers. He had clumsily hit himself with his Axe while mining the axe had penetrated pretty deep into his knee.I tried not to vomit as Mom and I crushed the herbs to make a remedy for his wound.

The live broadcast of the Hunger Games began shortly after the man went home. Mom and i were extremely scared and worried about katniss, we just hope she wins the games. All the tributes we're on different platforms as the Arena wall opened up. Many of them looked at their surroundings for a plan I could see that they all starred at the weapons. No one dared to get of their platforms until the signal went off.
Unlike last year where a tribute jumped of completely and blew up into bites. I imagined myself in that situation if Katniss hadn't volunteered for me and I silently thanked her when the signal

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