I stood in the crowd at the reaping, fearing the worst, and keeping an eye on my little brother. If his name was picked i would volunteer, i wasnt going to let hm go into the games, he still hd so much to learn. But the name they called out wasnt his, no it was mine. It took me few seconds to register, and slowly i made my way up to the stage. When the reaper asked for volunteers, I wished hard that my brother wouldnt take my spot, but someone did speak out. I looked up to see who it was, my best friend, Dax. I walked over to him, and hugged him, "Win this thing, I know you can." I replied. I returned to the side of the stage, a mixture of emotions flowing over me.