User blog comment:District12-Tributes/My Hunger Games/@comment-5352994-20120625025108

Reaping day for district 11

Maizie:

I woke up this morning in a panic, which is understandable considering that today is my first reaping. My older brother Aaron is trying to comfort me, " Don't worry, Maze you won't get picked you only have one slip of paper in there" he says to me in a cooing voice, the one that calms me. So we get ready and me ,being only 62 pounds, have to pin my dress in several places. Off to the Center we go.

I wait in a line of all the other 12 year old girls. I am so nervous, something just feels wrong and I've learned to trust these feelings... "Hello, district 11! Well here we go for our female tribute!" Plator, our escort fishes her hand around a little before pulling out one perfect square sheet of paper. "Our female tribute is... Maizie Hawthorne!" I am in shock! I slowly start to walk up to the stage adjusting my dress a bit. "I love you Aaron" I think. Everyone looks away in pain and horror as the honor student, polite, selfless, pretty, tiny, and caring twelve year old takes stage with a single tear running down her face.

Aaron Hawthorne: "No!" I scream as little Maizie, my little Maizie makes her way to stage. "I-I I volunteer!" I yell. As I'm running on stage I realize what I've done but I don't care. I will do anything, ANYTHING, to keep Maizie safe and I will make sure she wins!