fresh from the Capitol with her scary white grin, pinkish hair and spring green suit
remarkably unchanged except for the vacant look in her eyes
It’s time for the drawing. Effie Trinket says as she always does, “Ladies first!” and crosses to the glass ball with the girls’ names. She reaches in, digs her hand deep into the ball, and pulls out a slip of paper. The crowd draws in a collective breath and then you can hear a pin drop, and I’m feeling nauseous and so desperately hoping that it’s not me, that it’s not me, that it’s not me.

Welcome, welcome! The time has come to select one courageous young man and woman for the honour of representing District 12 in the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games.
(Source: peetadarling)