A little Rue backstory: Her full name is Rue Savera (i could NOT think of a good last name), she's the oldest of five siblings, this is where the random names come in. There's twins Adora (girl) and Aali (boy) who are six, Seth who's seven, Dahlia who's three and Renna who's one. She's got a mom and a dad who both work on the farms. Here it goes, this chapter i short and a sort of prologue
When i was ten or so, my teacher told us to write about ourselves as if we were talking to complete strangers. My classmates groaned at the idea but i found it interesting. In district 11, everyone knows each other but we dont chat much, people like to keep to themselves. I found i've never really had to tell anybody aboout myself, and in that way i didn't really know much about myself at all. i was so into the project, i wrote the whole thing, 3 pages, in an hour. I introduced my parents, explaining how hard they worked in such terrible circumstances, i told about my siblings, how they're so brave, how little Renna is much smaller than a normal baby, because she's so underfed. My writing turned furious and out of control, as i raged against the Capitol and their strict rules for our district, i was well aware of what my teacher would say, but i stood behind my opinion and hoped that others would too. Sure enough, when i gave it to her, she read it quickly, ripped it into pieces and told me to rewrite in an appropriate fashion. When i refused, she sent me home and never mentioned the topic again. But our problems still go on, our lives are getting worse and worse with the Capitol's ever strengthening rules for us. I fear for my family, my future, and i feel like i need to do something, but if i speak up it will just make matters worse, so maybe it's better if we just keep quiet and to ourselves instead
