May the odds be ever in your favor ( Hunger games fan fiction)

May the odds be ever in your favor

                                          CHAPTER ONE   

"WHY NOT?" I yell.

"I'm not going to let my 15 year old daughter volunteer for a death match!" My father says.

" Please dad, please." I say in a much calmer voice.

" I don't want to lose you Amber."

" I know dad. I know."

" I don't think you do." my mom chimes in

" I do! None of you love me or even care about me!"

" This is what I mean! You are the most ungreatful child I've ever met yet we tell you we don't want to lose you and you have the nerve to tell us that?" My father says.

" I'm not a child! And even if you still think I am, I'm not your kid and I never will be! You wouldn't have even cared that I would volenter if your favorite child begged you too not let me!"

" We lived in poverty when you where born. Everyone said give you up but we didn't and this is how you treat us? " My mother says.

" You should have given me up! I hate it here! I'm voluntering and theres nothing you can do about it!"

" No! You're not!"

" I don't care what you say!" I walk away.

I had asked my father and mother if I could volunteer for the very first Quarter Quell and they keeped on saying no. kept on saying no. I could tell that my they where getting very annoyed. So was I.

I watch as my twin brother walks in the room. If today was any other day he'd be happy and joking around but today is the day where they pick tributes. And he knows I might volunteer.

" Amber, " My brother says as he pulls me aside. " please don't volunteer. If you volunteer I will too."

" Grain your an idiot. First of all, I'm not going to volunteer and even if I was it's not any of your business. Second,  if you volunteer if I volunteer one of us will die. And what if I just get picked?" I say.

" I'll volunteer if you do just get picked. I want to protect my little sister."

" We're twins and I'm only fifteen minutes younger than you. And you know mom, dad, and Waves won't be able to handle if just one of us is dead, imagine if both of us were dead. What would we do if we are the only ones left?"

" Mom and dad may cry but Waves won't even remember us, and if we're the last ones we'll just shoot at each other till the other dies." he says smiling.

" You thank that's funny?  I would want at least one of us to volunteer for Waves but I don't want anyone to do it for me." I say as I walk away.

I go into Waves room. I see my little sisters adorable and cubby face. She is so cute while shes asleep. I see a smile on her face and she starts to giggle. I catch her open her eye. She doesn't think I know she's awake. I start to walk out of the room when I hear a three year old say...

" Sissy don't leave I'm not asleep. "

" I have to leave. I'll see you later. "

" okay bye bye Ambie."

I saw tears in her eyes. She saw a video tape on the Hunger Games and she's scared Grain and I are going to get picked.

"I'll be back. If I get picked I'll win for you." I tell her

One hour later.........

            

I'm all done getting ready. I'm wearing a purple dress with black designs on the bottom. My strawberry blonde hair is up in a bun and my bangs are in a french twist that twirls around my bun.

" Amber you look beautiful. " my mom exclaims.

" Thanks but I need to leave. I love you. "

" I love you too ." she says as she hugs me.

She starts to cry as I walk out the door. I don't stop walking because I could be late and if someone is late they are seriously punished on the spot.

I arrive and I see my brother is already there. A Peace Keeper pricks my finger and draws blood. I stand with other fifteen year old girls. A lady named Arif  who always wheres neon blue takes the stage. She plays a video and begins with her speech.

"Welcome District 9, to the first Quater Quell tribute picking. Now this year we will pick a girl and boy tribute that is 12 to 18 and a girl and boy tribute ages 3 to 11. We will start with ages12 though 18 and as always lady first....."

There was a long silence and then.....

  " Amber Gold!"

It felt like a lifetime just standing there. I decided earlier that I wasn't going to volunteer and I didn't want to be picked anymore but, my name was called and everyone was staring at me. I walk up on stage speechless. I look at my mom shes crying almost screaming.

" Now for the b-"

"I volunteer! "

I here my mom screaming and chanting no. I forgot my brothers promise. I watch him walk up to the stage.

" What's your name?"

" Grain Gold. I'm Ambers brother."

Grain had stayed true to his word, and I'm the reason one of us would die in the Quarter Quell.