Thread:The Symphonic Taco/@comment-25601050-20150208094852

Rose Wells: The Capitol I sit in my room, cutting my arm with a knife. My life has been terrible ever since I was 12. Me and my friends were sitting on a tree, cutting ourselves with knives as usual. Then, me, Fiorella and Madeleine saw a knife under the tree we were sitting at, and touched it at the same time. This was the biggest mistake we ever made in our lives. As soon as we touched the knife, the tree branch below us disappeared, and me and my friends fell into darkness. Then, when the light finally appeared, I saw both my friends tied up, laying near a man, both moaning. The man had a mask on his head and a machete in his hand. I watched in horror as the man cut Madeleine’s hand clean off. I had to sit there for half an hour, watching the man turn my friends into bloody mess. Then, when he started moving towards me, I swung my knife at his chest, killing him. Then, I escaped the cage he put us into as soon as I can and came back home, not telling anybody about the accident. But there was one thing I could never forget. I watched a human being butcher my closest friends, and then I ended his life. And there is only one way I could escape this pain. And this is to volunteer for the Games. “Rose!’, I heard my father yell from the room next door, “Time to go for the Reaping!” I immediately become startled, put my clothes off and get out of the house. My father cannot know that I’m volunteering. When I get to the Reaping, already telling the speech about the Dark Days. Come on, get this started already! Finally, the boring speech is over, and our escort, Raspy Blue, comes on the stage. “Greetings, Capitol!” she says “Welcome back to the Reapings for the annual Hunger Games! Now, let’s find out who our male tribute will be.” Raspy puts her hand out of the reaping bowl and announces: “Emil Grace!” A strong-looking guy comes onto the stage. “Very well” I see Raspy grin, “Now, our female tribute is… Mays… “I VOLUNTEER!” I shout and get up the stage. I hear my father gasp in shock, “My name is Rose Wells!” “Great!” Raspy grins once again, “Our tributes from the Capitol: “Emil Grace and Rose Wells!” As I head towards the car which will bring us to the training center, I feel comfortable for the first time in my life. 