Dear Diary,
I went hunting with Gale again today. We managed to get a
couple of squirrels and birds today. I even found a patch of wild strawberries
to trade in town. I was able to trade my half of the catch for some bread and
even some meat for supper. Prim’s goat is still giving us a good amount of
milk. I took half the milk to the market as well. It’s hard to get good food
here in District 12, unless you are one of the well off families or have good
stuff to trade for it. The Reaping Day is coming up this week. It will be
Prim’s first time in the Reaping and she’s been having nightmares about it. I
keep telling her that it won’t be her, not with me and Gale and many other kids
having their names in so many times. I counted up how many times my name is in
the drawing this year with having to get help with food from the Capital. I
often wonder if the closer districts have this much trouble with feeding their
families, or if it’s just here on the outskirts. I wonder if it’ll ever change
and get easier for us. Maybe someone will stand up for us. I better get some
sleep, going hunting again tomorrow.
A Little Help
People
hungry now
Kindness
is needed to help
A
small change means hope
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