Sunrise on the Reaping

No way to control the outcome of the reaping or what follows it. So don’t feed the nightmares. Don’t let yourself panic. Don’t give the Capitol that. They’ve taken enough already.

I have nothing to live for.” I say this without even a note of self-pity. I am simply stating a fact.
“Then you have nothing to lose. That puts you in a position of power.”

A sister, I’d said. But what is that exactly? I think about our journey — everything from sniping with her in those early days after the reaping to battling those pink birds. I guess that’s my answer. A sister is someone you fight with and fight for. Tooth and nail.