I am sitting on a soft, red and cozy chair with a stream of tears running down my face when I hear a slight knock on the door. I quickly wipe my tears away before the guest enter. It is my mom and dad; the two most important people in my life. They both came in and they sat on a wooden bench across the room from me. There was an awkward silence mostly because we just all had a reality check that this is actually happening to our family. My parents have to say goodbye to me because I am going to fight and kill other people for the capitols entertainment. I wasn’t too sure what to say so I just said a quiet, “Hi” to start off the conversation. Immediately my mom started crying. Just seeing her sitting there and crying made me wonder what was going through her mind. Then, I heard the deep voice of my dad say, “Close your eyes and put your hands out in front of you.”

I hesitated a little bit but then I did as I was told and gradually close my watery eyes and unfolded my hands and placed them palms up on my lap. I could hear the swishing of my dad’s raincoat and the creaking of the floor as he walked towards me. Then, something jewelry like was laid down on my hands. I waited a second or too to see if my parent would give me an okay to open my eyes. But, that never happened so I did that on my own. As I slowly opened my eyes I notice that what was placed in my hands was a beautiful necklace that was once my great grandmothers. It was mostly silver but with a circle that was blue in color with two trees that symbolized my district which is lumber. In the past I have always seen this necklace around my mom’s neck and I never would have thought that it would be my token to bring to the game that reminds me of back home. Then I asked my mom, “This necklace is so important to you. Why would you want me to have it during the games?” She answered a very simple answer, “It is because I love you. And I am very proud of you for taking on the games.”

Then I got up out of my seat so that my mom could put on the necklace that I am probably going to die in. We all got in a big group hug and stayed like that for a long time. I could tell that my dad was crying on my shoulder and the weird thing is that I think this is the first time I saw him cry, ever. Next thing you know a guard knocks on the door and opens it a few seconds later motioning my parents outside. My mom give me one last kiss on my forehead and says her final words, “Go kick some butt out there. We love you so much.” They then walked out and the guard closed the door behind them. Well, that’s the last time I’m seeing my parents.