Return to the Arena

As Katniss continues to try and lead a normal life and act as if Peeta was the love of her life, things keep getting worse throughout the country of Panem. Uprisings are beginning in more of the districts, mainly because of Katniss and the berry scenario in the games, causing President Snow to become frustrated and unhappy with her. Just when things were finally looking better, everything turns to the worse.

Every 25 years, there is an event called the Quarter Quell in which a special round of the Hunger Games is played to remind those of the dark past of Panem. Well, unfortunately the last Hunger Games, in which Katniss and Peeta won, was the 75th game meaning it's time for another Quarter Quell. President Snow announces that this year the event will involve the reaping of all the Hunger Games victors from each district and then they will all go back into the arena to fight one another. It takes Katniss a minute to realize what he has just said and then it hits her, she's going back into the arena. Since she's the only girl victor from district 12, she automatically is chosen as the girl tribute from district 12 for the Quarter Quell. However, there are two male victors from district 12: Haymitch and Peeta. Haymitch knows that Peeta will end up going in because if Haymitch himself is chosen, Peeta will volunteer to take his place. Katniss is also aware of this so she and Haymitch decide that their goal is to keep Peeta alive.

As Katniss leaves for her second time taking place in the games, she isn't even given the chance to say goodbye to her family, let alone Gale. This tears her apart because she knows she will never see them again after these games, she's positive she's going to die. If I knew I was going to die, the only people I would want to be around would be my friends and family so I can't even begin to imagine what Katniss is going through. Maybe, just maybe, things will turn up in her favor again sending her back home safely to her family.