15 year old Carlie raced through the forest, breathless. She was being chased by someone who was pretty scary to her, but she would never allow him to catch her. Who is this, you ask? Well, this is a peacekeeper, some of the most terrifying people around if you lived outside the districts, like Carlie. She had been asking one of the bakers in District 11 for some leftover bread, and they had been able to slip her some burnt bread before they rushed back to their work. This was pretty regular to happen, no one wanted to be caught giving food to the runaways that live outside the Districts, but they would nearly always support them at least. It takes guts to hunt outside of the Districts, more so to live out there and have to hunt for any type of meal. But she would never ask 1, 2, 3 or 4. They would never give her anything, and would most likely turn her in for the sake of some bread. Anyway, they hadn't been caught, but she had been. It was also 3 days before the 'Reaping's were set to take place, so the place was crawling with Peacekeepers. In the 6 years she had been living in the forest, she had had her fair shares of being seen, but they had never physically caught her. And they never would. Carlie was used to the forests, unlike the peacekeepers. She could run like the wind, climb trees and avoid trees and rocks if she was running. Not to mention she had been taught how to hunt before she had gotten lost.

Carlie was part of the Everdeen family, but one time when she was out learning to hunt with her older sister, Katniss, and her father, she had gotten lost. She had shouted and yelled, but to no avail. She had been taught, when you're lost, go to high ground and find a water source, which is exactly what she did. For the last 6 years, Carlie had taken care of herself against peacekeepers and animals alike. She was believed dead in District 12, and she had heard that her father had died. She had learnt to fend for herself, but she had always wanted to go back to District 12 to see her sisters and her mother. She had thought she seen Katniss out hunting a few times, but she could never be sure. Katniss was quick too, and she uses stealth to kill animals, so Carlie knew she couldn't shout if she ever saw Katniss. Apart from that, she never saw anyone from 12 again, because she knew they were poor enough, they couldn't give her anything.

Carlie had climbed to the top of a tree by now, while the peacekeeper was still on the ground, shouting for her to come down. She, of course, didn't and sat in the tree until he gave up. He did, and she was able to eat her bread, concealed in the leaves of the trees. Thinking of the sisters she may never see again, the mother whose voice she may never hear again, and the touch of all 3 she may never feel again. She fell asleep concealed in those same leaves, thinking about the life she wishes she had.

Carlie was awoken by the usual hustle and bustle of the animal world. All of the deer were out clambering around on the ground below, the hedgehogs snuffling around. The birds were cawing and cooing above and around her in their nests or flying around. The beautiful butterflies were fluttering around, their colours looking gorgeous in the light of the rising sun. The tiny tree insects were creeping around on the tree ba-

SNAP

This noise seemed to disrupt everything. The deer look up and creep away, the hedgehogs sneak back under the protection of their leaves, the tree insects crawl back into their safe homes in the tree bark. The snap, which was obviously a twig, seemed to have been manmade... Which means there's people down there. Company can be good or bad. It's good if its just someone who snuck from their District to find food for their family, which is highly unlikely since it's only a few days before the Reapings start, it'd be hard to get out, unless you're from 12. That fence is rarely on, and there's a hole in it big enough for someone to get through. It's bad if it's a peacekeeper. Only one way to find out... But a couple of voices stopped Carlie's thoughts of anything else.

"Gale! I almost had that deer!"

"Katniss, what could you do with a full grown deer?"

"I could sell it-"

But Carlie wasn't listening anymore. She was already scrambling out of the confinements of her tree-bed, and climbing down the tree as quick as she could. When she reached the bottom, her suspicions were confirmed. There, a few metres away... Was her older sister Katniss... Pointing her bow and arrow at Carlie. A look of realisation washes over Katniss' face, and suddenly she lowers her bow.

"Carlie?"

"Katniss..."

Katniss smiles, while Gale stands in the background, completely oblivious to the situation. He never knew of Carlie. Carlie and Katniss hug tightly. Neither of them thought this day would come... The day they were finally reunited.