McKenna's POV

I was running. Running. Running. I couldn't let them catch me. The Capitol would probably kill me painfully on some Capitol death torture instrument, or turn me into an Avox. And frankly, neither option was very pleasing. So I ran as hard as I could, never taking more than a minute to rest my sore legs and fatally exhausted lungs.

I had no idea which District I'd run I know is that I ran from District eight and was now in a forest.

I saw a lake and a small stone room, I r an into it, not caring who was in there.

"Hello?"

No reply. I slumped down, panting hard and took out my small, portable TV to watch the Reaping. Damn them. The reaping was why I ran in the first place, I couldn't let my family down by dying in the Games, which I would have if I were chosen.

I looked through the window. I saw a girl, my age,with a brown braid swimming. A boy was with her, he had a game bag, oh god, what would I give for a bite of that deer meat? I gulped and opened the door. The girl gasped and slid away from me. I held up my hands.

"I'm as vulnerable as you."

The girl slowly came nearer.

"Who are you? I've never seen you in town." She turned to the boy. "Gale have you seen her?" The boy, Gale, shook his head.

"I'm from District Eight." She gaped at me.

"You escaped?"

I nodded.

"How?"

"It wasn't easy. It hurt alot. I refused to participate in the Hunger Games, I ran so they wouldn't be able to." The boy swam up next to her.

"Katniss."

"What Gale?"

"We should take her to Alexis."

I didn't want to find out who Alexis was.

Suddenly, there was a snarl. I turned around, there was a mutation. "Run."

The three of us ran, but the mutation was after me.

Great. Just what I needed. I ran up a tree. The thing snapped at my heels.

"Don't move girl."

A ginger haired girl took a long knife from her thigh and threw it. I looked around, the girl and boy had disappeared.

She threw another knife, straight into it's heart.

I climbed down.

"Thanks. I'm McKenna." I said brushing a bit of my red/blonde hair out of my face.

"Alexis." We shook hands.

"So,you ran from District Eight?"

"How did you-"

"The forest has many hiding places."

She was leading me into the district.

"If you don't mind my asking, what district have I wound up in?"

"Twelve?"

"TWELVE!"

How could I have run four districts in three weeks on only a minute every mile or so to rest? It's like, 80,000 miles! I must have been running more than I I thought.

The boy and girl - were they siblings? - walked up to me. The girl had a bow and a full quiver.

"You got her. Alexis. I think you're gonna need a partner."

"Why?"

"Well, you're going on the run aren't ya?"

"So? Why'd I want her?"

"She ran four districts! In - how long?"

"Almost a quarter of a month.

"In three weeks! That's gotta be impressive."

"Well, THAT is impressive. BUT I gotta know if she got strengths."

"I can fight with a blade or my fists."

"Let's see it. Fight Gale."

I did. And nearly won, if Alexis hadn't startled me.

"She is good."