A/N: Ok, so this is my second favorite pair. After Cato and Clove (which I'm also writing about). This is starting from the bombing of District 12, and will switch POV's, starting from Madge.
Madge POV:
A hovercraft flies over our roof, and I look up at it. We never get hovercrafts here...not in District 12. I walk into my Mother's bedroom, maybe she'll know what its for. I look at her, and sigh. Apperantly she had another migraine, because there is a bottle of morphine on her bedside table and she's completely out.
I walk outside to the square, where a crowd is forming to see what the hovercraft it. I try to push my way through the crowd, and there's about thirty people in between me and the hovercraft.
Smoke comes out of the hovercraft, and there's a loud noise and I'm blown backwards a meter or two, even though I wasn't that close to the front. I stand up, a little bit in a daze, and another boom shakes the ground. I fly backwards again, and see my home on fire. On FIRE. My parents are both in there...I run towards my house, pushing people behind me to get there.
As I see the other buildings on fire, the reality of it hits me. District 12 is being bombed. Bombed. By the Capitol.
I feel the tears streaming down my face before I realize what they are, and start coughing from the smoke. I run up to my Mother's room, where fire is gulping up her window.
"Mother!" I shriek, trying to wake her. "Mother!" She opens her eyes slightly, and says "Wha..what? M-Maysilee?" I shake her back and forth. "No! Its Madge! Your daughter! We have to get out of her!" I pull her, and thankfully she's always been small and thin, kind of like me.
I yank her up and she doesn't move. "Go on without me, Madge. I'll slow you down"She sighs, and I shriek again. "No! Lets get moving! Come on!" I yank on her arm, and she doesn't move. "Madge, go. I love you" She says and I feel more tears streaming down my cheeks. I start to cough again, and she pushes me out the door. "Mother!" I shriek, and her room collapses. I cough more from the smoke, and can feel myself retching.
I run around our collapsing house, looking for my Father. I run out the front door, screaming "Dad!"
I step on something and I look down and gasp. Its an arm. Not too far from it, is the rest of my Father. "Dad!" I scream again, and began to sob. I stop walking in the middle of the square, and just stop. I fall down on my knees and put my face in my hands and cry.
My pale pink dress is charred and doesn't look even slightly pink anymore. The matching ribbon is falling out of my usually neat, curled ponytail.
My arms and legs are covered with burns and cuts, and there is ashes all over my face. I make no notice of it, and continue to sob.
I stand up quickly. The Everdeen's. With Katniss in the arena...they need help. I shot up and start to sprint to their house in Victors Village, which is not far from my house.
I'm almost to their house when someone runs into me, knocking me over. I look up and see none other then Gale Hawthorne. Great. He hates me. Apperantly, since my dad is the mayor, that makes me stuck up. He looks at me in shock, and a little bit of pity. It soon vanishes. "What are you doing? Shouldn't you be out of here already?" He looks at me weird, and I take no offense at his words, even though I know he thinks I should have known about this beforehand.
I try to answer, and start to cough and vomit again. He just stares at me. "I'm coming to help" I say, and it sounds raspy. He just looks at me, like he's surprised I wanted to help anyone.
I sprint into the Everdeen's house, and Gale follows me. I lead Prim out the door, and he helps Katniss's Mother.
Gale mouthes something to , and I don't catch what it is. Something screams, and I whip around. Gale grabs my arm a bit too hard, and I wince. He looks at me. There is a huge gash on my forearm. I look at him, expecting him to take the Everdeen's to safety. He does, and I sprint in the other direction. Prim and Gale yell my name, but I run into the house I heard the screaming in.
There are charred body parts everywhere. I try to keep from throwing up again. Half of someone is laying on the couch, and it looks like an old man.
I continue running, looking for the person screaming. I break into a room, and see a girl, maybe 3 or 4, screaming and crying. I grab her up, carry her out of the room.
I'm starting to get dizzy from the smoke, and I see a boy, maybe 12, in another room. I grab his hand and lead him out of the room. A board falls from the ceiling, inflaming the room. I cough more, and run out of the house, dragging the boy and carrying the girl.
I faintly see Gale and the Everdeen's running off, slipping under the fence. I yell his name and he pushes them through and comes running back. "What?" He looks at me, and I hand him the two kids. "Take them. I'll be back" I say, and he tries to stop me. "Madge, you're going to kill yourself.." "Its worth it if someone gets saved" I simply say, and run towards the town square.
"Madge!" He yells after me, and I don't look back. I sprint through other houses, and end up leading a couple through the fence after Gale.
I go into a another house, where an old man is standing in his living room. "Come with me!" I yell hoarsly, and grab his hand. I lead him out, retching and coughing.
I tell him where to go, and he walks towards it. Fire starts to surround all of the buildings, the ones that haven't been engulfed yet, now are. Ashes fall down and I stop and look around, at District 12.
Or what used to be District 12.
Tears stream down my face, and I feel myself sobbing again. Someone grabs my wrist, and I turn, my eyes still full of tears. Its Gale again. "Come on!" He yells at me, and I don't move.
I'm so dizzy I think I might pass out.
Gale picks me up hollaring, and then everything goes black.
A/N: Next chapter is Gale's POV, the same time period as this chapter :) So what'd you think? Reviews are welcome and appretiated!
