Author's Note: I love the Hunger Games. I wrote this in school two days ago. It takes place during Mockingjay. It's A little bit of Peeta's capture. I may write more, depending on if people want more. Enjoy and tell me what you think :)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Hunger Games or peeta Mellark.
Peeta's Capture
I sit, strapped down to the wooden chair. I stare ahead stonily, all of the emotion void from my face. I can't let them win. I can't let them break me.
"Do you want to use the tracker jacker venom?" a voice in the hall asks. I pull at my restraints.
"No, he may know important information." Snow's voice catches my attention.
"He doesn't and he wouldn't give the girl up even if he did." There is silence.
"Fine. Just a little bit then. We'll see if that makes him crack." The sound of loud footsteps started to get closer.
A burly Peace Keeper walks in with a syringe. Two Peace Keepers are behind him. I stay motionless despite my fear. Did they say tracker jacker venom?
The Peace Keepers pin me down. My fear grows as the syringe gets closer. I stay frozen. The venom is injected into my veins and my body convulses as the poison spreads through my body. The Peace Keepers leave, but not without a parting message.
"Maybe now you'll talk."
My body shakes involuntarily. Sweat breaks across my face. I grit my teeth, using all of my willpower to stay silent. I fail. An agonizing scream rips from my throat. Distorted thoughts swirl in my head. I thrash in the restraints. More gut wrenching screams tear from my throat. The cuffs around my wrists and ankles rub the skin raw, but the physical pain is nothing compared to the hell in my mind. I scream, even when my throat begins to burn. Sobs wrack my body and cause me to choke on my screams.
"Screaming makes it worse," I heard Johanna say.
I try to control my convulsions but my whole body trembles spasmodically.
The room begins to tilt and change color. I fight to think of happy thoughts, thoughts of Katniss. Of her kisses, her embrace, her small body tangled in mine while we sleep, her heartbeat, her head on my chest. I think back to when we were both safe, but more importantly, when we were together. This just makes everything worse. My mind spins, disorienting me. I can't figure out what's real and what isn't anymore.
Hours later, I lie lifeless on the floor. Before I can move, a group of Peace Keepers walk in, or at least I think they do. When the first blow comes, I realize it's not imagined. I cry out in pain. The shackles open and I feel myself being dragged down the hall. I'm dead weight in their grip, a limp bag of bones.
They throw me into a cement room. My body hitting the floor causes a ripple of sickening pain to flood through me. I vomit.
Before I can get a second to recover, I'm picked up and dragged again. I don't realize I'm being dunked into water until my head goes under. A few second pass before I'm yanked back up, sputtering. I cough for air as they strap me back into a chair. The Peace Keepers leave and I slump in my seat. Too soon, Snow walks in. I tense.
"Are you finally ready to answer my questions?" Snow asks. I stay silent. "Who's working for the rebels? What do you know?"
"I told you I don't know anything. Neither does Katniss," I growl.
"Katniss was lying Peeta. She's the head of this organization. She could've saved you if she wanted to, but you're disposable to her."
"Katniss wouldn't lie to me," I reply confidently. "I don't know anything."
Snow starts to grow frustrated. He clenches his fists before turning to me with a sadistic smirk. He flips a switch and electric currents zip through my body. An animalistic cry vibrates through my entire body as I writhe in agony.
"I don't know anything!" I choke. It comes out as a strangled scream. My body shutters violently before I black out.
So what did you think? It didn't take me much time to write this and it might not be perfect, or even good, but I had a really good time writing it. So leave your opinions in a review :)
