I woke up with a start, beads of sweat caked my forehead. I glanced around, instantly recognizing where I was.
The arena.
Hearing the sounds of slow breathes; I turned to my left, expecting to find Peeta lying beside me. But instead, I find Gale. I frowned, millions of questions coming to my head at once. What was going on? Why is Gale in the games? Where's Peeta? Before I was able to make sense of it all, Gale's eyes fluttered open.
"Catnip, what are you doing awake?" he murmured, rubbing his eyes.
"I…I…" I started, but the sound of what seemed like footsteps, cut me off.
Gale, with his sharp senses, instantly jumped up, dagger in position. He skimmed the woods around us, trying to find where the sound was coming from. I quickly felt around the floor, trying to find a weapon.
"Perfect." I whispered to myself, grabbing a bow and arrow off the floor. I looked around the woods, trying to see who was coming. But when I saw who the enemy was, I instantly dropped my bow and arrow.
"Prim." I whispered, in shock. What was she doing here?
"What?" replied Gale, still trying to find her.
"It's Prim, Gale. Its safe, don't worry. Put down your dagger." I instructed. But when she came closer, a chill went down my spine.
Prim wasn't the Prim I knew, her eyes were red, and she looked as if she didn't know us.
"Prim!" I said, trying to get her to stop. "Prim, what are you doing?"
Gale looked at me as if I were crazy. "Prim?" He said it as if he never heard the name before.
I stared back at him in disbelief. Was this some kind of joke? I walked towards her, holding out my hands. "Prim. Don't worry it's me. It's going to be alright." I said in my soothing voice. But she didn't react in the way I thought. She aimed the arrow right at me, and got ready to shoot.
"Katniss! Watch out!" screamed Gale, and he jumped right in front of me. Instead of hitting me, the arrow hit him. Right in the heart.
I gasped, unable to register what just happened. "Gale! No, Gale!!!"
I woke up with a start, breathing heavily. I looked around, and relaxed when I noticed it was all just a nightmare. That's when Prim walked in.
At first I was scared to look at her, scared to see her eyes red or a bow and arrow in her hands. "Don't be crazy. It was just a nightmare. She's your sister." I told myself. I glanced at her, "Prim, you wouldn't believe it, I had the most horrible nightmare ever…it…you were trying to kill me." I glanced her way, expecting a smile to break on her face. But when she did so, something flickered in her eyes. Something different. She looked at me for a moment, and slowly walked out, not looking back. What was going on?