-A break in the Silence-
How many people were dead in all? The number was unknown. But the careers knew that they had been the cause for more than half of the deaths.
They were waiting below the tree. Below the tree that Katniss occupied. After countless fails of trying to kill her, Peeta's decision to just wait it out was agreed upon with most of the group.
And wait they did.
But waiting, it can get boring. Marvel, Cato, Glimmer, Clove, and Peeta were all sitting around the campfire. Glimmer cuddled up to Cato, Clove rolling her eyes at their public display of affection.
Clove knew that if she wanted to, she could kill Glimmer in an instant. But allies are allies. For now, at least.
Suddenly, Glimmer broke the silence that Clove was enjoying. "Who wants to play truth or dare?"
Cato looked down at her curiously. Rubbing his eyes, he asked, "What's that?"
Glimmer faked a gasp. "You've got to be kidding me," she giggled, obviously flirting. "You ask somebody truth or dare. If they pick truth, they have to answer honestly to the question you give them. Choosing dare means that they have to comply with a command or action you tell them to do."
Marvel scoffed. Clove rolled her eyes, amused at this.
"You expect us to play a childish game like that in the middle of the Hunger Games?" Clove laughed whole-heartedly in a mocking tone. "Please."
Peeta watched how cruel these careers could be. It wasn't a surprise that so many people were terrified of them.
"I'll play," Peeta said casually, shrugging. Marvel nodded, signaling that he would too.
Glimmer beamed, turning to Cato. "You want to play too?"
Cato gave a half smile- the one Glimmer would die for- and said in his gruff voice, "Clove, are you gonna play?"
Glimmer looked disgusted as he asked her.
Clove, realizing she was outnumbered, gave a heavy sigh and nodded solemnly. This was a kids game. And they were playing it. Where all of Panem could watch and laugh.
She finally nodded. "Fine."
"That's the spirit," Peeta mocked.
"Who wants to go fir-"
Glimmer jumped up. "Oh, me! Cato, truth or dare?"
Cato, rubbing his left bicep, took a moment to think about it. "Uh, dare?"
Perfect, Glimmer thought. She sat down, much closer to him than she was before. Tilting her chin up, she licked her lips. "Kiss me."
Clove, eyes widening for a second, looked down, admiring her knife set. How she'd love to stab that little Glimmer girl.
Cato looked towards Clove, biting his lip. It's just a dare… would it really mean that much?
He pulled Glimmer towards him, giving her a small peck. Glimmer whimpered in frustration. That was nothing like how she expected it to be. She expected his arms to go around her back, making them as close as they could get. Then, he'd deepen the kiss.
But that wasn't what happened at all. And Clove was glad.
Marvel and Peeta sat silently through this.
"So, Peeta," Cato began, as if the kiss had never happened.
They continued on with the game, before the last person fell asleep.
The next morning, it came down.
-A Break in the Silence-
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