Peeta's Death in the 74th Hunger games
Peeta's POV
God my leg is on fire after taking out the tourniquet and walking back to the lake my leg wound is open and bleeding. I haft to be strong for Katniss though she has had to deal with a lot.
"What are they waiting for?" I ask in a weak voice but it's all I can manage
"I don't know." She says looking around for something to stop my bleeding. Finding a stick then the arrow that bounced off Cato's armor. Just then Claudius Templesmith's voice booms into the arena
"Greetings to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The Earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that only one winner may be allowed," He says. "Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor."
A small burst of static and then nothing more. We look at one another as the truth sinks in. Disbelief on Katniss face and no dought on mine, we both bought into this load of garbage.
"If you think about it, it's not that surprising," I say softly slowly moving toward her and taking the knife out of my belt to through it away. I remember I also have some night lock berries in my pocket. I think I kept them for this possibility.
Before I can do much elts Katniss seeing me get the knife out of my belt notches the arrow in her Bow and points it at my heart. Shame crosses her face when she sees I have thrown the knife away. Of course I don't blame her for pulling the weapon on me. After all I did help the careers track her down.
As she lowers the bow I say "No. Do it"
She answers me in a sad voice almost crying "I can't. I won't."
"In that case I will because I do not want them to send back the Mutts and die like Cato." With that I quickly pull out the berries and stuff them in my mouth. They are surprisingly sweet. As I swallow I can already feel light headed. Death will come very quick. As I fall to the ground Katniss runs screeming at me.
"How dare you Peeta How Dare you stubborn pig headed fool."
Before my last breath I grab Katniss by the back of the head and kiss her then in a voice as loud as I can tell the people of the Capital. "I die for her, my family and I die FREE!" With that all goes black.