Hey everyone! It's me, Colton. I hoped you all enjoyed me first story, The99thHungerGames and now I'm writing a sequel to it. If you've read the first one, you will know that the second one will most likely be about Zove, Colton, and Lexi running from the Games and the Capitol. Stay tuned for more information and I hope you like it!
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Zove's POV I Ran through the forest the wind under my feet. I knew I could never bring the people I had killed back. It pained me, each face popping up in my mind first a picture of them at the interviews and then their horrible faces when they died. Or should I say when I murdered them. Every single one of those poor tributes leaves a mark but then as my mind reaches those I hadn't killed but might as well have it hurts even more. I have grieved over the loss of my ally but have excepted the fate, but I cant shake the face in my head at the moment. The girl with the brilliant green eyes and light foot turning towards me with a fierce look on her face. Her eyes meet mine and we were entranced. I should have seen that arrow pushed her out of the way, but I didn't. Instead I watched at that cursed arrow went strait through her head. My eyes were the last things she saw, and I knew that the moment I died those eyes would be the last thing I saw as well. Then it hits me. There was someone after her. The boy with the midnight hair. I knew right then that he hadn't been coming to kill me. He was trying to reach her. To hold her one last time. That stupid boy loved the girl with the eyes. And I killed him for that, when I should have left him alive because we both had lost her. What was I thinking I didn't know this girl. I stared at her for a couple of minutes why should i even put my self in the same category as the boy with hair. As I slow down looking for Colton and Lexi I catch a pair of eyes coming from the shadows. I raise my spear ready to kill. When she steps out and softly says, "Do u really want to kill me Zove? I mean I thought we might have a shot…" My breath catches it was the girl with the eyes, Delia. She smiled gently. How could this be? Delia was dead. I saw the arrow kill her. This must be the capitals doing in attempt to bring us down. I will not give in.
"If your really Delia then how are you alive?" I ask.
She looks at me sadly, "It was my plan," she whispers "it was supposed to ensure out safety not get us killed."
I look at her apprehensively, "Go on."
She looks up tears in her eyes, "I told Dareon that we should fake my death in order to ensure our safety. If we could create a bow that could make it look like i was dead but wasn't then it would be perfect. Then, Dareon was supposed to come to my rescue as he would if i was really dead while Aileen snuck up on the people we were distracting. But, I accidentally ran into you and then It was down hill from there because I waited too long, everyone was already in pure chaos and when the arrow hit, I had to go along with it the best I could. But, then you killed my Dareon in your rage," she looked away from me tears rolling down her face. "And then you killed my friend Aileen. I know you didn't mean to but in your anger you did. It is something that can never be re-done. It is my fault they are dead. I am not going to let you die too. You need to listen to me. They know I'm alive. They expect you to come back for me when you find out. Don't. Go on and leave. Now. Its your only chance. Oh, and don't forget to cut out your guys' trackers. I already did. I shut down the cameras earlier with one of Dareon's other inventions. Go." the last couple of sentences were rushed as she pushed me on my way.
"Stop! Wait! I'm not going to leave you!" she looks at me, annoyed.
"You have to!"
I look at her urgent, "Why! A fourth person will only make us stronger." She looks up at me and I try to grab her hand, but can't.
She looks down and then up at my confused face and whispers, "I can't go with you Zove. The plan didn't work. That arrow wasn't my Dareon's. I'm dead, Zove, and you need to go." I looked up panicked.
"What are you talking about! But you said-"
She looks at me eyes fierce, "I know what I said. I didn't want to have to tell you. I knew you wouldn't let me go. Leave! Please! Go!" Her fierce eyes now looked anxious. "Not with out you…" I whisper.
She comes up and touches my face, " I will see you again, but only then can I go with you."
I close my eyes and whisper, "Promise?"
And a faint voice whispers back, "I promise." and the faint touch of the girl with the eyes has vanished. I start running back to Colton and Lexi who seemed to notice how long I was gone, I must not have been gone long but it only felt that I was. Lexi looks up at me as they pack up our stuff.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," she jokes trying to lighten the mood.
"I have," I whisper. And as we keep walking, I swear when I look behind me I see two figures walking the opposite direction: a young man with midnight black hair holding a young teenage girl with auburn hair's hand and when she turns around, I swear I see a secret in her eyes. Then I realized as they vanished, the secret must have been me.