When Trumpets Blow
Elsie
Oh my god, the canon just sounded. Who died? Is it me? Why are there trumpets? There's blood, so much blood soaking the ground. Is it his? Mine? Then it hits me; I won.
Mags
I look at the sky. The starry night sky. Spirit take me, I begged for whomever listening. Spirit come and take me. Sprit taaaake me. It doesn't matter. I won.
Seeder
I sob desolately at the sky as the hovercraft appears. My district partner. Gone. Forever. They don't need to know that I like him.
Beetee
I couldn't tear my eyes away from the grisly sight that once was the Careers. Then the trumpets blow, and I start shuddering. I will never be warm again.
Lauro
Stare. I couldn't do anything but stare. The little girl couldn't have been twelve? Why is she bleeding? Why is there a canon? Suddenly it comes together when I see the knife I hold. I killed her, and so I began to scream.
Enorbia
I smile at the sky with my bloodstained teeth. His canon sounds, and the trumpets blow. I laugh almost maniacally. "I WIN!" I scream to the sky.
Wiress
Where is the hover… I cut the knot….There are seven canons…Did I …I don't know if…
Haymicth
I know I will pay for this as the knife flies back and kills the girl. Panic floods me the same moment pain does. I stare at the ground, where my blood is dripping. I will pay.
Finnick
The stupid games. I stare at the net, and then at the trident. The picture doesn't come together. But then I remember the cameras are there, and I get onto the hovercraft, smiling.
Johanna
I shudder, and pain sears up my arm. I scowl at my arm, but it doesn't really make much of a difference. I curl up, ignoring the hovercraft. As the trumpets sound, I begin to cry.
Chaff
My arm! What happened to my arm? Where is it? I can't feel it at all. Why? The trumpets are sounding. Did I win? WHERE IS MY ARM?
Annie
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The victors. Their grief. Their pain. Souls joined by blood sweat and tears. Without knowing, they have started a rebellion. Today, we pay our respects to them. But, think happy. Because there is too much to cry about.