"Tributes, until further notice there has been a rule revision…" A loud crash and some shuffling occurred then a new voice burst through the speaker. "Over! The Games are over! Everyone can go home!" I know that voice, it belongs to my sister Primrose. "PRIM!" I scream. A huge hovercraft appears and I run into it. The door shuts behind me and I realize I'm the only one there. I walk further into the craft and I see the game makers room. Caesar Flickerman is lying on the floor in a crumpled heap with a broken lamp next to him. "Prim!" I shout. Suddenly a mop of blonde hair races towards me. "Katniss!" She exclaims. She wraps her arms around my waist smiling. "I'm so happy you're alive!"
"I am too, Prim. How did you…what…?" I couldn't find the words. Surely the rebellion had begun and Gale had helped her to over take the Capitol. I was surprised I didn't think prim could do it.
"It was quite easy, Katpiss." Prim's lips are moving but it is not her voice that is speaking. I furrow my brows in confusion. "Well, don't you want to say hello?" "Prim" asks me.
"Hello…?" I say slowly.
"Good to see ya, Katpiss." Cato's figure emerges from behind Prim.
"Cato?" I exclaim in confusion. His eyes are full of fire. I stare at him, my mouth hanging open. He notices my face and grabs Prim's arm and she becomes a limp rag doll. "Prim!" I shout again. She doesn't move her eyes deadlocked on the floor. Cato rolls his eyes at me and slings Prim around his shoulders. "Put her down!" I screech. I want to help her but my feet suddenly cannot move.
"Please, Katpiss don't even try to order me around." He scowls.
"Prim!" It's all I can say.
"I think she can make her own decisions, thank you."
"You don't know her! You don't know my sister!" My voice comes out in a strangled whisper.
"You would think I would know my - " My eyes fly open. I'm in the arena but someone has moved me. I'm no longer slung up in a tree; I'm lying inside a tent. I sit up sharply and scramble to find my supplies. I hear voices outside the tent and I freeze. "Katpiss, you're awake." Clove's smile greets me. I go white with horror.
"Just make my death quick." I whisper.
"Silly, I'm not here to kill you. I just saved your life." She smiled again but this time it was a real smile. I grab my pack and scramble past her out of the tent. I can see the tree I was in, or what's left of it. It's been hit by lightening and is now a smoldering heap of ash. "What…?" I was surprised and slightly scared. Clove grabs my arm. "Don't tell anyone, this never happened." She releases her grip and motions for me to run. I look behind her and I see the shadowy figure of Cato and possibly Peeta or Marvel. I look at Clove and she motions for me to run again. I take off into the woods, pack tightly clutched in hand. I quickly find a tree and scramble up in it. I tie myself down and try to sleep again. My slumber is interrupted by daylight. It's early, probably five or six in the morning. The artificial sun peeks up behind the tree line. I untie myself and get down to hunt. I quickly get some food and set out to find water. I reach the river and I suddenly hear branches cracking on the other side of the water. I duck down and nock an arrow. 'What the hell, Clove!" Cato's voice roars and it sends flock of birds into the sky. Clove falls through the trees on the other side of the river. Cato comes through behind her. They are obliviously having a heated argument. I fill my canteen and pray that they don't notice me. I close the lid and I suddenly fell two pairs of eyes fly up at me. I stand up slowly and look into Clove's horrified face and Cato's emotionless one. "Hi." I say fully aware that I can shoot at any second. Clove opens her mouth to speak but Cato over powers her. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Getting water, what the hell are you doing?" I smirk.
"Funny, Fire Girl." Cato rolls his eyes at me. I assume that they aren't going to hurt me so I try and shrink back into the forest. "Where do you think you're going?"
"What are you going to do? Kill me?"
"What fun would there be in that?" Clove rolls her eyes at Cato and slumps down to get water.
"Well, this has been fun but I've got to scoot." I half smile. I back a few steps further.
"Next time you have a sleepover with Clove, include more pillow fights and less tears." My eyes are like saucers. Cloves mouths "Sorry" and I scamper away. I quickly try and find shelter somewhere; the sky has suddenly turned cloudy. I duck into a cave and once I'm sure that no one else is there I lay down to rest. I shouldn't need to hunt again for a few hours and hiding is futile with the Careers on my tail, I'd rather die in my sleep anyway. I sip some water and close my eyes.
"Katniss!" A scream breaks the silence, I'm not quite sure if I'm dreaming or not. I see Clove screaming at me. "Run Katniss, Run!" She screams at me. I try to run but my feet are stuck in mud of some sort. She flies past me screaming. I try and pull myself out but I'm not budging. Foxface darts past me as well, fear is in her blue eyes. I then hear a crash of a tree branch, and I try to grab my bow. "Looking for this?" It's Prim, holding my bow in one hand and my arrows in the other. "Prim." I smile. She smiles back.
"How unfortunate, you could've won this whole thing." She drops the arrows into the mud but she is still holding one in her hand. "Prim…what are you doing?" I can feel fear in the air. "Don't worry, Katniss, it will only hurt a little bit." I watch in horror as my own sister shoots me with an arrow.