I scream her name. "KATNISS!" Sobbing, I desperately try to break free from the net that captures me.
"Rue?" Her voice is full of fear and confusion.
I scream her name again, and I hear Katniss arrive.
I reach out, desperate for her safety, her warmth, her love. Her protection.
"Rue." She whispers.
And the spear enters my body. Pain makes my eyes well in tears and the District 1 boy realizes the horror of what he has done the second Katniss' arrow enters his neck. His cannon sounds, and I can tell from the fear in her eyes for a second she thought it was mine.
"Rue." She cradles my head in her arms. I have stopped sobbing, but tears silently roll down my cheeks.
"Sing." I whisper.
And she does. The song is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Most of the words are lost on me, but the last verse stands out.
Here is the place where I love you….
On you, her voice cracks, and She begins crying too.
The last sight I see is Katniss 3 fingers to her lips, and pointing her fingers at the sky.
I fall into what almost seems like sleep, and when I wake up, I am deep in a meadow. Under a willow. And at the place where Katniss loves me.