June 23rd
After I shoot the District 1 boy in the neck, I work on saving Rue. The spear has gone through her stomach and her skin is growing around it, but I'm desperate. She can't die. Not now. Not in these games. I look up at the sky, pouring all of my emotions into my words.
"Please, Haymitch! Don't let her go. Send some medicine. PLEASE!" At this point, I don't care if the careers come. I'll be eager to shoot Cato after what he did to her.
Surprisingly, my sponsor listens to me. I drip the medicine into her gash. "Katniss," she whispers. "No," I tell her. "You are not going to die." I find a knife in the boy's backpack and I cut the netting loose from around my ally. I turn her over onto her side. "Don't scream," I warn her, and I grab ahold of the spearhead. I yank the spear out of her stomach and she winces, but she stays silent. I know that it is not safe here, but she is so close to death, so I collect the backpacks, scoop her into my arms, and hike to a nearby cave in the rocks.
"This is just for now," I promise. I pour more medicine into her gash, and I chew up the Tracker Jacker leaves to get rid of the infection in her stomach. "Go to bed," I tell her.
June 24th
Rue wakes up when Claudius Templesmith makes the announcement that two victors from the same district can win together. Immediately, my heart leaps, and I think of Peeta. I am leaving the cave when I notice Rue.
"I'll look for Thresh, too," I promise, and I run into the woods. "Peeta!" I call out stupidly, and I soon notice him in the river bank. "Katniss," he whispers. There is no denying how happy I am to see him. I get him cleaned up and I bring him back to the cave.
I am shocked by Peeta's blood poisoning, and Claudius's new announcement that mentions something we desperately need. If only Peeta weren't so intent on keeping me safe.
Haymitch sends sleep syrup. After I feed broth and sleep syrup to Peeta, I turn to Rue. "Do what you must," she whispers. I hug her.
Later
Thresh kills Clove when she talks about killing Rue. "It was thundering," I tell him. "She must've mistaken the District 1 boy's death for Rue's. He stabbed her, but she's alive." I swallow. "Will you be our ally?" He grins. "Done."
I take Thresh back to the cave and I kiss Peeta. I am so glad that he is safe. I have been falling in love with him during these games. He had better survive.
June 25th
The mutts attacked Cato, and I shot him. It is now down to Peeta, Thresh, Rue, and myself. I can't bear to lose any of them, and Claudius now cancels his rule. I pull out the nightlock. "They have to have a victor, don't they?" Thresh grins and grabs a handful, as does Peeta and Rue. I take the remaining handfuls. "On the count of three."
I take a deep breath. "One, two, three!" I'm just about to bite into a berry when Claudius Templesmith's voice announces that we have four victors. I grin and hug them all.