"Iridescent. Iridescent, wake up." A soft voice soothed me. I blinked, staying ever silent. Blinding white light filled my sight.
"Iridescent, talk to me." My sight cleared up again. I was in a white room, and a woman in blue frock stood before me. "Iridescent." I shook my head. Talking only brought back memories.

I had only come back from gathering berries, to find my only ally, Shade lying on the ground, with Chlari from District Ten standing over him, stabbing him repeatedly.
"NO! GET OFF HIM, YOU B*TCH!" I screamed, wielding my spear, sprinting towards her. She jumped off Shade, and dashed off. Shade was now surrounded in a small pool of blood, his shirt stained in multiple locations. His eyes were tearing up, and he was biting his lip from pain.
"Iridescent. You have to win. Win for me." Shade murmured, blood spurting out of his wounds.

I was crying. "Shade. Please don't die!" I turned my head up to the sky, screaming for someone to help, to send medicine, anything. To my relief, a silver parachute floated down towards me. I reached out for it, opening it. Inside lay a bottle with the word Poison marked on it.
"NO! I WON'T! I WON'T!" I screamed up at the sky. I would never kill Shade. I gripped his hand tightly.
"Iridescent, it's okay. Do it for me."
"NO! I WON'T!" I screamed.
He snatched up the bottle, opened the top and poured it down his throat, choking as every drop was swallowed.
"NO!" I screeched, grabbing the bottle from him. It was empty.
Shade smiled. Tears streamed down my face.
"I...I love you Shade."
"I...I love you too, Iridescent." His head flopped over to the side, haven spoken his last words in this world. His hand fell limp to the ground.
"NO!" I screamed up to the sky, sobbing, "Shade! You can't be dead...you can't be!"
Shade's cannon rang out, and I covered his body protectively. "NO! YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM! NO!"

The hovercraft was floating above the forest, and the platform lowered with four Peacekeepers on it. I held on even tighter to Shade, screaming that they couldn't have him. Shade's body began to float up from the ground, with me clinging on to him. His body floated up to the platform and the Peacekeepers pulled him towards it. I was holding on for my life, screaming and kicking.
Suddenly, something hard hit my head and I let go of Shade, falling to the ground. Everything went black, and that's when I decided to never speak again.

"Iridescent, you have to speak." I shot an angry glare at the woman staring down at me, shaking my head vigorously. I could be an Avox for all that I cared. I hadn't spoken a word since Shade died.

"What happened, District Two cut your tongue off?" She laughed. I sat up straight, glaring at her. Suddenly I kicked off the bed sheets, jumped out of bed and ran. I ran as fast as I could, as far as I could, just so I could get away from her. The Hunger Games wasn't a joke. People died.

I felt a sharp pain in my neck and everything got all blurry. I collapsed to the ground. I wanted Shade to be here with me. I wanted this to all be a dream, to wake up and see Shade smiling down at me again with his cocky grin. I wanted to share another kiss with him.

But Shade was gone. He was gone, and I couldn't do anything about it. A tear trickled from my silver eye.

I welcomed the darkness as the sedatives did their duty. Now I could be in peace.

Note: I do not own the Hunger Games.