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Clove's POV:
We're alive. Cato and I are alive. I knew from the start of these games that I wouldn't be able to kill him, but I had never thought I'd see the day we BOTH made it out alive. When Cato and I were five we started to go to the same training school. On the first day we were forced to go out and fend for our self in the woods of Two for a week. Most people wonder why our parents make us do this. In my case it is because my family doesn't care about me. They only care about my older sister Ciecie. Ciecie is the daughter any parent would want. She was pretty, smart, and above all she was popular. For my parents, they saw the games as an opportunity to either get rich or get rid of me.
Everyone was paired up with a partner and mine just so happened to be Cato Santori. All of us were put in these small hovercraft and then dumped in the middle of the woods. Every pair was put in a certain spot and given a box of matches, three days' worth of food, you were required to hunt for the remaining four days' worth of food, and a canteen. When Cato and I were dumped out in the desolate woods we had no idea what to do. That's when I looked over at Cato and notice that his cheek was swollen.
Most people in two understood that Cato's father was a not so great guy. Cato would always have some kind of burse on him. I knew he was only training so that he didn't have to be around his father. Finally, Cato spoke up. "We should build a shelter you know." I nodded and we got to work. Cato and I were both pretty small for our age but somehow we managed to make a shelter and get water before the sun went down. Cato was trying to start a fire when I noticed how hungry I was. "Cato when can we eat." I look over and see that he had just got the fire going. "I guess now but remember we have to ration it." I walk over and see that our food consisted of two packs of dried fruit, one pack of beef jerky, and some iodine to purify the water. I decide that we should split half of the jerky, so I grabbed it and walked back to camp. After I ate my share I noticed how cold it was getting. I tried to ignore it, but Cato saw I was shivering and made me come over. He wrapped his arms around me and that is how I fell asleep for the first five nights. Never before had I felt so safe.
On the sixth day we decide to go over to the creek near where we had built our shelter. Cato and I were messing around and were playing tag. We were only eight at the time and tried to find time to have fun. I was running as fast as I could when then I suddenly tripped over a rock and the world went black. It was dusk when I woke up to a crying Cato back at camp. Cato Santori crying? He was the toughest boy I knew! "Cato are you ok." I whisper still with a pretty gnarly headache. His head shoots up and he runs over to me and wraps his arms around my small frame. "Clove you're ok! I thought you were dead and I was all alone." I smile at this because for the first time I see that someone does care about me.
After that trip Cato and I didn't speak much and really didn't have an actual conversation till the night of opening ceremonies.
Here we are now about to get on a hovercraft and head home back to district 2. We survived the Hunger Games. Cato and I are the last people to be pulled, and once we are pulled up I know something is wrong. President Snow was at a table with Katniss, Peeta, Rue, Thresh, and Zoe. Seeing the district five girl now I get why Katniss refers to her Foxface. She really does look like a fox. "Miss Keller and Mr. Santori please take a seat." Cato then grabbed onto my hand and seats me next to Katniss.
"That was some stunt you pulled Miss Everdeen." I look over at Katniss who looks as pale as a ghost and Peeta who was biting his lip trying not to yell at the president. "You have two choices my children. Watch everyone you have ever come into contact with die, or just disappear. "What do you mean by disappear." Katniss asks. President Snow smirks. "You know what I mean my dear. You will never be seen again. You will go and live in the woods and you will eventually be forgotten, Except one of you." We all give him a strange look. What does he mean? "One of you will get to come home a Victor and the others will have "died". And may I remind you it cannot be Miss Everdeen or Miss Keller. People who insight rebellion must be eradicated from the minds of the people." Peeta immediately answers. "I'm not going without Katniss." I look over at Rue and she says the same thing as Peeta. Suddenly Cato speaks up. "I'm not leaving Clove." President Snow smirks. "What a shame Mr. Santori. Well that leaves Miss Carter or Mr. Adams." Thresh looks up from his trance and finally speaks. "Zoe can go home. I need to stay with Rue." With that it is settled. President Snow gives us each a pack as the back of the hovercraft opens up to reveal a forest. As soon as my memory clicks I look over at Cato who has the same look on his face. These are the woods of District 2.
I guess this is the beginning of the rest of our lives.
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