Hey again! It's been awhile… *laughs awkwardly* I'm really sorry for the wait, but I met up with my co-author Christa today and we wrote a really good chapter for you guys! Hopefully it'll be worth the wait! So, here you go! Once again, thank you SO SO much to everyone who reviewed!


Chapter 3: What Have I Done?

Cato and I were flying in the hovercraft. He was talking about something, but I wasn't really listening. I was alive! I could still take care of Prim and see Gale! I was so busy thinking I barely noticed Cato poking my arm.

"Katniss?" he asked. "You okay? You're being pretty quiet."

"I think I'm still in shock," I reply.

"In shock that I had the kindness and mercy to spare you?" he says.

"No, in shock that I had the stupidity to spare you." I reply flatly.

He put a hand over his heart and made a shocked face. "That hurt, Katniss. I feel the pain," he pointed at his heart. "I feel it here."

"You're lucky you don't feel one of my arrows there," I mutter.

"You couldn't kill me if you tried." He laughed.

At this point, trying sounds very tempting. But they already collected our weapons, so it would be useless to try. I sit back on the couch and wait for this awful train ride to end. Our first stop is District 2, naturally, because Cato was a Career tribute and therefore has the privilege of being dropped off first. Is that even fair? I'm positive everyone likes me way more than him, but whatever. If it means less time with Cato, I think I'll live through it.

"What are you doing first when you get home?" Cato asks.

"I'm going to go hunting with my best friend."

"Aw, that's cute. I'll probably kill some people to establish my dominance."

"You're joking, right?"

"Of course I'm not joking! Now that I'm a victor, I can get away with anything."

I knew it. Something is definitely messed up with him.

"Oh," How exactly am I supposed to respond to that? "That's…um…yeah."

"Don't worry, I'll kill one for you, too!" He said.

"Wonderful. Just what I wanted." I say sarcastically.

"I know! No need to thank me or anything." He looked out the window. "Hey! We're almost there!"

What have I done? By sparing Cato, I have caused the deaths of who knows how many more! Will I be able to forgive myself? The train jerks to a stop.

"Well, this is where I check out!" Cato says. "Until the Victory Tour, bye Katniss!" The door opens, and I'm greeted with the sound of thousands of screaming fans chanting, "Cato! Cato! Cato!"

"Bye," I mumble, and he's gone. At last!

Finally able to rest, I lie down on the couch and try to sleep. I'm suddenly aware of how tired I am. As soon as I close my eyes, I'm asleep.


I was blinded by light. A figure emerges. It's a person. Is that Peeta? "Katniss," he says. "Why'd you do it? Don't you know what he'll do? Didn't you know I loved you?"

"You're dead!" I screamed. "What are you talking about?"

"You have to stop him!" He says as he fades away.

I wake up screaming. My hands wrench back the covers, my feet find the floor. And then I'm running, panting, my heart beating out of my chest. I burst into the engine room where the conductor sits sleeping on a chair. "STOP THE TRAIN!" I scream.


Okay, that's chapter 3! What will happen next? You might not know, but we do! :) Thanks for reading and we hope to update again sometime this week! I'm sorry if these seem kinda short. We try to cut it off at a high point of the chapter, kind of like a cliffhanger. Sometimes the high points come really far in or it could be really short! Review if you feel like it! :D