She was running, her dark hair flying out behind her. He opened his mouth and called out her name.
"Katniss!" the girl turned and his insides knotted. She was smiling, a wide, bright smile that lit up her whole face. But that wasn't what made him stop. A line of blood was trickling out of the corner of her mouth, down her chin. A gaping hole was visible through the beautiful girl's chest. Her clothes were soaked in blood, and her hand stretched out towards him as she mouthed his name.
"Katniss" he screamed, running towards her. The girl staggered and began to fall. He caught her in his arms and gazed at her face, her eyes rolled into the back of her head and he muttered her name over and over. Finally a shuddering sigh racked the girl's small frame and she was still. The world around him fell to pieces. "katniss!" he roared her name over and over, "Katniss! Katniss!"
"Wake up." Rue bellowed into his ear, Thresh sat bolt upright, face covered in sweat as he gasped for breath. Rue leaned forward and hugged him, "Are you ok?" she asked, face pale. He felt guilt coil in his chest, the night before the interviews and he was scaring his partner.
"I'm fine." He said shortly, Rue half smiled,
"No you're not." She said, "did you have a nightmare?" Thresh nodded silently, Rue frowned, "do you want me to get Katniss?" she asked. Thresh shut his eyes as the image of said girl floated into his head again, dead.
"No." He said sharply, Rue looked taken aback, "sorry," he said, "don't disturb her, I'll be fine." Rue nodded and clambered off his bed, bare feet padding silently on the thick carpet as she made her way back to bed, she paused when she reached the door,
"I'm sorry..." she said to him, eyes shining, "about you and Katniss..." Thresh felt himself nod, although he didn't quite know what she was apologising for. Then, with one final sad look at the boy, Rue turned and walked away. Thresh slumped against the head of his bed, taking a deep breath, the image of Katniss still flickering across his eyelids. His stomach churned and he realised with a jolt that his fists were clenched. Laying back down slowly against the pillow he shut his eyes hoping for a sleep untainted by dead girls with long dark hair and fiery grey eyes.
"So, a 10 in your training score, eh? Care to tell us how you achieved such a high score?" Thresh shrugged.
"Don't think I'm allowed..." he said, a lazy half smile flickered across his face, "Not much, I thought, but it seemed to impress the gamemakers." Caesar Flickerman smiled,
"Well, confident much?" he said, causing the audience to laugh, Thresh sneered, "Well, a big lad like you, any special ladies waiting for you back home?" asked Caesar, Thresh nodded seriously,
"My Gran, love you grandma!" he waved at the camera, bringing forth a second round of laughter from the audience. Caesar rolled his eyes cheerfully.
"You misunderstand me..." he said, "I wondered if you had any... romantic interests..." the presenter waggled his eyebrows at the
audience, Thresh smiled,
"There are only three important ladies in my life Caesar." He said, the man leaned forwards eagerly.
"Care to tell us who they may be?" he asked. Thresh nodded and the audience leaned forwards in anticipation,
"One, as I have already said, my Gran, and the other two..." Thresh paused, "Two amazing girls, whom I didn't know at all until the reaping, and I now can't imagine life without them..." the smile was gone from Thresh's face as he turned and glanced at the two girls, Katniss nodded slightly, eyes unusually bright, and Rue smiled nervously at him. Caesar sighed sadly,
"an unfortunate predicament, but you still haven't told us who you are referring to." He said, Thresh nodded,
"My delightful allies, Katniss Everdeen and Rue Firelex." The two girls waved, Katniss' arm protectively around the small girl.
"She came here with me."
Five word sealed Peeta Mellarks' destruction. Thresh caught Katniss' eyes. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were dark in anger.
"keep calm." He mouthed at her. The girl was trembling slightly. The moment the interviews were over he wrapped his arms around the girl,
"Deep breaths." He murmured. Rue tugged at Katniss' hand.
"Please Katniss, don't do anything rash." She said pleadingly.
"Katniss." Said Haymitch sharply, "come now." Katniss turned,
"did you know about this?" she hissed at the man, he scowled,
"Of course, it was a good angle." The girl glared at him, eyes filled with hatred. Thresh nudged her sharply,
"Keep calm..." he murmured. The girl nodded sharply. She stepped into the lift after her mentor.
"Mellark's going to die, isn't he..." said Rue, Thresh smiled sharply,
"let's hope so..." he muttered.
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