As I watch the last tribute coming to a rest on the pedestal I hear a chilling silence. The time begins at one minute. 59, 58, 57 is all that I can hear as I stand here knowing that I may have to kill my own brother, my own flesh and blood.
39, 38, 37, the countdown continues.
"I'm going to kill you first," Trent said with an almost demented voice. I kept telling myself just keep calm, I can do this, I can get to the cornucopia.
15, 14, 13, The countdown gets even louder.
"I'm scared!" Dorothy shouted to Cooper.
"I think we all are" Cooper replied.
3, 2, 1. BEEP! Let the games begin!
I immediately jumped into the water and swam for the cornucopia, and although I'm not the best swimmer in the world, I was the first onto the cornucopia. I was soon joined by Casey and Jenni, who I had made a pact with during training that we would not kill each other until the final three.
"Grab a canoe!" screamed Casey
"On it" I screamed back
There were a total of six canoes made of a material that would dissolve after about 30 minutes in water were on the cornucopia. They all had a small bit of supplies inside which included matches, rope, a water filter, and packing peanuts. Two wooden paddles were also in each. Casey and I pushed one of the canoes into the water, helped Jenni into it with us, and took off towards the coast.
Others weren't so lucky...
When Cooper arrived at the cornucopia, he waited for Dorothy, and helped her up. But when they ran for a canoe, it was too late. Nathaniel, Talor, Trent, Camri, Maren, and Dylan were all standing next to the canoes guarding them. Cooper desperate to get off the cornucopia, made a run for the canoes and caught a sharp blow to the side of the head. He died instantly. Dorothy began to run, she triped over a backpack, and had her head cut off with one swift motion by Nathaniel who eventually caught up to her. As this was happening, Camri was pleading for her life to Trent who had a bow knocked with an arrow and raised to her. After all they were both from the same district. Suddenly, Katy from District 4, snuck up on Trent and hit him in the back of the head with a large object, which made him fall to the ground and knocked him out cold. As he was falling, he released the arrow and it hit Camri in the chest. Katy then saw an opening to get a canoe. She ran towards them and was met with three knives in the chest courtesy of Talor. The last thing Katy heard in her life was Talor's evil chuckle.
Cambria caught the attention of Talor as well, and Talor persude her as she ran to the other side of the cornucopia. Lily was strangled to death by Maren and with all the people away from the canoes, Andrew and Amber from District 7 made a run for the canoes and escaped the cornucopia unscathed. Alek, Brian, Hayden and Quinn all escaped the cornucopia in a canoe. This left 2 canoes on the cornucopia. At the end of the day, ten young people who had barely began to live lay dead on the cornucopia. Alliances were upheld and new ones were formed out of fear of death. The 102nd Hunger Games had begun.