100 words.


I look around me. Pine trees. Dirt. Cornucopia.

Sixty

Five tributes down away from me there is Peeta. He's staring at me, his face worried.

Fifty

I survey the supplies that I have to choose from.

Forty

My seconds are ticking down. My body is tense and sweat is starting to bead on my forehead.

Thirty

I spot a bow and arrows, knowing they were put there for my use.

Twenty

I recall my promise to Prim.

Ten

Ten seconds left, ten more significant seconds until the Games begin.

Five

Four

Three

Two

One…

"Let the 74th Hunger Games begin!"