Chapter 6
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"Iona!" Daelyn breathed. Iona stood up, straightening her black dress.
Daelyn hugged her sister. Iona stood paralyzed, as human contact wasn't entirely her favorite thing.
"Iona you have to win this." Daelyn whispered. "You can't die."
"I'll win this," Iona whispered. "For my family. For Fi-," She stopped, a tear falling down her face. "I can't do it! I just can't do it!"
"Iona." Daelyn cried. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be." Iona scowled, wiping a few tears from her cheek. "It's not your fault."
"Just stay safe." Daelyn sobbed.
"Iona, you're allowed to take one thing into the arena with you." Brendon rubbed his eye. He pulled out a small box. "It's a bracelet. We bought it for you as fast as we could, with all the money we had."
"Wow." Iona breathed, taking the bracelet out of the box. It was silver, with one green gem and one grey gem in the center.
"It does something, too." Daelyn whispered. She pressed a small button invisible to most, and a green spike shot out of the middle. "It's poisonous, too. Don't let the Capitol find out though."
"I won't." Iona promised.
"Don't go to the Cornucopia." Whitney's eyes narrowed. "It's just a trick they use to lure you in and kill you."
"Mom, I'm fine." Iona rolled her eyes. "I've watched the Hunger Games. I know how to win. I know how to fight."
"Just don't die." Brendon wiped a tear from his eye. "I think our family will finally have a winner." Brendon kissed Iona's forehead. She hugged him, then Whitney, and finally Daelyn.
"I won't." Iona whispered. "I'll win this for you.
"Just never speak of Finn in front of me again."