The Hunger Games Feat. Mitch, Jerome, and More 7

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I placed the locket around my neck, thinking, now he'll always be with me. I silently thank Jerome and somehow fall asleep. The next morning, I smell something burning and instantly look around. I spot Gizzy being absolutely stupid. He was making a fire! It was still dark out, so he could be seen a mile away.

I consider killing him, but I know it wouldn't be worth it. So, I leave him to his own stupidity. I hear someone crashing through the trees, and I slowly raise my bow. Then I see who it is.

Nooch.

He sneaks up on Gizzy and I want to scream, to try and save him. But it's too late. An arrow flies right into his neck, and he collapses as his cannon sounds. Nooch laughs at Gizzy's dead body as he picks over his supplies. He leaves the clearing, heading towards the Cornucopia. I follow him silently, hoping to catch him off guard.

Instead, I get shot in the arm.

The pain surging through my right arm is unbearable. I slowly turn around to see Nooch, who somehow got behind me, pointing an arrow at my head. My arm is covered in blood, staining my clothes.

"So, were you gonna avenge Ashley's sister for Jerome? Typical Mitch. You put your life on the line for what? Your friend's dead girlfriend? Hey speaking of which, what happened to your little buddy Jerome? Did Ant get him for me? Or did you realize that he was just dead weight?"

I thrash around, getting a good kick in on his chin, and causing blood to flow. He shoves me to the ground, making my nose bleed. Then he takes my pack, my remaining arrows, and runs off, leaving me to bleed to death alone. I manage to think, This is it; I couldn't get him, Jerome. I'm sorry.

I'm just about to call myself dead when Rob crashes through the trees. He sees me, lying helpless on the ground, and he picks me up by my shirt.

"Did you kill him? Did you kill Nooch?"

I shake my head, and he slumps to the ground.

"It's just… he killed my partner. Lochlan. He didn't stand a chance."

I remembered Lochlan from interview night. His blinding smile, his friendly laugh, most for most of his interview, he talked about how Rob was such a great friend, and he would always be until the end.

"Yeah, he killed Gizzy, too." I mention, even though I hardly knew him.

Rob stared at me, thinking about something, and then came to a decision. He grabbed our stuff and said, "Come on. We're going to find Nooch."

I remembered that Nooch took my only weapon, so I said, "I can't. Nooch took my arrows."

He tosses me his sword that he had been carrying, and takes out a knife. I try to pick up the sword, but my bloody hands are too slippery, and it falls to the ground. Rob looks questionably at my arm, and I say, "Nooch shot me in my arm. Do you have a first-aid?"

He shakes his head, and then says, "Sorry. I must've lost it when I fought Seto."

I think back to the beginning of the Games, when we saw Seto being lifted from the trees, his arm just barely dangling at his side.

"Yeah, what happened to Seto?"

"The Game-Makers wanted to spice things up a bit, so they dropped some bombs down on me and Seto. I made it out with this- " He rolls up his sleeve to reveal a chunk of flesh missing from his arm, and a piece of shrapnel stuck in his wound.

"Seto, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky. His arm was blown clean off. Most of my supplies were destroyed, so I headed back to the Cornucopia, but Nooch was there, cleaning out the rest of mid."

So that's who raided spawn, I thought.

I tried to pick up the sword again, but my right arm was basically useless. Rob tossed me one of his knives and took back the sword. I gripped the knife like a lifeline, because it very well could be.