Katniss pov

We're somewhere between district 8 and district 9. We're running low on supplies so district 9 will be a good place to stop. It's the district of grain. And it's an outlining district, so the security there isn't very good.

Peeta and I go first. We stand by the fence, hidden by the trees. I listen to the fence to see if it's on. It is. I don't think we'll be able to get in this way. On the other side is wheat fields. The wheat is very tall. Tall enough to conceal us as we walk through it.

100 yards away from us is a road. It's one of the transportation routes for supplies. If we can get in to one of those trucks, we'd have a way in and out. And a ride to district only problem is, how are we going to get on that truck without being seen?

They listen to me as I explain my plan. Peeta looks at me uneasy. "It's risky,"he says.

"It will make a huge difference."Hayden says.

"Okay,"Aspen says,"I'm for it."

"Me too." Blake says, agreeing with his friend.

"There's a checkpoint 5 miles before the entrance. If we can sneak onto those trucks as they're leaving the checkpoint, we're clear."

"What do you have in mind?" Peeta asks me.

"We climb up the trees and jump as the truck comes by. There's a latch on the top where we can enter."

"That's a great plan!" Aspen and Hayden say. But as I look at Peeta, he looks uneasy.

"What is it?" I ask him .

"Katniss, I can't climb trees because of my leg."

Oh no. I forgot about his leg. "We'll think of something, " I say.

"We could stop the truck,"Black says.

"But how?" Aspen asks.

"Get me on it. I can stop and start it with a few wires."He says.

"Okay. If you think it will work."

"Trust me."He says.

Trust is a weird word. The only person here I truly trust is Peeta. I trust him with my body and my soul. But then there's trust in the games. And that's what this is, we're still in the games.

I'll trust him as much as survival goes.

And that means keeping Peeta alive. This is going to help him.

"Okay,"I say.

Night comes and we wait for the truck to make its round. Hayden, Blake, and I hide up in the tree that hangs over the road while Peeta and Aspen hide in the bushes. The sound of an engine alerts us to the truck.

Peeta and Aspen throw large rocks in the road right before they pass under us. When we land on the truck they won't be as alarmed because the whole load will shake when it rolls over the rocks.

Blake pulls out a rope from his bag and ties it around his waist. He hands us the other end and tells us to hold on tight. He starts to climb down the side of the truck and underneath. Hayden and I do everything we can to not let go of the rope.

The truck starts to slow down.

It comes to a stop and Peeta and Aspen are running down the road. Peeta unlatches the back door and climbs in with Aspen. We tug on the rope as an okay signal and in seconds the car is going again.

Blake starts his climb up, but as he's pulling himself from underneath, the rope slips from Hayden's hands and I fall forward. Hayden throws herself on my legs, holding me from falling off.

"Katniss, let go of the rope. Pull yourself up. I have something to hold onto. So I do and I reach for Hayden's hand which helps pull me up.

"Thank you,"I say to her as we pant.

"No problem. I wasn't going to let you fall."

We nod to each other before climbing down with the guys.

The truck is filled with boxes. Peeta sits in the far corner, so I climb back there with him. I'm still shaky from almost falling off the truck. My heart is pounding and my whole body shakes. But I'm glad he didn't see it.

"Katniss?" He looks at me worried, but I just curl up in bis lap and allow his heartbeat to calm mine. "Don't let go,"I whisper to him.

"I won't."

And he doesn't.

After a while he asks,"what happened?"

"I almost fell off. I would have if it weren't for Hayden."

He holds me tighter but I notice him wince. "Your leg?"

"I haven't been taking it off,"he says looking guilty,"I didn't want to take it off just in case we had to run."

"Well I think it's safe to now." I climb off of his lap and lean down in front of him. I unclasp his leg and place my hands on his stub. I massage his irritated leg and he leans back and moans softly.

I press a soft kiss to his leg.

I smile at him and continue to massage his leg.

After a few minutes we hear snoring which makes me smile. I think we could all use some rest. So I crawl up on the box with Peeta and curl up to him. He wraps his arms around me and presses a kiss to my cheek.

I lay my head against his chest and he strokes my hair. Eventually we fall into a peaceful sleep.

I wake up to the shaking of the truck. It's dark in the truck, so it must still be night. I don't see any light seeping through the cracks. I stand up carefully so I don't wake up Peeta or the others and make my way through the boxes. I carefully open the door and peer out. The moon is still high in the sky but there's a hint of light coming from the east.

It's probably about 4:30.

I hear the sounds of cows mooing coming from my right. We're probably close to district 10, which means we should start hiding. They'll be loading up the truck soon. I wake the others up and say,"guys, we're in 10. Time to get these boxes open."