Kai had no idea where his district partner went. Iara had promised him that he would come back soon with food, yet it was night and she was nowhere. Keith started to doubt that she had betrayed the group, or worst, that district 4 (which means, including him) was betraying the group. He cautiously slipped to another edge of the camp, to stay as far as Keith as possible when they lit their campfire, so at least if Keith decided to attack him, he had the fire as a shield.
The girl from district 1, Amber, in total fabulous state (no wonder sponsors showered gifts on her), handed him some rabbits and he wildly ripped the flesh open. No one spoke a word, but he knew they would be glad to watch the dead recap. Finally the anthem was played, and the words "The Fallen" appeared. Much to his surprise, Iara appeared on the screen. Keith looked at him and did not say a word; but Kai was nevertheless glad that Keith knew it was not a betrayal, and he would not attack him suddenly. Still, Kai wondered how she had died. Did that strong district 5 boy knocked out him, or worse, by some mutts?
The next to appear was the girl from district 6, Mandy, whom they had killed earlier in the morning. Finally, it was the boy from district 10 (Mark), the one who begged Eva not to kill him, much to their amusement. Oh, if he only knew, Eva was a killer, she could kill every person with a red pen –
The warm air surrounded him, and everything in front of him became foggy. He felt drowsy and finally drifted to sleep.
