I awoke to the sound of a gasp. My eyes fluttered open and I looked down, sure that the Careers had found me. And sure enough, below me were the Careers (well, what was left of the Careers, anyway). The District 2 girl and District 4 boy stood below me. But they weren't looking at me. And then I realized that below me was the District 6 girl.

"P-P-P-Please," she stuttered. "D-D-D-Don't kill me."

"Aww," the District 2 girl said. "Carson, should we let her live?"

The District 6 girl looked up at the District 4 boy, who's name was apparently Carson, pleadingly.

"Well..." Carson said, stretching out that one word. "Nah."

And with that, Carson swung his sword at the girl's throat. She gasped, and then collapsed to the ground. A cannon sounded, signaling her death, and her face appeared in the sky. The careers laughed and started to walk away.

"Now all we've gotta do is find that little brat that killed our friends," the District 2 girl said. "And I'll be happy."

I gulped and laid still on my branch, praying that they didn't find me.

"Don't worry, Melissa," Carson said. "We'll find her and you'll get to have your fun."

Fun? I stood completely still now, not even allowing myself to blink or breathe. I stayed there, hoping that they didn't look up. And then- they started to walk away. Once I couldn't hear their voices I let out my breath and sighed in relief. I was alive for another day.

A cannon suddenly sounded, and I quickly looked up to the sky. Please don't be Brian, please don't be Brian, please don't- a picture appeared. It was a boy. From District 11. Not 5. I breathed a sigh of relief. I had to find Brian if he was going to be safe. I had to. I climbed down from my tree and started walking in the opposite direction of the Careers. I didn't even know where Brian was. I racked my brain and tried to think if I saw him during the Bloodbath or if I saw him head towards a certain point in the woods.