Hunger games part 9

I gritted my teeth as I took another step, jarring my ankle and my wound.

At least it was downhill.

"Almost there" she called over her shoulder.

"That's what you said an hour ago" I muttered under my breath.

The slope was starting to even out into a forest again, but as I was so focused on my pain I didn't notice. Even when we stopped in a small clearing with a cabin I didn't notice until I almost tripped over her.

"We're here" she said.

I grunted and hobbled over to the doorway.

"We don't have a lot of time before they find our trail again. You need to fix yourself up."

I fell into a small wooden chair and looked at my injury. It was oozing puss and thick clotted blood again.

"I need more bandages, and something to call you." I said, I added in that last part because I could t remember her name from the trials.

She tossed a role of bandage tape at me as I started to unroll the cloth I had wrapped it with.

"Call me Ellen"

I nodded then winced as I pulled a scab off.

She was starting a small fire in the furnace as I cleaned the wound out.

"Did you tear anything with that?" She asked over her shoulder

"No, I can still move it, hurts like hell though."

"I think the hurting is normal" she said dryly. She had the rabbit over flames now.

I grunted. "Wake me up when that's done." I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

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