Hey! I'm nearly halfway through the games eek! Here we go-
I scream, but clamp my hand over my mouth. What had I done? Deciding to go kill 2 careers, leaving Carlos, Mariah and Tucker on my trail. That just made me and Auburn targets, but then again, they don't know it's us. Then I see a body, with a knife in its heart. He was obviously the cannon before Kiki and Petite. The claw drops down, picks up the body which is the boy from 9, Kiki and Petite before zooming off. I dash back to my igloo and Auburn is there, picking at the bones.
"Oh thank lord, your safe! Three cannons went off-"Auburn begins, but stops as I clunk to the floor.
"What's up?"
"I-II-II." I stutter as Auburn starts to question.
"Just tell me its fine."
"2 of the cannons were mi-I-n-n-e-e." I howl.
"Who?" She asks.
"Kiki and Petit-tee-e." I struggle to finish my sentence.
"The careers, huh." She leans back, taking every word. "At least we've got a better chance at least. You killed the careers, were sure to get sponsors!"
Like magic, a faint tinkling sound comes and a light thump from outside sends Auburn crawling.
"Hey! A parachute."
I lie down and let Auburn open it, but stops.
"It's for you. It says District 3 on the tag." Auburn smiles and hands it to me as I prop myself up. I screw open the lid and read the note that's inside.
Hannalise.
Listen carefully. Your everyone's favourite to win out here in the capitol, and they want you to get rid of Auburn, so do so, but in a very discreet way. Soon, something is happening, as they are shutting down the sponsor forms, as I am the last one, I need you to get rid of her during this point of the game. Auburn is keeping you from winning, you need to take action. Get rid of this note quickly. Other than that, keep going.
Jenna.
I stare shocked. I had to kill Auburn. I look up at her and she's taking off her bandage. Immediately, I rip up the note and let it fly in the wind.
"What was that?" Auburn asks, flipping over the bandage instead of using a new one.
"Oh, just-"I pause, being very careful of what I say. "Just some strategies as were down the final 7, and soon they will be interviewing friends and family when were down to 5, so it's just some things to make me look braver." I say, sighing that I got that right. I can see Jenna's face nodding down at me.
"Oh right okay." She says, tying a knot. I look in the pot and see we have some cream. I read the label, saying 'Frost Bite'
"Oh, It protects us from our tissue freezing." Auburn says.
I unscrew the lid and squeeze some of the light coloured stuff and rub it onto my skin. I sigh in pleasure as It warms my skin up right away, because it is still cold despite the 3 layers that I'm wearing.
"Give us a bit." Auburn says as I pass her the bottle. She does the same, and we just sit there peacefully.
"Nothing's happening, which is good." I say, huddling in a ball, shivering,
"It's so cold! We have to get to England soon." Auburn breathes into her hands.
"England will probably be the popular destination. Maybe tomorrow." I reply. We sit there for ages until Caesar Flickerman's voice plays all over the arena.
"Tributes! Well done to getting to the final 7 out of 16. Tomorrow at the cornucopia, there will be a feast!"
I look at Auburn in alarm. Well that's what Jenna meant.
"Now, you maybe be already declining my invitation, but listen carefully. Each of your terrains will have something awful happen to it. It will affect on you if you don't come. There will be a button with each of your names on. You must run up to the button, press yours only and run away. Some items will be on offer if you're brave enough to get them. Good luck, and may the odds be ever be in your favour." He finishes, and then there is silence.
"We have to go." I say, looking at her.
"I know. I'm going to get some water, you forgot earlier." She says, picking up a water bottle and walking out of our little igloo.
After about a minute, I whisper;
"We both may be going, but only one of us will come back."
I know Jenna wants me to bunk off Auburn, but I'm definitely not doing that, so hopefully some other tribute will kill her before I have to. She's as deadly as me, receiving a 5 in training. She probably would have got higher than me if my attitude was polite. Then again, it has offered possible sponsors, as well as my interview.
I sat in silence, humming an old hymn that we used to sing in school to myself.
I don't know, where I am
I don't know, this place
Don't recognise anybody
Just the same old empty face
See these people they lie,
And I don't know what to value anymore.
But there comes you, to keep me safe from harm
But there comes you, to take me in your arms
Is it just a game?
I don't know.
Is it just a game?
I don't know.
I cut off short when a cannon booms, and a couple of seconds later, Auburn comes stumbling back in, carrying the water bottle.
"It's a flippin' hard process! You can't just scoop some up from the sea, you have to crush the ice and mould it in your hand, then rub it into the water bottle. My hands are freezing!" she sighs, handing me the bottle. I quickly screw it open and gulp down a quarter of it, leaving some for Auburn.
"Thanks." I slurp, wiping my mouth on my sleeve and passing it back to her. She screws the cap on the bottle and then the anthem begins. We crawl into the passage way and sit there, huddling together, watching the faces come up in the sky.
Petite comes up first, and then Kiki, and then the girl from 5 comes up, followed by the boy from 9 and then it all goes silent.
"So Georgia died then." I say. I turn to Auburn. "Did you do it."
She nods, looking away from my gaze. "Squirting Night lock at me did earn herself a knife in her liver."
I nod, and then I start packing up.
"What are you doing?" Auburn asks, puzzled.
"We need to get to the Cornucopia."
"Now?" she says, helping me put all of the stuff in.
"Yes, otherwise we won't make it in time. We need to press those buttons; otherwise we'll be in the middle of a disaster, literally."
I really need to end Auburn off somewhere, but I honestly love her to bits, so I have a plan and Hannalise won't be part of it.
The hymn is called 'Just a Game', owned by Birdy of THG soundtrack, therefore, it is not mine.
Hope you liked that chapter, keeping reading and reviewing- CloveandtheMockingjay
District 1
Carlos
Petite X
District 2
Baxter X
Kiki X
District 3
Isaac X
Hannalise
District 4
Mariah
Tucker
District 5
Gren X
Georgia X
District 7
Splinter
Oak X
District 9
Rye X
Petunia X
District 10
John X
Auburn