The next morning I remember Inigo holding me last night on the balcony. He'd acted like we'd known each other for years not a week. It would be stupid to say that I love him, but I can definatly say I've fallen for him, hard.
At breakfast, our last one in the Capitol, is filled with Vice telling us to get what we can at the Cornicopia, where a bounty will be layed out upon us, then run and find water. He gives us good advice and asks us if we have our tokens. I hold out my wrist and Inigo shows us a chain around his neck with a pendant on it. We say our goodbyes too Reesha and Vice and thank them for all they have done. "See you in the arena," Inigo says, "Stick to the plan." We depart, him going with his stylist, me going with Galatia for my final hours. I go out to the hovercraft, where they inject my tracking device. I spend the rest of the time in an underground launch room, eating what I can. Galatia gives me the clothes that every tribute will wear: tawny pants, light green blouse, a thick brown belt, tight socks, soft leather boots, and black heat-reflective jacket. I sit fiddling with my bracelet and remembering Vice's plan until a woman's voice says that it's time to launch. I give Galatia one final hug and step onto the circular plate. She wishes me luck and a glass cylinder encases me. I am lifted up in darkness briefly and then am blasted with light. When my eyes adjust I see a forest, a meadow, and a lake, all good signs. I spot Inigo 3 tributes to my left. He nods and I nod back. Claudius Templesmith's voice booms across the arena, "Let the 74th annual Hunger Games begin!"
I spy a couple of backpacks I could grab, as well as a knife. Inigo will take care of other things. We will run into the forest. That is the plan. We have to wait 60 seconds, 50 seconds, 40, 30, I imagine the Capitol citizens counting down, 20, I see Tally nervously watching, 10, I prepare my self to run. My 10 seconds are up and the gong sounds.
I sprint towards the backpacks and scoop them up as well as the knife. By that time, Inigo reaches the Cornicopia and goes in. While I'm waiting, avoiding other tributes I see a food pack and hesitate and then rush towards it. When I reach it, so does Cato and I feebly cut his leg with my knife as he swings his sword down. Then his sword makes contact with another, Inigo's. "Run!" he shouts, "I'll hold him off! Run!" I drop my knife and take the two packs and do as I'm told. I flee into the woods and stop at the edge and make out Inigo taking on Cato, Cato knocking Inigo's sword down, Cato raising his weapon, and Inigo falling, dead, to the ground.