CLOVE's POV

I hear Seneca Crane announce there can be two victors, and my heart literally skips a beat. What did I do? I'm an idiot for leaving Cato, and now I don't even know where he is. "Cato, where are you?" I mumble under my breath. I look at the sky, and the shimmer of the force field reflects off of my eyes. I think of Cato, running his fingers through my hair and telling me it's going to be alright. What a fool I am for I would be safe here, no one's safe here.

I sigh and pluck a flower from the ground, and I pluck the petals off of it, one by one. "He loves me, he loves me not…" I feel like a little girl, using petals to determine my love and fate, but somehow it calms me. I get to the last petal, ready to say he loves me not. I throw the flower on the ground and I say, "He loves me!" I twirl around and fall on the hard grassy floor. I play with my hair, bunched into little balls of brown, twisted and tangled, with dirt and grass weaved into it. I take a knife from my belt and I carve the tree a heart, and then I throw a knife at it, lodging itself in the middle. I rip it out and I think, where could he be?

I grab a hold of my knife and I watch out for anymore tributes. Who's left? Thresh, Me, Cato, Fire girl, lover boy, and the fox girl. I haven't encountered the fox lady yet, but she seems pretty devious. I keep trudging through the mud, keeping an eye out for Cato, when I see a spear whizz by my ear. I whip around to see Thresh, standing and breathing heavily. He's almost double my size and he looks down on my like I'm lunch. I ready myself to throw a knife, but when he charges at me, I only tell myself to run. I'm very fast, but Thresh is a machine waiting to cut me open.

"You seen Rue?" He demands, almost like he is angry, and in pain. "No!" I yell back. I throw rocks back at him, waiting for myself to throw a knife, but I don't.

"Where is Rue?" He demands. I ignore him and I keep running. "Is she dead?" I start to feel my legs burst into flames and my throat feels scratchy. I trip over a large root, and Thresh tackles me. He keeps my wrists on the ground, and I try to escape but his large body is too heavy. "WHERE IS RUE?!" He asks, spitting on my face. "She's dead probably." I admit. This only angers him more. "Please spare me." I beg. "How did she die?" She yells again. "I don't know!" I scream back. He slaps me hard in the face, and my wrist immediately jiggles free. I grab one of my knives and stab his wrist, so the blade pokes out the other end. He screams in pain and shoves me off the hill, and I tumble down the side.

I roll down so fast, I almost feel like I'm in a train, but I run into almost every single rock and plant in the area. I slide into a ramp shaped area and it launches me into the air. I stop spinning for a moment, trying to hold in my lunch. I feel the air brush through my body, and I immediately start falling. I hear a loud thud and I feel my ribs. Are they broken? They feel like it. I feel all the bruises on my arms and legs, and I push myself up. I lie there, helpless and weak, whispering Cato's name. Now, I fear Thresh, even if I did run his wrist through. I feel my chest which is now pounding with exhaustion, and I see my hand is red. I see one of my knives shoved itself into a layer of my skin, but it's a minor injury.

I stand up and tell myself to stop being weak. I've been kidnapped by Fuchsia and Alex twice, and now Thresh? No more of this, I'm not going to be the small helpless girl everyone thinks of me to be. My new character is all deadly, and strong.

I walk off all my injuries, and I try to hide the limp. I wait for a cannon to go off, symbolizing Thresh's death, but I hear more silence. I sit down, and I spot a bright red apple, dangling above my head. I reach up to pluck it, and I realize it's not poisoned. I carve into it with my knife and I take a bite. The juice explodes in my mouth, as I admire the first piece of food I've eaten since this morning. I finish the apple sooner than usual, and I search around for another. I see a small bush, filled with blueberries, only they're not blueberries. It's nightlock. I'd be dead in a minute if I eat this, so I just keep on walking.

I spot a lake, not too far away from here and I sprint towards it. I splash in the cold water, and I soak my wounds. I float on my back in the current, and I realize I'm in a different place. I see I have drifted downstream, and I look at the horrors that await me. A waterfall. I swim as fast as I can, and I try to avoid it. Hopelessly failing, I keep swimming, when I fall down a drop off. I glide down the waterfall, and I admire the long drop, and the beauty the gamemakers put into it. I hold my breath as I plunge into the water, slapping my stomach hard as I belly flop into the cold water. I resurface, sputtering out water and coughing. I stare around, and I wonder where I am. I don't think anyone's been in this area, and I wonder why.

I spot a small parachute, collecting dust by a rock. Someone must've missed it on their way out. I snatch the small silver container, and I peer into it. Pills, they are labeled, 'Pain relievers.' I look at the card, and it's made out to Fuchsia. I take the correct serving of pills and I immediately feel better, like I could fly. I feel around for my knives, but I realize my vest is gone. I panic as I see it floating around in the river. I grab it, but I see there are no knives in it. Where did they go?

I dive in the shallow lake for my knives, but I only come across three. Depressed, I pick up my vest and strap it on my wet shirt. I curl up by a tree and my eyes wander to the sky.

Where are you Cato?

Hey guys, sorry the chapters are really short, but I'm running out of ideas now that Clove and Cato are separated. More chapters yet to come and be sure to check out my Foxface fanfiction and my first quarter quell. I promise I'll write about other stuff soon like Harry Potter and stuff. Thanks for the reviews! You all really make my day by coming back to read them everyday! Keep them coming!