Chapter 10 No One Cares

Written by C

"Well he looks pretty alive to me." Johanna said with a smirk.

"But the reports said that there were no survivors. That both of you were dead." Mrs. Everdeen looked as if they really were ghosts.

"What reports?" Gale said puzzled.

"All of Panem is mourning your deaths. It's all over the news. We were told that there was not one survivor of the train attack and that it had happened so fast that it was nearly impossible for anyone to escape."

"And all of Panem thought that a little train explosion could get rid of me, no they'll have to try harder then that to get rid of me. You're all stuck with me." Johanna said sarcasticly.

"They searched days for you and then with a report of your deaths President Paylor has told us that a group of rebels from the ex-capitol were responsible for it." Mrs. Everdeen said quietly. "Oh, Gale your face!" She exclaimed finally realizing that he had a gash on his face.

"Forget about that! Did you say that Paylor thinks that capitol rebels did it?"

"Yes but your going to need stitches-"

"I didn't think they would be that clueless." Beetee said with a frown.

"Here Gale I'll stitch this up. It won't hurt a bit." Mrs. Everdeen was completely oblivious to the danger of the situation and started cleaning and then stiching the wound on Gale's forehead.

"I don't think you understand. We need to contact the President. The Reublic and the surviving victors are in danger." Beetee said solemnly.

"And Handsome here probably wants to get word to Brainless and Loverboy back in 12." Johanna pointed out.

A nurse wearing a white uniform that was identical to Mrs. Everdeen's walked in the room.

"Mrs. Odair is awake and crying hysterically for her baby. We need you to bring Finnick in to her. Her room is numer 35 and is down the hall" She said bluntly and then briskly walked away. Johanna took the sleeping Finnick from Gale some what awkwardly and then headed down the hall.

"I think I'll go and see if I can get in contact with President Paylor. They need to know about Revanche." Beetee said.

"Good idea, Beetee." Gale replied. So Beetee got up and quickly left on his mission.

About five minutes later Mrs. Everdeen finished stitching Gale foehead. It had been an awkward five minutes because Gale didn't know what to say.

"Well there. You're all done Gale. It's good to still have you with us." She said with a smile.

"How's Katniss?" He said longingly.

The smile that had been on Mrs. Everdeen's face quickly disappeared.

"I don't know. She won't talk to me." She said quietly. "I need to go, It was nice seeing you Gale."

She had just left the room when Johanna came back. She was taking a bite out of a fresh steamy roll when made her way over to Gale.

"So?" Gale questioned her.

"So what?"

"How is Annie?!"

"Oh she's happy now and Finnick seems to be much happier too. There both sound asleep now. Here catch!"

She threw a roll at him, which Gale caught quite easily.

"Where did you-"

"I raided the kitchen, I mean we haven't eaten in a day and I'm not planning on starving anytime soon."

"Beetee went to contact someone about-" A large explosion went off and the sound of machine guns fireing filled the air.

"Revanche!" They both said in unison.

"Leave it to that witch to attack a hospital full of sick people." Johanna said sarcastically.

"Come on we need to find Annie and Finnick!" Gale said. So both ran down the hall only to find a sea of district 13 soldiers who had tried killing them earlier that day.

"We need to get to Annie!" Johanna growled.

"We're no use to her dead, anyway Revanche wants us not her. The only way to protect them is to get out of here!" Machine guns fired. Smoke filled the air. The sceams of the innocent were mixed the fire of guns. They were driven down a hall. Gale looked for an escape, trying to think like his animal prey would. He scaned their surroundings and found the only way of escape.

"Found it. This way!" He pointed to a window in a room at the end of the hall. They ran to the window, knocking down wheelchairs and tables and throwing whatever they could at tne advancing soldiers.

"This better be a good idea! You hear me Hawthorne!" Johanna snarled as she threw a table covered in medicines at the soldiers. Gale opened the window. Below lay a river that ran into the ocean. It was fierce with waves crashing in every direction. It looked deep and seemed to have a very strong current. The soldiers were coming closer, the guns fired in all directions. Johanna scraemed in pain and grabbed at her arm. She had a bullet in her arm below her shoulder.

"Come on!" He shouted.

Johanna turned and looked out the window. She froze and seemed to be in a trance. She stared at the blue-green waves below, fixated.

"Johanna!"

She didn't respond.

Take my hand, trust me!" Gale shouted as he climed out the window. A bullet flew past his head. He was out of time and so was she. He grabbed her hand and pulled her out the window. She fought him as he dragged her.

"Johanna just trust me it's our only chance!"

"Go! Leave me it's not like you or anyone else cares!" She screamed in his face.

She contined to fight him but Gale was stronger.

"Go you idiot! There's no one left for me! No one will care!" She screamed as he finally got her out of the window.

He let go of the sill he had kept his grasp on. They fell. It was a huge drop to the water below. Gale had let go of his grasp of her hand. He expected Johanna to have to, but she didn't. She grasped his hand even harder and they plummeted to the water below.

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