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Chapter 11:
The agonizing scream made me jump out of my bag. I don't know where it was coming from but what made me freeze was that this person was calling Peeta's name. I turned around to see Cato, Clove, and Marvel sleeping peacefully in their sleep. I don't know how they can sleep like this, but I know I can't.
"Peeta!" the person screamed.
I ran as fast as I can, to the person that was pleading for help. I'm not even trying to jump out of the way of branches, so they slice my face as I run. I don't know where I am going, but I listen as I follow the screams and the cries.
That's when I notice her. The blood spilled all over the ground. Blood spilling out of her mouth. Little Rue.
It was like I can feel the pain that was she was going through. My whole body died. Hey body was drenched in blood.
"B-b-behind you!" she gagged letting go of the knife that was in her stomach and pointing to something behind me.
I twirled around and was pushed on the ground by Glimmer. Her blond hair covered in dirt, and her eyes filled with rage.
She walked over to Rue, who is still crying out for Peeta, and quickly yanked out her knife from Rue. Rue screeched in pain, and cried letting out screams that ringed in my ears.
Glimmer, twirling the knife in her hand, pounced on me jamming the knife in my upper leg. I screamed, I know that I am going to die. I closed my eyes, knowing that this is the end.
"I have always wanted to do this!" Glimmer says, and starts to put the tip of the knife on my stomach. But a great form yanks Glimmer off of me, and I slowly make myself open my eyes. I'm too stunned at first, too unable to process what was happening. Has Rue somehow come to my rescue? Have the Gamemakers sent in some wild animal to add to the fun? Has a hovercraft inexplicably plucked her into the air? But when I push myself up on my numb arms, I see its none of the above.
Clove was underneath the boy I love. Peeta had come to the rescue. He had his bow over his shoulders, but instead he used his hands trying to put Glimmer unconscious. I slowly crawled over to Rue and put her head on top of my unwounded leg. Shes crying and calling out to everyone that she loves them.
"ssshhhh, its okay. Everything is okay," I said taking all the hair out her face. She slightly shook her head.
"Thank you," she whispered, "take care of him… he really does care about you." And with that her eyes close and she took her last breathe. She looked so peaceful. Tears started rolling down my face, and I couldn't get my eyes off her. Her cannon goes off which makes me sob even more. I slowly place her head back on the ground.
Somehow I wanted her to win. She did take care of Peeta, and gave him company. She even made me smile in this place, in the arena. I never in my entire life thought that I could smile in the arena, but I did because of her. I hear grunts and cries so I limped over to where Peeta and
Glimmer would be. But before I do, I turn around and put my three fingers to her. It is an old and rarely used gesture of our district, occasionally seen at funerals. It means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love.
I want her to know, that I care about her, and I know, for a fact that she would be in a better place.
Glimmer was on top of Peeta trying to cut off his airway, but before she can do that, I grabbed the knife that was in the bushes and stabbed her in the back. She let out a high scream and fell to the ground. Peeta turned to his side, and took in all the air that he can. Glimmer squealed and let out a cry showing that shes hurt and in pain. But I didn't care, rage and anger filled me and I limped over to her and yanked the knife out of her. She screamed again, but this time, she gagged because she can't get enough air. Before she can do anything else, I threw the knife down, stabbing her in the neck.
"It's your fault she died!" I screamed to the dead body that was now in front of me. Glimmer's cannon went off. Rue was inoccent and little. she was weak but very intelligent. she dosnt to deserve me die like this...
The blood coming out of my wound is getting worse, and I can't even stand up anymore. I collapse onto the ground, tears falling out of my eyes. My leg feels like it on fire. Peeta rushes to my side, kneeling down. He looks like he is going to cry, but manages to keep in control. Probably for me so I won't get freaked out. He looks at my leg, and its like everything about him changes. He began to pick up stuff that he needed to fix my leg like some plants, sticks, etc.
I think I am going to die now. The pain in my leg is going away, and its turning numb. I think I lost too much blood that I might lose my leg, or even worse die. I cry again but this time its not for me, its because I am going to die, without saving Peeta.
Peeta runs back to my side cutting my pant leg to look at the wound again.
"Katniss, I think if I heal it now, you'll be fine," Peeta says calmly.
I don't want to look at it, because just looking at blood makes me sick.
All I do is shake my head. I don't know how to do any of this stuff, its Peeta's mom that knows how to, and I hope he knows what hes doing. But before anything happens, I hear people yelling, and feet running in our direction.
Peeta's arm goes around my head and the other under my feet. He picks me up and runs as fast as he can away from the people who are chasing us. But hes much slower because hes carrying me. And I know that, sooner or later, the people who are chasing us, which is probably the careers, will catch up sooner or later.
Where not far when I hear Cato cry out, "up here! This way! Right behind that tree!"
Peeta tries as best as he could to hide his emotion, but I can read him easily. Hes scared and panicking.
I wiggled and wiggled until Peeta looks down on me. "Let me go, run. You can make it!" I whispered knowing that the careers could hear us because they are so close now.
He shook his head protesting, "No! I can't…"
He trails off because I make my way out of his arms and hoping on one foot.
"Peeta I am going to die, it's a sacrifice if you take me. They don't know you're here, if you run now you'll be safe." And with this I push him into a bush because there is no time to argue.
I don't want him to die. I am already going to die.
"Katniss what happened?" Cato screamed furious. He probably knows that Glimmer is dead.
I quickly glanced at Peeta to make sure that he is hidden in the bush well before I continued, "G-Glimmer attacked me. I didn't know what to do." I lied.
Cato's eyes went to my leg and he sprinted over to me and swoop me off my feet.
"What are you doing?" Clove hissed, "Why don't we let her die now!"
"I agree," Marvel added in, "shes just killing us off. Lets just do it now." he said grabbing the ax from his belt and stepping closer to me and Cato.
"No!" Cato yelled, "You touch her, your dead!"
Marvel's pissed. You can see his eye brows touching and he is thinking. Probably thinking how to kill me.
"You won't kill me," Clove said in a sweet voice. She grabbed her knife and stepped closer to me. I really don't know what to do right now so I hide my head in his shirt. My head is getting dizzy and I feel like I am going to vomit. I feel light headed and passing out. I know if I don't fix my leg , I am going to die soon.
"Clove, step back! Shes not getting hurt!" Cato said harshly.
"Why do you care so much about her?" Marvel asked curious.
Before Cato could say anything, Clove's eyes opened wide, "you like her!" she stepped closer, closing the distance between us.
"How could you Cato, you said it could be us! Not that bitch!" Clove yelled.
Cato said nothing. I froze where I was. Cato likes me? He's from district 2. He probably could have any girl he wants, and he picks me. Marvel stepped closer also, and gripped his ax, ready to swing. Cato knows what they are thinking and he puts me on the ground, and I balance on one leg. Cato gripped his knife ready for the attack.
Then out of nowhere, Marvel lunges at Cato. Cato was ready for it and jabs his knife in Marvel's arm, but that didn't stop him. Marvel fell on top of Cato and they went rolling somewhere which I didn't quite catch, because Clove is standing right in front of me. My heart is pounding and there are no weapons around for me.
She gave me a grin, like a kill is right in front of her. And shes right. I am just a kill. But before she could do anything else, an arrow flies right threw her neck. It was an instant kill even before she fell to the ground. I closed my eyes, knowing I was the last girl to look at before she died. Her cannon goes off and I can hear Cato scream my name. He probably thinks that I am dead, which is probably a good thing. Peeta comes out of the bushes and picks me up and starts running.
Before I pass out, I remember his hard muscles against me and his warmth giving me the goose bumps in the cold night. That's all I feel, not even my wounded leg, all the pain is gone. Its just me and my hero, Peeta.
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