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LET THE GAMES BEGIN! :D(finally)

-iLoveTheMellarks

Today may be the last day on earth for me. I'm 20 minutes away from going into the games. It's time to say goodbye to mom and dad potentially forever.

"You can win. I really think you can. Just get to a bow if you can." says mom with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"What if I don't mom? What if they don't even have one?" I ask also crying.

"They will. If you can't get to it, don't search for anything else. Grab what you can. Just please, run out of there alive. Don't step off the platform until the 60 seconds if up. And if you can climb, get up in a tree to sleep. I love you." says mom as she gives me a tight hug.

"I love you too." I respond. Then it's dad's turn. He doesn't say anything. He is on the verge of tears and he hugs me and holds his kiss to my forehead.

"I love you." he says coming eye-level with me. This absolutely kills me. I need to try to win. No. I have to win.

"I love you too." I walk into the room where there is a tube that leads me up to the games. I give my parents one last wave good-bye. But my mom stops me. She comes eye-level with me and pokes through the mockingjay pin in my shirt.

I sit in the room alone. I stare at my boots. I play with my braid. Anything to keep me from making me think about the games. The voice that announces that I have 30 seconds to get into the tube doesn't help. I make my way into the tube, slowly. The wait for the tube to rise is endless. I close my eyes and take deep breaths. Oh my god, I could be dead in 5 minutes from now. I wait, then the tube starts to bring me up.

I look around and I see the arena is a rain forest. The tributes give each other glances. I look for Colby and see he is at the end. Jack is right next to him. That can't be good. Next I look for Jess and she is right next to me on my left. Then I see a bow. It's all the way to my right, farthest possible. Of course. I can't go for it. I see a sling shot fairly close to me. Do I even no how to use one? It can't be much different from a bow. The countdown has started.

5..4..3..2..1..let the games begin.

I run as fast I can to the slingshot. Someone takes it right before my eyes. I see a knife. Might as well go for it. I grab it and run into the forest. I don't stop for even a second. I run until I feel like my legs are going to fall off. Before I even rest, I take my mom's advice and climb up in a tree. It takes me a little while because it's really tall. I find a branch to rest on and I lay down. All I have is knife.

As I am resting, I hear 10 cannons go off. 14 of us left. Is Colby alive? I'll have to wait until tonight to find out.

I am starving. I can't hunt without a bow. What am I supposed to do with a knife? I can end this torture and kill myself right now. But I have to think about mom and dad.

I hop down and look for any sort of food. I look around and find berries on a bush! They look so good. I pick about 20 and get ready to devour them all when a voice interrupts me.

"I wouldn't eat those if I were you." says the girl from district 11.

"Why not?" I ask really upset.

"It's nightlock. You would die in seconds if you eat one." she says. She has long black hair, dark skin, and green eyes. I drop the berries at my feet.

"Thanks." I say."Why didn't you let me die?"

"Because, your mom." she says. At first I just thought it was just a really lame comeback.

"Excuse me?" I ask.

"Your mom…she was an ally to my sister, Rue." she says. Rue. That must've been the girl dieing when I was watching the games. The one my mom put the flowers on. "I never actually met Rue…but have watched the games she was in. I was born after the rebellion." she tells me.

"I'm so sorry." I never meeting your sister because she died. And then, you find out she was murdered.

"It's okay. When I saw your mom put the flowers around her, I know she really cared." she said with a smile. I smile back. She must have came in the games because her sister. District 11 doesn't have a victors' child so they put her in.

"I'm Destiny." she tells me.

"I'm Capri."

"Have you found any food?" I ask.

"Not a thing. I'll start eating the dirt if I have to." She jokes.

"Same. What did you get from the bloodbath?" I ask.

"Nothing…sorry. I just ran for the forest." She tells me. I can't blame her. I'm surprised I got out of there alive.

"It's fine. Do you know how to use a knife to kill animals?" I ask. She shakes her head. "What do we eat?"

"I'm from district 11…so I can try to find edible berries and leafs?" she tells me. Thank goodness. "It might be hard because there is millions of types out here, but I'll try." She says.

"Okay thanks. I'll see if I can kill anything with this. Or anyone…" I say. She stares at me with a scared face.

"I'm kidding…" I say with a laugh. She lets out a sigh of relief. Although, if it comes to my self defense, I will. If I even can.

I attempt at throwing the knife at 5 different birds. I miss, in fact I don't even come close. I try throwing one more, and again, I fail. I head towards the spot I chucked it. Then, I hear a rustling in the leaves. It's probably just an animal, I think to my self. Wait no, I just saw something run behind that tree. I stand still. The knife is right by the tree. I slowly try to creep away, leaving the knife behind. Before I can get two steps, I notice it is Jess.

"Jess. It's just you." I say with relief.

"Yeah. Are you ready to come back with us? I found Jack and Colby. The boys are looking for Matt." she tells me. How can I just abandon Destiny? I can't. But if I say no to Jess, she has every right to kill me, right now. So I do the only thing I can think of. I peer at the knife, now, right at me feet. I grab it and I sprint full speed.

I search for Destiny. I try not to make to much noise so that other tributes don't find me. But every time I take another step, another twig breaks. I hear Jess running behind me. Then I bump into Destiny.

"Capri what's happening?" she asks startled.

"RUN!" I shout. She doesn't think twice before she starts sprinting with me. After, 10 minutes of running with no stop, we no longer hear her foot steps. I slow down and Destiny follows.

"What happened?" asks Destiny out of breath.

"She…wanted me…to go with her." I say breathlessly. I can barely breathe. I need water. "I couldn't leave you behind, and I knew she would attack me if I said no, so I sprinted." I tell her.

"Thank you." she says. She smiles at me.

"No problem." I say like it was no big deal. But we both know it was. We almost died.

"You can go…if you want." she tells me.

"No, definitely not." I tell her. She looks confused.

"Why? You'd have a way better chance of winning." she says.

"Really, no. We are ally's. Ally's means friends." I say with a smile. How can she die? How could her families cope with it? Losing two daughters in the games. How much crueler could the Capitol get?

We are in desperate need of water. Both of us look like we are about to faint. We try to forget about our thirst by resting. I show her how to climb a tree and we both fall asleep in it. My mouth is completely dry. I think of my twenty minute shower yesterday. Could it really have been yesterday? Colby was right when he said life needs to slow down. My tongue will not get moist no matter how many times I swallow. I try to spit, but nothing comes out. I finally daze off in a light sleep, knowing destiny is right above me on a different branch.

I'm woken up by a droplet of water dabbed on my nose.

"DESTINY! Where did you find water?" I ask her. But she is asleep. She wasn't even awaken by my shout. What is it coming from? Then I remember what the arena is. A Rainforest. That's confeinent.