36 hours. 36 dreadful hours I was so confident I would never have to go through. 36 hours of no sleep, no rest, nothing. Just sitting here. Watching Prim. Watching over her, hoping she gets home.
I turn to my mother. She's been sitting with me this entire time. Every minute. Her eyes widen, and at the corner of my eye, I see a chase. The careers have found another target. Everything is a blur. Trees, tributes, dirt. 3 things. The target is running for her life, her hair flowing behind her. Another thing. Her hair is blonde. Then my eyes finally accept who that target is. I feel sniffles and tears welling up in my eyes. 'This can't be. No. Never. Why!' That's it. I can't hold it in anymore. The tears sting my eyes intensely and I can't find anything to live for anymore. But I accept the fact. The fact that the careers next target is Prim. "NO!" I scream. I jump to my feet, but then I stop. I don't know what to do next. I...can't do anything else. I've done the most I can to save her. I slump down into the seat and press on.
Prim is still running. So are the careers, because once they have a target, they won't stop until they're gone. Out of the game. One word – dead. Clove, with a handful of knives, aims carelessly and throws in Prim's direction. Clove versus Prim? No way. She has no chance. 'PRIM!" I start hyperventilating. Through the glaze of tears still present in my eyes, I see red. Red, the deep, deep red that is the colour of...of...blood. Prim has been hit! They close up on her, and she stops running and drops to the ground. She's given up. She believes she can't make it through any longer. The careers catch on.
"Seriously? I wasn't even trying!" Clove says mockingly with a smirk as she looms over Prim. Cato just grunts. This never was meant to be. I should be in there. It just can't end this way. Clove lets her honors die with Prim. With one stab, she's gone. The cannon blasts.
"NEVER! WHY? THIS IS...UGH!" I say and storm out the room. I just run out the door. With one last scream, I head for the woods.
I'm so sorry about the wait. And the sloppy chapters. This story wasn't my best. At all. The worst. Haha. I may not write on here for a while, maybe, after I finish the rest of this story. :)
