One by One, They Come Undone

by grey.fog

At least 22 of them had to die, but they all had their own stories to tell. What was it like for those Tributes who came from cities, those who were brought up to fight, those who had never fought a day in their life? POV/chap for each tribute of 74th HG

14. District 1 Female Glimmer: Echoes

Fourteen: Echoes in my Mind

District 1 - Glimmer

I wake up screaming and already swatting at the insects angrily buzzing around me. But they're not just buzzing, they're stinging. And I know what these are, and I know what it means.

"Come back! Someone help! Marvel!" But no one comes back for me. I try to follow the girl from District Four, but she's no closer to me than the lake is that the others are running for. I stumble forward, one step, two, a stumble, and then down. I can feel my body twitching from the effects of the venom, and my breath catches on a sob.

The hallucinations begin, and I wonder what the others are seeing, and then I am caught in my own. They are not pleasant. My mother is screaming at me, calling me a failure, her golden hair turns to snakes that, as she grips my arms, hiss and bite. And then it is me that is screaming.

Then there's only darkness and a loud siren that hurts my ears and is then drowned out by a slowing tha-thump…tha-thump…..tha-thump. It's my heart and I know I am dying. Then there is more pain. Why is there more pain? It is everywhere, and it is also in my hand. The hand that they took the ring from. My token. The gift from my mother. And now they are trying to take something else.

STOP TOUCHING ME! I want to scream, but nothing passes my lips this time, it only echoes in my mind. And I let myself get caught in the resounding noise and the stuttering thumping of my heart is finally drowned out.