I saw Coo collapse, I shot the boy who killed her before he could even take out the spear. I looked down at Coo, the spear was properly cut into her ribcage, it was pointless to pull it out, she was a goner. A tear went down my face before I could stop it, before I knew it I was crying. I looked down at Coo and found that she trying to speak. She was choking up letters, W, I stare into her, I, I await a final letter, N, she is trying to tell me to WIN. I nod my head slowly. I put my hand on her forehead slowly, it was ice cold. I felt her small but loving heart beat for the last time. She took one final breath, turned to face me, and then what was left of her lifeblood stopped flowing entirely. I knelt down and cried for a bit. If Baito comes he would kill me easily, for I have no will to fight. Then a silver parachute comes floating down to me, and there I see, a delicious and fresh creme brulee. My first instinct is to eat it, but instead I place in Coo's hands. I find nearby flowers and leaves and decorate her corpse with them. I walk away not turning back, she's in a better place now. I have the sense to smile a bit. I have to win this now, for Coo.
But I am alone now... what am I supposed to do apart from, hide in a tree? That's what I do, in fact. I eat the cupcake, maybe it's a good luck cake, and I can live for another day. I just want something good to happen, just one good thing. Then I hear a voice from a large speaker that appears in the sky, but instead of playing the new Taylor Swift album, it speaks.
"HELLO! HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING?"
Not great, really, I just watched my ally die, thanks for asking.
"WELL, I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS! IF TWO TRIBUTES AT THE VERY END ARE FROM THE SAME DISTRICT, THEY BOTH LIVE, LOL!"
Wait, what?
I am stunned for a minute, until I have come to my full senses. The speaker disappears. I realise then I can be with Feta.
"FFFEEEETTTTTTAAAA!" I scream before I can stop myself.
I am an idiot, I was so loud, Baito will definitely find me now, and then I realise, this isn't just good for me. It's good for Baito too, for he and Glove are together, so he'll be caught up in looking for her. Then there's Mesh, who was in the same district as Coo, and then there's this girl who absolutely has made no impression on me whatsoever. She did fine in the interview, she did fine in the parade, she did fine in training, but I can't remember her face.
I am just about to go and look for Feta when I spot a fox also in the trees, staring at me. Foxes don't go into trees, so why is it there. Then there are arms with human clothes, and then I realise in the light she's that girl that I was just thinking about but in the darkness, she looks so much like a fox, FoxFace, I'll call her. So there's five of us left, Mesh, Feta, Baito, Glove, Foxface, oh, and me, so I guess that's six, dang it!
I pace back and forth through the arena, until I'm almost certain that I have covered every block where no other tribute is. Feta has to be here somewhere... surely he couldn't have...
"Hello." I hear a croaky voice say. "You may not see me, but I can see you."
I look around. Clearly the person who made the phrase, "if I can't see them, they can't see me", needs to have therapy. I look around once again. Nope can't see anyone, it's probably Baito behind me, about to kill me, please don't be Baito, please don't be Baito...
"Why are you looking for me?" I hear the voice say once again. "There's no point in killing me, I am already going to die."
Changed my mind, now I really hope it's Baito. Please be Baito, please be Baito..
"He knows where he cut me. When you threw the tracker jacker hive on us, I was blamed. You should just leave now, while you can."
Okay, dang it, it's not Baito. It's definitely Feta, because he wasn't in his gang the last time I saw him. But I cannot find him, and I swear I have checked every tree. I decide to give up and leave, when I see a head come out of the leaves. He has dug himself down into a massive hole and has covered his face in leaves, pure camouflage.
"He cut my leg, now I have absolutely no chance of surviving more than two days. The blood is slowly travelling up my chest, if it gets to my heart, let alone my brain, then I am a goner."
I gasp I know what he means, and we'd need seriously good medicine from the Capeetol to cure it.
You know what this means, right?
Doctor Fatniss must save the day!
Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
