A/N I'M SO SORRY GUYS FOR NOT UPDATING ITS BEEN SO LONG BUT IVE BEEN BUSY WITH FAMILY AND ASSIGMENTS BUT I HOPE THE WAIT IS WORTH IT WITH THIS CHAPTER, NEXT ONE WILL BE IN CLOVES VIEW. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS CHAPTER THANKS TO ALL THE REVIEWS AND LOYAL FOLLOWERS
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I wake up slowly from unconsciousness, I gaze around the room I am in stone wall at the back with a small bared window, metal railing walls and a thick sturdy door, I feel a drip on my arm and look up, another splash of water hits me, great there's a leak. In the corner there is a bucket which I gather is for waste and in the other corner there is a mat, straw and a thin blanket which I assume is meant to be a bed. I hear a rustle in the cell next to me and then a voice.
"You're finally awake." Johanna appears into view. She looks dreadful her clothes are ripped and her beautiful hair is hacked off into a messing boyish cut.
"How long have I been out?" I ask.
"A day or two."
"What's happened to you?"
"Capitols attempted to get information from me."
"I guess you kept your mouth shut." Johanna rolls her eyes. "What?"
"You, do you think they will keep us alive after they get what information they want?" I look down bashfully, I didn't think of that.
"I didn't think."
"Well you need to start, whatever they do to you shut your mouth."
"I don't even know anything; no one at thirteen even told me I just followed orders."
"There you go already said something wrong."
"What?"
"You mentioned thirteen."
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"Cato, wake up." I'm laid next to the railing separating me and Johanna, I feel her shaking me.
"What?"
"You have to stay awake, they'll be here soon."
"Who will be here?"
"Peacekeepers." A door slams open and the clatter of swords and guns can be heard. "Remember Cato quiet." A peacekeeper appears at the door and it is pushed open.
"Cato Higgins get up, your interrogation is due." I hesitate to get up and the peacekeeper drags me up and shoves me out the door, I glance to Johanna who smiles sympathetically.
I walk through corridors and stairs up to a small room with a chair in the middle, I'm placed in the chair, and I'm strapped into the chair and left alone.
"Oi you can't leave me here" No answer. "OI," I shout as loud as I can.
"Shouting will not get you released any faster." The voice comes from the mirror on the wall in front of me.
"Who said that?"
"Your interrogation officer."
"Let me go." I pull on the restrains.
"That won't help, now let's begin, who is in charge of the rebellion? Is it Clove?"
"I don't know." It is the truth I don't know whether its coin or that other guy what's his name.
"Cato, who is in charge!"
"I don't know!" I hear her muttering quietly before she speaks to me again.
"Cato one last time or I'll begin phase two, who is in charge of the rebellion."
"I don't know." That's when the sound of Cheryl comes, she screams my name so loud I fear it's going to deafen me; it can't be real or can it? Cheryl is with mum in thirteen. But even with my own reassurance it doesn't stop the pain of hearing my little sister in agony.
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The peacekeeper throws me back into my cell; Johanna rushes to the bars and grabs my hand.
"Cato, are you okay?"
I smile timidly. Johanna is lifted off her feet she lashes out kicking and screaming.
"Get off me you piece of shit!" She spits at one of the peacekeepers and earns a punch in the stomach and then dragged off to her interrogation.
I lay down in the pathetic bed and try to close my eyes to sleep, I hear Cheryl screaming again in my head and begin to dream of her, in the games, she's running to a set of knives and throwing them at tributes when a larger tribute smashes her against the cornucopia killing her.
I wake up breathing heavily, I begin to calm down when Johanna is thrown back into her cell, water splashes me, I kneel down next to her and brush her hair from her face, she's soaking wet and cold as ice.
"Johanna?" she doesn't move. "Johanna!" She opens her eyes and gasps spitting out water, she sits up and reaches her arms through the railings and hugs me.
"It's okay now Johanna it's over."
"It's not." I pull back and look at her face.
"What do you mean it's not over?"
"They won't stop until we spill." The thought dawned on me so every day I'm going to have the screams of my loved ones on repeat and for Johanna something with water.
"Johanna, I'm beginning to wonder if it was better to kill you and the others while I had the chance." Johanna shakes her head.
"If you did, Clove or you would be dead, one victor as always and snow would rein and next year another hunger games."
"I suppose, but if we never went and rescued Annie we would be safe in 13."
"Cato don't you understand we will never be safe until snow is dead! As long as we are here alive it gives the others chance to continue the rebellion and the cause."