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Warning: Violence.

Perhaps what we did was foolish. Maybe we could have stayed and survived in District 8, despite everything, and then left when we were positive it was foolproof. We should've brought someone else along, someone to help us. I was a teacher, and you were just a student. How did we ever possibly think that we would've actually made it?

For days, possibly weeks, we walked and walked. Our food supply ran out too soon, we had no idea where we were, and no idea where we were heading, and then we met her, the Mockingjay. We actually got to meet the face of the rebellion, and she was just as everyone described her to be. She gave us ways for us to survive, and, yet, we still failed.

I knew you heard them coming, but you were always such a strong girl. It was better to just not talk about it, but we both knew we were being hunted.

The nights were the worst. Those were when you were the most vulnerable and all you can do is just lie there and pray that you'll be safe in the morning. I knew it was the Capitol's doing; no creatures make sounds like that. Their howls echoed through the forest, making it almost impossible to detect how far away they were, and making it that much harder to sleep.

I knew that you tried. You made sure to walk faster, despite your limp, and you put as much weight as you can on the walking stick, so you were able to propel yourself forward. You were determined to not slow us down. We both knew what would happen if we got caught.

The hole in the fence that we made so that could escape had probably caught the attention of the Capitol. They didn't want anybody to be able to escape; the risk for the Rebellion to spread was just too great of a risk. So then they decided to send out the mutts. They were quick; the hole in the fence probably went unnoticed for several days, so we knew it was just a matter of time before they would catch up. I just didn't realize just how quick they actually were.

It was my fault. I was supposed to be on watch, but I was just so tired… I didn't even realize they were there until I felt the tree that we were sleeping in begin to move from the pressure of the mutts. They were enormous ugly creatures. They stood on four thick legs with large paws, while their mouths were filled with long sharp teeth that sparkled in the moonlight from their saliva. Their faces were a mess, as if the Capitol just threw it together. Their noses were long and pointed, but I couldn't even see their eyes. The noises that came from deep in their throats were the worst, though. It was a high-pitched squealing, a sound that was similar to a rusty door from back at the factory in District 8.

You looked at me with wide eyes, and it was then that I remembered that you were just still a child who was lost and scared. You began to try to move your way closer to me from the opposite side of the tree. My voice got caught in my throat; I couldn't even yell to you that it was a mistake before I watched you slip. You held on to the branch, but the mutts, who had seemed to go more savage when they saw you slip, had a hold on one of your feet.

Without even thinking I threw myself over to where you were desperately trying to hold on. The screams that came from your mouth were unnatural; it was a scream that one produced when you realized you were going to die. And so I did the only thing I could do. I held onto your hand, looked you in the eyes, and then I let go of the branch and we fell, together.

Sorry for making it, like, two months since I updated. Life just...yeah. Life. Anyways, I can't believe I just wrote that. I know that technically you don't know if they're dead, but...well, I killed them off anyways.

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