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Curiosity Killed The Tribute
Day 3
Nalin Shyr
District Four
I wake up in my sleeping bag on the blow-up mattress. I don't find it odd because I had awoken Morpheus to take the next watch. Fresh snow has fallen in the arena, who am I kidding? It's always snowing with a soft breeze. I wonder when they are going to send in a blizzard. It would only take a few minutes to kill the weaker ones off.
Opening my eyes properly, I see that the fire is now a few streams of smoke, still smoldering from last nights fire. Everyone is covered in thick snow, except for Draco and Havoc who fell asleep in each other's arms inside the diamond Cornucopia. I get out of the warm bag and shake the snow from it as well as my body. Shaking the snow out of my hair, I find my snow-camouflaged helmet again and place on my head, doing the straps back up.
In only a few minutes later, everyone else wakes up and gets rid of the snow that fell during the night. Re-lighting the fire is a difficult task but I'm able to start a small flame that grows into a nice fire. Secretly I look at Kaleb. It's so obvious he's been crying. He had another nightmare about that night as well but it was different. He had made it to the final two; he was up against the boy from 12. He lost. But in the dream he visited Delilah as a ghost and watched her kill herself.
I worry about that kid. I'm not sure if he'll be able to last another week without her, especially with him spiraling down into depression. But there's something that keeps him going. Something I can't quite pick out.
We're all sitting around the fire, digesting our breakfast for the day when Mars speaks up. He shakes more fresh snow out of his brown curls while gesturing to Helix and I.
"Today we're going hunting again. Morpheus will lead. Helix, Nalin and Havoc will be going. This time, Helix and Nalin will achieve this kill. It's only fair we all get a kill before the fourth day.
Draco? Kaleb? We will be guarding the Cornucopia."
Mars sits back in the chair and the ones that were called to go and hunt arise, including me. I collect some medical supplies and a rationed bit of food and stuff it in a bag; I also grab two spears from the Cornucopia.
Morpheus grabs another of the spears; Havoc takes his poleaxe while Helix grabs his jacket, filled with knives in the pockets. He runs a tanned finger down a long serrated one. In fact, it was one of the knives that was used to kill the boy from three. He doesn't seem to be phased at all by the brutal kill.
Morpheus clears his throat and begins walking towards the forest; Havoc follows through with Helix traveling behind him. I take a look back at the others who are all hazing at the fire. Except Mars, who has a fire in his eyes.
Turning my back on him, I follow the others in front of me, leaving the others behind.
Winter Hostage
District Seven
The air is cold and frostbitten when I wake up. I pull my clothing tighter around my body around myself as I climb out of the sleeping bag with Matty. He's been so nice to me and everyone thinks I'm different, well I know I'm different but they treat me like I'm younger. I'm seventeen but they treat me like I'm fourteen.
Matty seems to be different than everyone else. He's Goth, so he likes to wear darker clothing. I've let him into my life whereas I usually shut everyone out, like my mother. I haven't had a breakdown in a while (a week) and I fear for the time it comes again. Knowing that I usually have on every two days and haven't had one for week well lets just say that from past experience I know the next one will be, very dramatic. My freak out yesterday doesn't count, I was freaking out about the Careers being near.
I undo the rope a little that holds us in the tree and drop to the ground. My feet receive a shot of pain but I hold in the scream, not wanting Matty to awake. We found a small water source last night. It's small, only two meters square and it's frozen on top. We arrived here just as the boy from district three was flashed into the sky, we had been walking all day, and nibbling on the limited food we have. It was an accident how we found it really, we were somehow still walking and we decided to have a rest. So we just collapsed on the snow or rather, ice. The ice cracked under the pressure of Matty and a wave of ice-cold water washed all over his head.
It immediately woke him up. Of course we had to dry him so the water didn't freeze on him. We climbed up the tree nearest to it and slept there.
Snapping out of my daydream, which must have been a zone out to anyone else and fill up the water bottle. I put it in the sleeping bag so it can warm up a but instead of being ice cold. I also take a small portion of the dried apple and dried meat. It does little to fill the growing hunger in my stomach.
I guess this arena is built for me, it's winter. My names Winter. Big laugh that must be in the Capitol.
Matty awakes and eats his portion of the apple and dried meat. The bottle is cool, not cold and he takes a sip and gives it to me.
I hear a sound in the distance, but I shrug it off, I hear many sounds that no one can hear. But this one is different, it feels evil.
I make myself shudder and act scared, knowing it will grab Matthew's attention really quickly. He grabs my shoulders and looks into my eyes directly.
"Winter. What's wrong. What can you feel?" He says in a commanding tone.
I look to my right, and whisper something that no one can hear.
"Winter! What is it?"
"Careers." I whisper.
Jaden Reeds
District Eight
Once again, the world I awake into is almost pitch black. Only the glow of the snow is the light I have in this cave. It takes me a while to find the very precious night vision sunglasses I have in the limited light I have but after a while, I slide them onto my face and instantly see the cave in a different light. Once more I eat more of the roll of bread and another nut bar. The bread I eat more of since it's going hard now. By lunch all I have will be the fruit and nut bars. I fear for my hunger.
And my life.
Drinking some of my water, which is gaining small pieces of ice inside. Soon, it will be frozen solid. I'm glad there is always fresh snow around to melt for water. I dig out my entrance to my cave and carefully crawl out to watch the Careers.
I think this is going to be my routine from now on. Wake up, eat food, watch Careers, sleep. It's a peaceful life but it would be so much more easier to spy on them if I could look up on them more closely and actually hear what they are saying. Plus more food.
I focus on the Careers and the blooming fire they have. Mars stands up and motions to some of them. The ones he pointed to, rise up and grab weapons, heading for the forest. I sigh in relief that they are leaving me alone for one more day. I watch them as they disappear into the forest just before more snow begins to fall in the arena. With all this snow I decide to build up a fort like thing just on the cliff I lie on to watch the Careers. It's large enough to hide my from their view but I have this little spot where I can see everything from. I even have another spot where I can see them walking to me. If I see them there, I have enough time to destroy the fort, climb back into my cave and remove my footprints and build back up the snow to hide the cave I live in.
I could seriously use something to spy on the Careers that would make it easier.
Kovu Ivy
District Seven
I had to go back when I finished the bunch of basil, ripping out the entire thing was the only choice to stay alive and somehow it just manages to stay inside my bag. After that I resumed walking the trail I did not a few hours ago, its really difficult to climb, I'm trying to climbing to the top of the mountain while trying to stay hidden in the forest. So far? I think it's working because I've reached Day 3.
It's about midday now and I can hear the Careers from here even now. I know I'm safe from them because why would Careers climb this mountain? They always look for the easier option. The part of forest I'm currently walking in is more densely packed with trees but the branches are much more bare. Still, there's plenty of leaves to conceal me but not as much as before.
My dried meat is slowly diminishing but it wont be gone for at least another week at the rate I'm going. So that should set me at Day 10, but knowing how hungry the tributes get it will probably last until Day Six.
I don't have much water but I eat the snow frequently to absorb water into my body so at least I'm not leeching away.
I sit down at a fallen log, it's nice and I decide to make this my new home for the night, its peaceful but yet so alone.
Little do I realize that the amount of snow falling just doubled. Or the fact it just got a degree colder, making it -5 degrees Celsius.
Neither do I realize that the wind is picking up. By a lot.
Skylar Glass
District Nine
It's midday when I awake. I guess being alone with just one other person with you in a dark cave for most of the time. I sit up out of the sleeping bag while waking up Dylan Harkness at the same time so he can feed himself. We finish off the apples, knowing they'll go bad soon and drink to entire water bottle.
Opening the entrance by pushing the log that obscures our cave, I scoop some snow into the bottle and pack it down because snow in a bottle is half air. I stick it back into the sleeping bag to melt.
We leave the log pushed open slightly to refresh our cave with new air. Dylan and I barely talk; I guess no one does in the games because I feel like I'm going to alert someone our whereabouts. If Dylan and I do want to talk, its usually it really quiet whispers.
I've never felt lonelier in my life, being inside this arena. I feel sorry for the tributes that are alone.
Toxic Lyse
District Ten
We've been awake since the sun rose. It's been nice to wake up to a really cool sunrise but as soon as the Hunter kid opened up his damper hole and spoke I was pissed off for the rest of the day. Again we take a small sample of our food and drink the water, Hunter I give next to nothing to eat. I hate him. God! He is so annoying! I swear I'm going to snap soon and wring his little neck. Won't even take much, just a slight flex of my arm and the neck will snap.
I sit up crossed legged on the snow and stare off into the distance. It's been hours since this morning and Hunter won't shut up. Marty on the other hand has kept quiet, as I like and kept watch a few times. I like Marty, he's a good kid and if I don't win? I would rather Emarta win.
It's been at least half an hour of staring at the blank empty cliff so I stand up when I notice the weather change.
Its colder. Windier. More heavy snow fall.
"Marty. Hunter. We have to take shelter. Only God knows what this blizzard is going to do." I say in a commanding tone. I pick up the bags we have as we pack them each morning in case we have to leave in short notice.
Marty turns his head around. "You noticed it too? Really think it's going to be a blizzard?" he asks in a fearful tone.
"No doubt about it. Marty. Freak. This way" I say, pointing in to a more dense part of the mountain. Sure it's got fewer leaves but more trees. I'm planning on taking refuge between them so I have the advantage of dense trees and leaves.
The walk to our new destination is long and the night becomes colder and windier as we go along.
The sky is almost dark. The sun is just about to dip below the sky and the blizzard is about hit in a few hours. I'm only focused about trying to find a new resting place when Hunter calls out.
"Do you hear that?"
Immediately I tense up and almost rage at him. "What! What do you want?" I ask him, my face just an inch from his.
"I thought I could hear something. Could I at least check it out? I'm curious!" he begs me.
So I nod my head and watch him go between a slip of rocks we passed not too long ago.
"Curiosity killed the cat. More like tribute" I mutter under my breath.
I've never been more correct in my life.
Hunter Viral
District Five
I was only checking out the noise I heard when the spear knocks me back. I've never felt more pain but it's so great I just feel numb. I black out and I come to not much later. I'm lying on the snow, my blood, spreading out like a giant circle. The spear is buried in my bladder but I can feel the spearhead somewhere between my stomach and my ribs.
The Careers circle me. I know it's them because of the voices. I can't see them because everything is a blur. I recognize Morpheus because of his dark skin. I hear his voice.
"Come Nalin and Helix. Finish him off. It's your turn."
The spear is removed and I scream in pain. I roll over in my agonizing scream. One boy pulls my head back. Helix I think it is and suddenly I feel a knife making a slishing sound as it cuts across my neck. I have no idea how deep the cut is but I can instantly feel my life being sucked away. He must have hit a main artery. The next thing I feel is something being pushed into my heart from my back.
And then it's over.
Helix Van
District Four
Finishing that little twerp off is the biggest thrill I've ever had. I know I've been dreading the moment when I had to kill but now that I've done it? It's not that bad! I felt pleasure when I slit open his neck and poured out his blood onto the snow. And the shudder he made when Nalin struck the spear inside his weak beating heart? So cool.
I think a blizzard may be arriving and I mention it to the others and we break into a run, desperate to reach our safe haven of the Cornucopia. Havoc congratulates as all as we run and I feel pride swell within my chest. Swallowing more water, I up the pace of my run.
We've finally arrived at the Cornucopia sometime around 3am. It's a struggle to get back with blizzard raging around us. I know for a fact that when a blizzard hits that you have to stop and rest. Fighting it out makes you more tired and you can die. But we were so desperate to get back that we decided to battle it out.
Mars looks up at us and has just one look on his face.
"Yes Mars. 9 down. 14 to go!" I say triumphantly, like I've been awarded a great medal of honour.
We all cheer and shout and congratulate ourselves on what a great Career Pack we are this year. But finally this full blast of the blizzard hits us and we escape to the Cornucopia. We block the entrance to the Cornucopia with supplies to we can limit the amount of wind and snow comes in. We're not that stupid! We don't light the fire this time so we just settle down in our sleeping bags and air mattresses.
Mars says no one is game enough to steal from us tonight so no one keeps watch. I fall asleep feeling happy because of my kill but fearful of the blizzard.
I AM SO SORRY FOR THE TWO MONTHS LONG WAIT! I cannot apolojize more i am so so so so so so so so so so sorry. I know i havent been writing i feel so horrible about it andi know i ranted and i know i take for granted all you loyal reviewers and i love you all so much because: IM ONE REVIEW AWAY FROM 100! WOOO!
Ok to refresh your minds, the last death before Hunter was Nitro from 3. He had an incredibly gory death.
Hunter Viral
District Five
Killed by Nalin Shyr and Helix Van
Killed 0 tributes
ARENA TIME OF DEATH: 03:23:45:16 (third day 11:45:16pm)
OK so yeah new chapter! Super excited and i'll be writing Life Of The Party again soon. Yay!
Btw, i keep on getting reviews to my first story. dont read it. its horrible and boring and i dont like it. lol.
Anyways, byyeeeeeeeeee
~CJ