Charlotte Lace

"Charlotte, get up, quick." Sawyer says. I sit up and yawn. "She's gone. That bitch Cleone is gone!" He shouts. I don't want to annoy him by saying this, But leaving was pretty smart on her behalf. Things are heating up. After all, were to the final eight. Just a couple more deaths and we'll have the feast. We managed to survive the volcano yesterday, the tgree of us got into one of the abandoned boats and sailed to the caves island, But we just stayed on the top yesterday, not inside.

I'm not that far from victory. Of course, I don't say that.

"You're kidding!"

"No. She was so stupid. The other two traitors died, and so will she." He looks at me. "Okay Charlotte, we need to talk. Look, this is the final eight. I kept telling myself that something would happen, that I would stop loving you... but I haven't stopped loving you." His voice is soft, almost kind. "Charlotte, I want you to leave. I want you to get away from here before I have to betray me. You can take what you want, the games We be over in a few days. But... we can't be allies anymore. I'm sorry." I stare at him, in total shock.

"You want me to leave?"

"Yes."

"But I love y-"

"I know you do!" He shouts. "But it can't be like this any more, it can't end like this! I love you! And I can't let myself kill you!" My eyes fill up with tears.

"You were always my best friend, always. You were always there for me, I TRUSTED YOU! But if this is the way you want it let it be that way. Consider yourself my enemy. This is the end of... us." I pick up a sword and my backpack and look at him. A single tear is rolling down his face.

"No, Cha-"

"I hate you." I spit next to his feet and run off.

I'm running so fast, I hardly hear him say "I love you" one last time.

He will pay for this. He will pay with his own blood.

He will pay at the feast.

I'll make sure of that.

Cleone Sirena Bay

I stand waist deep in the cold waves and stare at the main island.

Just yesterday, Sawyer, Charlotte and I fled the burning island to the safety of the caves. But I'm smart, I knew that the inevitable betrayal was coming soon. So I left. Now I'm on the winter island, The only other survivable island. In front of me, what used to be the main island is nothing but a huge, charred, smoking slab of rock.

The 'apocalypse' has begun.

And what's worse... the winter island is melting... fast.

Tgeyre pushing us to the caves.

They're preparing for the finale.

I walk over to the boat and get in. I think I'll just die out into the middle and then stay there until I absolutely have to leave.

8 tributes left

2 more deaths before the feast

Just a few more days.

Amina Hambley

I wake up late in the morning. Its dark in our cave, but I can see Eva's dim outline.

"Amina, we have to get out of here." She says. Her voice is serious, which scares me.

"What's wrong?"

"They're basically pushing us all to this island so that they can make us kill eachother."

"There's nowhere else to go."

"I checked outside. The careers left their canoe out in the open! We can take it and go somewhere else."

"Where?"

"Ummm... how about paradise island?"

"It isn't paradise anymore, remember!"

"Yeah, it's dead, but it isn't going to kill us to be on it."

"Okay, I guess you're right."

So we gather our remaining supplies and quietly exit the cave.

That is, we TRY to quietly exit the cave.

In truth, we just wander around trying to get out for an hour. But finally we make our way out.

"There's the boat." She whispers.

"Shhhpt, I hear something."

Footsteps.

Naturally.

Eva turns around and sees the district two girl, Charlotte. She is holding a shining sword and staring at us. Eva grabs my hand and start to run. The girl runs after us. Eva drops my hand.

"Get to the boat!" She shouts, throwing me her backpack.

"What the hell are you doing?!" I scream.

"Saving your life! Now GET IN THE BOAT!" It all happens in a split second.

I launch myself towards Eva and drag her away from Charlotte. Charlotte slashes her sword at my heart but Eva kicks her in the gut and takes the stab to her leg. We both tumble into the boat and I throw my knife at Charlotte, missing her heart by a few inches but planting it into her ribs.

She screams.

Eva swears.

I row the canoe away from the island as fast as I possibly can. Once were what seems like a safe distance away, I stop.

"Eva, are you okay?!"

"Do I look like I'm okay?" Her leg is covered in blood. I guess not. But before I can respond, a mind-blowing, heart-stopping, hit-yourself-in-the-head-with-an-ax scream erupts from beneath the surface and our canoe literally flies up into the air as an enormous, slimy, disgusting creature rises from the water. I clung desperately to the canoe, but Eva tumbles over the side.

"EVAAAAA!" I shout. She screams and the creature pulls her beneath the surface. The canoe falls back into the water and I lay on top of it and stare, frozen, at the pool of blood rising where my best friend was. "No, Eva, NO!" I scream. Suddenly a pile of bubbles break the surface and Eva is flung from the water.

"Amina, help me!" She shouts. I drag her up onto the boat and stare at her. Where her legs were, nothing but two bloody stumps remain. She hugs me. "Oh my God, Amina, I'm going to die!" She sobs. I've never seen her cry before. Blood spills over the side of the boat into the water.

"Shhh, shh, it's okay."

"No its not! I'm going to die legless." She winced and closes her eyes. "So I guess... we're not the last alliance any more. Good luck, Amina."

"No, you are NOT going to die." I can feel tears running down my own face.

"Don't... be ridiculous. Now please, just... this hurts... promise me You... won't... forget. After all... I... was the one who... taught you karate... even though I... didn't... know how... myself. Ow, this really, really hurts."

"I won't forget you ever." I hate the capital so much right now. They're killing Eva. The monsters are killing the only decent person left in this arena.

"And... maybe write a story... about me." She laughs weakly. "Except... change it. I want to get killed fighting fir my life, being brave. I don't want to die like this. I want to... be remembered as... someone great." Her breathing gets shallow. "Maybe about... drag... o..."

BOOM!

She goes limp.

Dead.

My best friend, my only friend, is dead.

Alright, that's all for this chapter.

I'm sorry Eva and Amina.

You were always my favourite alliance.

Now we're down to the final seven.

Time for another interview now!

From the POV of Jon's Mother, Sam flanks her but says nothing.

How do you feel about your child making it this far?

I always knew that Jon was a fighter; I am so proud of him. It breaks my heart to see him in pain, but just to know that he's still alive, that he's hanging on and not giving up, makes me the proudest mother in the world.

What do you think they need to do in order to win?

Jon needs to keep doing what he's doing, I can't imagine my little boy hurting anyone, and I wouldn't want him to. But, seeing how he's fought so far, if he keeps it up, I think he can make it home.

Do you think they'll win?

He needs to win. I can't think of him not winning. He has to come home. I know it's selfish of me to say this, because I know what that means for the other tributes, but I… I… I've already lost one child and I can't lose another.

(She begins to cry, and Sam looks genuinely shocked at the mention of Richard.)

My little biy, My Jon… He's coming home. I know he is.

What did you think to his allies?

He's been on his own for most of the games but, he wouldn't have had a chance at all if it wasn't for Chloe. She was such a sweet girl, and I just wanted to say thank you, thank you ever so much for saving my Jon. I don't know who Chloe's family are, or anything about them, but you raised such a fantastic daughter and you should be very proud of her. Thank you.

Alright, so that's all for now.

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