Breeze- District 8/ Age-12
Cecelia said we needed to seperate. We couldn't go looking for each other until after the anthem. So what do I do? I go follow her, of course.
I'm trying to be quiet and not let her find me. She hasn't seen me yet, but she knows I'm back here. She's humoring me. I'm starving, even though I've eaten my food from the parachute already. She must know it somehow, because she keeps dropping berries every twenty feet or so. She must have run out, because she just dropped an orange. She hates oranges, so I take it gladly.
She suddenly stops and climbs a tree. I look at the sky and realize it's getting dark. I climb the one next to her, trying to allow the dense leaves to hide me from her. No such luck. She hits me in the face with an orange, saying loudly, "Oops! Didn't mean to drop that orange! Oh, well, I don't like them anyway. Breeze does, though, and he should stop following me. He would live longer if he did!"
I resist the urge to laugh. It's probably true, though. I would. She'd like that, wouldn't she? If I gave up and didn't try to help her. I throw the orange back, but it misses pathetically. Crap, I could've eaten that! And now she knows for sure I'm here! I'm a real moron, sometimes.
Nathan- District 6/ Age-17
Either I'll win, or the victor will be from District 8. I can't say which I prefer, exactly. Of course I want to go home, but I still feel terrible about killing Emerson. I don't think I could take anyone else's life. I'll just have to deal with it. Or I could turn into the other victors of our district, the glaze-eyed morphlings. Doesn't sound too bad...
No. I'm not doing that. I'm thinking about this as the anthem blares and Lily's face shines in the sky. I can go hunting now. Sweet. I grab about half of my weapons and start walking into the dense forest. I could make it home! We're in the final three!
I think of the odds of that happening. Not too bad, actually. What competition do I have? A phsycotic twelve year old and... Breeze? Oh, yeah. This'll be easy.
Cecelia- District 8/ Age-12
The anthem stops and I glare into the tree next to mine. I know Breeze is there, because what else could have thrown the orange back? Of course, I knew he was there before, but now I'm positive. He's a goof.
I wait a few hours then climb quietly down the tree, making sure he won' t be able to follow me. It's after the anthem, so I guess I can start hunting Nathan. I wonder what my family is thinking. I wonder if my mom is watching, or even alive. She left us when I was little, and I have no memory of her. I wonder if my brother and sisters hate me or think I've turned into a ruthless killer. I wonder if anyone thinks that. I'm only doing it for you! I want to tell them. I don't want to kill these kids, I just handle it better then most.
I continue to tread through the forest until I come across a small rock cave. It's a nice place to sleep. I throw my pack onto the floor and settle in for the night. I never thought I would say this, but I miss the Community Home. Not because he cave floor is hard or cold, because I honestly have no issue with that. When I was in the Community Home, there were always people around me. I was never alone.
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