Chapter 37
"Ugh" is all I can say
The games have been going on for 12 days. My body is telling me that I should sleep but these drugs won't allow me. After day 6 they drugged us again. James decided to get the antinode. He comes in after he is awake but, I am envious because I want to sleep.
There are only 8 left, both from 1 and 2, Evelyn, the boy from 8, the girl form 5, and to everyone's surprise the girl from 12. I think Haymitch has never stayed awake this long. After day 6 they took away his alcohol because it could cause fatal effects with the drugs he has in his system.
"Just die already! I want to go to sleep and I want my alcohol!" Haymitch yells at his screen.
She would've died but he surprisingly got her some money so she has a coat and fire starting materials. If he wouldn't have given her those he could be sleeping and drinking. I guess he does care a little bit.
The day has been rather boring. They end up killing the boy from 8 and the girl from 5. Now it is just the careers and the girl from 12.
"We have to find 12." How the hell is she still alive?" The girl from 2 says
"Who gives a fuck? As long as she is dead it doesn't matter." The boy from 1 says.
Evelyn, the boy from 2, and the girl from 1 glance at each other. Evelyn then digs her knife into the girl from 2 and the girl from 1 kills the boy from 1.
"God they were annoying." Evelyn says with fresh blood on her face.
Only four left now something big is going to happen.
I look at the main screen and it is showing the girl from 12. I zoom out to get an aerial view of the arena. She is on the side of the arena, far away from the rest of the tributes. They are probably going to bring them together somehow.
After an hour of showing the remaining tributes walking around aimlessly, a loud screeching noise goes off in the distance. All of the tributes look up at the sky. A large swarm of birds come around the tributes and start pecking at them violently. I zoom out again and see that the tributes are being brought to the cornucopia.
They are all at the cornucopia and see each other.
"There she is." The boy from 2 sneers
The careers get in some formation to make sure that the girl from 12 doesn't escape. However she pulls a knife from her belt and it goes right into the boy from 2's chest and dies instantly.
"Wonder how she learned that?" Haymitch says.
Evelyn and the girl from 1 are both shocked the girl uses this to her advantage and tackles Evelyn to the ground.
"Get off me!" She screams.
The girl from 1 just stands back and watches this.
"What are you doing help me!" Evelyn begs.
"Nah one less person I have to kill."
Evelyn manages to get out of the hold but the girl from 12 grabs her ankle and ends up breaking her leg. Evelyn tries to crawl away but is too slow. The girl from 12 sits on top of her and slits her throat getting blood all over her face.
My screen fades to black. Evelyn is dead. I turn to look at the screen in the center to see who will win. I hope it's the girl from 12.
"Well looks like you earned your spot in the final twelve." The girl from 1 sneers.
"I guess you could say that."
Without hesitating the girl from 12 runs and rolls onto the ground. She has positioned herself so she is behind the girl from 1. She is holding her neck and has the knife up against it.
Do it kill her. I feel disgusting rooting for one of them, but I would much rather a person from an outer district win, they deserve it more.
Just as the girl from 12 is about to slit the girl from 1's throat. The girl from 1 jabs her elbow into the her chest. This cause the girl from 12 to let her guard down for a moment and the girl from 1 has escaped her grasp.
She tries and grabs the girl from 12 but she dodges her attacks. While the girl from 12 is running away she slips on an icy patch and falls down she tries to get back up but keeps falling down. The girl from 1 reaches her gets on top of her and stabs her right in the eye. The cannon goes off and a new victor is made.
After that the remaining mentors are ushered to the elevators. Outside the elevators are the people to give us the antinode. They put each of us in an elevator. As soon as I get into the elevator I am given the shot and feel as if I will pass out right there. I guess that is why they put us in an elevator so they know we made it to our rooms. They press the 4 button and I am taken up to the room. I get off of the elevator make it to the couch and fall asleep.
I wake up and am disoriented. I look around and see James in the kitchen.
"James?"
"Finnick good you're awake. I was hoping you would be before we had to get on the train."
"Train? Isn't that leaving in a day or two days?" the lack of sleep caused my days to get all messed up.
"It is leaving today. You slept all yesterday and I'm assuming you are still tired."
"Yes." I try and get up to head to the kitchen but I feel dizzy and end up falling to the ground.
"Ah."
"Don't worry it's a side effect from the drug and lack of sleep. You will get used to it, the more you take it."
I eventually make it to the kitchen and drink some orange juice and eat a bagel.
"What happens when we get back to 4?"
"We get back to life just as we left it."
"That's it?"
"Yes."
"What about the Victory Tour, the events we have to attend."
"That won't happen for another 2 months and I'm sure you remember what the people in 4 do. It is the same as being the new victor except you are not being honored."
I nod.
"Did you see it?" I ask
"The end of the games? Yes I did all of the mentors who are awake must go to the ceremonies when they crown the victor. I saw it during the recaps."
"Oh, alright."
My mind feels like mush once we get on the train. I have a hard time processing my thoughts. It is a combination of the lack of sleep and the effects of the drug. I head to my room to sleep. I wake up in a few hours and feel better I head toward the main car to get something to eat.
"Hello Finnick feel better?"
"Yes actually."
We sit there and eat and talk about what we thought about the games. Both of us wanted the girl from 12 to win.
"Do you think Haymitch wanted her to win?" James asks me
"I don't know the whole time we were in there he kept yelling at the screen for her to die. I think it was mostly because they took away his alcohol. I think a big part of him did want her to win though."
"I doubt he trained her to do any of those things." He states
"Probably, do you think he will ever have a winner?"
"He almost did this year. I don't think it matters about the mentor as much as the person."
I nod. We sit in silence for a few minutes and then a train attendant comes in.
"Mr. Odair you have a phone call."
"Ok?"
He takes me to the room that is used for phone calls.
Who would be calling me? My mother and sister called me the night before the games started; they wanted to make sure I was alright, could they be calling me again for the same reason?
I pick up the phone "Hello?"
"Finnick?" Fiona says. She sounds sad
"What's wrong?"
"Something's happened Finnick. There was an accident." Fiona says I can tell she is crying.
"What do you mean there was an accident?"
She says the last line practically sobbing and I can barely make out what she says
"Finnick… Mom and Dad are dead."