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I shoved my elbow into my assailant's stomach and they fell backwards, I grabbed their arm with the knife and twisted it behind their back and shoved them against the wall forcing the blade into their back.
'Calm down, we don't want to hurt you.' Behind me I light flashed on and I got a closer look at my attacker he was tall and thin with skin as dark as night and brown piercing eyes so similar to those of Thresh and Rue. Beside me were two women with the same features. I released the man knowing he wasn't a Peacekeeper and trusted that he didn't want to hurt me.
'What do you want?'
'We saw your necklace. Now either you stole it from the Capitol or you're not really dead and somehow managed to escape. Now which one is it are you a thief or a runaway?'
'I'm no thief.'

The people of 11 gathered in an old abandoned barn after nightfall, there were hundreds of them but Dominic, the man who grabbed me earlier, informed me that not everyone was here; only the most important people were allowed to come. I kept my hood up just in case and shrunk back into the shadows not wanting to draw attention to myself. Dominic was apparently the leader, he stood directing the crowd and assigning lookout positions, everyone listened to him and no one spoke out against him. They were preparing for war.
'Everyone, can I have your attention please.' The barn went silent and everyone turned to face him as he stood onto of a hayloft towering over everyone. 'We have a new reason to fight, a new icon of defiance of the Capitol. She arrived this morning a sign of strength and a beacon of hope.' He looked at me and motioned to the spot next to him wanting me to join him on stage. I backed up further not wanting to be onstage again the last time I was I barfed in Thresh's hat. The crowd began to murmur looking around for their "beacon" and I sucked up all the courage I had in me and walked slowly up the steps to join him.

The crowd went silent again and just stared at me as I stood there, they had no idea who I was due to my makeover and a look of confusion washed over their faces.
'People of District 11, I give you Juniper Odair!' He grabbed the hood of my cloak and pulled it off of my face as the crowd gasped finally registering how amazing it was me being there as no one had ever escaped the games before. And then out of nowhere they just started clapping and cheering as loudly as they had for Katniss and Peeta.
'Everyone be quiet or they'll hear us.' Dominic got them to settle down,
'She won't be staying very long, she came to show us that she's out there and that we need to keep fighting. Rue and Thresh will have not died in vain and we will make sure of that!'

I paced the floor of the small bedroom, the meeting had ended when Peacekeepers were spotted combing the area and now I was waiting to talk to Thresh's family, I wondered what they would say, and if they would be mad that I survived and Thresh didn't. I know I would be if it was Finnick.

His sister walked into the room and I just stood staring at her not knowing what to say. She pulled me into her arms and gave me a bone crushing hug tears staining her cheeks.
'I'm so sorry, I couldn't save him...'
'Why are you sorry, the way I see it you did save him. He never smiled until the day he met you. You made him a better person, he was a broken shell but you managed to put the pieces back together. Thank you for everything.'
'Jay it's time to go.' Dominic came into the room and interrupted us, 'The Peacekeepers are distracted and we have to get you out of here before they find you.' I give her one last hug and am halfway out the door before I run back to her.
'Here,' I slip the necklace from around my throat and place it in her hands. She shakes her head and tries to give it back to me.
'No you keep it, it's to recognisable to the Peacekeepers besides it belongs to your family not mine.'
'You are part of our family.' She pulls me in for one last hug before me and Dominic disappear into the night.

Okay this chapter's kinda short but the next one is going to be really long so it evens it out, Rate, Review, Follow and Favourite.