Chapter 15: The end

I am about to lose my mind. Cato is almost dead. We are stuck at the cornucopia, hearing the screams and the mutations eating Cato slowly. My leg hurt again and I lose blood. Katniss told me to not sleep. I try to, but every second in mind hurts like never. I just want to end this horrible game. Katniss did a tourniquet to try to save me. Her last arrow is stuck in the bandage. I feel her warmth against me and know that even if I might die tonight, I am happier than ever. I look at the moon, traveling across the sky with stars. Maybe they're faked. But they shine like home. Cato can't win. If I die, Katniss is the survivor of this game. I hope that I am able to join her back to the capital.

I begin to doze of sometimes. Katniss try to keep me awake. Every time I doze off a bit, she screams my name and shakes my shoulder, louder and louder each time. I try to not doze off, but now, I fight more for Katniss sake than mine.

The sun rise again. And I am not dead, but not in condition to call me alive either. Near death, but can't let go. I am grateful that I am allowed to look at another sunrise. It's orange, smooth. Just in the way I want it to be. "The sun is rising" I whisper very weakly. She looks at me, smile sadly at me. Like she wants to say something. Cato suffers more than ever, you hear his weak groan. It sounds like he is closer than before. I would never wish my archenemy this sort of suffers, not this pain. Just some life left, just the heart beat left. It's horrible. "I think he's closer now. Katniss, can you shoot him?" I ask. "My last arrow's in your tourniquet" She answer. Yeah? It is. Well use it then! Let it fly. I might be alive till the capital is here to bring us home. "Make it count" I tell her. She gets up and loads her bow with the last arrow. One more kill and we're home.

The cannon fires and I know they tricked us. Claudius should've congratulated us like winners if it was real. "Hey" Katniss screams "What's going on?". They want a bloody end in this game. I can't kill the only one I love, I would hate myself. Would never forgive myself if I did. I love her too much.

Cato is gone, now and forever. The body is gone from here. We did it back to the lake. What are they waiting for? The right second? Claudius Tells us it was a trick. I am in a final that I won't survive. Goodbye to this world. Goodbye Sky, Sam, mom and dad. Goodbye lovely, beautiful Katniss. I won't forget her. I throw the knife in the lake. I look at Katniss, her bow and the arrow she fired before loaded. Pointed straight at my heart. Well, fire then. I will thank you for fire the bow. Otherwise they will kill me in another way. But she drops the weapons. "No" I say. "Do it" I tell her. Please do it.

I've argued with Katniss for a while and then she put the berries, nightlock, in her hand. "Trust me" she says. Yes, I will trust you while you eat poisoned berries. I will.

"Three" we say together and I take a last sight of this world. Feel Katniss left hand in my right. The berries pass my lips while I hear a voice. "Stop! Stop! Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to present the victors of the Seventy-fourth Hunger games - Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!"

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