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Heartbreak. That's what I am feeling right now as I watch my sister cradle a dying Rue in her arms, The boy from district 1 killed her with his spear just before Katniss managed to fire an arrow into his heart. I understand why Kat is hurting its not just because Rue was her ally but because Rue reminded everyone of Prim, I turn my head away from the monitor when I hear Katniss sing to Rue. It was the same song our dad use to sing to us before he died. Johanna comes up behind of me and places a hand on my shoulder, I turn around and I bury my face into her shoulder. She wraps her arms around me and I breathe in her scent to calm me down, after a few minutes I unwrap myself from the embrace and I look at her in the eyes.
"She's like Prim" I say to whisper to her, she nods and I can see a sympathetic gaze cross her face.
"I know but I she's not, Prim is safe" she tells me whilst staring in my eyes; I nod as I compose myself. I turn back and walk to the monitor to see Katniss giving the district 12 hand gesture to the camera; she then walks off away from the Rue's body which is now covered in flowers. Haymitch comes running in with a huge smile on his face witch instantly makes me suspicious.
"What have you done?" I ask cautiously, he catches his breath as he reaches me.
"Listen" he says, before I can ask what he is talking about I hear the gamemaker's voice come on over the tannoy in the arena.
"Attention tributes, we have introduced a new rule. Two tributes may win if they are from the same district, may the odds be ever in your favour" I stand there speechless, two people can win. Peeta and Katniss can both come home, I turn to Haymitch and I give him a look asking how he did this.
"The capitol want to see the star crossed lovers have a happy ending so I just relayed that info to the gamemakers." He tells me, I can't stop the huge smile that appears on my face.
Peeta is not doing so well, he has developed an infection from the cut on his leg. We couldn't send anything to him since the gamemakers have taken away our money; this is nothing new they normally do this when they announce a feast I'm just hoping Katniss doesn't do anything stupid. Cressida has kept to her word and has been our sponsor, this has made mine and Jo's relationship so much stronger since I didn't have to leave during the nights to have sex with another girl. Today Haymitch has told me that he will look after the mentoring and that I should have the day with Johanna and that is where I am now layed down on the bed holding her, she turns around in my arms to face me and judging by the look on her face I can tell that whatever she is going to tell me will be bad.
"Chaff told me that he got off the phone with someone back home and he said that people have been rebelling since Rue died, apparently they are angry that Katniss had to watch her die" Jo says, I'm speechless out of all these years of the games no one has dared to rebel over them.
"I've got to stop this" I say panic rising up in my voice as I realize that Katniss is why people are rebelling, I can't allow this to continue otherwise Snow will make sure Katniss is killed in the arena.
"What the hell is wrong with you, this is what we've spent years waiting for and you want to stop it" Johanna shouts at me, her face turning red with anger.
"Katniss is the reason people are rebelling, Snow will kill her at any given chance if this continues" I shout back at her, I can see Jo getting more angry as we both stand up from the bed and stare each other down.
"Oh come on Lilly open your eyes, Katniss is as good as dead anyway. The things she has done in the arena will have pissed Snow off at least with this Snow will be too busy trying to sort out the order in the districts to kill your sister." She says, I shake my head admitting defeat I know Jo is right but it doesn't make me anymore less worried.
"She can't die Jo, not for something she doesn't even know about is happening" I tell her, after all of this effort we have put in to keeping Katniss safe in the arena she can't die for something she doesn't know is happening.