This is an alternate ending for anyone who didn't really like the original one. The majority of this is the same, so I only put up to right after Emma dies.

We stood there panting, me holding my side. We sat staring at each other until we got our breath. Then she spoke.

"Now what?" she asked. I shook my head.

"One of us dies. That's that." She nodded.

"Fine, then I die."

"No! No way am I going to let you die! It's going to be me." Rima was crying now. She didn't want me to die. She would rather die than have to watch it happen to me. That's why she had jumped on Emma. I had told her to save herself, and she had only thought about me.

"Please, Kady, no! I don't want you to die. I want you to go home and have a great life with your family. You deserve it. if it wasn't for you I'd already be dead." Now she was sobbing. I walked over to her and hugged her. She hugged me back. Then I put my hand on her shoulder and looked at her.

"Rima, you know how this is going to end. I'm dying." She was too choked up to notice the knife tucked into my right hand.

"Kady, I don't want to live if you die!" This almost makes me cry. But I know what I have to do.

"Rima?"

"Yes?"

"Have a great life." And I plunge the knife into my chest. I fall to the ground and she screams my name. I smile at her as I die.

"Rima, you're the best friend I've ever had." I say weakly. She's kneeling next to me crying her face off. I reach out and grab her hand.

"Why, Kady? Why did you do that?"

"Because I want you to live. To win." She tries to hold back her tears, but isn't doing a very good job at it. Then she stands up and takes a step back from me.

"You're the best friend I've ever had too," she says. I smile weakly. I know death is coming soon. I try to hold on for a second longer, but I barely even have that long. I watch as she breaks down crying again. I know my family and friends must also be crying now, so I try to look happy for them. I want them to know that this is what I wanted. That I chose this, and I'm happy with my decision. The last thing I see before I die is my best friend trying to look strong for me. I smile as the blackness takes over me.

I open my eyes. What? I'm dead, aren't I? Then I understand. I see the people from the capitol getting Rima and my dead body. So I am dead. I'm seeing what's happening. I wonder how this is possible. I look down to see my body looking transparent. When I look back Rima is still crying. The people try to calm her down, but give up after a few minutes. They now n she won't stop until she's ready. But she won. She really did it. And I made it happen. If it wasn't for me, it's true, she would have died. I never would have met her if I hadn't come across her stuck under that rock. She would have died right then and there, but I stopped that. That made me happy. That night, she's still crying softly to herself. She falls asleep crying, and her face is so peaceful when she's asleep, so innocent, I know what I have to do. I close my own eyes, and when they open, I'm where I wanted to be. I'm in Rima's dream. She's sitting in the meadow curled up and crying, even in her dreams. I'm about to make it better. I slowly float over to her and sit down. She looks up and sees me. Then she hugs me. Apparently, in dreams, I'm solid when I want to be.

"Kady!" she yells. I laugh.

"You're only dreaming, Rima. But yes, it's me." She's still smiling.

"How are you in my dream?" she asks.

"I'll always be here, but only in your dreams will you ever see me. I'll be looking out for you for the rest of your life, and then when you grow old and die, we'll both be like this."

"You're like an angel!" I laugh when she says it.

"Yes, I suppose I am."