Chapter 4: Runaway

Aggelos and Lavinia met up the next day, bringing food and clothing for the months ahead. "Aggelos I just don't know about this right now…" Lavinia meekly said, avoiding eye contact with Aggelos. "Is there something you need to do?" Aggelos asked her. "I, yeah, need to do stuff, it's just so abrupt and everything." Aggelos look down to the ground. "I understand."

The next week Lavinia finally agreed to go, with much pushing and convincing. They went out to the spot, looking back one last time, having this feeling that they would never come back. Though there was much remorse and anxiety, there was a certain feeling of freedom, escaping from the clenches of The Capitol. It felt good being a rebel.

Aggelos and Lavinia sat in the forest, it was night and a fire was started and food was eaten. There was also much silence, which made the feeling of being in an unprotected forest worse.

Lavinia nudged at a big stick next to her. "Do you regret?" Aggelos asked. Lavinia looked him, not knowing what to say, "No, I'm just… scared, feared for the future." Lavinia still looked at the ground. She regretted not sharing all her secrets with him, keeping him in the dark, wondering what was up.

"You should go to sleep; I'll keep watch for a bit." Aggelos said, now also not making eye contact. Lavinia fell on the mixtures and leaves. Closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

"Lavinia, get up now, wake UP!" Lavinia opened her eyes and found Aggelos shaking her awake. "I've got everything packed; we need to run, right now." He pulled her up and suddenly ran. "Aggelos is something coming?" "I saw some guys out there looking around." "You're totally sure it wasn't just some teens fooling around." Aggelos gave a small sigh, "Believe me Lavinia." Lavinia still blinked her eyes, not believing him.

"Wait, stop." Aggelos stopped suddenly, listening to the silent forest. Birds chirped, the wind blew, but in the mix was a faint sound, not of nature.

"They're coming, they know we're here." Lavinia's heart skipped a beat. She ran as hard as she could too. It was exhausting, knowing one wrong trip could end it all. But they both knew that it was unlikely they were going to get out of this alive.

Their sight started to blur, they panted heavily. The feeling of collapsing and resting felt so good right now, just to lay down on the grass and close your eyes, just end it in your sleep, was alluring.

"Aggelos I can't go on." Lavinia said, gasping for air, still running. "It can't end here, it can't." Aggelos' eyes filled with tears. "I don't wanna lose you Lavinia! I don't know if I've ever made it clear enough, but I love you!" Lavinia's eyes filled with tears, too. "I've been such a fool too, I haven't told you anything, and I'm so stupid. But I still love you too." They still ran, but still talked. "Don't worry. It's all okay." Lavinia smiled; there was still one last hope.

"Aggelos, I confess, I have a secret, if we just left earlier would've." Lavinia started, "Lavinia RUN FASTER!" She tried to run faster but should was running as fast as she could.

The hovercraft caught up and shot out a spear.

Lavinia's last echoes of his name echoed through the forest.

Fin

Sorry for the abrupt ending.