The Games
"60…"
The arena is a plain field with tall grass and a couple trees off in the distance.
"30..."
It is sunny out, but all the tributes are wearing heavy jackets.
"10…"
Most of the tributes have their hands on the zipper of the jacket.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go!"
All in the instant that the game maker says "Go!" Most tributes pull off their jackets and chuck them to the ground. Some of the tributes like Prim, Bannock and another boy, whom name is Payton are heading away from the cornucopia. They are running together. Payton and Prim are running hand in hand to stay together, while Bannock leads. The T.V now shows other tributes fighting at the cornucopia, it's a bloodbath.
"No," I complain as they don't show Prim.
Peeta wakes in alarm, he was sleeping on the couch cushion next to me. "What's wrong?" he looks at me worried, and wide eyed.
"Sorry Peeta" I mumble still focused at the T.V.
Peeta leans forward and watches the T.V with me. Finally they show Bannock, Prim and Payton sitting on a rock. They still all have their coats with them but on the ground instead of on them. They seem to be talking, at first the T.V does not have a sound but it picks up on what they are saying.
"We need to go back there to get supplies or we are going to die!" Payton whimpers.
"Your being irrational we aren't going to die, but we do need to get supplies before it is too late," Prim says.
"Okay but how are we going to do that? We don't even know where the careers are," Bannock explains.
"I know but we need to get food." Says Prim.
"Okay here the plan," Payton says. "I saw a water source not too far off of where we were running. What if prim and I go try to get supplies and you go down to the water, we could meet you there in an hour."
"Okay that is a decent plan but what if one of us see a career how will we contact each other if one of us is in trouble?" Bannock argues back to Payton.
"Well that is why we need to make a symbol or something so that we can tell each other if were okay or not." Payton argues back.
"I know!" Prim chimes in, both the boys look at her. "We need to whistle a tune."
Payton looks at Prim with sad eyes.
"Payton what is wrong with whistling?" Prim says.
"I-I-I can't whistle," he blurts out looking embarrassed.
Prim and Bannock let out a little giggle. Payton looks angry at them. "It's not funny, I tried so hard to learn how to whistle I just can't figure it out!"
The T.V changes views to other tributes.
Peeta lets out a soft groan, I guess he actually was really paying attention to the T.V. He looks at me with despair.
It is only 11:00, 1 hour after the games started. We continue to watch the hunger games. When they show Bannock, Prim and Payton we paying very close attention.
*5:30*
I am sitting in the kitchen of Peeta's house. He is cooking something but he will not tell me because it is supposedly a secret. Since I can't see what he is making I walk over to his living room and turn on the T.V and watch the hunger games. They are showing all the dead tributes here is the list of them:
The girl from district 1.
The boy from 3.
The boy and girl from 5.
The boy from 11
Only 5 died, I am relieved that Prim and Bannock are still alive. Payton has grown on me he is good to Prim he is very protective of her and that is a good thing. I really hope he lives to the end. He seems like someone who is perfect for Prim.
"Katniss dinner is ready!"
I turn off the T.V and walk over to the table and sit next to him. We are having spaghetti noodles with sauce and meat balls.
"How are you Katniss?"
"I am fine. What do you think about Payton? He seems nice right?"
"I like Payton he's fine, but let's not talk about the games. We have bigger plans for tonight." He looks nervous I wonder why.
"Okay then what do you want to talk about?"
"Anything but the games."
We talk while we are eating. When I have a couple more bites to eat, Peeta gets up.
"Peeta what are you doing?" I say laughing through my smile.
He gets down on his knee and pulls out a box, and he opens the box. The box has a ring with one little diamond on the top. It looks like one you can get from the seam.
"Katniss Everdeen will you marry me?"
"Yes," a tear of joy rolls down my face.
*Here is the surprise I said I would do. I really wanted to post this sooner but I was busy last week. I want to try to post a new chapter every day, because I am on winter break*