Hey guys! Next chapter of Never to know as you very well know! Which chapter are we on now? Sorry I'm getting confused. Oh yeh this is the chapter where they get thrown in the arena and all die! Mwuhahahaha sorry mad moment! Actually all but one of them die. Katniss is the only one that doesn't die. I know you're all thinking I'm mad but! But! Peeta dies! Not in the arena admittedly, but he does die. I think in the book it says, "I'm not sure but I think his heart stops twice."
This I think is a quote from the book I think! I don't have the book on me so I don't really know but check it up! So Katniss is the only survivor! Anyway back to the story. I like the word anyway don't I? Anyway, here I go again, back to the story, take two.
The Games begin!
Today is the day, the day the Games begin, the day when I might see Katniss die, the day when families might, no, will see their brothers, sisters, daughters, sons, nieces, nephews or friends be slaughtered. Today is that terrible day.
Although school has just started, we are allowed today off because of the beginning of the Games.
I'm scared for her and I don't want to watch but we have to. Ever since I was old enough to realise what was going on I'd always wanted to run from the room, like Katniss did whenever someone injured was in the room, especially if they were from the mines. I may be able to cope with people being hurt by accidents, but people purposefully killing each other! It makes me sick to think about it. But I suppose that's the point to stop another uprising. The Capitol isn't at blame really. It's President Snow. Perhaps when he's dead we might someday get a better ruler who will finally end this thing.
My thoughts are meaningless though, to me anyway, and Katniss. The odds of her surviving even with all her skills at archery and hunting are not good. Six careers and all the other tributes, except Peeta probably, are going to be out for her. Showing them up at the parade and getting the highest score in training, she is probably target number one.
I try not to think about seeing her body broken and bleeding on the floor or unrecognisable because she has been slashed so much or dying of hunger in the night.
There's a nock at the door and Mother goes to answer it. It's Gale.
" I'm not taking anymore of your meat, Gale!" she says angrily. He looks at her steadily
" I know but I'd like to take Prim out with me and we can go and get some things." He looks down as he speaks then his gaze fixes on me.
" If that's all right with you?" he looks at Mother again
" Of course it will keep her from moping around the house!" I grab a bucket in case we need to put things in and we set off toward the wood. He explains that we will be doing some gathering when we reach the woods, getting things like berries and plants. I'm a bit nervous about going into the woods but the strong steady presence of Gale reassures me. We go quite deep into the woods and I start to see different kinds of birds in the trees. Not the scraggy tired looking ones that hop around the seam looking for bits to eat, but shiny feathered and bright looking. Gale suddenly stops and says,
" Prim what can you see?" he's pointing up into the tree near us, I glance up and can't see anything right away, but when I shift round I notice a bundle of twigs in the branches.
" A nest!" I whisper. He nods and sets off again.
"This is where I used to gather with Katniss…" He breaks off looking sad. I know hat he means.
We spend an uneventful day collecting herbs, berries and vegetables. Gale seems impressed by my knowledge of which are edible and which are toxic. I explain that we have a book on them and I used to look at it.
Later when I'm home I steel myself ready for the beginning of the games. I can hear the Peacekeepers treads outside our house. They're doing the rounds to check that everyone is either inside watching or outside in the square watching on the big screen.
Mother leans over and turns the TV on it's black and then, the anthem begins to lay and the Capitol's seal is on the screen. We have a picture of a wide expanse. There's the cornucopia, a huge horn that resembles the one we have to fill during the harvest. This one isn't full of district giving's but supplies for the tributes. Hovercrafts are in the air. There are twenty-four of them. One for each tribute. Great tubes extend down and the tributes are all laid out separately on golden plates. Around the plates are mines that will blow up if one of the tributes steps off their plate. One year when a girl dropped her token this happened. It was disgusting.
Katniss is on a plate facing a great lake in front of a vanes expanse of trees. Behind her there is a wide field full of what seems to be crops, and rivers surround one area with what looks like boulders.
My heart is beating so loud and fast it hurts, and I'm clenching my fists so tightly I'm making myself bleed. She has to get something and run away fast! I see a silver sheath and bow. That's it! She needs those arrows! Claudius Templesmith's voice echoes over the receiver I tune in just in time to hear,
" Let the 74th Hunger Games commence!" now we wait 60 seconds.
50… my heart is thudding
40…
30… Katniss is staring at something
20… I see Peeta shaking his head
10… so little time left
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BANG!
A/n
Ok that was short yeh yeh I know. Anyway, I like that word, what did you think please press that tiny winy little button and type! Oh and on our profile we have a new poll. Who do you think Katniss should be paired with? Please vote now!
Anyway I know that was short but the next one was longer.
I'd like to thank Dshanti for giving me the idea for prim and Gale being in the woods, and next chapter will be until Katniss sees the district 8 Girl, Dahlia, under her tree. Anyway, ooh I said it again, please review and stay ready for the next chapter!