The second day of the Games. What will happen to Robert and Finnick? Read and find out!
Fall
It´s around 1 a.m. and I´m very tired. Therefore I decide to wake up Robert, so I make my way to our camp.
Slightly I shake Robert. "Wake up, it´s your turn".
He sighs, takes a knife and then gets out. Before I know it I´ve fallen asleep.
"Morning, sleepy head, wakey, wakey", I hear a mocking voice.
"Shut up!", I groan but nevertheless get up. Surprisingly I´ve slept pretty well. No nightmares, not a single one and this although yesterday 9 tributes died.
"Well, someone´s deifinetly not a morning person", he replies chuckling.
I roll my eyes and say: "Come on, breakfast".
We eat some more of the bread, some berries and drink a bit water. Then Robert suggest that we look if I caught something with my traps. So we go into the forest with our supplies. And we´re lucky: there´s a rabbit and a squirrel. Now we don´t have to worry about food for the rest of the day and tomorrow. As well we fill our 2 water bottles.
Until now everything seems pretty okay, which should calm me but it´s doing the opposite: I´m nervous, I know the Gamemakers won´t let us live that easily. Yesterday there was the bloodbath and everything, they wanted to give us time to settle down but now they want action. We have to be careful.
I´m sitting on the meadow when Robert comes by. "What are you doing?", he asks me.
"Nets and traps. Now bigger ones, so that you can as well catch humans with it", I reply.
"I don´t know if that´s a good idea. I don´t know if I could kill someone this easily", he responses.
"When you want to win the others will have to die. It doesn´t matter how. As well I think it´s more merciful than what the Careers are doing or get eaten by a mutt from the Gamemakers", I say although the idea of killing someone is just as hard for me as for him.
He nods and then changes the topic. "Should I make some more water bottles?"
"Yeah, that´s a great idea", I reply and he sits down next to me.
Boom.
Both he and I flinch and look at each other.
"That was pretty near", he observes.
I nod. "Let´s pack our things together and see if we can find out was it was".
We do that and walk into the forest.
"Finnick!", Robert behind me shouts. I turn to see that everywhere behind us the trees begin to fall down.
"Run!", I shout and sprint towards the end of the island. To my right I see a tree coming down and jump to the left. I hear Robert´s breath behind me, trees falling down everywhere. No, I won´t die because of a stupid tree. Water. Finally I can see it, just 30 metres away.
"Finnick!", Robert cries. He can´t move, his foot is stuck. Trees falling down. As fast as I can I run towards him and try to get his foot free.
"Come on", I hiss.
I see a tree which comes down, in around 10 seconds it´ll bury us under it. Just in that moment, Robert´s free again and I grab his arm and sprint towards the water.
"That was close!", I exclaim relieved.
Robert beside me shakes. "You saved my life, thanks".
"No problem", I response and smile at him.
"You could have died with me but nevertheless you saved me", he says.
I´m a bit embarrassed. "Yeah".
"You know that there´s only one winner, don´t you?", he asks.
"I know. Why do you ask?", I reply confused.
"If you want to win, I´ll have to die. You could have let me die but you didn´t", he explains.
I shrug. "Well, I like you". Before he can response I add: "We should swim to this island". I point my finger to the one I mean. It´s the one with the mountains.
He nods and I help him to swim as he can´t do it on his own.
We arrive and look around. It feels like a dejavu: exploring the island, looking for the best place to stay. This time it´s a cave which is just big enough for the two of us.
"We should look if we can find water", I say.
"Yes, but first let´s eat something. I´m starving", Robert replies.
"What do we do with the meat?", I ask him, "We could cook it but as the island is still there, as well the tribute is alive and could be around".
"Yes but we didn´t see anyone when we were exploring the island. The tribute could be on another island just like us or hiding and hoping nobody finds him or her", he answers, "As well there´s two of us and we have weapons".
"But if we light a fire, the Careers on another island could see it and decide to come and hunt us down", I response.
Boom.
Another one dead. That´s 11 until now, pretty many for 2 days.
"You´re right but we have to cook it. When we eat it rare we could get sick and eventually die", Robert says as if nothing happened.
"Stones!", I exclaim, "We could lay stones on the fire so that the smoke isn´t so strong and disperses. And let´s do this on the other side of the island so that when someone sees it we aren´t found that easily."
"Good idea", Robert comments and we do what I suggested.
We eat the rabbit but not the squirrel so that we´ll have some meat tomorrow. Afterwards Robert looks for water while I do some new traps and nets and set them.
Then we talk about diffferent things and joke around until sunset.
"I´ll watch. Get some sleep", I say. Robert nods and wishes me a good night.
During my shift I decide it´s the best to continue my network. I stare at the rope and knot it until I hear a branch breaking. Quickly I let the net fall to the ground and grab my spear while turning around.
I´m face to face with the girl from 9.