Ch. 4: Raynor
Again I am in the arena this time I'm the one almost dead, and Audrie stands above me. But instead of helping me, she just laughs a cruel horrible laugh nothing like her own, then the wolves come. Audrie screams at me to do something but I can't help or hear her, I'm stuck to the ground. She screams and dies. No, no, no, I wake up saying no to myself. I'm sweating like that Phillip kid from district 12. I get out of bed only to find Helen at the door and in that moment I really hate her more than ever. She just stares at me though. Great I probably was laughing that horrible laugh Audrie did. I shudder and go down stairs with Helen at my heels asking if I want anything. It's strange really I have servants who have servants and Helen is the only one who asked what I want instead of just giving me something. After an hour of pestering me I finally snap and I wish I hadn't. I ended up screaming at her when she asked how Audrie died. I still haven't told her nor do I want to. But my voice comes out a scream and she gives me a look that Audrie used to give me when I killed a spider. I can't stand that look so I just said sorry and let her into a hug which I force myself to give. After that I go back to sleep and awake with her on top of me napping. At first I was going to scream at her but, she has a comforting glow that makes me leave her alone. I awake with no memory of a nightmare and find now Helen is under the covers hugging my chest. I swear with this girl I could kill her whole family and she would still love me without a moment in her mind that says "Maybe Raynor wants to be left alone?". Oh well I think just this once but oddly enough she is the same height and I found myself putting my arms around her when I awake scared of a nightmare. All she does is sigh and her breath smells like watermelons. I just hope Audrie knows that I love her sister but not in this way I get out of the bed and stretch and go for a swim in the pool. Unluckily for me I have a flash back of the games while I'm swimming. "Raynor, what happened to you? You look like someone who pissed himself!" Ryan replied "and you look like an Olaf who is lucky to have a girlfriend!" "Calm down Ryan." I say as I move away from Audrie who is sleeping in my sleeping bag with me. "You'll wake up Mary and Audrie what's wrong?" I say quietly. Ryan replied in a choked voice "mutts are coming by they'll be passing this cave in a minute or so I think we should move." I see that Ryan is nervous. "Just stay calm Ryan, we can handle ourselves" I said calmly. "No Raynor it's not that, that I'm worried about." "I know what you mean but don't let them hear you or they'll kick are asses out of the cave." "Excuse me, but what did you two morons do now?" Audrie says waking up. Mary stirs and wakes as well although before Ryan can respond about the moron joke Mary comes and kisses him. They spend some time together while I talk to Audrie about the wolves, and she agrees with me that we should stay put. If we move we will be caught. But I hear the howl and its close. I get chilled to the bone. Ryan actually lets go of Mary before she lets go of him for once, as the wolves smell out our hiding place.