Hey again guys this is chapter 13! Hope this is up to satisfaction.

Before: I was falling.

Now: I was falling just inches short from going into the ravine. I landed on a ledge about fifteen feet below the cliff. I could still here the beetles trying to get me. *Hissss!* *Hissss* The sounds of their legs rubbing against each other made me shake. They soon realized they couldn't get me and scuttled away. One problem down and a fifteen foot one in front and (I move my head up) above me. Great how am I gonna get out of this. I thought about this a moment before asking. "Hey Morgan got anything useful?" Silence. "Really, I have to do this myself? Fine." I slammed one of my axes into the side of the rock. "Have to do everything." Swing my other axe higher.*Slam!* "Always by myself, never any help." Swing up. *Slam!* Just five more feet. Swing. *Slam!* Raise up, slipping NO! My hand slipped from my top axe and my body yanked against my other arm. "Ahhh!" Man that hurt. Swing up. My hand grabbed my other axe, and swung the other up. *Slam!* Just two more. Swing up. *Slam!* One more, swing up over the edge. *Slam!* Pull up over. *Pant, pant.*

Lying on the ground, I rested a minute sitting up. It was snowing a few yards in front of me. The snow was swirling all around, making it look like confetti coming from the sky. My right arm, the one I snapped was sore to the touch I could barely move it, without screaming. I was tired but I had to keep on. Clutching my right arm I walked into the snow. *Chatter.* *Chitter.* I f-f-forgot how c-cold it i-i-is. I reached into my pocket with my good arm and grabbed the extension of my pants. Even with those on my arms were really cold. "Ma-M-Ma-Morgan!" I called out. A parachute descended from the clouds, gently falling to the ground. Inside the container was some gel-like cream. Rubbing the cream on my arm, instantly soothed it. I could at least move it now without excruciating pain. The note on the parachute said, Great job, don't strain yourself.-M

"Thanks." I said to the sky. After putting the cream in my pack, I reached in my pocket and grabbed my jacket. I almost forgot about it, thank goodness I didn't lose it. Pulling the string made the jacket blow up to its original size. The jacket went all the way to my mid-thigh and zipped up. I slipped the jacket on and walked forward, towards the hills. Hardly any plants alive or dead lived here and I have seen no animals at all. There wasn't any smoke around that I could see of, but with the snow falling I couldn't swear on it. Alex had to be here, the jungle, or the cornucopia. I pray she wasn't at the cornucopia, trying to bargain with the careers is not a pleasure I would want to know.

The snow started to come down thicker and faster. It was freezing and the wind picked up making it go right through my jacket. I shivered and pulled it tighter around me. The snow drifts became higher and everything looked like a white blur. I kept walking until I hit something. Feeling along with my hands, I found a cave-like cavern. A light eliminated from the opening, letting me peer inside. A bundled up form sat in front of a fire. They had a bow at their side and a pack on the other. What should I do? Attack without question or try to bargain with them? If I attack them if before they attack me, it saves time and energy. But what if… I'm going to…. I'll talk first. "Hello?" I asked slowly walking into the cave with my hands up. The person reached for their bow and notched an arrow. "Don't come any closer." They said threatenly. I stopped in my tracks and took a closer look at the figure. That voice…. It sounds just like…. "Chad?" He looked up and a spark of recognition lit up his eyes. "You're supposed to be dead." "I'm not." "It's a trick, you're not Jewels." "How would you know? I've never even talked to you before." He seemed to think a minute before deciding on what to say. "We'll find out if you are who you really are. Go on and sit over there and don't move."

I did what he told me to do and then stared at him. He stared right back at me never setting his bow down. What is he trying to prove? We stayed like this for a long time. How long I can't say, but it felt like a long time. Finally the silence broke when a voice I knew all too well spoke from outside. "Chad I didn't see any meat, but I did find some berries. I also had a run in with dis….." Alex stopped mid-sentence when she saw me. "What are you doing here?" she asked in a cold voice. I raised an eyebrow and answered. "The same thing everyone else is doing here." She looked at me before saying, "Why did they send you? To bring an awful reminder back to haunt me? They know Jewels is dead , I don't see why they had to create you as her look alike." My face had to have a look of shock on it. She seriously didn't believe that I was alive? Am I that bad at defending myself? Guess she has little faith in me. "Oh okay I'll play along here even though you're being ridiculous Alex."

"Ridiculous? Ridiculous! How would you like it if someone impersonated someone you loved just to get inside your head?"

"That's what they're doing to you, getting inside of your head by making you believe I'm dead. Well I'm not, and won't be anytime soon."

"I don't believe you."

"You stay out of this Chad," I snapped.

"No, you're upsetting Alex and me by putting up this charade. You might as well give up."

"Are you freaking kidding me? They lied to you okay! They tricked everyone in the arena, making them think I'm dead."

"I don't care what you say; you know it's a lie. Just get out and leave us alone."

"Alex?" I asked looking at her.

"Do what he says I already killed the boy from district eight and the girl from six." I stood there gaping at her. How could she. She always put a guy before me even back home in twelve. I turned to leave, but before I was too far away I said, "What about your promise? I guess that's dead just like you think I am." Screaming back she said, "Go to h***! Leave!" I jogged away as fast as I could in the raging storm. I came all this way for her to not even listen to me. I slowed down after a while when I spotted a person ahead of me. I raised my axes and waited. In front of me walking really slowly was district one. The red head (as you remember) seemed a little odd, but hadn't done anything to me.

I relaxed only a little bit, but I didn't put my axes down. He finally saw me and stopped. We just stood there for a while looking at each other. He had a spear in his left hand, which he raised at me. For the first time he spoke to me. "Put your axes down."

"You think I'm crazy enough to do that?"

"I think you will if I tell you something."

"What's that?"

"Helen Keller told me to stay safe and remember about the thorns." (If you don't get it read it at the bottom of the page.)

Oh my god, my sister gave him that message about Thornsby, so he knows. My axes go back to their original place on my belt, and he lowers his spear.

"Where's your partner?"

"She still thinks I'm dead, so when I found her, she told me to get lost. She thought I was some clone they put in here for her to freak out about. I guess I'm on my own now."

"No you're with me, come on." He walked past me and waited. "Well…. Fine does this make us allies?" "Why not?" "What about the careers?" "I ditched them after both of district two died." "Oh well thanks dis- wait what's your name?" "Darren my name's Darren and you're Jewels?" "Yeah that's me. Are we staying here?" "I think it's best, the rest of the careers have control of the jungle and the cornucopia. We should stay here as long as possible." "Okay then let's go." I started walking when I felt myself being lifted up. "Hey! What are you doing?" "I'm getting exercise by carrying you." "Are you saying I'm fat?" "Maybe." "Shut up!" I smacked the backside of his head and scowled.

Jeff's POV: What is he doing? What is she doing? They can't- "I'm talking to Morgan." I rushed out to see what could be done about this, I mean come on I'm getting some exercise?

Yeah the whole code sentence Darren said means this: Helen Keller. Kelen your sister says to be safe. Watch out for the thorns. Watch for a message from Thornsby. All together: Kelen your sister says be safe and watch for a message from Thornsby. See yah next time guys. :{