Odds in Your Favor

by rileyluvr13

Because who knows when the odds will be against you? A series of 100-word drabbles with many characters, points of view, and stolen moments from the Hunger Games series. .: MOCKINGJAY SPOILER-FREE UNTIL END OF OCTOBER! :.

27. Step

Disclaimer: Nah, don't own, still.

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.: step :.

He can sense the love this winner has for Rue. The amount of pain and grief that she goes through, just like everyone else in District 11.

He blows the whistle through the air, and when the crowd touches their fingers to their lips, it's what he was hoping for all along.

He knows that he's going to die, but he can't bring himself to care. He'll be joining Rue, and Thresh, and every dead District 11 tribute that came before. They are people who know one last secret in Panem:

Death just brings you one step closer to peace.

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A/N: As per the request of LoveTheBoyWithTheBread. I hope you enjoyed this. :)

I just found out today that my one other Hunger Games fic, Happenings, won Best Katniss/Peeta in the Summer 2010 Hunger Games FanFiction Awards! Yay! Thanks to everyone for supporting me! :D

Keep the requests coming. Who's excited for Mockingjay (only 14 more days)! Leave a review. :)