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A/n: Sorry about the long update time. I've basically spent all week working solidly and had no time for anything - including adequate sleep on most nights (I do not recommend this as i nearly made myself ill through exhaustion as a result). Hopefully, the next update should be quicker as my workload will (fingers crossed) quieten a bit soon. Hope you enjoy for now!
28) Marvel – Intruder
If these goddamn idiots don't shut up their snoring, I swear to God I'm going to kill them. I could do it too. All it would take is a knife to their throats or a spear to their bellies. If it wasn't for the fact I need them, I'd do it too. Cato first, then Clove. Zita would be too easy but I'd get her anyway since people like her are obviously too stupid to live. Then lover boy who, when I speak to him, I always get the urge to thump him. Must be something about him. Glimmer's on watch so I can't tell if she snores. Maybe I'd let her live. She's good eye candy and it'd make her scared of me. I could always kill her later, for show. And, since she's awake, she'd put up a fight. But it's not like she'd stop me since the more people dead, the higher the chance of a District 1 victory.
For God's sake, I give up! Let Glimmer swap with me. I'll keep watch and she can sleep through these idiots' snores. At least there'll be no danger of me falling asleep on the job.
I get up and grab my spear, sword and knives. Then I look around. This is odd. Where the hell is Glimmer?
There's a muffled sound coming from my left. A bit like whispering. Cautiously, I creep towards it, only to find it's my idiot district partner, staring at the sky and muttering to herself. Great. On top of everything else, she's a lunatic. I'm working with two homicidal maniacs, a complete idiot, a lovesick kid who makes me want to thump him and a girl who looks gorgeous and is completely insane. Good thing Kornel died in the bloodbath because he was fricking depressing. And we can't forget suicidal girl from District 3 who asked me to kill her, either. Am I the only normal one in this arena?
"I have to do this," she's muttering. "I don't want you to be right, Dad. I want to be right. But I saw their bodies, Dad. I killed them." She sounds like she's on the verge of tears. I hate crying people. It's usually me who's caused it so that's not too bad but when it isn't, I feel stupid. Like maybe I should have caused it. And I never know what to fricking say to them! "I don't know if I can win," she continues, not aware that I'm standing here, "but I have to come home. But they're all crazy, Dad." She sighs and then gets up, turning around and spotting me in the process. "Marvel!" she exclaims.
"You want to make something of it?" I ask.
"It's rude to eavesdrop," she hisses. At least she isn't going to cry now. But her eyes are red. It's annoying.
"So what?" I sneer. "And you're not so sane yourself."
She glares at me but there's embarrassment in her gaze. Without meaning to, I look away. For some reason, this is more awkward than tense. I guess I shouldn't have heard her crazy mutterings. What the hell, maybe there's just something about me that makes female tributes want to talk their hearts out. At least she isn't telling me to spear her.
"Why are you awake anyway?"
"Think I could sleep with this racket?" I ask. "I was going to ask to swap with you. It wasn't for your company, that's for certain."
The funny thing is, I actually enjoy arguing with Glimmer. She's smart, unlike the idiots at home. Maybe, if I'd met her at home, I'd have wanted to do more than screw her. I'll probably miss her when she's dead.
"Sure, so you can kill us in our sleep," she says sarcastically. "I'll stay on watch."
There are so many responses to this that I don't know where to begin. Then I look at her face and decide it's not worth it.
"Whatever," I say. "I'll just go plug my ears then. Don't you start talking too, though, or I'll kill you."
"Go away," she snaps. We glare at each other.
"Alright, crazy idiot," I say and smirk at her. "And just so you know, you were a hell of a lot better than these freaks till you started talking to yourself so I'm glad you volunteered anyway. And you're not going to win unless I die, alright?"
"Did you think of that by yourself?" she asks sarcastically but there's a slight smile on her face and she doesn't look like she might burst into tears at any point. Which means I might get some sleep which is the only reason I even bothered to say this.
"Shut up," I snap and go back to lie on the ground. She goes back to keep watch.
Goddammit, they're still snoring!