Todd drops me and I run to Ash, I pick up the hammer from the floor and swing at him. He tries to fight back but Rochelle comes and finishes him off for me, he falls to the grass and lays there waiting for death to hit him. I sit by Alex and let him rest his head on my lap trying to hold back the tears,
"You don't have to be strong for me" He whispers,
"I do"
"Okay then darling…"
"I am so, so sorry I let this happen to you" I say,
"It's okay; it wasn't your fault… Can you promise me something?"
"Yes"
"Can you promise that you will win and that when I am gone you will find someone else to love?"
"I can't love someone else… I, I, I don't want to and I can't!"
"Okay, but if and when you do I won't be mad because I don't want you to be alone"
"Fine, I can promise that" I answer
"Oh yeah and Charley?"
"Yes Alex?"
"Charley my sweetheart, darling, baby and honey…"
"Yes"
"…I love you Mrs Heroy!"
"I love you to Mr Heroy" I say as he closes his eyes,
"No Alex, stay with me…" Todd and Rochelle start staring at me while I scream, "No Alex, don't go…" I scream and cry but he doesn't open his eyes again.
Todd starts to walk away but Rochelle runs after him,
"Where are you going?"
"For a wander in the forest"
"No!"
"What?"
"You can't leave her; look at her she's in pieces!"
"Not my problem!"
"Look I know Alex and you had your differences but you could at least take her away from him while his body is being taken away!" Rochelle shouts
"Fine but I am not doing you any more favours! Oh yeah and I want you to promise me something!"
"I'm listening…"
"I get to kill you in a fight; Charley doesn't have to watch… We can distract her and split you two up so she doesn't see"
"Okay…" She agrees
"Really, that's nice of you, your such a good friend, dying for her… I almost feel sorry for killing you!"
"Whatever, now go on, go get her…"
"Okay, Okay, cool your sponsors… Oh yeah you didn't have any!"
"Nobody did… they announced at the beginning that because it's the 100TH Hunger Games they won't… You know because of the Quarter Quell,"
"I know what it's called and I'm going, I'm going" Todd says as she gives him a mean look.
Todd walks over to me and picks me up,
"What are you doing?" I scream
"Getting you out of the way, can you see the helicopter?"
"Yes!" I shout "I was just saying goodbye to him… before he was taken away" I cry
Todd walks over to Rochelle with me in his arms,
"Thanks" Rochelle says
"I will see you later" Todd cackles quietly,
Rochelle just nods whilst gulping slightly as I cry louder.
"Mellark stop over-reacting will you… he's dead get over it!"
The helicopter comes and goes quite quickly… Probably because I was deafening them with my screaming but I didn't care! I sit in a heap where Alex was laid when he died, crying my eyes out,
"Why, why did it have to be you… why not me" I say to myself
"Oh honey" Rochelle says "What are we going to do, hey?"
"I don't know!" I cry
"Why don't I sing you a song from District 11…? Yeah?"
I nod back. She sits next to me with her arm around my shoulder,
"Is it a happy song…? We don't have any happy songs back in my District" I say
"This is a happy song…" She takes a deep breath
"Love me like the sunshine,
Treasure me like the winter,
Hold me till I feel no pain.
I stand here while the sun shines,
Listening to the birds chime,
Waiting for their songs to end.
Then I know, the day is done and gone,
I will be back here, tomorrow to sing another few songs,
So don't forget me… I swear I will be back,
So don't forget me… I swear I will be back,
Oh I swear, I swear I will be back,
If I'm not then you can eat my cap."
"What's the cap thing about?" I ask, still being quiet.
"We wear soft caps so if apples fall they won't hurt our heads" She replies
"Oh okay… Rochelle?"
"Yes" She answers
"Don't let Todd kill you…"
"What?"
"I heard you make the deal… You could play him at his own game, couldn't you?"
"I had my fingers crossed and you and I are going to win!"
"Promise it?!"
"What is it today with people wanting promises" She laughs but I don't even smirk or look at her. I am too busy thinking of all the times I have had with Alexander and what he really meant by the promise I had to give to him.
"Okay then… I promise we will win!"
But whatever I seem to say the other happens, like my mum, fingers crossed it won't come back around and bite me on the but now!
Please review! I want to know what you guys think!