12.

I know nothing has changed, yet everything feels different. It hurts, it really hurts. My heart hurts and I can't stand the pain anymore. The voices hurt they taunt me and they won't go away, they never go away. The pain is extraordinary at times I need to curl up in a ball and wait for it to subsite. I know it's not real, yet it's still there, I still feel everything. Sometimes I wish that I felt a little less, maybe it would hurt less. Maybe the image of Ivan's head flying in the air wouldn't bring as much pain. No, it still would and every other horrible thing I have seen would bring me pain. I'm just not strong enough to handle it.

I rock in a ball back and forth, back and forth, tears streaming down my face. I know I don't look good, I know I should try to keep going for my family, Finnick. I hurts too much, it just hurts too much. Then the voices come.

"Stop!" I yell "leave me alone" to no avail, they are always there. It's always there. Dear god does it hurt.

They taunt me, they laugh at me. The voices have the same high pitched laughter that filled the air after Ivan died. Ivan, the image hurts. It screams at me beneath my closed eyelids, I can't open my eyes for fear of a reminder, so I'm stuck with my thoughts and the voices. Then there are the other deaths, District 12, the mutts, the boy from 2. How I was able to be strong before, I cannot tell you. I think it was Ivan, he held me together like glue and when he slipped away I crumbled into pieces.

I hear him sometimes, in my head, laughing at me with the others. It hurts me even more.

I don't even know where I am. I collapsed near the river behind a large bush. I feel itchy, poison ivy I suppose. Luckily I don't even have the strength to itch, or drink or eat. I think I was sent food but I can't be too sure. The sun is too bright when I open my eyes.

I know I'm skinny, and frail and I'm going to die. I wish death would come sooner, rather than later. I wish someone would find me and finish me off quickly. But no the scorching days continue and the freezing nights prevail. Yet I'm still here, alive. I know because the pain, it couldn't be this painful in death. Maybe people, in the end welcome death. Because they're tired and ready to move on. I understand those very words now more than anything. I'm tired and I just want to move on to some place better. Any place is better than this.

I know someone has found me now. I feel the small hands on my trying to help me. I feel the water as they pour it into my mouth and the food going down my throat. Why try to help me? Soon I am healthy enough to open my eyes. I ignore the voices and begin to focus on the one in front of me.

"Kill me" I plead over and over but death never comes.

I open my eyes. The sunlight hurts my eyes, I'm used to pain by now though.

"Annie" someone exclaims "Annie it's alright you're safe". Vision returns but I still feel groggy. At least the voices have stopped, for now.

I stare at the person in front of me, Oak Lilly. Her brown hair pulled in a messy ponytail, her bright green eyes wild. "Oak" I croak and she pulls me into a hug. I'm so sorry Annie I saw what happened I've been worried about you.

"Why are you helping me?" I ask, fresh tears in my eyes.

"I couldn't leave you here all on your own" she simply states, I wish it was that simple. One of us would have to die for the other to win, we both know it's going to be me. I then notice the itching has stopped and I look at my arm. It's covered in a slightly green coloured cream.

"They sent you medicine" Oak comments with a smile, I don't have the strength to return one. I'm too tired.

I look around me for the first time, we're sitting in a little indent in a little rock face near the shore. The river laps by to my right and the tall pines are behind me. I try not to look to long into them, the image of what I've seen inside is what scares me the most.

Oak hugs me, and I return it. I feel less pain now, the voices are gone. Maybe because of Oak.

"Are you feeling better?" she asks hopefully after forcing some food and water into me. Reluctantly I nod.

"Yes you help a lot" I tell her, she would never know just how much. "Can I sleep now?" I plead tiredly. She agrees and I lay my head in her lap, when I close my eyes the horrible images come. Even Oak can't whisk those away.

Meanwhile deep in the forest the careers are hunting desperately for the remaining tributes...

"Tell me again which ones are left?" I ask confusidly, twirling my blond hair in my hands. Both tributes from District 1 are slinking along in front of me. I hate being the odd one out, I miss having Eddie as another form of protection.

Both Jem and Jewel give me an annoyed look, I chose to ignore it.

"God Snow how many times do we have to tell you?" Jewel sighs in frustration, they share a look again.

"Please just tell me?" I plead desperately. Truth is I haven't really been paying attention to anything the two of them have been saying so that's why I don't know.

"Us, you, Annie, Oak, and Spring" Jem sighs. 'Five more to go' I think with a smile.

"I want Annie out!" I say sharply, she helped kill Eddie. I hold my spear threateningly out in front of me. The others agree she's been a main target ever since she got away. As well as lethal Spring, we need to get her as soon as possible.

We slink through the forest using our torches for light. I scan the tree line for a moment but I can't see anything. No one this late in the game is dumb enough to light a fire.

I stop when I hear growling behind me and I whip around, I glance frantically into the darkness but I can't see anything. I shiver and run forward to catch up with the others. They must have turned of somewhere because I can't find them. I feel my heartrate start I quicken and I gulp in air.

I here growling again and this time when I run around I see a huge mutt. Huge like a bear an shaped like a dog. "Ahhhh" I scream before rubbing forward. However I'm not fast enough and the mutt lunges.

I scream in pain as the tear me apart. I find myself pleading for death and soon they oblige and my cannon fills the night sky.

A/N: Ya so I decided to show some of what Annie is going trough and whats happening with her. Also I wanted to somehow show another death and see who's left so that's why I switched to the careers. I hope you like it and not hate it :/ very merry Christmas Eve to everyone and I hope you have an amazing happy day, and if you don't celebrate Christmas then I hope you have a happy day anyways!