Clove POV
As I sit on the edge of my bed I hear screaming coming from outside my window. I bolt towards the window and the first thing I notice are my 'neighbours' running from my property. What? I see a blonde figure at the edge of my yard, but her back is facing me. I don't recognize her although. She spins around and I feel the all blood drain from my face as I immediately recognize the face. I spin 180 degrees to the left, with my back pressed hard against my wall. My arms lay limp near my sides and I am breathing heavily.
My heart rate has obviously gone up and I am finding it harder to breath as I take in gulps of air. I feel trickles of sweat running down my forehead and I feel as though I am going to throw up. My neck has suddenly gone numb, and my body has seemed to have gotten heavier. My legs are about to give way as I rigidly turn back towards the window. I feel scared to look out, but eventually I do.
I see nothing. Everything looks as it would on any given day of the year. Nothing out of the ordinary. But today is anything but ordinary. That is for sure.
Where is she? Has she entered the house? Why is she here? Is she here to talk to Father? What if she gets angry and injures me? Or worse?...
Slam!
I feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand up straight. The familiar noise of the front door being shut with an enormous amount of force, rings through the house, encouraging the already large amount of fear inside of me. I can't move, my feet are frozen in place. I faintly hear footsteps coming from the living, leading towards the staircase. I am barely breathing now, barely making a noise. Although, my heart beat could be heard from miles away.
Ever so slowly I hear my dangerous sister trudging up the stairs, pausing every so often, feeding the growing fear inside me. I hear her stop at the top stairs and can basically see her looking from side to side in frustration, as she can not find her oh so beloved sister. The house is silent for a moment and I feel my mouth has gone dry. I don't think I'm even breathing any more, agitation and fear has officially taken me over.
"CLOVE!" The booming voice makes me jump as I was not expecting it. Her voice could be heard from blocks away and I watch as a flock of crows screeches and flies away. Oh how I wish I were able to fly. I could fly away from this bound to be dangerous encounter with my ex-sister. I could fly with the birds, not a care in the world. The warm air blowing through my hair and the sunlight warming my cheeks. What a wonderful life that would be. I could be free. Free from Father, free from the Hunger Games. Free from her..
Crrrrrreak... Slam!
The sound of a near door being opened and slammed shut, wakes me from my thoughts. This goes on for a while and every time she opens a door with an agonizingly loud creak, my muscles tighten. But when she slams it shut, my muscles relax. My head feels foggy and black spots begin forming in my vision. I've never experienced something like this, but I have also never experienced such fear.
Crrrrrrreak... cliccck!
If I were able to move any part of my body, my eyebrows would have gone up in confusion. This door seems closer than the other ones and chills run up my spine. My body freezes as I hear footsteps coming up the staircase leading to my bedroom. Those black spots have almost completely covered my vision and I feel myself falling forward. As I feel a cold surface hitting my stomach and my torso flailing forward I hear my sister screaming my name.
"CLOVE"...
DUN. DUN. DUN! So, I know this was short and nothing really happened, but I felt that I needed to write a chapter. Please review! The next chapter I PROMISE will have drama and surprises! The reason I haven't updated recently was because my computer died and I just bought a new one. Please check out my other stories!