Mailey's POV #10
I jump off the platform and begin to run for the cornucopia when my body is pushed to the ground by a huge weight. I am rolled onto my back and am pinned to the ground by a boy thats probably about my age. I look into his eyes and he gives me a wicked grin as he lifts his fist to hit me. I close my eyes and begin to flail my body and feel the weight being pulled off me. I look to my side to see Brody on top of him and pounding his fist in my attackers head. His hands are even more bloodied everytime he raises them again. He gives me dark look.
"Get knives and spears out of the cornucopia." Brody screams at me as he is throwing his fists in the boys face. I take a gul, nod, and run. I see Deanie at the cornucopia with her trident and two bags over her shoulder. She throws her head back to dodge a knife that misses her nose by a hair. We both look at who the thrower is and see Bear standing with another knife in his hand. I stop running and stare at Bear. Bear almost killed someone. I look over at Deanie and she runs off towards the volcano and Bear looses his attention to something else. I sprint to the cornucopia and find knives and other sharp objects everywhere. I don't see a sword but I find a machete and a knife and place them in my belt.
I look around and see the district 11 boy, Fyodor run into the trees with a back pack and a machete. My attention then goes to Pierce and see that she is pinning someone to the ground with a knife at their throat I cringe away as I see her arm slice their neck. I shake my head and search for Bear. I look to my right and see a small boy fall on the ground in front of him. There is a knife at Bears side that his soaked with blood and he looks around to find another prey. I see him sprint to the right and find a young girl standing with her back against him. I go to scream but am too late. Her body goes limp and falls to the ground. What is Bear doing? They can't defend themselves. Bear makes eye contact with me and smiles. This isn't Bear anymore. I'm looking at a monster. I shake my head of all thoughts and run out of the cornucopia and run into the tree line.
My feet run blindly to where ever direction . I don't know where I'm going. As long as its away from the blood bath. As long as its away from the monsters who are creating the blood bath. The first boom of the cannon sends my feet running faster. I count them in my head as I run into the woods. 2,3,4,5,6,7,8. I don't hear anymore after a second. All I hear is the fast pace of my footsteps echo behind me. Echo? Thats not right. I listen carefully and realize someone is behind me. What do I do? I look down at the machete in my hand and knife in my belt. I have my defence. The footsteps come closer. I stop quickly and close my eyes. I turn my body with the machete just below my stomach and shove it forward. A grunt and gurgle tells me I hit something, or someone. I slowly open my eyes to see his blue eyes staring back at me.
"Bear!" I squeal. I look down at the machete that is inserted where his belly button should be. We both look down at the machete. I look up at his face and he looks back at me. Blood trickles down his mouth as he opens it to speak.
"Mai-ley." I pull the machete out of his stomach and he flops to the ground on his back. I look down at the murderous weapon and see my best friend's blood. I throw it into the grass and kneel down beside Bear. I grab his hands from his stomach and look into his eyes.
"I'm sorry." I say through tears. "Bear!" I squeeze his blood soaked hand as my tears fall on him. I look into his eyes and see tears fall down his temple.
"Mailey I'm so-" He coughs and a little blood comes out. "I'm sorry." I shake my head as his eyes glaze over and look through me.
"Bear?" I look all around his body and see that his chest doesn't rise and fall. "Bear!" I scream at him as the cannon goes off. "Bear!" I grab his shoulders and shake him. That wasn't his cannon. It can't be. "Bea-" I begin to sob uncontrollably and rest my head on his chest. The leaves and trees around us begin to shake and I look up to see the hovercraft. A claw comes out of the bottom and advance towards us. I look down at Bear and back at the hovercraft. The claws wrap around his body and lift him in the air. His head falls to the side and I look into his lifeless eyes one more time, then he is gone. I stay kneeling there for a few moments crying silently when I hear Brody behind me.
"Bear!" I hear his footsteps. "Mailey!" His screams come closer. I quickly stand up to see the back of Brody's head, I bend my body forward and run to the machete and pick it up. I don't look back at Brody I just run the direction I was running before I killed Bear. I shake my head of any thoughts of him but fail because I find myself crying uncontrollably while I run.
Brody's voice becomes quieter and quieter as I run further and further. As soon as I don't hear Bear's voice I stop, rest my left hand on a nearby tree while the one with the machete hangs loosely at my side. I look around me. I can't see much through my tears but I am yet again surrounded by green. There is vines, there is palm trees, and there is regular trees. I think the Gamemakers just threw a bunch of greenery together and thought it would be a good idea for an arena. I look to my left and see the volcano only a few yards away. I hope it doesn't explode I think to myself. They wouldn't put a ready to explode volcano in a game. It would take the fun away from seeing us suffer.
I'm still catching my breath when I feel a small thing crawl on my hand. I look up at my hand against the tree and see a black and white snake slithering up my arm. I fling my arm and body away from the tree and bring the machete to the snake's head. It's body goes limp but is held to the tree by the machete wedge in the tree. I look at the dead reptile's body and walk towards it.
"Trying to sneak up on me huh?" I threaten the snake while wiping my tears on my coat sleeve. I grab the handle of the machete and try to pry it off the tree. Its not working so I place one hand on top of the other and yank harder. I give the machete a big pull. My grip on the machete loosens and I fly back and smash my back against a tree.
"I like getting close." I reach for my knife and go to turn but two arms wrap me in a tight hug. Not a tree. A scream escapes my throat and then I am spun around quickly and am slammed into a tree beside the snake. The bark of the tree digs into my back as his arm hold my chest. "Too bad we couldn't of done it another time." I look into Fyodor's brown eyes. My focus goes to the knife that he shoves to my throat. "Scream all you want. Nobody is coming." He gives me a wicked smile. I try to break free of his grasp but fail. I don't have enough power anymore.
"If you kill me it would do me a favour." I spit in his eye and the knife is brought closer to my throat. My neck becomes a little wet. He broke skin.
"No need for any last words." He brings the knife up away from my neck and I am thankful. Only for a second though, because he arches the knife to the side and I close my eyes and cringe. I can't prevent this. I'm dead. No one will help me and for once I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of looking it in the eyes. There is no way of stopping it. "I'm ready for the cannon."