Chapter two has arrived! enjoy! I do not own Hunger Games.
Thresh went towards the high grass on the other side of the cornucopia, that much I am sure of. So I find myself swinging from limb to limb in that direction, even though I'm not sure if he's still there. When I move from tree to tree I feel a sense of freedom, if this is what freedom feels like, since with the districts under the rule of the capital I wouldn't exactly know. I can't help but wonder if Katniss has found Peeta yet, I wonder if she'll miss my alliance.
I'm at the edge of the trees, right by the cornucopia. How do I continue without trees? I can't risk going out into the open, odds are I'd be dead before I even reach Thresh if I do, but how else can I continue?
"Thought I'd find you around here." I don't need to find Thresh, he's come to me, relief is flooding over me. Now that I have Thresh everything will be just as easy as it was with Katniss, but I keep thinking about her, I realize things won't be simple. It's likely Thresh and I will have to kill her and Peeta to win the games. Somehow I don't think Cato and Clove or the girl from nine, I think her name was Quinelle, will kill Katniss or Peeta. My instinct tells me it'll come down to us verses them. But can't think about that now that I've found Thresh.
"Thresh!" I call out him and jump down out of my tree to embrace him. Generally he isn't exactly the huggible type, but this is an exception. He excepts my hug without even a flinch which used to be his reaction to spontaneous hugs. I look up into his eyes, I'm so glad he came and found me.
I follow Thresh out into the open and in to the tall grass. I feel safe with him, he worked in the grain fields in district eleven so he's comfortable in tall grass, I ask him how the games have been treating him so far, but he only gives my a small nod. I gather that the game makers haven't been making his life in the arena hell. We reach a clearing in the grass which I assume is Thresh's camp. He got a bunch of gear at the cornucopia, he has everything from weapons to water to medicine.
"I'll take the first watch, you sleep for now." Thresh tells me as he looks up at the dark sky, no deaths today either. It can't be long 'til the game makers create a new disaster, but for now I can relax, I know Thresh will protect me when the time comes. I drift off to sleep knowing I'm absolutely safe from the other tribute as well as the game makers.
When I awaken it's still night, but I think it's been a few hours since Thresh looks like he's hiding tiredness.
"I can take a watch now," I tell him, I won't be as safe while he's sleeping, but it's the least I an do. I've always loved looking up at the night sky, it's always looked so far off, yet so close I can almost reach out and grab myself a star. I wonder if Katniss is awake now, I wonder if she's found Peeta; knowing her, she probably already has. How will they face us when the final battle of the hunger games comes? I know I can't possible try to kill someone I think of as a friend, someone who has saved my life.
I'm afraid, I'm afraid I won't be able to look her in the eyes when the time comes. I know Thresh will be able to look them into their eyes and fight, I wish I could be able to move forward like Thresh can, he's so strong. I wonder if he's been on his own until now? did Thresh have any alliances he had to break before he came and found me? I almost laugh at myself, how could I think he could of had an alliance? he only started talking again last year. Even now, I can tell interacting with people is hard for him; Thresh is still hurting from the disappearance of Jazmine and her brother, they were his close friends back in district eleven, that is until they disappeared two years ago. Ever since then it been like Thresh is afraid of getting to close to people, I don't blame him, I'd be heart broken if anything happened to my siblings or parents.
My family will be asleep now, I wonder how they're doing? I wonder if they're worried about me. My littlest sister was sick when I left, is she better now? in district eleven food is scarce enough, but medicines are practically non-existant. Hopefully if Thresh and I win we'll have enough money to get a good doctor when my siblings are sick. I'm thinking too hard, I don't even see the snake lung in before it's fangs sink into my wrist.
Cliff-hanger! so, what did you think of chapter two? I'm dying to hear your opinion! so please review!
