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Clove's POV
"What'd you do to that little girl? You kill her?" Thresh screams at me.
"No! No, it wasn't me!" I protest, moving backwards on all fours.
"You said her name. I heard you. You kill her? You cut her up like you were going to cut up this girl here?"
Now I see it. The giant rock in his hand. "Cato! Cato!" I scream, still scrambling to get away.
"Clove!" I heard him, but he was farther away than our branches, probably misjudged Thresh's location and I knew he wouldn't get here in time.
Thresh brings the rock down and at last second, I try to use my arms as a shield and feel an explosion of pain through my wrist, but the rock could've hit my head and dented my skull, so I pretended he got my head by putting my hands quickly over the spot where he could've hit. Thankfully, Thresh turns back to Everdeen, seemingly satisfied.
"What'd she mean? About Rue being your ally?" he asks her, rock raised above her head.
"I-I-we teamed up," she stammers. "Blew up the supplies. I tried to save her, I did. But he got there first. District 1." District 12 blew up our supplies? First getting that training score, then killing Glimmer, Marvel and District 4, and shooting me in the arm, now blowing up all our food? I swear she's wants to get killed.
"And you killed him?" District 11 demands.
"Yes. I killed him. And buried her in flowers. And I sang her to sleep," she says, pools of tears gathering in her eyes at the memory of her precious ally.
"To sleep?" Thresh asks, voice getting softer. That's bull, this is the Hunger Games, not a funeral. I would just kill them both right now, except I'm supposed to be on my way to death.
"To death. I sang until she died. Your district…they sent me bread. Do it fast, okay, Thresh?" Everdeen pleads. Yes, this is the moment. 12's death. I'm not the one killing her, but if she dies in the same way I almost did, than that proves I can outsmart her. Thresh lowers the rock. What in hell is he doing? She deserves to die!
"Just this one time, I let you go. For the little girl. You and me, we're even then. No more owed. You understand?" She nods, her breathing starting to slow down.
"Clove!" Cato calls again, this time nearer.
"You better run now, Fire Girl," Thresh says. She nods and runs away…with my knife. I can't even curse as I start to fade into darkness; the last thing I hear is Cato's voice, telling me to stay with him.
Cliffhanger! Will Clove stay alive, or die? We'll have to find out. I'm one of those people that can't go on without reviews, otherwise it seems like a waste of time, so just click that button. Loves ya!
-Monkey-