I took a small step forward, and he was off, he was an incredibly fast runner and i couldn't keep up with him. 'WAIT' I half shouted, half pleaded. Luckily my voice was so chocked only Thresh could hear it, he turned around with a confused look on his face and raised his eyebrows. I dropped my backpacks and burst out crying, I needed an ally, I need help. I don't care if Panem thinks I'm weak, I am. 'Please' I whispered..
He took a few steps towards me, still quite cautious, but he had dropped his guard. If I was anyone else, this would have been a trap, but Thresh knows I don't do traps, I go straight in for the kill. I sat down, completely defenseless and shoved my face into my hands. He came over and sat by me, never saying a word. It felt comforting being with Thresh, like I could be myself.
I guess Thresh decided we could be ally's, because he asked ' What's in the bags?, you must be hungry'. I told him what i had packed, and his eyes seemed to widen in delight. 'Great' he said, 'I'll cook something up, you just rest for a bit, no-one comes down here, so you're safe'. I smiled and let myself fall asleep. I had an amazing dream, that i was back home with my family. I've had this dream before, but It's changed. There's no Cato, but there is Thresh.
Thresh woke me up as the sun was setting, so we could eat. He's not the best cook in the world, but it's good enough, better than anything I could have made. 'Thank you' I said, my eyes fixed on the ground. I didn't mean it just because he cooked me a meal, but for everything, for taking me in, for being my ally. 'What happened?' he said softly. I could tell him, but I didn't want Panem to know, especially the Capitol. And if Thresh knew and the Capitol didn't, well, they would probably blow us up. 'I didn't belong there anymore, so I went' I chose my words carefully, giving just the right amount of information. Thresh seemed to realize I didn't want to talk about it, and we eat the rest of the meal in silence.
As nightfall came we talked about the arena and what it has been like so far, and for the first time since I've been in the arena, I laughed. Thresh told me about his encounters with giant snakes and deadly rabbits, and I told him about life as a career, leaving out many details. I didn't want Thresh thinking I was an evil killing monster, even though he already knew all the careers are. We both slowly ended up falling asleep.
I woke in the middle of the night, I could hear something. Someone . Screaming, screaming my name.
It was Cato.