The fight had started, 'well' i thought, 'the Capitol people will have alot of fun watching this'. Cato and Thresh were both amazing fighters, that was the worst part though, the fight went on for longer than it should of. I just sat there, head in my arms, rocking back and forth. I couldn't watch,i was too scared. 'Scared? Scared? Why should i be scared? I'm the one who made this happen, im the weak one, im also the safe one' I think, and realise its me who has to stop this.
I get up and creep round to where they're fighting. I dont care if i die, but i know i have to do this, i jump into the fight, and push them apart. I can feel Thresh trying to push me off but I'm not moving! Cato, well Cato just goes limp.. I get up and sit between the middle of them, 'please', i say 'don't, can't we just be allies?'. Cato's face say's it all, it's too painful for him, he gets up and walks away. 'Please Cato, Please.. I,i love you'. He turns around and groans, 'Clove, if you love me, come with me, but you can't can you? Because Clove, you love Thresh'.
I sit there, speechless for a while and nobody moves. 'No' i whisper, 'I need you Cato'. He hangs his head and says 'Take care of her.' and walks off. 'No, no, please Cato, please' I cry. But he doesn't turn back, i cry myself to sleep. Only to wake up screaming from a nightmare. Thresh just sits there, poor thing, this is really new to him.. He cooks breakfast the next morning and i try my best to seem okay, but im not fooling anybody.
Thresh does his best to make me feel better, and he does, to an extent. I need Cato so much right now though, but atleast one of us is going to die anyway. So I try and get on with life and me and Thresh go for a walk to find some water. We find the pond where I found Thresh and refilled our water supply. Thresh suggested i bathe in the water while he goes to look for some meat nearby, supposedly there's quite alot here. So i get in the pond and supprisingly i relax, i love it here watching the birds fly by and listening to their songs.
I must have fell asleep because when i wake up it's late afternoon, i look around for Thresh but there's no-one here, this alarms me, Thresh should be back by now, i jump out the pond and go to search for Thresh even though im soaking wet. I call his name as i go along, but he doesnt reply, maybe he's gone. I've just decided to head back and that Thresh has left, when i see him, and the tails of the snakes slithering off in the distance.
I know it's too late for him, already i can tell. 'Thresh, i'm so sorry' i cry. All he says is 'tell Cato, i'm sorry i didn't look after you for long enough', and closed his eyes and was lost forever. I turn around and run, run as far as i can away from the scene, silent tears streaming down my face. When i find our, i mean my camp i collapse, i'm exhausted. But i can't sleep. I sit there wishing i was dead too, when the sound of trumpets ring out over the whole arena and Claudius Templesmith is telling me something that makes my stomach do flips. There can be two Victors this year, two Victors aslong as they're both from the same District. Cato and I can both live.
End Of Part 4.