Unfortunately I cant hear what the tributes are saying to Peeta. But he has his hands up in the air for surrender. The girl from district 5 jerks out her knife and holds in against his neck. Im ready to fire when the boy from her district grabs hold on her. Theres some arguing and yelling until Peeta speaks. He must have been talking for five minutes. Finally when he is done the male tribute from 5 glances around and they heard him away. I watch Peeta and I see him glance at me and nod. I know now he is going to be ok. I don't know how he did it, but he did. Come to think of it I remember Peeta getting on good terms with nearly everyone in the training center.
Peeta is good with words. He could convince anyone of anything. I don't know how he does it, but im thankful he can. Because he has already saved my life because of it and ill have done is managed to get someone to lodge and axe into his leg. I sigh. After the tributes and Peeta are far enough away I climb down from my tree and consider following them. Until the pain in my stomach is too unbearable. I decide to hunt. I weigh my options, killing an animal would mean id have to eat it raw. I don't want to catch something from some animal. I know I would have to do the same if I caught a fish. Somewhere along the lines of the debating in my head I stumble upon a bush of berries. I lean over and pick a few off the bush. I turn them over several times in my hands. Examining them making sure they are safe to eat and recalling all I know about berries. After several more seconds I decide there safe to eat. So I consume quite a few handfuls. The flavor explodes in my mouth. It feels so good to have food go into my stomach.
Although I would enjoy having some meats in it, I can't risk making a fire. I regret not trying to make friends with any of the tributes. I wish I was in the alliance with Peeta because there would have been a total of 7 of us and I definitely would have been comfortable making a fire.
The sun is starting to come down and I have no idea where the tributes took Peeta. I wish I could have done something, anything to keep Peeta with me. If anything happens to him I don't know what ill do. But I need to start figuring out how we're both going to get out alive. All I know is I don't want to go much further without Peeta. I wonder if Peeta really did make an alliance with the other tributes. I wonder what he told them. For all I know he didn't make an alliance with them and there torturing him to find out where I am. Suddenly a cannon goes off. Im panicking. What if that was Peeta? It couldn't be. I refuse to believe that. Then I see the hovercraft picking up something. It doesn't even look like a body. Then I see the claw reach down several more times. What the hell could have done that to that tribute? Now I'm worried. But I must remain calm. For Peeta. I take a deep breath. Im exhausted. I need to rest. I wont be able to find anyone while im this tired. After walking for a couple more miles I find a few boulders and I search them several times, until I find a space between them that ill fit in. I gather tons of pine needles and leaves. I attempt to make myself a bed of them. I don't get far when I decide I need to rest. I lay down I toss and turn several times before I fall into a deep sleep.
When I wake I believe it's about noon. The sun is well in the sky and it's hot. Very hot. I sigh and remember the previous days events. I must find Peeta. I wonder if he misses me. I wonder if hes figured out a way to escape the other tributes and come find me. I wonder if he even wants to do that. I think about his leg. I wonder if they helped aid him. I hope they know
what they're doing.
After I found several different berry bushes I start my search for Peeta. I have no idea where to start. Then I remember there are 6 of them. And what? There are around 10 or so tributes dead that leaves 12 left. Minus the 6 in the alliance, that leaves 6. And theres me. That means 5. If my numbers are correct. Then I realize I missed the fatality count last night. Huh. I must have been exhausted. Then I am mad at myself for falling asleep. How would I have let that happen? Frustrated, I continue my thought. If I had an alliance of 6 where would I go? Only one place sticks out in my mind. There all at the golden horn.