A/N: This is a flashback of Katniss' original wait at the beginning of her Games. It's set up like the last chapter's. I know it's super short and everyone really wants more to the current story, but I've been crazy swamped this year, so I'm slowly trying to get back into the story.
And, I owe you guys a prize story of Katniss' reaping! Which I will try to get to soon. Thanks to all you readers out there!
FLASHBACK: 60 Seconds
I was trying not to shake. 60.
I tried to breathe evenly. 59.
But I was scared. 58.
Of the Cornucopia laid out before me. 57.
Of the metal plate beneath my feet. 56.
Of the explosives beneath that. 55.
Of the other tributes surrounding me. 54.
So much bigger than I. 53.
Except for the little girl. 52.
The one from Eleven. 51.
The one like Prim. 50.
I glanced at her. 49.
She looked scared, too. 48.
I didn't want to think about her. 47.
What was going to happen to her. 46.
What was going to happen to me. 45.
Who would take care of Prim? 44.
When I was gone. 43.
Because Gale was here. 42.
Here with me. 41.
I glanced at him. 40.
His eyes met mine. 39.
He was stronger than I was. 38.
Clever. 37.
Quick. 36.
He could make it. 35.
Not like me. 34.
I was dead. 33.
But he smiled at me. 32.
We were partners. 31.
He wouldn't let the others hurt me. 30.
It would never change between us. 29.
He had said so. 28.
In the interview. 27.
With Ceasar. 26.
The one where he announced it. 25.
To all of Panem. 24.
He promised me. 23.
He meant it. 22.
I could trust Gale. 21.
I could trust him to go home. 20.
If I couldn't. 19.
He was better than I was. 18.
He could take care of Prim. 17.
I didn't know what I felt. 16.
Not beyond the wake of fear. 15.
But I knew I could trust him. 14.
He was the only one I could still trust. 13.
His gray eyes promised me I could. 12.
He promised me I could. 11.
We were allies. 10.
We would find a bow. 9.
Arrows. 8.
We would fight. 7.
Because we were hunters. 6.
Not prey. 5.
We wouldn't go down so easily. 4.
We would make them shake. 3.
In fear. 2.
In dread. 1.
We would win.