Emily looks in front of her. They start running the other way. Sprinting, actually. I look at what startled them. A massive wave of water is coming my way. Soon it reaches me. Even being high up on the tree it still towers over me. The water smashes down onto me. I hold onto the tree. I dig my nails into it, I'm so scared. I feel the tree tilting down. The water rises again. I see Lachlan's lifeless body floating on the surface. It sends shivers down my spine. I tighten my grip on the tree. Suddenly it rises out of the ground. I close my eyes. Thud. Water splashes all over my face. I hear the canon. I open my eyes. The tree has fallen onto its side and is floating on the surface like a log. I'm still clinging to it. I hear a voice in the distance.
"Sarah! Help me!"
I look all over the place, trying to find whoever called me.
"Sarah!"
Nowhere. I can't see anyone.
"Sarah! It's Nick!"
"Nick!" I yell desperately. "Nick! Where are you?"
"Near the tree!" he suddenly appears from under the water. In district 12 we were never taught how to swim. He goes under again. Another wave crashes down on us. I lose my grip on the tree. It slides out from under me and I'm pushed down into the water. I try and paddle back up for air. Finally I reach the surface. I gasp for air.
"Nick!" I yell.
I sink back under. I try and swim, pushing the water down under me with my hands. Who knows whether I'm swimming? I don't care. I'm back on the surface. I see Nick floating away from me. I paddle towards him.
"Nick!" I yell. "Nick! What are we going to do!"
"I don't know!" he says sinking back under again. I swim under and attempt to pull him up. We gasp for air but another wave sends us crashing down. My leg gets caught on something sharp. I open my eyes and look down. I'm stuck on a tree under the water. I'm losing breath. I try and free my leg. I pull and pull but it doesn't come lose. I feel like screaming. I pull again. This time it comes free. I can't move it though. It's gone to sleep. I swim upwards, dragging my leg. The water pushes me down again. It must have been another wave. I swim up again. Finally I reach the surface. I gasp for air and look around for Nick.
"Nick!" I yell. "Nick!"
My eyes are watering. I smack the water with my hands in anger. Why am I in these stupid Hunger Games! I scream out loud, furious. Another wave towers over me. I'm pushed down again. I roll and roll in the water. Suddenly I see something. It's on the ground. A bright orange thing that looks like a plug. I swim up and get some air before swimming down. I reach the bottom and pull at the plug. It doesn't budge. I'm losing breath quickly. I pull again and again and again. I give it a final pull before coming up to the surface again. I gasp for breath and go back down. I push my floating blonde hair away from my face. I pull at the plug again. Each time it moves a tiny bit more. Finally, I pull it with all of my might. It comes out. Still holding it I swim back to the surface. I look around for Nick. The water doesn't seem to be draining. The waves have stopped. I keep myself floating on the surface.