I thought we would have a day off. I also thought Clove would kill me. Once again, I was wrong.

It started when Gale and I went to hunt and collect. I found berries, roots, nuts, etc. I started to get thirsty so I went back to our camp to get a sip of water. But it was gone. So I went to refill it, I mean, no biggie, right? Wrong. The stream was bone dry. So I checked a few ponds, but it was the same.

Where are they driving us?

And, even though we just woke up, it was starting to get really dark. I could barely make out the shape of my hand.

But that meant I couldn't see anything in front of me. Where was Gale? Was he alright? I climb a tree to try to get a better look, but it didn't help at all. I climbed back down again. I didn't leave a trail or anything, so I have no way to find Gale again.

"GGAALLE!" I holler. I shouldn't have done that. After about a minute, I heard a slight rustling in the bushes, so I figured that Gale was closer than I thought.

But it wasn't Gale. It wasn't Cato. I'm not quite sure what it was, but it wasn't human. It was a cross between a dog, wolf, and bear.

So this was this year's creature. There's a different one every year, each one more deadly than the last.

I take a moment to study it. That was one moment too long.

Gale's POV

It was starting to get really dark. But I had caught a rabbit and squirrel. This should be enough. I eat a squirrel leg to hold me over.

I start to wonder about Rue. Where is she? Why hasn't she checked in? I call out her name, but there's no answer.

That's when I hear the scream.

I run as fast as I can in that direction, but I'm not fast enough. When I get there, there's a small trail of blood. But I never here a cannon.

Just then, there's a "Psst!" above me. I look up to see the shape of a person. I put on the night vision goggles that were in one of the packs, and see Rue up in a tree. I smile. She's alright. But she's holding her arm which is dripping in blood.

While I'm watching her, I don't notice anything around me until I here the growling behind me.

I turn around to see this... thing approaching me. It's this year's thing. Next year there'll be another one. They are never quite animal. They're just genetically engineered things made by the gamemakers. They're designed to kill.

I tell Rue to stay in the trees, and I'm off. I'm running as fast as I can. Before I know it, I'm at the cornucopia. I climb up. But not before one of them can get a deep bite in my leg. That caused me to cry out.

I rip off my jacket and tie it over the wound.

As I do this, I notice a movement from the trees. It's Cato. He doesn't even seem to notice me. He just starts to climb. I see that he's pursued by three more of those things. By now, there's a group of them, all different sizes and colors. Some have curly hair, some have straight. I count them. There's 21.

Now I get it. What I discover takes me by surprise. They are the fallen tributes. One of them jumps up, not all the way, but I can make out what it says on their collar. It says district 2. It's Clove. It has dark, sleek hair, and a deadly look on it's face.

On instinct, I find myself looking for a certain one. And then I find her. She has an innocent look on her face, but she's angry. She has straight, blonde hair. And the eyes. Blue eyes. But I have to tell myself it's not her. It's not Prim. Prim is dead.

I have to get myself to focus. This is a life or death situation. Cato. Cato is my main priority. He's starting to recover, but he didn't grab a weapon. Neither did I. It's just us. I'm pretty good at hand to hand combat, but he probably is, too. Cato got up, and started to move towards me. He's not stunned by the creatures anymore.

I can tell what will happen next. This is the part where he kills me.