"Um, well, we were talking, about some controversial subjects, and some people, I don't know who, got a little overexcited." Johanna says. She lightly shoves Haymitch's body out of the way with her foot.
"Here's your tablet. Safe and sound." Johanna hands me the tablet again and we sit down.
"Are you sure that is all that happened?" I ask her. She can lie pretty well but that one was pretty weak.
"Maybe. Oh, look!" She says pointing at the screen. Nothing is going on. When I turn back around, she is gone.
When it comes down the final 3, I am pleased to say that Rosie is one of them. It would be a miracle to bring her home. She is the only one left in the former Career pack so she is going up against the 10-12 pack. Many of the Capitol residents were shocked by the outcome, as seeing many of them die in the bloodbath.
Today, I think the Gamemakers want a victor. First thing in the morning, they set off a fire, burning down the entire camp for the 10-12 tributes. Then, a pack of those birds that killed that one girl in the 50th Quarter Quell. They came flying over their camp and Rosie's chasing them to the Cornucopia. Once everyone is driven there, they seem to not be able to enter.
One of the girls from the 10-12 pack is having a panic attack. They made a good decision of choosing what mutts to bring in. They know what these birds do. They have been haunting their dreams since they killed Maysilee.
"Let's kill her now." One of them says. He looks scary, a big dark skinned kid. Even I wouldn't mess with him.
"Lydia, you do it. Prove to us that you are worth something." The other kid with them says. The old proving you are worth gets on my nerves. The girl raises her sword, hesitates for a moment, and slices into Rosie's stomach.
Rosie tumbles over, clutching her stomach. She falls to the ground and raises her hand, covered with blood, to her face. She touches her hand to her hair that falls in perfect curls even now.
Lydia turns to the group and cuts them too. They don't even see it coming. I look over at Johanna as Johanna herself realizes that Lydia is playing her game.
"Girl, if you win, I would suggest you don't mentor because I will hate you more than I hated Enobaria." Johanna threatens her. Johanna doesn't take lightly to people playing her game that she devised. She also hates people that don't kill anyone and manage to win. The year it was an artic zone, she used a lot of District 7's profanities.
Lydia, basking in her glory, takes one misstep. She backs out of the force field. Before she can realize what she has just done, a dozen of the pink birds are poking out her neck. Thankfully, the camera goes back to the force field as the cannon sounds.
"Kill me." The girl tells the boy. I realize they are both from 11 and they probably have some form of relationship.
"No, I won't let you leave knowing it was my purpose." He takes her hand. Now, it is a matter of who can stop the bleeding the fastest. I see 11's mentor send down a package. A few moments later, a silver parachute floats down from the sky. The girl unwraps it carefully.
"Bandage. You take it." She shoves the bandage toward the boy. He shoves it back, shaking his head.
"No. You." The boy tells her. She doesn't have time to protest before his hands are wrapping the bandage around her. He presses his lips against hers for the last time. He leans his head back against the tree. His cannon sounds.
Rosie looks over at the other girl. I don't think I have enough time to send a package and I think she realizes that I'm not going to. She strokes her golden curls.
"Thank you, mom, dad for raising me so well. Love you, forever and always. Thank you Finnick. I hope you get your boat one day. Thank you ocean. To you, I may return." And with her final words, the last cannon sounds. The girl from 11 is the winner.
I walk out of the room, not in anger. I need to make sure all the correct preparations are done for her. She was a nice kid and it was a shame she had to be killed. I head down the stairs and out the building, where a large group of cameramen are standing at the ready.
When I leave, dozens start taking pictures and trying to interview me. I walk straight past them because I don't really have time for them right now. I stop by the tile store and buy a bunch of pink rock to make Rosie's pot. I guess I should buy one for Xavier, so I pick a blacker stone.
I take them with me to the train, where I leave without a word to anyone else.
"You okay?" Annie asks, putting her hand on my shoulder.
"No. For some reason, I am more upset at Rosie's death than anyone else. I don't even understand why." I explain to her. She has no idea how it feels but it feels comfortable to have someone to talk to. Sometimes, you just need someone to hear you, not to console you.
"I believe you. It's been a hard year. Are you sure this is what you want to do?" She asks me.
"Annie, we have a message for you." The train driver tells us. Annie turns away from me and follows the train driver out.
When I get home, only one thing cheers me up. It is a boat floating on the dock. As I come up closer, I read the name that the Capitol has given this boat, the boat that the citizens worked so hard for Snow to buy for me.
"Fish Magnet." I whisper. I like the way it sounds. This boat couldn't have a better name and I love it.
I soooo hated killing Rosie! The next chapter will up as soon as I get Coydog22's answer. I do have a few announcements:
If you have been following my other stories, you should know that The Life and Story of Johanna Mason, will be ending after 35 chapters (32 already published), 29,699 words, and I have been writing this story since early November 2012. I am so sad to finish this story because I can clearly read how my writing has changed.
I am very excited to introduce two very different stories, both going with the Life and Story theme. The first is the Life and Story of Effie Trinket, which is going to focus on Capitol life. I already have the first chapter written, so you can see that soon. The second is Life and Story of Clove, which is going to focus on life in District 2 and being a Career.
Hopefully you are going to enjoy these new stories! They are different than anything else I have ever written and I really like writing them. Please review!