Sorry that is has been a long time since I updated! I started an original novel but I will try to balance the time I spend on all the stories. I also put out the first chapter of the Life and Story of Clove, which starts a little bit before the 74th Hunger Games and is Clove's POV.
I grab the remote to the television marked 4 and replay backwards until the beginning.
"Stuff is happening!" Johanna tells me, but I am too focused on finding Paul's cause of death. I hit play again and re watch everything that happened.
First, Paul is far ahead of everyone else on their way down the hill. He grabs one of the spears as Marvel and Clove come running into the Cornucopia. Paul throws the spear right at the pile of knives where Clove is standing. Cato sees this happen, chases Clove out to go fight, and then takes care of Paul himself. All it took was one swing of the sword.
I turn off the television and turn back to Johanna, whose tablet is already totally black.
"I knew they wouldn't make it that far." She walks over to the bin and drops it in, without any emotion. Mine is still glowing because we still have some hope in Kanani.
"So what happened while I was catching up on all the Career drama?" I ask Johanna.
"Well, you obviously missed some of the Career drama. Peeta joined the Career pack so that they can find Katniss." She tells me. I look up to the screen and sure enough, Peeta is picking through the Cornucopia with Marvel.
"Good pick." I say. I must say that it was a very smart move. Who better to find lover girl than lover boy?
That night, the Careers go hunting. Their first find is the idiot that started a fire. Starting a fire in the darkness is one of the stupidest things you can do. It is just a fact. Cato kills her and Peeta finishes her off. The next day, the main event is that Katniss is being hunted down by a wall of fire.
Fire has been one of the scariest things for me ever since the boat disaster. Annie has also added that to her list. I try to stay away from fire, but we need it for survival. Fire is one of the most confusing things on the world. It helps us survive, but in a second, can destroy everything. That is the worst part of it.
She runs throughout the fire and is able to dodge most of the fire balls thrown at her. The Gamemakers don't help her, growing trees and throwing more fire at the push of a button. They surely want her dead or badly injured. But why?
Then, the Careers find her. This is it! Katniss is a goner with her burnt leg and the Career pack chasing her down. When they find her, they are all cheering and clapping because once she is gone, it will be an easy game. They can dominate the arena until they are the only ones left and then is when it gets violent. I know; I've seen it happen.
Katniss climbs up a tree and Cato climbs up the tree. As the leader of the pack, he probably believes that he should be the one to kill Katniss. The problem is that he is too arrogant.
"Look! We've got her now!" Johanna shouts.
"Yeah, but Cato cannot climb that tree. He is too big and too arrogant. They should send Clove. She's small and deadly." I explain to her.
"You really should be an announcer for these games; you'd be amazing." She compliments me. I don't consider myself an expert, but I can normally see who is going to win from the reapings. They normally do, too.
"Yeah, but I was born in the wrong place." In order to be the announcer, you must be a Capitol citizen, not from the districts. Even though I am from an upper class district, that doesn't compare to the opportunities that a Capitol born person has.
We turn back to the games and watch Glimmer throw some arrows up at Katniss. She is really bad at it though, and Katniss starts using her witty charm on them. They just scoff and Peeta throws out the idea to sleep under the tree. She can't leave. Another smart move! Katniss will be dead by morning.
The anthem starts and Rue comes out of the branches. I actually forgot she was still alive. It is a pretty good year for District 11 because both Rue and Thresh came out of the bloodbath alive.
She points to the nest hanging above Katniss' head. Katniss figures out what Rue means and starts sawing away the branch with the knife Clove threw at her. Clove might just die by her own weapon. She saws down the branch, faster and faster to make sure that the noise is still unnoticeable.
The nest drops and creates mass fury. Katniss jumps down from the tree and the Careers get up in a flurry, trying to grab all of their weapons and gear. Marvel takes off first because he is attached to that spear. Cato grabs Clove's arm and they run off to the river.
Glimmer screams for them, again and again, until her attempt at fleeing is gone. I realize that Kanani is sitting next to her, struggling to get up still. By now, they should be dead. And they are.
My tablet goes black. We are done. They are done. I am done. District 4's chances have finished.