"Night Katniss," Gale calls over his shoulder as he starts to head back toward his room.

"Wait Gale," I say. "Can you come with me?"

I lead him into the elevator and hit the switch to bring us up to the roof. We walk out to the railing and we make ourselves comfortable.

"Wow," Gale says. "What a view."

"I know," I reply quietly. After a moment I say, "I think we need to talk strategy."

He looks over at me. "Sure," he turns is back on the view and leans on the railing. "First there's the Cornucopia."

I scowl, "the smart thing to do is to run, but it'll be hard to go in there with nothing."

He says, "maybe we should just grab whatever is within twenty feet of us and then run."

"What about weapons?"

He runs his hands through his hair. "Maybe... maybe you should run straight for the Cornucopia, and grab a couple weapons. I can try to grab a some supplies or maybe a couple packs and some food as I come after you. I think we can get out of there pretty fast."

I nod. "What do we do if we get split up?"

He scowls, "I don't know. A meeting spot is a bad idea in case one of us is unable to reach it. I guess we should just keep moving until we find each other."

I shrug, "I guess. We can just split the stuff so if we get separated we'll be ok." I pause for a moment then say, "And we already know what we're going to do if we're the final two... Is that it?"

He thinks for a second, "I think so."

"Great," I say. "Now all we have to do is survive."

Effie woke me up early and told me to get dressed. My suit was similar to the one I wore in Training, but this time it felt a little heavier and had a jacket. I was escorted onto the roof alone, and I boarded the hovercraft that would take me to the arena.

A tracker was inserted into my arm and I was put in a small room with only a small couch and refreshments. I tried to eat but my stomach couldn't take it, so I just tried to consume as much water as I could. It wasn't long before they came and escorted me to the Launch Room.

Cinna was there waiting for me and he was good company. I had really started to like Cinna. I think that in a way he's better than the rest of these people, because he has a better understanding of the real world.

The buzzer rang and I was told to go stand on my launch pad. "Hey," Cinna said as he grabbed my hand "I'm not aloud to bet, but if I could I would bet on you. Honestly."

I hug him. "Thank you," I whisper.

I walk on to my launch pad and a tube closes around me and I'm stuck. I'm truly paralyzed until my plate starts to move, then I force myself to get it together and think. I take one more deep breath before I'm exposed to the sun. Game on.