Part 11
We are on our way down stairs and to the waiting room before I know it. We have to sit with all the tributes and watch on the big TV screen, all of the interviews. I am second to last, so I have to sit and watch each one. Get to know my competitors without wanting to, only to be thrown into an arena tomorrow to try to kill them. It's really not fair, to make us know about our fellow tributes. But when is it fair to kidnap 24 kids and kill 23? I sit directly next to Peeta in another lush room with expensive furniture and refreshments, which of course, I can't consume. It would all just reappear, and probably on stage. I'm hoping to talk to Peeta, and keep my mind off the interviews, but his seems to be focused on them. Probably trying to see who poses the biggest threat to us. Of course the careers will. They are the deadliest competitors any of us will have. The girl from 5 looks pretty sly too. I saw her working in training and she knows a lot about the plants and animals. So we will defiantly keep an eye on her. Then there is Thresh, who towers over all of us. He is the scariest looking one actually. But Rue, his district partner, has to be at least 1 foot and a half shorter than him, with no real chance of winning. But what about me? I don't have a great chance of winning either, not without Peeta and even then! But I don't want to think about that right now. I'm only a short time from my interview and I need to talk to Peeta. I want to tag along another ally. So by the time the girl from district 3 is on, and Peeta isn't paying attention to her, I make my move. "Peeta, I want to add an ally." I say in a whisper. He looks at me kind of confused. "Who?" He asked. "Rue." I said very low because she is sitting right beside me. "Why do you want her?" He asks. "Well, she is my age and I know how scared she is. Also, it wouldn't hurt really. Having an extra pair of eyes watching around us isn't such a bad idea." I say, almost in a pleading voice. He considers this a moment and says. "Okay, I don't see any problems with that other than she as to come alone. And if it comes down to just us three, I will kill her. But not with a sword or something, just poison her. You do understand that is going to have to happen right?" I nod. Of course this would have to her fate, Peeta wants me to home and won't allow her to win. But she might be able to keep Peeta and myself alive with whatever skills she can do. "Yes, I know. Can I ask her now?" I ask, happily. He nods, smiles, and turns back to the TV where the girl from 6 is already up. He missed district 4, but will be able to see them tonight when we watch them all again. I lean over and start talking softly. "Hi Rue." I say with a smile. "Hello, Primrose?" She asks. "Yes, well, Prim for short." And I give a small laugh. She smiles, but only half-hearted. I know what she is thinking. You got a 10 in training and you are talking to me? Why? So I just come out and ask her. "Do you want to be our ally?" She just looks at me. "Peeta and I are teamed up and we wanted to know if you wanted to help us out." I say. "Well, I can't do much, just gather and start fires. I can only use a slingshot, but I don't want to kill anyone unless I absolutely have to. I can climb trees, and I'm fast. That's about all, though." That didn't matter to me. Plus with her gathering, Peeta and I can do more stuff. "That's fine. We still want you." I say. "Okay, but where will we find each other?" I never talked to Peeta about this, but he looked around me at Rue and said. "I will check our surrounding while we wait that one minute. I will point to a direction we can all go so that no one has to go near the cornucopia. I will try to grab a pack close, but neither of you is to go in there. Okay?" Rue and I both nodded and Peeta smiled. "Good, welcome to the alliance Rue." He stuck out his hand and shook Rue's. That was it. Three people in our group, and we were going to persevere.