WELCOME TO THE 74TH ANNUAL HUNGER GAMES! MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR!

FINCHES POV

60, 59, 58... I looked around, the Cornucopia glittered in the sun. The Arena was a forest.

50, 49, 48... One wrong move and my guts would have to be scraped off of the ground. If I stepped off the podium, mines in the ground would go off.

40, 39, 38... I saw the tributes from 1 and 2 looking smug.

35, 34, 33...I saw the little girl, Rue, looking around nervously.

30, 29, 28... Drew was pale and his eyes were wide.

23, 22, 21... Katniss looked determined. She was eying something in the Cornucopia.

18, 17, 16... Peeta was looking around. He and I locked eyes for a second and we gave each other a small smile.

10, 9, 8... Get ready. Get a pack, don't go to the Cornucopia.

3, 2, 1, 0.

The gong went off and everyone jumped off the podiums. I sprinted to a backpack. I felt a force knock into me. It's the girl from 1. Glimmer, is her name, I think. She had me pinned down. I struggled as she tried to get her knife closer to me. Then I had and idea.

I went limp. Glimmer looked confused and pressure lifted of of one of my arms a little. Now was my chance.

In one movement, during Glimmers hesitation, I got my arm out from Glitters grasp and punched her in the nose. Glimmer cried out in pain. She dropped the knife and her hands flew to her face. I quickly pushed her off of me, grabbed the pack and knife and ran as fast as I could. Then I saw an image that I never will get out of my head.

I saw Drew. I saw the boy from 2 knock him down. I saw the boy from 2 stab him over and over. Drew looked at me, he was strangely calm as I ran past and the light left his eyes.

Tears blurred my vision. Drew, the boy who saw me steal in District 5 and then didn't tell anyone, so that I could survive in, was now dead. He was so kind and he didn't deserve to die like this. I started to breath heavily and trying to make the tears stop. A little voice inside me said, He's gone, he's gone. There's nothing you can do now. Drew would want you to win. The tears stopped coming and sadness was replaced by determination.

I saw a tree with good hand and footholds and I began to climb. I climbed forty feet up and I was sure that I was safe. I heard leaves rustle and I turned around. Rue was sitting in the same tree as me. We looked at each other.

"Go, I won't hurt you, I promise," I said.

Rue looked at me. "Thank you," she whispered and I smiled at her. Rue jumped from the branches of the tree that we were in to the next one. I laughed a little. I bet the huge careers couldn't even dream of doing that.

I heard more rustling from below me. I looked down and saw the careers below me. Peeta was with them. Smart. I thought. He could get protection and food with the Careers. As long as he didn't do anything to them, if he did, he was screwed.

Glimmer looked up. I pressed myself up against the tree trunk, hoping that she wouldn't see me. She had blood on her face from when I hit her. Please don't see me. Please don't see me. I thought. She saw me.

I'm so screwed. So, so screwed. My death will be painful... Wait, you idiot! they're all too big to climb as high as you can!

Glimmer smiled evily and the rest of the Careers (and Peeta) looked up. I climbed higher. The boy from District 1, Marvel, started to climb. I snickered a little. He was huge. He wouldn't make it.

I was fifty feet up now. I looked down. Marvel was on thinner branches.

Fifty-five feet. The branches were starting to bend under him.

Sixty feet. He was... I heard a snap and saw Marvel plummet down. Hitting the ground with a thud. The Careers were glaring daggers at me. Especially Clove. She was really creepy.

Peeta looked up at me and looked back at the Careers. Then he spoke. "Look, she isn't even a threat, she'll die in a day," he said. The Careers nodded and began to walked away. Peeta looked up at me.

"I owe you," I mouthed. Peeta just smiled and walked away. I let out sigh of relief.

I looked at the pack and opened it. There was rope, a water bottle with no water, a water purifier, a blanket, some matches, some crackers and dried meat. I had to find water. But first I needed to sleep. Sleep helps you forget. I remembered Florence telling me that.

It was getting dark and it would be getting colder. I tied myself to the tree and covered myself with the blanket and some pine needles.

So cold. So cold.

The Capitol anthem began to play. I saw twelve faces in the sky. I almost started to sob when I saw Drew's face. I would never forget him and how he died, no matter how hard I tried.

I thought of what had happened and it all began to sink in for real. I was in the Hunger Games. Drew was dead. Peeta was with the Careers. I had no idea how Florence, Lana and Timothy felt. And worst of all, I didn't know if Eve was still alive, back in District 5 or not. I cried myself to sleep, not caring who in the Districts or the Capitol saw.

DAY ONE OF THE GAMES! AHHHHHHHH! I ALMOST DIDN'T WRITE THE PART ABOUT DREW BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS EXPERIENCING WHAT HE FELT AS I WROTE! GIVE ME IDEAS AND I WILL TRY TO PUT THEM IN THE STORY! REVIEWS PLEASE! SATY PIEFACEINGLY!