A/N: Short chapter, but lots of stuff in it. Almost finished! Reviews on who you think will win :)
Back in the mentors room Finnick, Johanna, Haymitch and I all tense up, knowing definitely two tributes aren't making it out alive. I start to panic as this might be my first tribute to die. Haymitch says the first is always the hardest, but it gets easier. However, if I got easier Haymitch wouldn't drink himself to oblivion every day. I take a deep breath and turn my attention back to the screen.
Revia has two knives and Mercy has a sword. Talia has a bow and arrow, while Marcus is holding a small axe along with a pocket knife. Revia looks around to all three tributes and I know she's thinking if she can take all of them out right now. I wish I could tell her to just take out the District 4 kids and save Mercy for later. Mercy taunts Talia saying, "Now I can finally finish what I started. I was winning." Talia gives a loud laugh and says, "Oh please in your dreams baby!" She then prepares her bow and arrow and shoots at Mercy. Mercy however barely ducks and says, "You can't shoot." And charges at her at full speed aiming her sword at her. They collide and start to tumble on the ground.
Marcus turns his attention to Revia, seeing her as the biggest threat. She looks scared and I hope to tell her that she's killed before and she can do it again. Marcus throws his axe at Revia and it hits her right in the shoulder. I scream and everyone turns to me. I apologize but turn back to the Games. Revia drops down to her knees and I see light fading from her eyes. I say a small prayer to just keep her alive, just for a few more moments. She smiles her beautiful grin and says to Marcus, "You gotta have better aim than that." Still bent over, she pulls the axe out of her shoulder and instantly throws it at Marcus hitting him straight in the skull. He falls over immediately and his cannon goes off. She smiles and turns her attention to Talia and Mercy. She can tell she's dying but isn't going down alone. She gives a faint smile to the camera and throws a knife of hers at Talia and Mercy on the ground. She hits Mercy, who's on top of Talia, straight in the head. Mercy falls to the ground and her cannon goes off next.
Revia uses her last strength to throw a knife at Talia who's still on the ground, but it only hits her leg. She pants and crawls to a tree and leans against it. She holds her shoulder, she knows there's no use trying to save it because she's lost too much blood. She used it to throw the knives and the axe. She closes her eyes and smiles. Her cannon goes off and I start to cry.
The tears roll down my cheeks and I can't breath. Haymitch holds me and tries to calm me down. I realize some people might be staring but I don't care. Revia and I weren't BFFS, but I did everything I could to save her. Soon her screen in our cubilice goes black and makes me realize she's really gone. I see Johanna and her fellow mentor get up and leave since they have no more tributes. I look around the room is pretty empty. I realize we just witnessed three deaths in a row and the Gamemakers must satisfied to let the rest of the tributes relax. There's only six left Talia, the girl from District 6 Kimberly, Matthew, Charles, Henry and Franklin. I realize I hadn't heard from Henry in a while. He's been hiding in camp near the pond, where everyone is afraid to go. Smart. I think his plan is to wait out the Games as long as possible until he has to kill to win. It was Peeta's idea at one point too, he would've won if it wasn't for me. The commentators show clips of the remaining tributes and some family interviews. Franklin's and Henry's family seem proud, but not entirely optimistic. I tried keeping my optimism as well, but after Revia's death I was more than depressed.
I went on the phone to call my mother to listen for Prim's progress. "She's doing better Katniss, she'll be perfect by the time you come home." That cheers me up a bit. I say, "That's good, I'm very relieved." We share some small talk, mostly how she's proud of my tributes in the Games. "You must be a great mentor, Katniss." I hadn't heard a compliment from my mother in years, and it made me heart light up a little. Towards the end of our conversation my mother said, "Oh, Madge came by and dropped off something for you." I took a deep sigh and asked my mother what it was. "It's a bridesmaid's dress Katniss! She wants you to be in her wedding." I rolled my eyes to the ceiling and took a deep breath. Madge was my friend and I did like her, completely. But I didn't want to be in her wedding. I was worried about the issues I would have to face when I got home, but from the corner of my eye I saw Henry on screen. I rushed off the phone and went to sit down in my cubicle.
Henry is close to Kimberly, the District 6 girl I constantly forget. However, she's made it in the Games for a very long time which means she's a force to be reckoned with. Henry wants to eat something, but his food bag is empty. He's tired and looks like he hasn't eaten in his days I look to my account and see we have a lot of money left, but it's all dedicated to Franklin. I scroll down and see we still have $500 left of free money. Haymitch gives me the okay and I look through food that isn't that expensive. I send him an apple and a slice of bread. The prices have skyrocketed now and it's all I can send him. He gets the food and eats it in a few bites. All of a sudden a girl is running behind him and attacks him from behind.
Kimberly gets him to fall over and she's on top of him. She starts delivering blows to his face and punches him in the throat, stopping his breathing. I start to panic. At full strength, Kimberly would be dead. However, a slice of bread and an apple is all he's ate in days. Henry tries to catch his breath and Kimberly reaches for a knife in her pocket and points it towards Henry. However, he grabs the knife, blade first and snatches it from her hands. His hand is bleeding profusely but he turns the knife around and stabs her with it in the chest. She falls back with the knife still in her. Henry gets up and takes the knife out and stabs her in the heart. Her cannon goes off seconds later. He takes a deep breath and grabs her backpack. He finds a first aid kit and some food and wraps up his hand in gauze.