Catching Fire: You and Me

Chapter 22:

waking up i feel a pang of hunger in the pit of my stomach

"Peeta. wake up!" i hiss. 

he comes to and his golden eyelashes flutter open.

"I'm going hunting. im starving. i'll be back in an hour i promise." i say slinging my bow across my shoulder.

normally in a moment like this Peeta would warn me not to stray away from where he can protect me. 

but he knows i'll be fine. 

"Katniss!" someone calls and i get angry.

people should know by now not to cross me. 

i see Sage from District 2 poke out from behind a bush with his hands up. 

"What the hell do you want?" i sneer.

"i don't want to hurt you." he says nervously.

"then dont. i'll just hurt you back." i snap.

"no. i have to do this. i dont want to, but they're making me. i'm sorry." his whole body i sshaking. 

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Peeta:

i hear a loud scream coming from close by and i spring to my feet instantly. 

i grab the largerst spear i can get my hands on and take off sprinting in the direction i heard it come from- the same direction Cat went...

my heart is pounding out of my chest and im terrified for her life. 

i cant let her die, especially when im the one who let her go off on her own. 

in the distance i see a pool of blood and a horrified looking  Sage cowering in the bushes behind him. 

i get to the scene and see a sword right through the area of Catillia's leg which was already paralyzed. 

its much worse than anything i had last year.

this one goes straight through her thigh and digs into the tree trunk.

"What the fuck!" i scream at the top of my lungs, jamming my spear into his arm. 

"they made me. i didnt want to, i had to do it." he says.over and over. they made me. i didnt want to , i had to do it. over and over again, hiding his face.

i rush to Catillia's side and take her hand.

"Cat, this is really going to hurt." i grip my hands around the blade of the sword, ignoring that im cutting open my hands right now. "squeeze my arm." i say, hoping to relieve some of the pain.

"i dont care! just get it out!" she snips.

i take a deep breath and steele myself before pulling swiftly at the sword and removing it from her leg.

she screams so harshly i can feel her pain in my chest, ripping away at my heart. 

she collapses onto the ground and starts crying silently, sheilding her face from view, not wanting the world to know that shes capable of experiencing sadness. 

"Peeta." she says. "I'm gonna die." she says quietly.

"no your not!" i say grabbing hold of her face.

she just smiles. "It's okay, Peeta. i'm going home. and you can come with me." she says relaxing ang letting her eyes close.

"Cat! no! stay with me! i swear, i wont let you die!" i say frantically.

"its okay." she breathes. "i'm already dead. you are too."

now shes completely losing it.

"no Catillia. your still alive. but your bleeding out. if you dont et help soon you wont make it!"

"make what?" she asks, narrowing her eyes at me. "I'm confused."

"i mean if they dont get you out of here and help you then you'll die! i cant let that happen!" im trying to keep myself calm, and refrain from crying. but its getting harder to hold everything in.  

"Peeta?" ahe asks with wild eyes.

"What!" i ask.

"someone is saying something. i hear someone saying i'm going to be okay. that they're going to save me. whos they?" she asks playing with my pinkie finger.

i lean down close to her ear so only she can hear and whisper. "it's Haymitch. remember the earpiece?" i say, "hes saying they're going to rescue you!" i say even softer.

great. at least she'll be saved.

either that or Haymitch is a dirty lying bastard.

but then, Cat takes in a sharp staggered breath and her whole body goes limp in my arms.

i check her wrist for a pulse and i get nothing.

then her neck.

still nothing.

i put my ear to her chest and listen for a heart beat, but cant find any. 

she is completely still.

shes gone.

forever.

shes dead.

dead.........

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heyyyyyy sorry this chapter took so long and sorry it was so damn short but next chapter i already have planne out and will be quite amazing. 

thanks for reading.

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-Broadwaybaby18