The Girl Who Lived.

Chapter 16.

 I wake up and do the same thing I did for my first games. I am in a wet-suit-like outfit with a belt already on it. I take Chaffs belt and tie it around my arm like a bracelet. It almost didn't get passed. I put my hair like it was for my first games. I stand on my plate and rise up. I look around the circle of tributes and see water all around us. I see some land strips to my sides and around like a wheel, a clock. When the gong sounds I dive into the water, I am not very good at swimming but I am ok. I realise the belt from the tribute outfit was helping keep me up. I swim to the cornucopia and rush to find some knives and a slingshot. When I find it I grab it and find a bow and arrows. Finnic runs up to me. "Lilly, we are working together!" He says grabbing my hand. I try to protest but it is useless, his grip on me is too strong. We find Katniss and he explains. We then see Peeta struggling in the water. I run down one of the spokes of land to where he is. I dive into the water to get him. He is frantic as I pull him to shore. We get to safety, Katniss, Mags, Peeta, Finnic, and I, and run. We run through a jungle. I look at the trees as we slow down. "I could climb these and get a better look." I offer. "That sounds good. You are the smallest." Finnic says. I remove Chaffs belt and throw it around the tree trunk. It will help me get up better. I climb the tree and look out. I see the fighting at the cornucopia. I watch helplessly as I see the deaths. I climb down when I hear the first cannon. I hear 8 cannons. 8 of the victors are dead. I wrap the belt on my arm again. We continue through the jungle until Peeta hits what seems to be a forcefield. "PEETA!" I shout as he is flung back. I rush over to him but Finnic is already at his side. He puts his ear to Peetas chest and then starts to push on his chest. After a few compressions he blows into Peetas mouth. Katniss is about to attack Finnic but I hold her back. I realise by the rhythm of what he is doing is CPR. He is trying to revive Peeta. The only reason I know this is because while I was a victor I read a lot of medical books. After a while of Finnic doing CPR Peeta bolts up gasping for air. Katniss almost immediately hugs him. I give them a small smile. We continue walking for a while until we start to get tired. We set up a small camp and take turns sleeping. I stay up all night. I unhook Chaffs belt from my arms and look at it. I run my fingers along the engravement and study the belt some more. I notice another message on it. It says: I will miss you my little Lilly. Remember me always. You are brave, strong, and smart. You can do anything. And remember, I am always with you. If you don't fly, you won't soar. I let a small tear go down my cheek as I read the inscription. I feel Finnic put a strong hand on my shoulder and I look up at him. "He cares a lot about you, you know." He says. "Who, Chaff?" I ask, hiding the sadness in my voice. "Chaff, and Haymitch, when you weren't around they would talk about you." He laughs. "R-really?" I say. "Yeah. They would talk about you. They would prase you for winning the games when you were 12, and they would say they love you. I believe them when they say that." He says. I let out a small sigh and wrap the belt back around my arm. I pull a knife out of belt the outfit provides. I spin the knife around in my hand in a fidgety way. Finnic gives me a small smile and puts an arm around me. "I just know I'll never see any of them again." I say. "Hey, I know this seems tough, but it's only a matter of time." Finnic says. The way he said 'time' hit me, triggering something in my mind. Then it hits me. I stand up. "I-I need to go." I say running off into the jungle. I run to the beach. I look at the spokes of the arena. I begin to laugh. "It's a clock. It's a clock!"