𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟓𝟖

when they arrived at district nine, they met the commander. mark had met him last time he came so they were familiar with each other already. they followed him into a large building which was being used as a hospital. as they walked through the ruined hallways, there were dead bodies laid on the floor, the smell hitting everyone very badly.

"just through here." he said, opening the door.

"i've seen it already. it's awful." mark told the others. he was first to enter the room, the others following close behind. the sight was as he said, awful.

there were hundreds of injured people, some laying immobile on the floor, some rushing around to treat others. it was painful and heartbreaking to see.

"go inside more." taeyong urged them.

the man next to him was holding a camera, pointing it at the group. as they walked further into the room, everyone turned to look at them, the room going silent.

"you're alive?" a little girl asked.

"yes, we are." chenle replied.

"why are you here?" a man asked, sitting up, one eye closed and his arm bandaged and covered in blood.

"we're here to help." jihyun said. she turned to one of the nurses. "who needs treating?"

she pointed to an older woman, barely conscious, laid on the floor, her leg bloody and jihyun took some bandages and ointments from the nurse. she kneeled next to the woman.

"hi. what's your name?" she asked.

"rose." the woman coughed out, opening her eyes.

"hey, rose. i'm going to treat your leg, okay?"

"you're that girl... the one who escaped the games..."

"i am." jihyun replied, unsure if she would be angry or happy.

"it's good to see you alive."

"thank you." she whispered, squeezing the woman's hand. "soon, you'll be better too."

and then, chatter filled the room again. the others began helping the nurses, treating people. this wasn't their intended plan for when they arrived in the district, but they wanted to help. it would also be good footage for their video.

after jihyun was done with rose, she moved to treat a little boy who had a nasty gash across his eye down to his chin.

"it hurts." the boy complained, pulling back when she cleaned the wound.

"i know. it will, but can you be strong for me? just for one more minute?"

"okay." he nodded and let her finish.

"see. it wasn't that bad." she said.

"the scar will look ugly." he mumbled.

"no, it won't. it'll look really cool." she told him, tying the bandage around his head. "once this is all over, you can show it off, tell everyone how you're a survivor."

"really?" he asked, his uncovered eye holding so much hope.

"yeah." jihyun nodded and then she had to move onto the next person.

it was a woman and she was holding a bundle in her arms. she uncovered it, revealing a baby.

"she's sleeping." the woman whispered, rocking the baby. "but she has a fever."

as jihyun stared at the baby even more, she realised the baby wasn't just sleeping. no, it was dead... the breath was knocked out of her as she glanced at the woman then at the baby. surely, she had to have known.