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✮ ༄ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 ༄✮ ACT I CHAPTER 5 ( everything you lose is a step you take )
THE COUNTDOWN BEGAN AS EVELYN FRANTICALLY LOOKED AT HER SURROUNDINGS ON THE PODIUM SHE STOOD ON. The arena was a forest with a few hilly mountains. Facing forward, her eye-line showed a backpack mixed with the grass, and a set of knifes resting on a crate next to the mouth of the Cornucopia.
Searching some more, her eyes landed on Ace who was three podiums over, he already had his gaze set on the oldest twin. He gave her a nod and followed the path to the bag with his eyes.
"30, 29, 28, 27..." A voice echoed into everyone's ears.
BOOM.
On the end of the line of tributes, the girl from District Five stepped off the pedestal early, blowing her sky high.
Evelyn's heartbeat went faster as the explosion caused the ground to shake slightly. She tucked a few hair strands behind her ears, and set her hard stare in front.
The voice no longer talked as the timer above the Cornucopia counted down from ten seconds. Five seconds. Zero seconds.
Evelyn ran as fast as her legs could take her, getting herself to the backpack. After quickly putting it on, she looked around for Ace among the bloodbath. Everyone was chasing each other, murdering one another. The blood that splattered throughout the air caught her attention when Ace killed a boy.
She ran his way, until a person tripped her over and the girl from District Three landed on top of her body. A knife was about to be driven into Eve's skull before rolling the two over, causing the weapon to fall out of the girl's grasp.
Evelyn quickly grabbed the knife and sunk the blade into her head. A look of horror expressed on her face when she realised... she's done her first kill.
Slipping the blade in the side of her belt, she raced over to her twin, grabbed his wrist, and ran into the forest.
Ace was sprinting the quickest he ever has since Evelyn had ahold of him. They got deeper and deeper into the forest as the cannon continuously went off.
Evelyn's chest heaved up and down while bushes and branches brushed against them. There was a slight breeze and no sun but the temperature would probably get warmer during the nights.
The duo stopped, catching their breath. Evelyn looked around and saw how the Cornucopia was no longer in their sight.
She sat on the ground and leaned against a tree, it's thick bark scratching against her coat. Rummaging through the bag, a rope, wire, matches, and a flask came in view. Evelyn rapidly pulled out the flask and was about to take a sip, but no water came out making her frown. Of course there'd be no water.
