MIDNIGHT | Peeta Mallark | A Hunger Games Short story

Strange things did happen here

My eyes open and it takes me a minute to come to my senses. I'm in the arena.

I rub my eyes and stretch.

I got to find some food.

Carefully I stand up, making sure to be as quiet as possible, before I pack up my things into my backpack and head off. To go where... that I will figure out later.

As I'm rounding the corner I hear a cannon go off.

It stops me in my tracks.

Suddenly I hear some voices

"Please don't kill me!" One person says in a mocking tone "did you hear her?! Ha"

I recognise the voice as Cloves.

Quickly I turn in the opposite direction.

"Hey! Someone's there!" I hear

"Shit!" I shout at myself as I quickly run.

I hear their footsteps gaining on me.

Suddenly, I turn a corner and smack straight into someone.

We both manage to gain our footing and we stare at each other before I remember.

"They're coming" I manage to say before I hightail it away from there.

After a minute of running and the trees smashing past my face I slowly come to a stop.

I listen out for the others but I don't hear them.

I breathe a sigh of relief before I get to thinking.

They must have changed their minds and gone after Katniss instead when they saw her.

I guess that's the game?

I slowly start to continue walking before I stop and shake my head

Stupid! 'I can't just leave her' I think.

I groan as I begin my walk back to where I last saw the others, hoping that I won't get myself killed.

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After an hour it starts to get dark. I need to find a place to sleep I tell myself as I start to look for a good tree to climb.

I find one and I start to climb it with ease. As soon as I reach the top I start to get myself comfy.

Without realising it I almost fall as I move myself around

I curse at myself as I manage to grab onto the branch in time.

I would have fallen down onto.....

After taking a glance at the Forrest floor I gasp as I cover my mouth, trying hard not to make a sound.

On the floor next to a few trees over, sleeping, is Clove, Cato, Glimmer and Peeta.

I start to look for a way down, but I realise that it's too much of a risk now.

I hear a sound in the tree across for me and I spot a sleepy Katniss looking at her leg.

"Psst" I call out

She jumps as she looks over and sees me.

"Are you ok?" I mouth and she shakes her head, pointing down at the sleeping people.

I sigh as I look around at her predicament. She must have climbed the tree to get away from them and ended up stuck with them waiting her out.

Suddenly I feel guilty that I led them right too her.