Can't Pretend: Peeta Mellark

RUE

Alaric Barlow heart bleed. Yet she couldn't shed a tear. No matter what she was going through Alaric felt the tears that were falling from her heart.

Her heart ached from the pain. The pain that she went through everyday after playing the hunger games.

The pain a 12 year old should never have had to feel. So much to say, but how could she say it. The stress had her pullin her hair out.

She had tried to explain her pain and yet no one was around to listen.

So Alaric screamed and yelled at herself. Why? Was her question to everything yet she never had an answer.

Why couldn't they see she was in need of help. And now she had a mask on. A mask that blocked off all emotion so she couldn't feel the pain anymore.

Alaric stared at the tv her leg bouncing up and down as she watched Katnis cut the tree that held the tracker jackers.

Alaric felt somewhat as ease, Peeta was smart enough to not stay to close to the group, Rue was long gone, and Thresh was anywhere but where the group was. And then Katniss, Katniss was smart she knew how to survive even though a 16 year old shouldn't have to know this early in their life,

"No." Alaric whispered as Katniss began running before her entire body gave out. Alaric looked up at the tv a cold look on her face.

Alaric looked up at the careers, a cold look on her face. "Give us Eliza." The girl by the name of Emily demanded aiming an arrow at the Barlow girl.

"Show me he is alive." Alaric demanded her hands shaking, Emily kept her eyes on Eliza.

Eliza hesitated for a moment before nodding slowly. "Bring him out Josiah." Emily demanded turning to the boy from districts 6.

Alaric gasped slightly seeing all of the marks on the boys face along with blood coming from his shirt.

"Give him to me." Alaric demanded raising her voice. "Eliza first." Josiah glared

"And if I don't?" Alaric asked breathing heavily. "I'll kill your pretty boy right here and then your next." Emily grinned

Alaric looked up at August who looked completely exhausted. The boy shook his head. "Don't do it!" August shouted before Josiah plunged a knife in August thigh causing the boy to let out a scream.

And in this moment Alaric didn't think about it the consequences of her actions and she would forever hate herself for what.

Alaric pulled Eliza's hair before slicing the girls neck. "No!" Josiah yelled throwing August on the ground, charging towards Alaric.

Alaric gripped the sword before swinging it in the air.

"Alaric Barlow from District 11, August Allard from District 11, Josiah Burtch from District 5, and Emily Myers from District 3." Cesar's voice said narrating the scene.

Alaric screamed as she kicked Josiah in the gut sending him back before Alaric ducked, Emily ran behind the girl with a spear.

Alaric ducked from the spear slicing Emily in the cut before Alaric stabbed her in the knee and kneed her in the face causing Emily to fall onto the ground.

Josiah charged towards Alaric throwing her onto the ground. Alaric braced herself for the hit. Only it never came.

August grabbed Josiah by the shirt dragging him down. "Not this time Allard." Josiah scoffed punching August in the face wrapping his hands around the 12-year old boys neck.