Hijacked - The Hunger Games

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"Why can't we go save them? We have the numbers!" I tell Vosch, the commander of district four.

"We do not have the numbers, and we do not have a plan. We can't just barge into the Capitol." He says. I feel anger boil up inside of me.

"It's my sister! And I didn't volunteer at the reaping for nothing! I wanted to protect her! I will just go into the Capitol myself if I have too! " I yell.

"Ms. Everdeen, I did not request to meet with you so you can yell at me. Please calm down." He says soothingly.

I take a deep breath.

"How long did you know we were in the Capitol?" I ask.

"We knew the whole time. We were speaking the district thirteen and the Capitol at the same time. The Capitol does not know you are here, so you're safe. We knew the plan all along." He says.

I take all this information in. "You knew the whole time." I mumble.

"You knew! You knew that they were planning on taking us and you let it happen! How am I supposed to believe you are on my side now? You could have saved all of us! Now the only two people I love are as good as dead! And it's all your fault!"

I storm out of the room. I run down the hallway and find myself in Finnick's room. He sure has been there for me. Like a brother.

"How did the meeting go?" He asks.

"Terrible." I reply.

"They knew the Capitol's plan the whole time. They knew we were in Tigris's shop. And they didn't bother to save anyone. And now the only two people I'm certain I love are in the Capitol." I say.

Finnick shakes his head. His television turns on and a message is on the screen.

"We have a special message for the radicals who made it out of the Capitol." It says.

And then it shows the worst image I have ever seen. Peeta and prim, holding hands while getting electrocuted. No, no, this can't be happening. I just want to protect them, take their pain away, but I know I can't.

"Hang on Prim! It'll be over soon!" Peeta yells, as if encouraging her to stay alive. I am breaking down, crying, sobbing, screaming their names.

Finnick embraces me. I hold on tight, trying to make the pain go away. It's too much. I cannot see my loved ones like this.

But I don't run. I stay like this, in Finnick's arms. I have been running too much lately, and it doesn't seen to be helping.

The camera zooms in on Prim's face. Her eyes are dilating to pin points, erupting back up and becoming huge. I see blood start to pour from her nose. Her face is hardly recognizable. She is banging her head back on the wall, trying to get the thoughts out of her head. She is struggling to get free from the restraints holding her back. I never wanted any of this. I never wanted to be in the games. I just wanted to save my sister, and keep Peeta alive.

But here they are, being held down by restraints so they can't escape the unbearable pain. And here I am, hopelessly watching. There is nothing I can do. And it's the worst torture in the world.

President Snow comes onto the screen. He starts to speak. "Ms. Everdeen. I think we have taught you your lesson about what happens when you mess with us. What happens when you defy the Capitol. I know that it's slowly and roughly breaking you. I want you to remember, that it's the things we love most, that destroy us." He says. Then the screen turns off after playing the Panem anthem.

I start rocking back and forth like some mad girl. Finnick is really good at soothing me. It's probably because of his experience with Annie. I have no idea where she is. Probably in district thirteen. "It's okay, Katniss. I'm sure whatever they did to Prim can be reversed. We will get her back. I hate seeing them like this, too. But it's not Prim. It's a mutt the Capitol created."

I sit there for a while before speaking up.

"Your right. It's not her."