Hijacked - The Hunger Games

Chapter 32| Broken Glass

In life, everybody has a glass of water. It just keeps filling up every time something bad happens, but it can't overflow. It can only be pushed more and more. And once it's been pushed hard enough, it will shatter into a million pieces. And that's your breaking point.

And I feel as if my glass is close to shattering.

It's as if the whole world is spinning around me. I want to scream. I want to curl up and let myself be swallowed by this nightmare of black matter.

Peeta is rousing me out of my dizzy state. His hand gripping my arm so hard I feel pain. Prim is staying behind with me. I have no idea why these people love me so dearly. I am nothing but a burden to everyone around me.

I can barely make out Prim, as she struggles with her flashbacks. As she tries to slam the butt of her gun into my shoulder. Of course, Peeta pulls me back just in time.

I feel as if it's okay again. But it's not. Because the one closet to Prim is Mitchell. She pushes him with such a great amount of force that he stumbles backwards, into the liquid. I feel like I'm in a trance, like this is all to bizarre to be happening.

A net picks up Mitchell, bringing him out of the tar and into the air. And just for a moment, I believe he's safe. Not until I hear his strangled cries, and see the needles that impale his skin.

I just stand there, baffled. I barely even notice how Peeta picks me up and carries me out of there. I look up at him. The only thing that seems clear to me is his amazing blue eyes. Focused on me and nothing but me. And once again, I feel bad for not giving him what he wanted.

Once we step into a large building, I become fully aware of my surroundings. Peeta is carrying me, and sets me down as soon as we get inside. We are most likely going to die. That thought is what makes me go a little faster. I realize that there is no silver lining in this situation. That I need to do whatever I can to get the ones I love most out of here.

We make our way up the stairs, each taking two steps at a time. And I feel hopeless. The black tar is slowly creeping up towards us. But we can do nothing about it. Because we are at the top of the building, with nowhere else to go.

It's as if it keeps getting slower and slower. And eventually, when it gets to the last step, it stops. And it slowly starts to shrink away, being absorbed by the ground. Gale places his foot on the remaining oil, and takes it off. "No footprints. The security cameras should be covered by the oil." He says.

"Alright let's move. Everdeen, hand me the Holo." Jackson orders in her annoying, manly voice.
I just shrink back, holding the Holo closer to my chest.

"What did I say? The Holo. Now."

I refuse once again.

"Boggs gave it to me. He transferred prim security clearance to Soldier Katniss Everdeen. Messala saw it." I tell her. She looks over to Messala.

"It's true. I was standing right there."

"And why should I believe either of you? I'm second in command. You give that Holo to me, or you prepare to be shot." She says coldly, pointing her gun to me.

"Woah woah, let's not go there." Peeta says, stepping in front of me. "It's all true. Why would anybody lie to you?"

"I don't know. Soldier Everdeen, why would anybody lie to me?" Jackson asks annoyedly. I can't stand this anymore.

"Listen, I didn't come here to fight. I came to kill president Snow under Vosh's order." I say, raising my voice.

She lowers her gun, staring me straight in the eye.
"Alright. I believe you."

I don't think that for one second, but we might as well not waste time.

We make our way down the nightmare of a street. This seems like something I could only imagine in my dreams. All too crazy to be real.

I've not been myself lately. Everybody can tell. It's like everything is just now getting to me. Like I'm just now realizing how broken I am. And it's all hitting me at once, making me weaker by the minute.

I hold the Holo in my hand. It seems so fragile. Something that belonged to Boggs for a while, is now mine. I can still see how his face relaxed and how his eyes closed when he finally left the world. How he looked and reminded me so much of Rue when she died.

I am zoned out, completely lost I. My thoughts. Unaware of the rapid beeping of the Holo. Unaware of the pod I set off. Unaware of the giant birds that swoop down in front of me, waking me from my trance.

These birds are at least seven feet tall. They're completely black, with blood dripping from their long skinny beaks. I start gagging at the smell of strong artificial roses.

I just stand there in the middle of it. They are fighting off everyone but me. I think they are saving me for last. Or maybe they won't kill me at all. Just everybody around me.

Suddenly I can't move. A glass wall has been formed around me, restraining me from anyone outside.

I watch as Peeta stands in front of my sister, fighting off the birds. Protecting her.

And as the rest of the crew slowly get picked off my these monsters.

And I watch as Finnick gets stuck through the heart with one bird's long beak. I scream for him, sobbing his name. And I watch as images of his life flash before my eyes.

The mast of a boat.
A silver parachute.
Mags laughing.
A pink sky.
Beetee's trident.
Annie's smile.
Waves breaking over rocks.
And then it's over.

I'm done.

I've reached my breaking point.

My glass has shattered.

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