Innocent

CATOS POV

FLASHBACK

10 years old

"You can't catch me Cato" say clove "oh yes I can, clover" said Cato. We ran and ran wild and free and clove sat down and waited for me cause I was so far away. When I got there she was fast asleep, I had nothing left to do but pick her up. But I wouldn't be able to find my way, it's almost dark and wolfs and careers come out to hunt. I sat down and watched her sleep. My innocent, beautiful best friend. I couldn't live with out her.

FLASHBACK ENDS

4 years later

Me and clove are 14. Clove is still humming a song 'running wild and free till you tell asleep before the monsters caught up to you.' Is what she hummed every second of the day, from when I told her about what happened when she ran and fell asleep. "Why do you always sing that song" I asked her, while she was singing on my bed, "it has a reason" she says an keeps singing "what's that?" She sits up on my bed "because you said I ran wild and free until I fell asleep and you are what people call a monster so before you caught up to me" I never thought of it that way "what's that song called?" I ask, again. "You ask that every day and it's called innocent" I smile "you do look innocent when you were sleeping" she stands up "ready to go to the reaping?". I nod, if she gets picked I will vollenteer. She hugs me and kisses me on the cheek, I hug her and sing "run wild and free till you fell asleep" she laughs and starts to walk out of the room "your a terrible singer" she yells as she walks out the door. I run for her and she slightly screams at the run and she runs away from me, all the way to the reaping "you said I was innocent" she yell as I am behind her "I take it back clover" I joke. Clove looks begin her, at me, when we get to the reaping and she runs into the escort. He is a very mean escort, "hello miss clove, got your boyfriend there" he says, "hello, mr. Meanie and this is Cato my best friend" I laugh at cloves childness. "PLACES EVERYONE" says an announcer. Clove pulls on my arm to go over next to her and we stand until the mayor says "welcome district 2 to the 74th annual reaping" everyone cheers but clove. She hates the games more than anything, but still trains just in case she gets picked. "Miss clove seemed to be not cheering, lets have her as our female tribute. Clove walks up as I almost start to cry. But I see clove has her polished knife behind her back and I know she has a way of killing her way.....

It horrifying really, clove killed 'mr. Mayor' and she is happy and skips to her place on stage. "Male tribute" says our escort "and the lucky one is...... Cato Hardly" everyone looks at me and claps, wildly. I walk to the stage next to clove. "Seems the district loves you Cato care to say a few words?" I smile and say "clove is going home, not me." The claps stop and boos start to pour in. We walk inside and onto the train. "You didn't have to say that" says clove after we sit down "I wanted you to live" I say, sweetly. Clove stands up "Cato I know you were doing this for me but you put me in danger. When you said you wanted me to win, the capital is going to kill me and make you watch so Cato goodnight" she stomps and I mean stomps out of the room. I never thought of it like that.....

1 day later.....

The interviews are here and clove is up I watch her "hello clove" says the interviewer, clove answers with a simple hello. They talk about her skills and district and then he asks a question I fear "got a boy back home?" He asks. I expected clove to bail out of it but she quickly answers "cato". Awws fill the room, this will give us more sponsors than ever. A buzzer goes off and now it's my turn, I walk up and sit down. "So Cato a girl back home?" Shake my head "nah she's not at home she is here with me, clove". "And how long have you known her?" I go into daze in memories "when I was ten" then I hear a scream, not a high princess scream, but cloves. "Clove" I yell an run as fast as I can to see her on the ground, and a tribute by her. I slam him into the wall "what did you do to her?" He looks at me then to clove then back at me "I didn't do it the peacekeepers told me too" I let him go and I tell him to get a blanket and water"not a doctor?" I get to his face and say "no just go" I look at clove, still in her gown, but no make up on, innocent just so innocent. My love might be dying, I need help. My innocent girl is good as dead and I'm screaming inside but trying to stay calm, for her......