The hunger games: if Cato saved Clove

Chapter fourteen

Chapter fourteen: The mines

We do a slow jog over to the cornucopia as it's all that the three boy can handle. When we eventually get there, we find an axe and use that to dig up the first start podium. It's a long and exhausting process but we get there eventually.

After a good two hours of hacking at the earth, we have a circle of mines around a huge pyramid of supplies. It's probably enough to last us three years in here. I look at the giant lumps of dirt sticking out of the ground.

"Well," I say brushing the mud off my t-shirt, "It kinda looks like we should never take a job in gardening if we make it out alive."

The others laugh for a bit until the three boy asks the most ridiculous question on earth.

"When should we have lunch?" He asks trying to hide a grumble coming from his stomach.

Wow. It's about half ten and he's thinking about lunch.

"In about an hour and a half." I answer.

"Can we have it any earlier? I haven't eaten in two days." He asks and for a moment, I feel sorry for him.

"Here," I say giving him an apple. "Have a late breakfast."

"Wait a second Clove," Cato says, "You offer a person who you've known for three hours an apple and not the only person who ever cared for you when we were kids?"

"Hey, be patient, I was getting to you!" I answer mid laugh whilst passing him an apple too.

"What about me?" Marvel jokes.

I pass him the last apple and ask back "What about me?"

"Here, have this." Cato says taking an apple from his pack and giving it to me.

"I was kidding, I'm not hungry."

"Really?"

"No."

"So I sacrificed my apple for nothing?"

"Yep!" I pause before continuing. "But I'll have it later."

"Fine."

"Should we set up a shelter somewhere." The three boy suggests.

"Sounds good to me." I say walking over to the supplies. I step and hop, trying to avoid the mines and I do it. A camouflage printed poncho type thing catches my eye so I take that and hop back.

"You're welcome." I answer to their unsaid thank you.

"I was going to say thank you." Cato says annoyed.

"Where's Marvel?"

"He went to get two branches."

Just then Marvel comes back holding two pole like branches.