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Katniss

I wake up in an unfamiliar bed. The walls feel like they cave in. I look up and see my sister smiling at me. I Immediately calm down and heart rate resembles normalcy.

"Hey little duck," I smile. Sliding doors shoot open and Peeta walks in.

"Someone's awake," he says, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Where are we? How long was I out?"

"We're in the hovercraft heading to district 13. You were only asleep for about an hour. You saved so many people, Katniss." he tells me.

I sit up and see my arms are covered in bandages. Not a single part of my body hurts.

"Why don't I feel anything?" I ask, horrified.

"You caught on fire because of a bomb that was within a ten foot radius. They've taken expensive, miracle working medicines from the Capitol. The rebels really do know what they're doing," informs Prim, carrying her cat. My mother checks my bandages before taking them off. My arms don't show any sign of burns.

As the doors shoot open again, I squint my eyes to see Finnick, Haymitch, Effie, and Plutarch.

"Well?" I look at them. They know what I'm asking.

"We got them out." Says Haymitch nervously.

Before I can smile, my eyes widen at his tone.

"Why do you say it like that?"

Peeta grabs my hand and has me lay against the bed frame.

"Honey, our tributes escaped the arena with the help of them and Plutarch. There's something you should know."

Peeta says, as he places his hand gently on my face, pushing away the hair covering my eyes.

My heart drops to my stomach as I brace myself for the news to come.

Raina

The vibe that the cave gives off is unsettling, even more than the rose maze. It reaches nightfall, and the careers all leave their treehouse to go night hunting. To fulfill their need for blood. Yah damn vampires. I don't know how we all managed to agree to scope it out and go inside, but we head up there. I'm confused on why the inside is lit up from my view near the cave.

"I don't want to get caught." I whisper more to myself as I walk up the steps. Talisa carefully peeks her head in and gasps slightly. She just stands there, dumbfounded. My curiosity gets the best of me, and I push past everyone to see what awaits.
My eyes wander to various weapons, and a strongly lit fire pit in the center. Piles of food. Sponser food. In the back left corner there lays something I can't see without stepping all the way in.

"It's a dead body." Says Roman, seeing my confusion as he is pacing around the perimeter of the treehouse. The sounds of feet echo into my ears, and I'm the first to notice.

"Someone's coming."

Peeking out the window, Kolton warns us about the careers making their way towards us.

"We need to move."

Taking as many items as I can, I shove them into my pack and I use a log and tip over the fire, causing it to rapidly spread.