The Symbolic Hunger Games

Chapter 13 - Day Six

[note I'm jumping over a couple of days otherwise it will get pretty boring when all that happens is the same, now let's continue.]

I wake up on the couch. Peeta's sitting by the chair, watching as Rock eats some meat.
I raise up and walk up to him and places a kiss on his forehead before sitting down in my chair. He smiles at me and puts his hand on my inner thigh. I don't know when he started with it but I feel safe somehow when he puts his hand there. I guess it's just me.
I take a look on the clock in the corner of the screen. It says 2:36 AM, Peeta must be tired.
>> Are you tired?<< I ask him.
>> No I can stay up a little more.<< he says and smiles at me.
I smile back and turn back to the screen. Something feels wrong.
When I put the headphones on I only hear the mockingjays and it's blowing in the leaves.
That's when I see what has happened while I was away. Rock has found an ally.
>> Didn't you know that?<< I ask Peeta.
>> What?<< he asks.
>> Rock has an ally.<< I say and looks at the screen.
>> No he hasn't.<< he says but I can hear the curiousity in his voice.
Then, suddenly I see her. It's a girl from Gale's group. She has brown hair and light green eyes and she looks like she's in the same age as Rock.
She jumps out from a bush and runs towards Rock and jumps up in his arms.
Okay, he has an ally. But couldn't he choose someone from another group? Why Gale?
That's when it happens. She kisses him.
I suddenly get flashbacks from my first game. In the cave.

*flashback*
>> No, you can't risk your life for me.<< Peeta says and grabs my arm.
>> Okay, I'll stay.<< I say.
>> No, you're lying, I can see it in your eyes.<< he says.
That's when I cut him off with my lips. His lips are hot, because of his high fever.
>> There's no way I can let you go.<< Peeta says and looks at me.
>> Peeta...<< I say.
Then I hear the parachute.
*end of flashback*

I turn around to Peeta to face a Peeta without a chin. Oh my god he looks just as surprised as I do.
>> Oh my god.<< Peeta says and looks at me.
All I can manage to do is nod. Oh my god that happened so sudden.
>> Well, all I can tell is that they won't let both live, since we used that chance and they won't do the same mistake as Seneca did to us.<< Peeta says.
I nod.
>> One of them must die.<< I mumble.
I feel a tear searching down my cheek as I'm thinking about it. I know Rock. I know what he will do to save her. The girl I've forgotten the name on. I can see on him that he loves her, and he will do anything to save her, letting her live. Even if he's only known her for a couple of days.

I decide that we should count on the tributes that still are alive in the arena, and count on how many days there could be left. Tributes have fallen quickly during these days, so I don't think it would be one week left.
>> Shouldn't we count on the ones that are left?<< I ask Peeta.
He thinks a little before he nods.
>> Yeah, I think so.<< he says and grabs a paper and a pen.
>> Okay, the girl and boy from group 7,8 and 5 died the first day.<< I say.
>> That's three, so 24-3 are 21.<< Peeta says for himself and writes it down.
>> And the girl from 4 the next day.<< Peeta says and writes the number 19 down on the paper.
>> The third day did the guy from 9 die.<< I say and Peeta writes down 19-1= 18.
>> The fifth day did the guy from group  4 die and both from group six.<< I say and Peeta writes down 16.

When we're done counting there's only 9 tributes left so at least two days are remaining of The Games.
Two days left to sleeping on the couch. Two days left before I finally can get some alone time with Peeta.

And then I hear a boom. A fallen tribute. It's the girl from 1. Finally some of the careers starting to drop off.
I take a look on the screen and I see that it was Rock. He killed her. Then suddenly I can't feel myself anymore. Can't feel a thing. I look around and everything I see is just fading, I can see clear.
>> Katniss, are you alright?<< Peeta say when he notices that I aren't looking well.
>> No I- I'm fine.<< I lie and holds onto the table so I won't fall off my chair.
>> Can I get some help here?<< Peeta asks out.
Johanna sees me and directly raises up to help me get up.
>> Hey Katniss, what's wrong?<< she asks.
>> Nothing I- I just can't see real clear<< I say.
It's not just that. I feel so horrible. I trained Rock to become a murderer. I coached Rock to become what he's become. I don't know what to do.
It all feel like a dream.
It's all fading.
Rock isn't a murderer machine, or at least he weren't.
The games changes us all. It's a thing I thought I'd known by this time.
It feels like I'm falling down. Everything I fought for. Everything I were against, is now the things I've become a part of. That's the biggest fear I feel.
Becoming a part of the game is not as becoming a part of the players. Then this we're all for nothing. The revolution. If we just wanna take their position and make the Capitol taste their own medicine. And it will go on and on. It won't stop and we won't ever live in peace.
I'm gonna get a stop on these games.
Before it's too late.
That's the last thought I had before I passed out, and everything turned black.

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Okay, what do u think about this extremely short chapter?
I didn't have anything more to write but it's probably bc it's like :2 AM so I can't tink clear. I'll probably go to sleep.
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