games → CATO HADLEY ✓

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"Taylor! Wake up!" Tamora says in a whisper. I open my eyes, and blink rapidly, as I'm faced with the hot sun.

"Why?" I ask groggily. "It's too early to be up."

"No, Taylor," She rolls her eyes. "You've slept for most of the day. I let you sleep in."

"WHAT?" I sit up quickly, looking at her like she's a psychopathic serial killer rapist. "Tamora, why wouldn't you wake me up?"

"You just looked so peaceful," She sighs. "I didn't want to wake you up."

"Well, why did you wake me up?"

"There." She says, pointing to the large fire not too far away from us. Fireballs are shooting from nowhere, and heading straight for the trees.

"Shit." I curse, standing up to grab my backpack. "Come on! We need to hurry."

Once Tamora grabs her things, we sprint off in a random direction, hoping to get away from the fire. On the way to nowhere, I end up tripping on three rocks, and two tree roots.

Nice, huh?

Yeah.

I put my hands on my knees, panting for breath. "Do you think we're okay here?" I ask Tamora between deep breaths. "I mean- do you think those fire things will shoot over here anytime soon?"

"I don't know." She answers, leaning on a tree trunk. "I think the gamemakers were shooting those at someone."

"But who?" I ask. "Who would be hiding so close to us, and not attack?"

"Maybe the person didn't see us."

"That's probably true." I nod.

"So are we going to go find Zach, or what?" She raises an eyebrow.

"Yeah." I steady myself by laying my hand on a tree. "Lets go find him."

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3rd Person P.O.V.

Across the arena, at a clearing, the careers perch themselves on ground, exhausted from all of their walking.

"Where could he be?" Clove groans. "It's like Zach has completely disappeared."

"Well, Taylor sure knows how to stay hidden." Marvel snorts.

"And we onto know where Katniss is." Glimmer adds. "I thought you said she went this way, Peeta."

"I did." He defends himself. "And I know for sure that she went this way."

"Wait," Cato scowls. "He's tricking us."

"What?" Peeta's eyes widen.

"We're crazy for believing that he would tell us. She's he's lover. He'd do anything to keep her safe." Cato growls. "He's a trader."