It’s dark out again, and Prim cuddles up against me, searching for warmth. I blink in and out of consciousness, still wary of the threat of the Career pack. Prim had decided we would stay in our cave overnight to let my injuries heal some more. I put my hand on her head and start stroking her hair as she sleeps. Prim is the only person I feel like I can trust anymore; I have no doubts that she loves me. I love her too and I want to protect her, but the tiny balled up paper slip in my pocket drives me away from my alliance with Harry, possibly even Gale. I want to take Prim and run away, protect her until it’s her and I left and then let her win the games. I don’t know how we’d survive but we would. I wouldn’t let her die.
I hear rustling outside the front of our cave and Prim jumps awake. She starts to gasp but I cover her mouth and put my index finger against my lips. She nods at me and I drop my hand, grabbing my bow and readying an arrow. Slowly and carefully I move to the lip of the cave, trying to be quiet. I see Niall, sword in hand, leaning against a tree. He’s alert but looks relaxed. I aim towards his chest, and check to see if he’s alone. He is, the other Careers are nowhere in sight. I could kill him now and eliminate the possibility of them coming and finding Prim. I prepare to let the arrow fly into his heart, when he suddenly stands straight and smiles.
“Thought you weren’t goin to show up.”
“I was looking for Prim and Kate, they didn’t get back to us yet.”
I can’t see him but I know his voice. Harry.
“Prim’s gone missing?”
“She ran off without telling us where she was going. We were hunting and looking for Kate and she just left with one of the packs.”
“I haven’t seen them, but Kate did a number on Titan and Katya.”
“I saw that Katya died. Bow too. Titan find him?”
“No, he saved Kate from becoming a cannon. Titan hasn’t been able to walk since he tried to fight Kate. Arrow to the balls.”
Harry laughs, Niall laughs with him. Had they been allied this whole time?
“And Liam? Will he join us?”
“Doubtful but I’ve been talking to him, making him trust Titan less and less. Soon he’ll be ready to get rid of him, and then when Titan is out of the way I will get Liam to join us. He won’t have much of a choice once we kill Titan. Sheena won’t be happy and Sparkle is terrified of her.”
“Alright.”
“I better get back and you need to find your little bird. If she messes with the Careers again I’ll try to get her going your way but I can’t guarantee I won’t hurt her. Gotta keep up the image.”
“I understand. Good luck.”
“Good luck to you, Louis has been stalking around here. Escaped us yesterday with hardly a scratch.”
I watch Niall sprint away from Harry. I can just barely see him from my cover. Axe in hand, two backpacks on. One of those are meant for me. I’m going to need it if I want to survive to protect Prim. I move the point of my arrow towards Harry’s chest. I hadn’t imagined this would happen; up until yesterday I thought we had feelings for each other and deep down I still have feelings for him. But the note said the truth. I thought that the Capitol might be lying but Niall and Harry; it all makes sense.
President Snow had sent it to me. I hadn’t been in the games by fluke. It was rigged. Lot and I were supposed to be in the games together. I look similar to Katniss enough to remind people of her. I was going to be used to remind everyone that they had lost their revolutionary. Lot was going to be a reminder that they can take the youngest of children. We were pawns, to be taken out by other Tributes as a big middle finger to all the Districts, like Prim and Gale. But Harry volunteered. He’s a revolutionary. He used me to recreate the hope that Katniss had brought, and everyone from the District 7 team; Havoc, Cainon, the prep-team, everyone was in on it. Harry never loved me. He intended to use me as a symbol and then as a martyr.
I am the mockingjay with the arrow through its heart, and he will be the one who will shoot me with his bow.
Unless I shoot him first.
Boom.
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