The 75th Hunger Games

16

-katniss-
i sat there in pain.
"hey. i heard someone. maybe it's everdeen."
i scrambled to my feet.
"i hope so. she always manages to get her way."
no, i really don't.
i bent down and grabbed my bow and arrows. i had already forgotten where the voices came from.
i ran to my left and crashed into gloss.
"just my luck." i said.
"i can't believe you," cashmere said. "you left us! you always manage to win. well, not this time."
everyone smiled.
"you think i like watching people die, don't you?" i asked.
"yeah," brutus replied. "you and your friends have killed more people than we have."
"okay. follow us, or you are gonna get it." the girl from one said.
"how? kill me?" i asked.
"hey, you guys always forget me!" johanna yelled, running up behind them. "oh, it's her."
"whatever. do what you gotta do. i don't care." i said.
"i'll lead us." the boy from two said.
he started walking, and we all followed. something hit my back.
"what was that for?" i turned around to see ann holding a stick.
"you're too slow." she complained.
i rolled my eyes and kept going. we stopped at a new camp.
"we have made at least five. they all got destroyed by some kind of disaster." enobaria said.
i laughed and got hit with the stick again.
i aimed my arrow at ann. "keep that nasty stick away from me."
she dropped the stick and i smiled.
"scaredy cat." johanna teased.
"it's almost three a.m. it's time." the boy from two said.
almost three? oh no.
"time for what?" i asked.
he and enobaria looked at eachother, and she nodded.
"we're heading to the place that beetee, finnick, and twelve are staying, and you're coming with us." he said.
i took a deep breath. "let's go."
"we're gonna go a different way. it creeps me out over there." johanna said, grabbing my arm.
"meet you there." ann said.
they all took off.
"come on. i'm helping you." johanna said and took off running.
i ran after her. "but why?"
she shrugged. "i guess i respect you. we should get there before them."
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after about 20 minutes of running, we pulled up to the tent.
"thanks." i said, catching my breath.
"welcome. i'm gonna go find the rest." she ran off.
i practically flew inside.
"where were you!" prim whisper-yelled. it was her turn for watch, and she was careful not to wake anyone.
"look. the careers are on their way here right now," i said, throwing off my backpack. "they want to kill us all, but mostly me. the capitol wants a show. and i'm gonna give them one. but you gotta get everyone out of here before they come." i put my arrows on my back and bow in my hand.
she looked at me, confused. "okay."
i ran out of the tent and climbed a nearby tree. the tent was near the 1'oclock wedge so i was safe.
the careers came out from the trees not too far away, while everyone else was running from the tent.
"it's showtime."