The Foe

Broken

I wake and find Emory sitting up, "what's up?" I ask.

"Can't sleep,you too?" I nod my head. "I have night vision goggles if you wanna go out."

"Thanks," I take the goggles and a few knifes and head out. I see a figure moving in the distance, trying to identify it I squint a bit, I only make out the sillhotte of a male, assuming it's a tribute I throw a knife, I hear something fall and a cannon blasts. I run forward and I see the body of the tribute from 6, I dig through his stuff while emptying his pack into mine. I walk back to the cave, "I killed 6 and got his stuff." Emory looks up, "any food?"

"uhhh..." I looked through my pack, "yeah but lets wake up Daisy." I kneel down and shake Daisy awake. When I hear her grunt tell her to get up. At the. mention of food Daisy immediately sits up, we make some eggs that I found in 6's pack and each eat a roll. When we're done eating we decide we'll split up to beg tributes. After an hour of walking north I hear someone screaming my name, immediately I turn and run to the scream and see Emory in a net. I see the only remaining tribute from 1 stab Emory. "No!" I scream. As the cannon goes off the boy turns around prepared to strike I throw my knife at him and it lands in his knee, I could've killed him, but I had better plans in mind. As he falls to the ground I walk up to him prepared to kill. I pull out my knife and make sure he's on the ground, I plunge my knife into his stomach again and again as tears stream down my face, I know Emory's gone but and want him to last awhile. I am inconsolable as I tell myself that if I want to go home she'd have to die. As I hear the cannon fire I plunge my knife into his heart. "I love you Emory," I say aloud, I rip a big enough hole into the net that I can lean in and kiss Emory's forehead. I walk away so her body can be retrieved. I sprint into the cave and wait for Daisy arrival. A silver parachute comes through the trees and I run to see what Blair got me. As I open the parachute I see a tupperware container of, I look closer, ham, turkey and bologna. "Thanks" I whisper and I eat a slice of turkey as Daisy walks in, "where's Em?" She seems scared. When I give her no answer she repeats herself, louder. I didn't have the heart to tell her the horror I witnessed, "I'll tell you later, lets eat." We eat sandwiches that we made as the sun sets and the anthem plays, Daisy and I make our way outside as the boy from 1's face appears. We watch to see Emory's face appear. I am overwhelmed once more with the sorrow of this loss and the tears flow. I feel Daisy rest her head against my knee and I hear her sobbing, slowly I reach my hand out and stroke her hair like I would to Beth until Daisy falls asleep. I pick her up and tuck her in I lay down and soon after I fall asleep.