The 23rd Annual Hunger Games

Chapter 8

I wake up bright and Early the next day. No one else is awake, so I wake them up. We eat a breakfast of bread and a little cheese. No one talks until I Lulu says "Last night, the seal of panem came on. Then they showed the ddead tributes. there's 11. But you fell asleep early." great. Im the little one whos outta the loop. Lulu and Finn are the same age and Dallton is a year older. Tough luck. He's 18. And im the shrimpy one. There is a 12 year old. I hope she's ok. I mean, poor kid hardly had time to live. "did the 12 year old from 4 make it?" I ask Dallton. He shakes his head. "Nope. Lulu got her." I nod. When Finn's done with his bread, he hugs me. I smile. He always makes me feel better. "So, who wants to set up some traps today?" he asks. "I'm up for that. I'll go with you, Finn." says Dallton. "OK. Me and Hadly will go and track the people from 5." Finn looks like he doesn't want to leave me with her. Frankly, i don't want to be left with her. "Oh, relax. We're allies. I'm not gonna kill your baby sister." Says Lulu, exasperated. Fnn still doesn't believe her, but i tell her I'll go.

10 minutes later, we are walking down the mountain in silence. "So, Lulu..... you have family?" I asked. "No, I dont." I almost ask her about it, but she doesn't want to talk about it, obviously. "So, did you volunteer?" I ask, trying again. "Yes." is all she says. "OK, thats cool. You probably know my brother, he volunteered and --" "SHH.... hadly, they cant here us coming." Lulu tells me. Oh yeah. Duh... Stupid Hadly. OK. I'll shut up now.  

Finally, we got something. There were footsteps. We followed them, but they led to a lake. I'm happy we found water... but it's freezeing. Good to drink. Lulu makes a gesture to the water annd puts her finger to her lips. I nod. She means that they are probably in the water and for me to stay quiet. I point down the stream and she points the other way. We split up and walk out seperate ways. I'm walking when i hear something that sounds like water moving. The creeks still, except for that sound. I see a brown head sticking up. I stop breathing. I slide my knife out of my backpack. I see that the boy's about 13. I take my knife and fling it. It lands in his head, right above his left eye. He's not dead, but he cant move, and sinks in the water. Im about to turn when something sharps stabs my leg. On reflex I take my knife and hit the person who stabbed me. She's inches away and has curly red hair. I take my nkfe and stab her in the heart and pull it back out.

BOOM. BOOM.

I hate it, but i killed her by myself, and I'm kinda proud. 'Why am i thinking like this? Killing people's bad and horrible Hadly!' I think to my self. On top of that, I have only two knives left. And both are bloody. And if I got my 3rd back, it would be bloody with brain on it. EWW. I start to freak out realizing that I killed two people. TWO. now i've killed 3 in all!

BOOM!

I hope thtat's Lulu's kill. Oh god, what if Dallton killed Finn?

"FINN! FINN! LULU? DALLTON?" I run, yelling the whole way. I run into Lulu. "HADLY! i almost killed you! she says in a feirce whisper. Tears are coming down my face now. "What if Dallton killed Finn?" I ask her. HEr face softens, a little. "He didn't. That was me. But there were 2 before that....." She tells me. Im so relieved. "Those were mine." I say smugly. She doesn't believe me, so I show her my bloody knife and how i only have two now. "Good job tyke." she says. "Oh nno, not yiu too!" i groan. She laughs a little chuckle, and we run to find the boys.

We get home and the guys are alreay there. They caught a winter rabbit, and its deliciouse. It's almost about 9:30 at night and the seal of Panem comes on. In the sky flashes my boy and girl, both from district 6, and Lulu's girl from 3. "You killed two?" says Dallton, disbelief in his eyes. I smile fakely. "Yup." Finn looks at me. "Yeah," he begins. "Hadly's our viciouse little killer."