Rue's Games

Preadator Or Prey?

I look at the gruesome scene in shock.

I didn't even hear the cannons.

I force myself to keep going, I have to win for Thresh. He's been keeping me alive all this time, putting himself after me. He saved me a lot.

I was like his older sister that died in the games when she was only twelve.

I move my wobbly legs and go inside the cave where the bloody murder scene was gone. I sigh in relief.

I listen to my stomach groan in starvation,I realize that I still haven't gotten anything to snack on. I'm going to die if I don't get something to eat...

And as if on cue I hear something outside. Not human...but animal.

I pray that it's not a mutt...and it isn't.

I look out to see a small,feeble, and somewhat boney fawn relaxing in the sun. Perfect chance for some grub.

I fumble oh so quietly with my knife, knowing that if I make the slightest sound that my meal would dash away.

I would be left without anything to eat.

I get my knife in perfect aim...and I throw it, Clove style. Thinking of her just makes me angry, but I try to put all my focus onto the deer.

I watch as my glittering knife slices through the baby deer's skin.

It falls to the ground, and I mouth the word "boom".

I skillfully run towards the dead body of the fawn, and I start to make my dinner. I guess I'll be eating good tonight and tomorrow...alone.

I make a very tiny fire, trying not to make any attention for blood-seeking tributes.

As I eat the cooked deer meat I think about if I won and if I die, and how I'll die.

I waver off the thoughts and finish my food in peace, and then I set up for the night.

I gather some leaves and my survival pack, and I try to make the cave kind of homey.

I make sure that I'm out of view in case a snoopy tribute comes by.

I lay my head onto the pack, filled with leaves to make it somewhat softer. I lay on the cave floor, obviously cold.

I could really use a blanket right now.

I realized that I haven't gotten any sponsored parachutes yet. I grumble to myself but shake it off.

I'll be fine for now.

I look around, I feel absolutely stupid because I see my silver emergency blanket. I grab it and cuddle underneath it.

I doze off to the anthem.

Peaceful.

I actually have a good night sleep...weird.

I stretch and look around the cave, and I stop right what I'm doing and grab for a knife.

I'm not alone in the cave anymore.