Not Supposed To Be

~20

I sat up against a tree watching birds jump from tree to tree. The rest were asleep. I began to dozed off as the birds fell silent, then they began to sing a four note tune. Weird? Birds don't do that. Their Mockingjays! Someone has to be near by.

In District 4, Mockingjays could be found near the secret beach that only Finnick, Annie, and I know about. I literally stumbled upon it while running from Finnick once, before I was sick. I didn't want to go home.

I shook the rest awake. It was mid-afternoon, it was time to get up and eat then hunt some more. The singing of the four notes continued, but none of them noticed it as strange.

"We should split up and meet back at the lake at dark. It would be less noticeable. Marvel and I will hunt, and Cato and Clove go together." I said as I packed my things.

"We'll go in this direction." Marvel said waving to me as he walked into the forest.

I followed with Cato glaring at us. He would be mad that I have to leave his side. I pointed the Mockingjays out to Marvel and we followed the birds as they jumped from tree to tree.

That's when we heard the scream.

It was a little girl's scream. District 11. We took off and the direction and the voice grew louder. We stopped at the edge of a clearing. The girl was trapped in a net and was calling for Katniss.

"Rue! Rue!" Katniss yelled and her voice grew louder as she came closer.

Marvel waved for me to follow him and we back into the woods and made our way over to Rue. We got in position just as Katniss broke into the clearing and Marvel stood and threw his spear into Rue.

Before I could even stand an arrow struck Marvel in the throat and blood streamed from the wound and mouth. He slumped the ground after pulling the arrow out and his cannon sounded. I stood and jumped over his body and threw the trident at Katniss. It missed and I pulled my ax from my belt.

I know Cato wanted to kill her. But, if he got his hands on her it will be a slow death. I can't let her family watch that.

I dodged the arrow that she shot and swung my ax and it caught her arm. She took to the woods as Rue's cannon sounded. I picked my trident up and ran back to Marvel.

I took his backpack and but his spear back in his hands. Rue pulled it out before she died. I zipped Marvel's coat up and pulled the collar up to hide the wound on his neck.

He never wanted to win these games. He only volunteered to die. The only girl he loved died last year in the games. He just wanted to be with her. He trusted me enough to tell me this. He never deserved to be in these games. Nobody deserves to be in this games.

I closed his eyes and noticed that he was smiling. I slipped his backpack and but the ax back in my belt. Cato must be frantic. Two cannons and I'm not with him and I'm alone. Katniss is nearby and now I know what she is good at.

"Goodbye Marvel." I said and walked back into the woods and the direction we came from.