chapter 15

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I screamed and took their pulse, to make sure they died. I went out to make the announcement. "district 12 is...dead." I state it like an everyday thing.

Everyone looks at me like I'm crazy. which I am. I ignore it. I stalk out of the room, and fling myself in my bedroom. Or at least my new bedroom, since Crystal bled out on my bed. I feel like I should show some affection or feeling. I mean my friends just died. but then again, it is the hunger games... a voice lingers at the back of my head. I shake the voice out of my head and eventually fall asleep.

***

I wake to a start, as per usual. Something tells me something's wrong. I grab a knife off my dresser. Well, people would probably know where my hiding spot for all my knives are.

" I swear to God, if its Crystal back from the dead, I will kill everyone on this train." I say,clearly tired of betrayals.

"Not Crystal!" Lilian calls from the kitchen. "Have you seen Hugo? we need to talk." I ask sitting down and plucking a apple from a bowl.

"why?huh,huh?" she was up in my face wiggling her eyebrows. I rolled my eyes and bit in my apple. "I wanna ask him a question." I say, chewing. "What question?" she was in my face again. "none of your buiness." I state and get up."oh fine," she says with a pout, the perks back up again," he's probably in his room as per usual." she says and starts humming a song. I wonder how that works, she spent all of her training in a daze, then she's able to happy enough to hum a song. oh well. I start to Hugo's room. I finally get to Hugo's room and find him there staring at the wall. "Hey," I say,"we need to talk." I say and slip in a chair. "what's up?" he asks, still staring."We're gonna have to leave soon." I say, staring at him.

"you want to leave with me?" he asked turning his head and looking at me. "Hugo, you are my friend. and I will not leave without you." I say, because Hugo means a lot to me. I owe it to him.

"we're all your friend, Hazel." he said.

"Hugo that's different. I don't think we can trust them anymore." I say unable to choke a little on the words.

"oh, well okay then." he says,"I say we leave at midnight." he states. "agreed." I say and stand up. "were gonna meet in like 2 minutes to discuss what 'we're' gonna do." I say.

he nodded as I left the room.

***

I crossed the hallway with confidence, quick as cat and quiet as a mouse. I dressed in all black and threw my hair up in a pony tail. I feel like a shadowhunter! I had thought.. my mother used to tell me stories of shadowhunters. how they did the angels work and stuff. I stepped lightly in Hugo's room at midnight. "Hugo, get up Hugo. dress in black and meet me out there." I shake him awake. "okay, okay." he says and rolls out of the bed. again I slip out of his room, quick and quiet as I gather my stuff. I have everything packed in a big backpack on my back. Hugo comes out looking fine with his tussled hair and black shirt and pants. he has a small pack in his hands. "come on." I say and lead the way out. knocking out wiley and Alex and stopping the train at the capital. "good bye, alliance." I say so quietly that Hugo doesn't hear me. We stop to see who's in the sky. we see that were the only alliance left. the only ones left. oh my gosh I might  really go home! but then Hugo...

"should we kill someone?" he asks. "yes, we probably should. or end it tonight." I say and head back. "let's end it." I say and start toward Lilian's room. poor Lilian.

she waked right before I drive a knife through her and looks up at me. "kill me, Hazel. go home but don't think of me. just kill me." she says with her eyes closed. Then she takes the knife and drives it through her. a single tear rolls down my cheek as I say good bye to her.

I don't have time to stay long so I leave. I see that Hugo has tooken out wiley. the cannons go off like crazy. he's working on Rebecca now so I find Carson and drive a knife through him. I'm so sorry.

then its just us and Alex. who is very skilled at hand to hand combat. he kicks me into he stomach and holds my neck for thirty seconds until Hugo comes charging at him.

he tackles him and roll around punching and kicking while I catch my breath. then I stab him in the back. but I miss from lack of oxygen and he is prepared. he takes the knife out of my hands and stabs me in the stomach. "Hazel!" I hear Hugo call. but it is very distant. Even though I'm bleeding out there is one word on my lips. one word I whisper on my death bed.

"Hugo."

then the darkness takes over.

Then, I see everyone who was in the games. They stare at me and crowd me. in the very back, I see my father. My father. something clicks in my head as I run to him. But, where's Hugo? Then I find that Alex has just got here. Hugo won the games.

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