Run Away

Chapter 8- Day 4

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I grasped my neck to see if it was there and sighed when I didn't feel the thin chain. I went through my pockets until I felt it. I pulled it out and held it up. The shiny locket seemed to make me relax and I didn't feel so tense any more.

"What's that you got there?" Lad asked.

"A locket. Gage's."

"Its.. nice?"

"Shut up, Lad" I shot back.

There was an awkward silence until, gurgle.

"Hungry?" I asked.

"Very. I haven't eaten since day one" Lad sighed.

"Why don't we go hunt? Just bring protection in case we run into anything," I suggested.

"Good idea,"

I grabbed a knife for Lad and grabbed my bow and some arrows. While heading out, I looked around for anything that could cause us any potential harm and then waved Lad to come on.

"It sounded like District Two headed to the right so I think our safest route is to the left," Lad whispered.

"Good plan,"

The only sound that could be heard was the light crunching of the leaves under our feet. The sky was dimming due to the time we woke up and the- crunch.

"Stop," I whispered.

Crunch. Crunch.

I strained my eyes to see what was here besides the two of us and that's when I saw it. A rabbit.

"I need you to throw a rock at that tree to direct the rabbit towards my direction" I whispered extra low to Lad.

I picked up a rock for him and handed it to him. He threw the rock at the tree and that immediately made the rabbit run towards our direction. Before noticing us, we ducked between two bushes and I loaded my bow.

Sorry, little guy. I thought before I let go of the arrow. immediately the rabbit fell down.

"Let's go," Lad said.

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When we go back to our little hide out, Lad helped me cook the rabbit. Along with it, I had boiled some water to make some soup with herbs I had gathered.

After we ate, We sat by the little stream that was a little far away from our shelter.

"If we weren't in the arena, I would say this is kind of nice," Lad admitted.

"Yeah, I would love if this was just some cruel joke or a dream. I wish I was camping in the woods instead of being here in this arena,"

"It's just not fair. Screw the people who rebelled. Why punish us if we weren't even the ones who caused the rebellion?"

"I- I don't know." I said.

"I don't want-"

All of the sudden I felt this searing pain in my back and I cried out in pain.

"Zalayda?" Lad screamed.

"My- my back!"

I reached behind me to find I small little knife sticking about an inch in my back. I pulled it out while I clenched my teeth to keep me from screaming.

"Sorry about that," I heard a feminine voice chuckle.

"What do you want?" Lad gritted out through his clenched teeth.

"Oh, sweetie. Its not just what I want, its what we want. We want her. Dead." Constella, the girl from District 2, sneered. She raised her knife to strike at my face.

Lad was about to lunge after her until two arms wound themselves around him, restricting him from moving.

District 2 may have gotten me, but I had a few tricks up my sleeve unlike before with the boy.

As she swung her arm, I ducked down and grabbed my bow and quickly loaded it. I aimed it towards her chest while she had her knife torwards my face.

We stared each other down, daring for each other to make the first move. I was about to just shoot her then until I heard a groan. I snapped my head towards Lad and saw Lad with his elbow jabbed into District 2's stomach. I turned towards the girl and let my arrow fly into her shoulder while she was distracted. She cried out when the arrow came in contact with her skin and she dropped her knife. I ran over to Lad and helped him with the guy. Lad punched him in the face and he let go of him with a groan.

"We have to get out of here. Its not safe," I told Lad.

He quickly nodded as we took off. I just kept running and running, hoping that I could run myself out of here.

Oh, how I wish.

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See what I did there? You know, one direction's song, I Wish? No? Okay.

-gtg_sleep