Chapter Nine

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I wipe the last of my tears away. I hear the anthem of Panem outside and know that their going to show the dead tributes. I sigh as Gwenny and Crystal and Gades' pictures come up. Then the sky went dark again. I go fill the bottles up with more water since we need it."Alaya you ok?" Comes a voice from inside. I don't answer."Alaya? Answer me!" But I don't answer Gardoir. There's a nest in the tree next to the cave. It makes sense now."Gardoir!Come out!"I shout as quiet as I can."What's going o-" He doesn't finish his sentence. "What are they?" I ask."Tracker Jackers" comes the reply I dread.

"Psst!"
I look around. No one.
"Psst!"
There it is again. This time I see someone.
A girl. Black hair. Dark skin. Big green eyes.
She points to the nest and mimes sawing the branch with a knife.
"Gardoir,do you have a knife?"
"Yeah,why?"
I take his knife from his hand.
I climb up the tree to the nest.
And start sawing.
All of a sudden, I hear the  thud of the branch and the buzzing of the Tracker Jackers.
It feels as if I've been stung by a million bees.
I fall to the ground with a terrifying THUD!
I blacked out as soon as I racked the ground

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