The Hunger Games 2 - The Flames

Chapter 24

The silence , was all i wanted since the war began - all i needed infact , everywhere i go i get called or interrupted now that ive taken the control of panem at a really young age ... then again Snow took control when he was like ... hm , way younger than i was i guess. I'm alone in the corridoors of the mansion , strolling around to places i never been to , everywhere smelt of blood and roses.

A huge iron door , stands beyond me - shining and reflecting off the light from the 1000w lightblubs above my head. It could be a volt , i wasnt sure but it had like a key pad & a hand scanner. What could possibly be behind that door , that would be hidden from panem for what it looks like centuries by the chipped areas of the top of the door. I look up at the lightblub , i can just say its a waste of energy and useage of coal that are burned to make power for panem.

My silence , went to something from a peaceful time alone strolling a huge mansion , to a gun shot down the hall - which is completely strange to me , the rebels have taken hold of all corners of this mansion right?. Good thing i always carry a gun in the waistband of my trousers , i pull it out swiftly and quietly pulling the trigger with a finger , i can pretty much say i shake alot so i guess i got hold of the gun firmly.

Another gunshot goes off , with a cry of pain. "Where's Snow?" the voice says with anger and rage - i wasnt far off , roughly just round the corner holding the gun up to my right check , whilst turning my head into to the left and making small steps to peer to see if it was clear. "Where is he?" the voice says again pulling the trigger on the gun back against what seems like a head.

"I will not betray Amanda , i will not give away the location of Snow's current prison" a familiar voice says , which sounded alot like Uncle Gale's. "Give me what you got , i'll never  give you any imformation given to me by my own niece - even if i died right now , i will make sure she will avenge my death" he says lightly laughing , i could tell by the movement of the gun changing its position to the forehead.

I turn around so now that my back isnt against the wall , i side step to the right a little more - so slow , a third of my body was unshielded , but my heart was safe behind the wall i still hid behind , my gun pokes out of the edge of the walls corner , i see Uncle Gale - streams of darken red blood trail his face , his arms and his chest ... Before him stands a keeper , the keeper from 12 - the one who burnt down the seam back when mum was 16 or 17 as a victor , he hasnt seem to age one bit .. its been like 20 what years now.

"Tell me where he is!" he shouts , the vains on his forehead pops out like wild-fire , right now i could laugh , but i have to be serious and if i made a sound he would notice me even if i ran back down the corridoor i walked down , i wouldve lead him to where we kept snow locked in by the sound of my feet pounding against the wooden floors.

"No" Uncle Gale instantly replies with a smirk spreading across his face , i couldve have sworn he was with us a moment ago - or a month ago , havent really seen him since then to be honest , he mustve have went back to save his other brothers and Posy , who was frozen into her childhood by snow at 12  , at a reaping 3 years ago - i thought it was oblivious to do that as i studied chemistry in school.

I creep up to the keeper slowly , being carefully with my movement - not to make a sound to be precise. Uncle Gale saw me with a gun held out infront of me , he makes a swift movement to his right - making my bolt to another corner of the hallway they were standing in. I poke my head out from where i was he moved so the keeper didnt see me , his back was facing me - i made my approch lets say alot easier by stepping faster but still making sure of the sound.

At this rate , i was close enough to shoot a bullet through the keeper's skull , but the bullet's i use are high-tech , the one Beetee newly designed less than 3 days ago , if i shot now .. it would go through both the keeper and Uncle Gale's skull within 0.01 second. One thing mum always told me when i was little was "Dont show fear to keepers , they feel it - they will attack once they feel you fear with a radius of 6" which is where i currently stand , roughly 6 inches away with gun held out.

"Back away" i say calmly , i will not have fear take me away this time.

"Just who i wanted" the keeper says , his voice sounds old - ohh of course hes old cause hes like freaking 90 what now. I look to my left and right still with gun held infront of me , bodies piled on top of one another , pool of darkend blood .. beyond a pile i recognise someone that i know , by the blonde hair just like mine , the factured body just like mum had when she tripped off the broken bridge when i was 10. Grandma?

"You did not just kill my gran-"

"I did , infact - i killed her just to find you" he steps closer , he feels my fear cause i was shaking.

"You will not , destroy me - even if your the strongest fucking keeper in panem out of the 10 survivors with have captured" i said " I have control now , to back down - drop the weapon and follow the guard to your cell" I saw a few rebel guards walk down the other end of the hall , they must have heard the gun shot aswell.

"Whatever you say love" He says dropping an AK47 kicking it towards my feet , just inches from my boots , which was covered in blood from walking in certain blood puddles.

"Dont call me that , set his execution to the same day as Snow's" i say as the guards grab him by the arm pulling him backwards. "Come one Hawthrone , let's take you back to observation" i say stepping over and arm that just randomly fell flat to the ground infront of me.

I couldnt help , but not admire how hideous the portriats of Snow were , he was huge - i could right now call him a fat santa , though we've never really celebrated that since the games came back 3 or 4 years after i was born. The clothing that most capitol designers made for him made me instantly want to run into the nearest toilet and puke , appelletes never really suits someone like him , with the long gray hair and beard if you understand where im coming from right now , also that pop belly i can pretty much make front of it since im just still only and teenager.

Uncle Gale , limps besides me with his arm draped around my shoulder - he was pretty much almost dead at this rate , it also seemed as if he was going to lose his leg like dad did after that sword dash he told me about got worse. I couldnt think like this when the exact thing happened to Aloe , but he managed to not to lose a leg , now he walks perfectly - normal like everyone else. I kick open the door to where mum , dad and Mark still sat infront of the window with thrill in their eyes.

"Help" i struggle with words now that Uncle Gale was pretty much putting aload of his weight onto my shoulder now.

"Oh my goodness" Mum says shooting up from her seat helping me walk uncle to her seat. "What on earth happened?"

"Why do you sound like grandma?" i asked looking into her eyes which i got from her , " since when did you become that person who says earth"

"Amanda, the earth is what made all of us" dad said

"yeah , also causing a war , him!" pointing at snow , " you really think i love life right now ?! , every moment someone dies due to me!"  i throw my arms in the air  with pure fustration , collapsing against the wall i was leaning against , " i was too late - i didnt save her , i didnt know she was the scream"

"What are you talking about? , who is she?" Mark said now getting up from his seat , walking over to where i slumped to the ground , "You can tell me" he bends down , now all his weight depends on his feet.

"Grandma , shes gone" the tears began , " i was too fucking late!" i scream in pain burrying my face into my knees , sobbing as quietly as possible.