I inch my head down closer as intimidating as I can and smirk at Jennifer. Knife in hand, I touch the tip of the rubbery blade against her cheek. "Cato promised that I could have you if I gave the audience a good show." I say in a near whisper. Just as I lift the knife, Dayo's hand grips the back of my jacket. He turns me around to where I'm facing him, his jaw clenched and his breath heavy. For a minute, I actually get scared of him.
"You kill her?!" he blurts out, it ragged with each breath. I rapidly shake my head, his hand now softly around my throat.
"No, no!" I choke out.
"I heard you. You said her name." He barks out.
"Cato!" I scream. "Cato!"
"You said her name!" he screams at me as he throws me back against the pad on the Cornucopia. I hit it and fall limp against the ground. Just as Dayo is about to say his next line and Alexander sprints out of the woods, Gary calls cut again.
Jennifer sits up on the wrestling mat type thing and just gives Gary a weird look. "What now?" she snaps. Gary shoots her a look.
"I'm just not feeling this scene." He says.
"I am." I tell him. "Being thrown against that thing 40 times isn't as easy as it sounds. It gets a little rough."
Gary just rolls his eyes before going on and Dayo gives me an apologetic look. "The whole fight deal between you two are good and all. It's Isabelle's monologue."
"Great." I mumble. Of course, it's something with me.
"The lines are all jumbled up and out of place to me. Try just saying the lines about Rue this time, okay? Places!" he yells out before going back behind the camera.
I groan before pushing myself off the mat and getting back on top of Jennifer. I've literally been in this position for like 4 hours today. And yes, it is as awkward as it sounds.
I move my foot so it's over her hand. Gary screams action, and she starts to struggle beneath me.
"Where's your little friend? The one that hopped around in the trees?" I ask with a menacing smile. "What was her name again, Rue? Well, we killed her. And now," I say, undoing the knife, "we're gonna kill you."
"Cut!" Gary says, nearly piercing my ears with his scream. What now? Gary comes out from behind the camera and looks at us. "Isabelle, say the lines about Peeta and then the lines about Rue. And take out the line about the trees. Places!"
I run that through my head and get back into the same uncomfortable position. When Gary calls action for like the fiftieth time today, Jennifer acts as if she's struggling again. "Where's lover boy?" I snarl at her. She struggles even more. I know what's going through her head; maybe if we act like we're putting tons of effort in, Gary will say the scene was good. "Oh I see." I say, cocking my head to one side. "You're here to help him, right? Well that's sweet. Too bad you couldn't help your little friend. What was her name again? Rue? Well, we killed her. And now, we're gonna kill you."
I let out a snicker before bringing the knife downwards. Then, Dayo snatches me up again. I drop my knife and he pushes me up against the Cornucopia.
"You kill her?" he says.
"No, no!" I say, out of breath.
"You said her name. I heard you." He says, rage plastered across his face.
"Cato!" I scream at the top of my lungs. "Cato!"
"You said her name!" Dayo screams before throwing me against the padded wall. He does it again before I crumple to the mat below me.
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These Scars
Fanfiction"Scars are those rare things that never go away. They may fade over time or become dull, but they never fully go away. They become one of those things that every time you look at them, the memories and pain that caused it all come back. People only...
