"I'M NOT AFRAID!" I yell at Shawn. "I CAN DO THIS! I CAN'T LEAVE LAYLA! I WON'T JUST SIT HERE AND WATCH MY FAMILY STARVE TO DEATH!"
Shawn rubs my arm.
"I know that we have to win." he whispers. "I know that everything you just said is true."
He rubs a strand of hair off my forehead.
"I know." we both whisper at the same time.
Shawn looks into my eyes, before leaning down and kissing me gently.
"This'll be our little secret." he whispers, even though we know that's not true.
Every person in Panem probably just watched that.
Suddenly, I hear a loud scream and spring up to my feet, instantly ready to run. I see Jason crumple to the floor and Ash screams.
"JASON!" she screeches.
The cannon blows and Shawn presses my walking stick into my hand, quickly fashioning a second so that I had crutches.
"AMY!" I yell, desperate to save them. "ASH! CAMERON!"
They all run out of the brush, but Cameron is carrying Ash because she is sobbing too hard to walk.
We sprint away, and when we reach a clearing, I pull Amy and Shawn into a tree with me. Ash and Cameron follow us up.
"JASON." Ash sobs, before hiccuping gently. "THEY. KILLED. JASON! HE. DIDN'T. STAND. A. CHANCE. HE. DIDN'T. EXPECT. IT!"
On the last word, Ash started sobbing again, harder this time.
"I'm gonna kill that stupid girl from 7!" her eyes turn to slits. "I'M GONNA KILL HER!"
I pull Ash into my chest as she sobs and ignore the throbbing pain in my leg from running so much.
"It's okay." I mutter softly. "It's okay. You can avenge him. I know that you will."
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The Hunger Games
FanficWe all know what Katniss and Peeta went through. But have we forgotten what happened before them? Shawn and Bella were in the very first hunger games. The worst ones. Will they survive? Which DISTRICT will come out on top? Also, due to the Capitol's...
