Chapter 3

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He smiles invites me down.

"Finch, is it? Come on down, I won't hurt you. I have supplies," he says softly, and not too loud. What do I do? He'll kill me! I quietly and quickly take out my carving knife and throw it with accuracy I didn't know I had. Another cannon. My first kill. And not a proud one.

I jumped down. I took all of the three's supplies, which there was plenty of, and cuddled into the hollowed spot in the tree. There was a great blanket that kept in my body heat. The night was bitter cold and many were destined to die in the temperature right now. I fall asleep before the anthem begins.

I wake up to the sound of a bird calling a rhythm. Another cannon goes off, and we just started the second day. It's not a bad idea to get more food and water, so i check if the coast is clear or not. When I decide its safe, I quietly hop down from my perch and tread lightly on the leaves. I told Caesar that my greatest weapon was stealth and agility. I wasn't kidding. I left with a back pack half full of food and water, in case I got stranded and couldn't go back. I slowly emerged from the woods and saw the careers' supplies piled up in a huge pyramid. They must have been stocking this for a long time. This one boy set up the mines to where it would blow up if you landed on them. Naturally, it has to be hidden. In the ground. Where you can't find it.

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