Chapter Eight: One Day Down, Many More To Go

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Spencer POV
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I run into the cornucopia, while I see kendley runs away. I manage to grab a med kit and rush out, I came so close, but I feel a sharp pain in my leg. There's a bullet through my leg. I see Alex, a career from two, run up to me. I try to get back on my feet and run, but my leg is so weak, I can't run. I collapse to the ground as Alex asks for any "Last Words?" My mouth is hanging wide open, the only thing I can manage out is "p-please." I feel a horrible pain in my chest. I know this is it, I'll never see my family again, my district, kendley, my friends. I think about everybody in this world I care about, but before I can finish, darkness consumes me.

Caden POV
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I run straight into the cornucopia. Hopping that I can manage to get something useful to my survival. I struggle against the district nine female, Zyva, for a survival bag, but she wins and I fall over. She rushes out of the cornucopia as fast as humanly possible, while I also see my district partner, Eleanor run too. A female figure runs my way with a bow and arrow loaded, ready to kill. She aims her arrow at my head, and before I can react, she shoots me. My head feels like it's about to blow, but I collapse to the ground. Dead.

Emme POV
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Wanting to make district four proud, I run away from the cornucopia. After all, 40% of tributes die in the cornucopia. I rush towards a sturdy tree that I can use a a temporary camp for the night. I see Aribah hiking through a path near me, and I go to grab her and take her back to camp. She's startled when I tap her shoulder, but calms down when she notices its just me. We go back to that tree and split our supplies. She grabbed a sleeping bag, iodine, and a chopping knife made for hunting. It's a good stash. I split up nuts and berries I scavenged from nearby plants, it's enough food to last both of us a few days. I also give her a water bottle a sponsor had given me when I first settled in. She puts a couple drops of iodine into the water, and purifies it. We split the bottle and it doesn't taste half bad! The sun sets to our left, and we hear Panem's anthem. Pictures of the fallen tributes flash across the sky, then disappear from the world forever. Never getting to see their families again. Surprisingly, only four tributes died. I read off their names; Spencer, Caden, Grady, and Hannah.

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