Mocking Jay TRAPPED

Chapter 13

We run through what seems to be a fancy apartment building or hotel.  We keep climbing stairs because there is no where else to go. Jason radios something about getting the real Katniss and Finnick but I am not listening. I turn back to make sure all of the group is following. I shoot at the decoys but there is no hope, they are bullet proof.

I soon start to get tired when we dreadfully reach the top....trapped.  The only escape is the window, probably hundreds of stories up. Jump or be shot. Jump or be shot.  The words run throughout head but I know I have to find a way out. I have to.

"Close the doors!"  I yell. It will buy us a few seconds.

I think and think and then I think of the hovercraft.

I radio Jason "Mission group 2 We need help. We are cornered at the top of the apartment building west of the Capital. We need a hovercraft as soon as possible!"  I shout while aiming my gun at the door.

"Peeta I'm sending one over now. The capitals hovercrafts will be after it soon though so you have to hurry on."  He says quickly. I hear gunshots in the background.

The doors burst open. Decoy Finnick shoots a man from my group.  I jump on him and I know another man is covering me. I know I can't shoot the decoys so the only way out is the window. I wrestle him to the window and he throws me toward it. I stumble and start to fall, I manage to grab onto the edge with my fingers. Someone launches and grabs me, pulling sharply just so I can get up with both arms while they quickly go back to pushing decoy Finnick away.

I shoot 3 peacekeepers coming at me as I climb back through the window. I grab another's arm as he aims for Drew. Looking back through the window, I wonder when the hovercraft will be here. 

I scream a mission code for charge and everyone starts shooting at the door. Person by person gets shot.  Soon there are few left and the hovercraft comes. 3 of my group hold off the door while I push everyone else on. It is difficult as the decoys try to shoot us.

Everyone gets on and is covering me from the outside, shooting at the decoys, delaying them for a second at a time.  I turn back and kick decoy Katniss away. But suddenly, her eyes catch mine.  I go into some sort of flashback. Me and Katniss, kissing in the cave of our first hunger games when I was injured.  Then it fades and I am throwing her burnt bread from the bakery.  After I see us as we sit quietly in her room the night before the games. The rest of the memories are to blurred to see.

I come out of it, and Katniss is running toward me. Without thinking I jump from the window to the hovercraft but can only get it with one hand. Someone reaches out to help me but a hand grabs my leg from the window. I look back, thinking it is one of the fakes, but it is....PRESIDENT SNOW!  

I am shocked as I attempt to kick him with my free leg. He just stands there, tightening his grip. I stop kicking.

"What do u want?"  I glare. "You already have us cornered."

He grins an evil smile. "I want you Mr. Mellark"    

Drew aims his gun at Snow. But Snow simply gestures his hand and about 5 peacekeepers surround him pointing guns at me and the hovercraft. Drew lowers his aim.

"This is actually quite simple.  Surrender your leader, or whatever you call someone who can't even lead you safely into the city or tell real from fake"  He pauses, smirking at me. "Do this, and I will let you leave peacefully.  Don't do this...And you will all be dead"  

I look up at Drew. He stares at the others, then at Snow, then his eyes land on me. He is thinking. And unfortunately I know that he would want to save me and try to fight. But they wouldn't stand a chance. More of Snows troops came in by the second.

"Take me." Drew said as he started Snow right in the eyes.

"No Drew. Stop you-"  He cut me off

"-No. I know what I'm doing"   He closed his eyes.  "Take me and I can tell you what you really want to know.  But leave Peeta and the others"  He looks down at his feet, scared. Then bravely stares back at Snows cold glare.

Snow chuckles. "And what would that silly information be?"  He raises his eyebrows.

Drew looks at me. "How to get into District 14"  "Thats where all the other rebels and troops are hiding" 

Snows smile fades. "What....district 14?"  He frowns at Drew.  "Prove it" 

Drew smirks. "I will. And if you find I am lying, Then you can have Peeta."   He looks at me and I know from his stare that he has a plan. "Now let go of his leg"

Snow strokes his beard. Then suddenly drops me. I fall, only hanging on with my fingers. The group quickly grabs on.

Drew and Snow shake hands, and Drew exits the hovercraft and two peacekeepers lead him to the stairs.  More peacekeepers board the hovercraft, and start steering us back toward District 13. 

I sit down in disappointment. I can't radio Jason without the peacekeepers hearing. We lost drew and I don't know how he will prove that there are other rebels and a whole other district!  We didn't really have Katniss or Finnick after all either.

We lost the war today.