Love in the heart of the games

chapter 17

Katniss POV 

Surprisingly, after I got my water and drifted back into dream land I didn't have a nightmare. To be completely honest it was a very wonderful but sort of twisted dream. 

Dream 

I was a victor. Yes just me. I waned Peeta to live because he was innocent but he had been killed by mutations that looked like giant pythons. The creepiest part of the mutations? The eyes. They were human. Each of the different pythons had one eye the color of a dead tribute from a district then the other eye was the color of the district counterpart. (like Glimmer and Marvel). So in Cato and Cloves case, One eye was Caribbean blue and the other eye was a muddy brown. The same happened to Cato. He and Peeta  were both ripped to shreds. 

Oh, this doesn't sound twisted to you? Just wait. I was completely fine with it. I didn't care an inoccent boy from my district was ripped to shreds or that my....I don't know what, was ripped to shreds with him. And I also didn't care an innoccent 12 year old girl that was my alliance and that helped me with burns that I got from Glimer ( don't ask I don't even know and it was my dream) and that helped me devise a plan to get out safely with her, Cato and Peeta. Had been murdered for the sick and twisted pleasure of people that dress like complete freaks and live in a place where money is wasted on everything but the districts get nothing. That makes sense doesn't it. They waste money on everything but the minute District 12, or 11, or a poor out lying district needs something, 'Oh no! You don't get anything for working in coal mines and risking your life or working in corn and wheat fields all day in the heat!' 

Reality: 

The only part that was true was that I still resented the Capitol. Thank God! So when I woke up from my dream I didn't know how to feel. I checked the clock again, 2:00 on the dot. I was nervous. I knew that was why I couldn't sleep. I started thinking about my nightmare again. Eventually after thinking about it for a good 15 minutes my stomach twisted and I ran to the bathroom and in the proccess stopping by a trashcan and puking in it. I then sat in front of the toilet. I started puking again and it was pretty loud when I was just gagging and not puking so about 10 minutes after I puked in the trash can Haymitch knocks on my door and says, "You okay in there Sweetheart? You need some water or something? It sounds pretty bad in there." I gagged again and spit to get some of the taste out of my mouth before answering, "Yes please." I said in a really scratchy voice that didn't sound anything like mine. Haymitch came back in and knocked on the door but didn't wait for a reply, he just came in. He was holding a glass of water, a damp cloth, and a small pink pill. "I know how you feel Sweetheart. You're nervous, I was the same way the night before my games. When I was getting sick one of the Avox's must have heard and brought me this," He handed me the pill and the water, "It is for tributes who are nervous. It was made after the 34th Games. Too many tributes kept messing up the launch room before they go in. So they made this. It is like a mixture of tea and peppermint. Both meant for calming stomachs." After I took the pill he handed me the wet cloth. I had to admit, When Haymitch isn't drunk he is pretty full of information. "Since I won't get much time to talk to you before you leave for the arena, let me tel you something, You can do this, You can win for you sister, I know you can, you can hunt and shoot better than anyone I have ever met. Just try. Try to make an alliance, But I'm warning you, stay away from District 2, both girl and boy. I know what happened at the interviews between you and the girl from 2. Stay away from her, she sounds bitter and very jealous. Stay away from the boy becau-"  I cut him off, "How do you know what happened between us?" I asked. He smiles, "Lets just say, a whole bottle of water plus a bottle of liqour and very thin bathroom walls mean you hear alot, Sweetheart. Anyway, what I was saying, is try to stay away from him best you can becuase where ver he is she will most likely follow." I nod slowly taking all this information in. I had been chugging the water and i finished while he was talking. I soon regretted it. I threw up agan. This time was because the water hit my stomach to fast. I puked up straight water. 

After I was sure I was done throwing up and Haymitch left I brushed my teeth and checked the clock. Three fifteen. Then I slowly drifted back to sleep.