The last goodbye

chapter 8

That night i didn't sleep at all. i was too worried about the others.

Teresa? Thomas? are you there? i tried for the millionth time that night.

hello? Teresa? Thomas?

mia?  that was Thomas

are you alright? is everyone alright?

calm down mia we're all fine

sorry it's just snow said he would kill all of you if i didn't cooperate. and well. with the stunt the other victors pulled i thought

we're all fine. newt was taken out yesterday but he was returned before the interviews began. nice acting by the way

i let out a sigh of relief.

listen. you should get some sleep. you enter the games tomorrow

great way to make me want to sleep. remind me ill be battling for my life. thanks Tommy

he laughs in reply and i feel sleep wash over me. if only for a few hours.

by the time 4 am rolls around i decide i may as well just get up. i silently move to the sitting room where i turned the TV on quietly. they were currently showing the odds of each person winning. i sit hugging a pillow to my chest and reading what my odds were. 8-1. not bad actually.

the door opens and peeta walks in and sits in the two seated couch katniss beside him. i half smile at them and we continue with the silence. just listening to the odds.

moments later haymitch walks in and sits on a two seated couch. effie surprisingly goes to sit beside him and they kiss. i turn to katniss and give her a look as if asking since when. she just shrugs and continues leaning against peeta. i can't help but miss newt even more now. i wonder how he was.

with the soft hum of the TV and the feeling of being safe i fall into a deep sleep. i wake up to katniss shaking me.

"sorry to wake you but it's time to go" she doesn't smile. she knows this would be my death.

yawning i get up and quickly get dressed into the outfit cinna had laid out for me before following him to the hovercraft. neither of us speak a word. i had nothing to say to him and he had nothing to say to me.

by the time we arrive at the arena and we are lead to the catacombs i am terrified. cinna offers me food but i don't think i could eat anything. instead i accept a drink and gulp it down quickly.

"tributes to your podiums" a voice announces. "30 seconds"

"mia i have to tell you something quickly" cinna says lowly. "they're going to get your friends. they will be out as soon as the games begin"

i give the slightest nod. they could have camera's in here for all we knew. i climb into the podium and the plastic door seals shut. it slowly begins to rise until it rests at the top. i blink at the sudden harshness of the sun. as soon as my eyes adjust i stare around at the arena. we were surrounded by water. i instantly looked at any way to the cornucopia. there was a pathway but everyone would have to swim. i could probably swim faster than i could run with wet clothes. the other tributes were set out between each length of path all in a perfect Circe. as soon as the gong goes off i dive into the water thanking Percy for teaching me how to swim. i reach the rocks in front of the cornucopia and quickly pull myself out. i grab the bow instantly and notch an arrow and turn to whoever was reaching for a weapon. when i see it's finnick i turn away. the only one's stupid enough to try get to the cornucopia is gloss, enobaria and the district 5 male. i didn't even know his name. as soon as gloss attempts to climb up i fire my arrow straight at him. he is taken by surprise and it hits him directly in the chest and he falls backwards into the water as the first cannon signals. as enobaria climbed up i shot another arrow. this time she dodged it.