Lost Humanity || 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒄

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Adeline's POV

I sit on my bed staring ahead of me at the blank wooden wall. I don't know how long I had been here but I know this was not a nightmare that I could wake up from.

Aurora had been taken to the Capitol yesterday for the 65th Hunger Games. It scared me to no end. It was my fault she was in there. My name was reaped but she chose to be a big sister and take my place. I wish things were different.

"Addie dear someone is here to see you."

I don't move but hear my mother sigh sadly and leave the room. I look down at the ground as I hear footsteps becoming closer and closer. Within seconds a pair of black boots fill my gaze. My eyes follow the boots up the person's body just to see Ryker standing in front of me smiling sadly.

"Let's go for a walk."

I get on my shoes and follow Ryker out the house. My mother wishes us well as she rocks my brother to sleep in the rocking chair in the living room. Following Ryker deep into the woods, I can't help but stare at the long scar on his arm that peeked through his shirt.

"Ryker..."

"Yes Addie?"

I clear my throat and look down at my hands as I wring them together in nervousness, "Do you still have nightmares?"

Ryker freezes for a moment and glances back at me, "Of course I do. All the time."

He continues walking making me grimace and follow him.

"You hide it very well."

"Well I don't want Snow to think he won. If I show weakness and fear then he knows that the games affected me and he wins."

Ryker stops and looks around at the small empty field. He sits on the ground and points to a big boulder in front of him. I sit on the boulder and sigh.

"Why'd you bring me out here?"

Ryker ruffles his hair with his hand before clapping and standing up. He paces back and forth before stopping and turning towards me. I don't even notice him reaching in his back pocket and pulling out a small pocketknife.

He quickly throws the knife my way making me gasp and lean over to the side. The knife misses my cheek by an inch before embedding itself into the tree behind me.

"What was that Ryker?"

Ryker stares at me in awe then nods slowly. He paces a few more times before walking to the knife in determination. He rips the knife out the tree and hands it to me before walking back over to the spot he once stood in.

I look at the knife in my hand and back at him. Is he on medication?

"Ryker what is going on?"

"Throw it."

My eyebrows furrow as I shake my head in confusion. Did he just say what I thought he said?

"I'm sorry I thought you just said to throw it?"

"Yes I did. Throw the knife."

"Wha- I... why?"

"Addie for the love of all that is holy. Throw the freaking knife."

"Where?"

"At me."

I stare at him in shock, "Have you gone mental? I'm not going to throw this at you."