Prim in the Games

Chapter Thirteen

The wound in my arm pains me all night. In the morning I see my gauze is drenched in blood. Once I take it off the blood trickles down my arm.

It's not too deep but it is a large cut. It's bleeding rapidly, that could be dangerous. If I leave it open I could loose a lot of blood, so I wrap it in another piece of gauze.

First thing I think of is water. I need to find some. There has to be a stream somewhere. I walk for what seems like forever. I get tired. I hide in a bush and eat some of the dry food I have. This makes me even more thirsty.

I climb up the nearest tree. I would do anything for water. It's been 2 days since I had it last. I know because the Capitol seal has already appeared in the sky, bringing in the night.

I look up as the anthem of Panem plays on. Who else is watching this? Probably everyone. I see the girl from 8, that must have been who the careers killed earlier this morning. That's it. I'm thankful again. Peeta's alive. Looks like Rue is too.

I wonder how similar I am to her. We are the same age, but we look nothing alike. She probably has a family, she must miss them. I wonder if she has a sibling. I wonder what she is doing. She probably knows that she will never make it through this... Just like me.

I don't unwrap the gauze on my arm. I just hope it's not infected. What is Haymitch doing? Is he bothering to help me? Get me water... more gauze maybe? Who knows if he is even sober!

What I think of more is Katniss, and my mother. What are they doing? Are they watching me? Are the cameras even on me right now? I wonder if anyone else cares. And what about Gale?

So many thoughts run through my mind as I slowly drift off to sleep... It's going to be a long night.