The rue diaries // n.f

Chapter 10- Seneca's Game

"Seneca's the name" he answered reading my mind. "Im aware" i respond slyly like i did to him earlier today. "What brings you out of your room?" He asked. "I decided to go give katniss a visit" i lie. "Why so?" He asks. "Well i didn't expect to be let out early and my mentor has giddied off to one of his alcoholic innuendo's so i remain idle" i explain. "Ahh i see well it seems ms. Everdeen is a bit busy" he sympathetically lies. Not wanting to here anymore i nod and head back to our floor.

"Where were you?" Thresh exclaims. "Trying to find answers" i reply "Did you find them?" He questions. "Not all i wanted but most" i said. Explaining the encounter at the elevator and the discovery of the thirteenth floor sounded a bit un real. Even i couldn't believe it. "Even worse vextor might be drunk" thresh jokes. Laughing i throw my head back. I haven't laughed like that and only thresh had the effect on me. Both of our laughter was interrupted by vextor's arrival. "All tributes 8th floor now" he commanded. Grabbing the letter thresh wrote i shoved it in my pocket. Whatever they were planning i wanted the note with me.

The 8th floor was loud. Louder than i'd thought it would be. There was a long rectangular table. 24 Seats 24 plates and 22 sleeping bags. I figured we would be spending the night here and the 2 from eight would stay in there assigned rooms. "Hello tributes! We've decided to have a celebration due to your success! You guys will be able to interact with one another but sleep may be a wise choice! Goodbye and goodnight" the video of them boomed to an end. There was something up. There had to be no way they were congratulating us. On what? The lady with the orange-now blue hair arrived. "Everyone take a seat!" She said cheerfully. I reluctantly sat. There were 24 plates. Where were the plates for all the mentors. Eyeing them i counted again. 24. I wasn't eating anything. If they wont eat i wont either. "Rue is there a problem? Why aren't you eating?" She asked snapping me from my thoughts. "Not hungry never will be" i respond. "Rue its not time to stick to your motto " vextor replies half drunk. I wanted to say something but i couldn't. Not if i wanted to for-see the plan. Thresh nudges me from under the table. "Thresh are you enjoying the drink?" The lady asks excitedly. "Mhm" he replies with the obviously horrible drink in his mouth. "Good" she says. Still not eating the food i recount the sleeping bags. I had a feeling 2 of us were getting eliminated and they were going to use the footage of us to make it seem like we played during the games.

"Ok know that we've finished eating" the lady said glancing at me "we want you guys to stay here tonight" she finished. "The two tributes from eight will have their own room and you guys will sleep in the sleeping bags. Have a good nights rest!" She said leaving the room with all the other mentors. All that was left was the tributes. The two from eight left. I wouldn't have if i were them but it wasn't my choice to stop them. A few hours after they left i got up. I went over to the door and pushed it. Locked. "I knew it" i exclaimed. Everyone turned to look at me. Sitting back down i began plotting strategies. I was interrupted by a voice.

The same voice boomed into the room. "Hello everyone. This is your fellow game maker seneca Crane. Know you all must be wondering why your being held in this room. Well your friend rue has figured out the door is locked. In the food you guys ate we put a poison. Nothing to kill you but if you cant find the antidote it may hold you back in the games. The antidotes are hidden all over the floor. As for your fellow tributes from district eight are being held by the poison now. You must find the key to find them and give them the antidote all in 15 minuets plus the 5 minuets to find the antidotes for yourselves. Good luck!" The speaker signaled out. A timer began in its place. Running toward the food i ran a knife through the chicken back. There lay three antidotes. "I got three" i say throwing them behind me. Turning the corner i see a drawer set. Running toward the drawer i pull out the bottom drawer revealing four antidotes. Picking them up and running back i report "I got four" throwing them Infront of me. Running up to the tv set i took the knife and slammed it continuously on the screen. Barely containing him self thresh punched the screen in. Sure enough there lay 10 antidotes. Taking one up i injected it into thresh's neck. "I told you it would come in handy" he joked. Rolling my eyes i picked up the nine remaining antidotes and shouted "Nine more over here" i say throwing it on the floor. There was a ramp leading up to a ceiling. Running up the ramp i saw the remaining seven taking two out i threw the five below me. Watching the tributes scurry to pick them up i remember the key. Running back down the ramp i look under the table. Looking under the lady's chair i see a key. Picking it up i run up to the door opening it. Running down the hall i open the door. There sat all the mentors and the game maker.
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