Day One

I looked around when the gong went off.
Run. Run as fast as you can. The bow is your first priority, said Finnick.


I did as his voice told me and ran.


Surprisingly, I was the first one there. I grabbed the bow, containing 20 arrows. I also grabbed a knife and ran off to grab one of the backpacks. I slipped it on and but the bow around my neck.


I stood there, watching the bloodbath. People were already laying on the ground dead in the first ten seconds.


I snapped out of my trance when a knife passed, just barely, the side of my head.


I pulled an arrow and fastened it to my bow, letting go and killing the boy from Finnick's District (4), Kale.


I shook my head and had to think.
It's just a game. You're not really a killer. Just like Finnick...


I heard someone running towards me and without thinking, I turned around and shot the poor little girl from District 7, Orla.


I closed my eyes in shame and Finnick's voice brought me back to reality.


"Run! Run as fast as you can! Climb trees, camp there! I believe in you!"


I ran as far as I could until I reached a cave about a mile and a half from the Cornucopia.


There were trees all over but none I could climb.


I disguised the cave and made it blend in with the rocks around it.


When I sat down in the cave, I studied it. It had plenty of room. I sat my bow and arrows aside and opened my backpack.


An extra knife.
This is good for the first day.


A belt to hold my knives.
Could come in handy if I find more


A bag of dried fruit.
In case I needed a snack, I guess.


Rope.
Definitely could come in handy since Finnick taught me how to tie the "best knot in the arena."


A sleeping bag.
Thank God i don't have to sleep on the hard ground.


A pair of extra socks.
This bag had to be for one of the Careers.


I laid out my sleeping bag and fell asleep...


It was 10:00 when the cannons went off.


One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.
Nine.
Ten.
Eleven.
Twelves.
Thirteen.


Thirteen dead already.


A few hours later when The Fallen, i didn't even wanna look. I killed an innocent 13 year old girl.


I had to find Ryder in the next two days...

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