She swallowed hard. She wanted to believe him, wanted to believe that Katniss wasn't going to be alone, that someone was going to help her... but... "They won't let two people win," she whispered, "not again."
She knew alliances in the arena, she grew up watching the games like any other kid in Panem. And this...he... he wasn't Rue, either he would fail to protect Katniss or one of them would wind up stabbed in the back. Figuratively, if not literally.
Tears ran down her face, as she tried to focus on the only thing she could without screaming mindlessly.
"If I'm not... if... where are we? Why are we here? My mother needs me!" she cried out, now finally looking around desperately and.... nothing she saw made sense....
"Are we...." she whispered, gasping for breath a bit, "is this the capitol?" Katniss and Peeta had remarked on how strange everything was there... Her eyes landed on some of the people, how strange everyone was there...
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She knew alliances in the arena, she grew up watching the games like any other kid in Panem. And this...he... he wasn't Rue, either he would fail to protect Katniss or one of them would wind up stabbed in the back. Figuratively, if not literally.
Tears ran down her face, as she tried to focus on the only thing she could without screaming mindlessly.
"If I'm not... if... where are we? Why are we here? My mother needs me!" she cried out, now finally looking around desperately and.... nothing she saw made sense....
"Are we...." she whispered, gasping for breath a bit, "is this the capitol?" Katniss and Peeta had remarked on how strange everything was there... Her eyes landed on some of the people, how strange everyone was there...