The Hunger Games

Chapter 8:

Peeta grabbed my hand, and helped my into are chariot. The other tributes were already in theirs. The horses begin to move and tributes are disappearing in front of me. It’s almost me and Peeta’s turn. I grip his hand with my nails. I can tell it’s hurting him, but he doesn’t say a word. He just smiles. I hold his hand tight for comfort as are horse leads our chariot into the light. I hear no crowds cheering like last time. I only see the sight of ashamed faces because of what they let their country become again.

All of the tributes turn their fire on at the same time. It’s beautiful! They yell,shout the person they are honoring. Shouts of Rue, Prim, Messalla,Chaff,Seeder,Cinna,Boggs,Leeg1,Leeg2, Wiress, Mags,Thresh, and now Finnick rings out. It’s so amazing. To think all these people died to help me save the country. They all had to die so I could be the mocking jay. Tears come to my eyes immediately. The crowd instead of being depressed stand up and starts shouting with us. The live tv broadcasting stops and cuts it all away.

The chariots swerved out of the arena, and into the darkness again.I told the other tributes how good they did, and how they honored them well.

I looked at Peeta’s hand. There was four little bloody spots from where my nails were.

“Sorry”, I say.

“It’s ok. The other tributes did such a good job!” He said.

“ I know”I said. “ Really they were honoring all the people I killed.”

“You didn’t kill them Katniss. The capitol did. You helped make Panem a free place, and you are about to do it again” ,he said.

I give back a small smile.

We say bye to all the tributes, and head back to the penthouse. When we walk in the door we are met bye a really happy Hamitch.

“Whatever you two did;do it again! You made the whole Panem turn against Nora!You should be proud! He exclaims.

“ Well I’m not proud about all those people I killed” I said.

“Katniss I already told you! It was their choice to follow you” said Peeta slightly yelling.

“ Peeta is right Katniss. That was the capitols fault. There is no need to put their deaths on you. All you can do now is honor them.” Hamitch said.

“Yeah, I get it” I say.

“Now you two need to go to bed because tomorrow you have training” Hamitch said.

Me and Peeta give him growls of annoyance, and walk up the hallway to our rooms.

“ Good job with the girls makeup” I say to him.

“ Thanks. Good job with their hair” he said back.

“Thanks” I say.

We smile at each other and go to bed.