Hunger Games 1

Chapter 33 The Third Campfire (2)
I peeked out from the bushes, terrified that the pros had returned and were going to trap me here for a long time.No, it's the face of a fox, standing on the ruins and laughing.She was smarter than those people, and found some useful things in the ruins, an iron pot and a blade.Her smugness baffled me, and then I understood what she was thinking, that with the pros being reimbursed for their supplies, she had a chance to win just like the rest of us.A sudden thought flashed through my mind to make an alliance with her too, but I quickly dismissed the idea.The sly smile on her face made me think the end result of allying with her would be a knife in the back.Now that I think about it, I think now might be a good time to shoot her.But she seemed to hear something, not my voice, she turned her head and ran quickly to the woods.I waited and no one and nothing showed up.But no matter what, if Foxface feels that danger is approaching, it's best for me to leave as soon as possible.Besides, I also want to tell Lulu about the explosion as soon as possible.

Since I can't tell exactly where the pros are right now, there's no difference between going back along the creek and taking the other route, and it should be.With my bow in one hand and a large piece of cold bird meat in the other, I hurried on my way.I am very hungry now, not only want to eat wild vegetables and berries, but also want to eat meat, protein and fat.The journey back to the creek was uneventful. When I got to the creek, I filled it with water, washed it, being careful with my injured ear, and then headed up the stream.At one point, I found footprints in the mud on the shore. The pros have been here, but it must have been a while.The footprints were deep in wet mud, but had dried out in the sun's rays.I wasn't too careful about my footprints, I always thought my steps would be light and pine needles, not too deep, but now I took off my boots and socks and walked barefoot in the creek.

The cool stream water makes me feel energetic.I caught two fish which is easy in a slow stream like this.Although I had already eaten the bird, I ate a fish raw as I walked.The other one is for Lulu.

Slowly, the buzzing in my right ear became smaller and finally disappeared completely.I kept scratching my left ear with my hands, trying to get the thing that was obstructing my hearing out of it.Any help?Not so obvious.I couldn't get used to being deaf, and it left me feeling off-balanced on my left side, unable to defend myself, and even blind.I kept turning my head to the left, using my right ear to make up for the loss of left ear hearing, but just yesterday, my left ear was still very sensitive.As time passed, my hopes of regaining hearing in my left ear became less and less.

When I arrived at the place where we first met, I was pretty sure no one had been here.There was no sign of Lulu, either in the woods or on the ground.It was strange, now that it was noon, she should have returned.No doubt she spent the night somewhere in the woods.What can she do when she has no lighting herself and the pros walk around wearing night vision goggles?The third bonfire she was going to light - which I forgot to explore last night - was the furthest from all of us.She may be very cautious when returning, but I hope she will hurry up, because I don't want to stay here for too long. I want to go up the mountain for a while in the afternoon and hunt on the road.But at this time, I seem to have no other choice but to wait.

I wash the blood from my jacket and hair, cleaning more and more wounds.The burn was much better after the medication.Now the main problem is infection.I ate another fish.Fish were hard to keep in the hot sun, and it wouldn't be too difficult to catch another fish or two for Lulu, if she could show up.

Hearing off balance, I felt vulnerable, so I climbed up a tree and waited, which is also a good position to shoot arrows from if the pros show up.The sun was moving slowly in the sky, I had to do something to pass the time, I chewed herbs and applied it to the sting, the sting was gone, but the skin was still tender; I combed the wet hair with my fingers , braided his hair; fastened the boot lacing from the back; checked the quiver, there were nine more; shook a leaf in his left ear to see if he could hear it, but he could hear nothing.

Now that my stomach is growling with hunger despite the bird and fish, I know I'm going to spend the night on an empty stomach like I did in District [-], and on days like this, no matter how much I eat feel hungry.Just sitting in a tree with nothing to do felt worse, so I decided to eat something.Anyway, in the arena, I lost a lot of weight, I needed more calories, and now that I have a bow in my hand, I feel confident for the rest of my life.Slowly I peeled and ate a handful of nuts until the last one, and a bird neck, which is a good thing to eat now that I have time to get the bones clean, and finally a bird wing, and the bird Birds are history.But today I was really hungry, and even though I ate so much, I couldn't help daydreaming about delicious food, especially the refined food I ate in the Capitol.Roasted Chicken with Orange Cream, Cakes and Puddings, Bread with Butter, Noodles in Green Sauce, Braised Lamb Shanks with Dried Apricots.I sucked on a mint leaf to clear myself up.Mint is good, we always drink mint tea after dinner, it tells my stomach that meal time is over, so to speak.

Now I am hanging on the tree, the sun is shining warmly, with a mint leaf in my mouth, and a bow in my hand, and this is the happiest moment since I entered the arena.As long as Lulu shows up quickly, we can go.The shadow of the tree became more and more slanted, and I couldn't stand it anymore. When it was approaching dusk, I decided to go to her.I could at least go find her where she lit the third bonfire, and see if there was any sign of her.

Before I go, I sprinkle a few mint leaves we found not far away where the fire was last lit, and Lulu will understand that I've been here, while the pros don't.

Within an hour, I was at the spot where we had agreed to light our third bonfire, and something was wrong.The logs were neatly stacked and flammable leaves were sprinkled expertly around them, but they were never lit.Lulu piled firewood, but failed to come back.I saw smoke from the second campfire before I detonated the mine, so she was having trouble lighting the third campfire.

I had to remind myself that she was still alive, or, was she really alive?Was my better ear too deaf to hear when the cannon was fired this morning?Will she be in tonight's video?No, I don't believe it at all.There are a hundred other explanations for this.Is she lost?Met the beast?Or run into another player, like Sarrish, and have to dodge?

I need to figure things out.

After sitting in a daze all afternoon, now I finally have something to do, and I feel very refreshed.I walked quietly through the shadows of the trees, and let the shadows hide me.I didn't find any suspicious signs, no fighting, and the surroundings were quiet.I just stopped, but I heard that sound, I tilted my head and listened carefully, yes, it was the four-note minor of Luluping made by the mockingjay.So she's fine.

I grinned and ran in the direction of the birds.Just a little way ahead, another bird sang this short little tune, and Lulu had indeed sung to the birds, and not so long ago, otherwise the birds would have sung other tunes.I looked up the tree hoping to find her, imitated the bird call and hummed the tune to let her know it was safe to join me now, another mockingbird imitated my sound, Chirping.Then I suddenly heard screams.

It was a child's scream, a girl, no other girl in the arena could make that sound except Lulu.I ran away quickly when I heard the cry, I was afraid it was a trap, because I knew that professional players might attack me at any time.But there was another scream, this time clearly: "Katniss, Katniss!"

"Lulu!" I yelled, so she knew I was around.So "they" know I'm around too.At this point, I'm hoping that the girl who hit them with a stalker bee and scored an incredible eleven in training will get their attention enough to distract them from Lulu.

"Lulu, here I come!"

I rushed to a clearing and saw Lulu was entangled in a net and was struggling hopelessly on the ground. She stretched her hand through the net and called my name when a spear plunged into her body. inside.

(End of this chapter)