Hunger Games 1

Chapter 40
There are still a few hours, and the night is coming.I moved a lot of stones and camouflaged the entrance of the cave as best I could. I worked slowly and hard, sweating profusely, and moved the stones with all my strength.Finally finished, the opening of the hole looks like a part of a large mountain rock, blending with the surrounding stones, I am very satisfied with my work.I'm still crawling to Peeta's through a small opening, but I can't tell from the outside.Great, I still have to share a sleeping bag with Peeta tonight.Of course, if I don't come back tonight, Peeta can hide herself well without being trapped.I wonder how long he can last without drugs, and if I go to the party and die, there will be no winner in District [-].

The fish caught in this section of the creek were smaller and thinner than those upstream. I cooked the fish, filled various containers with water, sterilized them, and then began to wipe my bow and arrows, as well as nine arrows.I thought about leaving the knife to Peeta so he could protect himself; but it didn't really make much sense, he had a point when he said camouflage was his last resort, but I still needed the knife, God knows what will happen.

A few things are certain, at least Cato, Graf, and Thrash will come prepared to the party.I don't know about Foxface, direct confrontation is not her style, she doesn't have that kind of strength, she is unarmed and even smaller than me, unless she got a weapon recently.She's wandering somewhere at the moment, maybe looking for a chance to find something, but the other three are... more than enough for me.Shooting from a distance is my greatest strength, but I know I have to be close to get the backpack, the one Claudius Templesmith mentioned with the District [-] number on it.

I looked up at the sky, hoping that there would be one less opponent tomorrow morning, but no one appeared in the video tonight.Tomorrow there will be many faces, and there will be bloody deaths at the banquet.

I crawled into the hole, put on my night vision goggles, and curled up next to Peeta.I was lucky enough to get a good night's sleep today and now I have to stay awake, I don't think anyone will raid our cave at night, but I can't risk missing my early morning wake up time.

It was so cold tonight, bone-chilling, the tournament organizers must have pumped cold air into the arena.I lie in the sleeping bag next to Peeta, trying to absorb every ounce of heat from his hot body.It was an odd feeling to be so physically close to someone who wasn't very close.Although Peeta is close at hand, he is so far away. Even if he is in the Capitol or District [-] or on the moon, he is closer to me than he is at this time. lonely.

"Tonight is really bad, let's face it," I said to myself.I try not to think about Mom and Prim, but my mind still flies back to them, can they sleep tonight?In the second half of the competition, there are important events such as banquets, presumably their schools are also on holiday.Mom and Prim can watch the buzzing broken TV at home, or squeeze into the crowd to watch the big clear screen in the plaza.You can enjoy private space at home, and you will get support from many people when you go to the square.People send them words of comfort and maybe some food.Does the baker keep his word, especially at this point in time when Peeta and I partner up and keep my sister fed?The people in the [-]th district must be in high spirits. Few people in our district could persist until this stage of the competition before.Peeta and I definitely got them excited, especially now that we're allied.When I close my eyes, I can imagine them shouting in front of the screen, cheering us on.I could see faces - Gracie Se, March, even the vigilante who bought my meat - they were all rooting for us.

Besides, Gail, I know him, he will not shout for cheer, he will just watch quietly, always pay attention to my every move, longing for me to go home.I wonder to myself if he wants Peeta to come home, too.Gail is not my boyfriend, but would he be receptive if I opened up?He once said that we would run away together, did it just mean that we could find a way out of District [-], or did he mean something else?

What did he think of my kiss with Peeta?

Through the cracks in the rocks, I saw the moon hanging high in the sky, and I could tell that it was only about three hours before dawn. I made the final preparations, and I carefully left the water and the first aid kit with Peeta.If I don't come back, the other stuff won't be of much use, and even if it all comes in handy, Peeta will only last a short while.After much deliberation, I took off his jacket and put it on myself.He doesn't need a jacket, he has a fever and stays in a sleeping bag, so he won't be cold; if I don't help him take it off during the day, he will be extremely hot.My hands are now numb from the cold.I took out Lulu's socks, cut out the holes, and put them on my hands, which worked, anyway.I put some food, a water bottle, and bandages in her small backpack, put the knife in her waist, and took the bow and arrows.As I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered the co-star routine, so I leaned in and gave Peeta a long kiss.I imagined that the Capitol must have been moved to tears, and I pretended to wipe the tears from my eyes.After that, he squeezed out from the crack of the stone and came outside.

The breath in my mouth quickly condensed into white mist, very cold, just like the November night in my hometown.On nights like these, I used to sneak out into the woods, meet Gale at the appointed place, and sit huddled together, sipping herbal tea from a cotton-covered metal mug, while I waited for the game to die before dawn. go through. "Oh, Gail," I thought, "it would be nice to have you by my side now..."

I try to let go of my guts and speed up my pace.I can see clearly with the night vision goggles on, but it still hurts me to be deaf in my left ear.I can't say exactly how the blast damaged my hearing, but it must have been deep and hard to recover.It doesn't matter, as long as I can go home, I will be very rich, and I can hire someone to listen to the voice for me.

The jungle at night always looks different. Even if you wear night vision goggles, everything around you still looks strange. It seems that the trees, flowers, fish and rocks during the day have fallen asleep, and it is their ominous partners who sneaked into the night.Reluctant to try a new route, I returned to the creek and followed the same route to Lulu's hiding place by the lake.Along the way, I didn't find any traces of other players, not even the sound of breathing out or the sound of branches breaking.Either I was the first to arrive, or someone else had hidden here last night.I crawled forward and hid in the bushes. There was a bloody fight coming, and it was more than an hour, maybe two hours away.

I chewed a few mint leaves and I wasn't hungry.Thank God I was wearing Peeta's jacket and my own, otherwise, I'd have to walk back and forth to keep warm.It was already dawn, gloomy and foggy, and the others still disappeared, which was not surprising, because they all thought they were strong, lethal, and quick-witted.I wonder if they already know I'm with Peeta?I'm guessing Foxface and Saresh didn't even know he was injured.Best if Peeta covers me when they think I'm coming to get the pack.

But where is the banquet?The arena is already brightly lit, I can take off my glasses, and the early morning birds are singing.Is it not time yet?Suddenly, I felt a panic in my heart, did I come to the wrong place.No, I must have heard Claudius say the horn of Zeus, and the horn of Zeus is in sight, and here I am.What about our banquet?
When the first ray of golden sunlight hit the horn of Zeus, there was some movement in the open space in front.The ground at the opening of the Horn of Zeus cracked, and a round table covered with a snow-white tablecloth rose up and appeared in the arena.There are four backpacks on the table, two big black bags marked with No. 11 and No. 12, a medium green bag marked with No. [-], and a small orange-red bag - so small that I can wrap it around my wrist ——It must be marked NO.[-].

The table clicked and stopped moving, and then a figure rushed out from the horn of Zeus like an arrow, grabbed the green bag and ran away.Fox face!It's really her who came up with such an adventurous and clever way!The others were still staying on the outskirts of the open space, waiting for the right moment, but she had already grabbed the backpack first.The other backpacks are still on the table, and no one will move when everything is unpredictable.Foxface must have placed the other backpacks far away on purpose, and taking one away would definitely attract pursuers.I should have used this trick!For a while, surprise, envy, anger, jealousy, and frustration all rushed out of my heart.Just as I was hesitating, the brown-red hair of the fox face had quickly disappeared into the woods, beyond the range of my arrows.Ha, I've been worried about the others, but maybe my real opponent is her!
(End of this chapter)