Голодные игры

Chapter 9

           Mypalmsaresweatinglikecrazy,butthejeweleddressisn’tabsorbentandtheyskidrightofifItrytodrythem.11.

           Rue,whoisdressedinagossamergowncompletewithwings,fluttersherwaytoCaesar.Ahushfallsoverthecrowdatthesightofthismagicalwispofatribute.Caesar’sverysweetwithher,complimentinghersevenintraining,anexcellentscoreforonesosmall.Whenheasksherwhathergreateststrengthinthearenawillbe,shedoesn’thesitate."I’mveryhardtocatch,"shesaysinatremulousvoice."Andiftheycan’tcatchme,theycan’tkillme.Sodon’tcountmeout."

           "Iwouldn’tinamillionyears,"saysCaesarencouragingly.

           TheboytributefromDistrict11,Thresh,hasthesamedarkskinasRue,buttheresemblancestopsthere.He’soneofthegiants,probablysixandahalffeettallandbuiltlikeanox,butInoticedherejectedtheinvitationsfromtheCareerTributestojointheircrowd.Insteadhe’sbeenverysolitary,speakingtonoone,showinglittleinterestintraining.Evenso,hescoredatenandit’snothardtoimagineheimpressedtheGamemakers.HeignoresCaesar’sattemptsatbanterandanswerswithayesornoorjustremainssilent.

           IfonlyIwashissize,Icouldgetawaywithsullenandhostileanditwouldbejustfine!Ibethalfthesponsorsareatleastconsideringhim.IfIhadanymoney,I’dbetonhimmyself.

           Andthenthey’recallingKatnissEverdeen,andIfeelmyself,asifinadream,standingandmakingmywaycenterstage.

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