Голодные игры

           Anotherreminderofourweakness,Isuppose,justliketheHungerGames.AnotherreasontokeepinsidethefenceofDistrict12.WhenGaleandIcomeacrossatrackerjackernest,weimmediatelyheadintheoppositedirection.

           Soisthatwhathangsaboveme?IlookbacktoRueforhelp,butshe’smeltedintohertree.

           Givenmycircumstances,Iguessitdoesn’tmatterwhattypeofwaspnestitis.I’mwoundedandtrapped.Darknesshasgivenmeabriefreprieve,butbythetimethesunrises,theCareerswillhaveformulatedaplantokillme.There’snowaytheycoulddootherwiseafterI’vemadethemlooksostupid.ThatnestmaybethesoleoptionIhaveleft.IfIcandropitdownonthem,Imaybeabletoescape.ButI’llriskmylifeintheprocess.

           Ofcourse,I’llneverbeabletogetincloseenoughtotheactualnesttocutitfree.I’llhavetosawoffthebranchatthetrunkandsendthewholethingdown.Theserratedportionofmyknifeshouldbeabletomanagethat.Butcanmyhands?Andwillthevibrationfromthesawingraisetheswarm?AndwhatiftheCareersfigureoutwhatI’mdoingandmovetheircamp?Thatwoulddefeatthewholepurpose.

           IrealizethatthebestchanceI’llhavetodothesawingwithoutdrawingnoticewillbeduringtheanthem.Thatcouldbeginanytime.Idragmyselfoutofmybag,makesuremyknifeissecuredinmybelt,andbegintomakemywayupthetree.Thisinitselfisdangeroussincethebranchesarebecomingprecariouslythinevenforme,butIpersevere.