Голодные игры

           Becausethat’swhathappenedwithRue,andIwatchedherdie!"Isay.Iturnawayfromhim,gotothepackandopenafreshbottleofwater,althoughIstillhavesomeinmine.ButI’mnotreadytoforgivehim.Inoticethefood.Therollsandapplesareuntouched,butsomeone’sdefinitelypickedawaypartofthecheese."Andyouatewithoutme!"Ireallydon’tcare,Ijustwantsomethingelsetobemadabout.

           "What?No,Ididn’t,"Peetasays.

           "Oh,andIsupposetheapplesatethecheese,"Isay.

           "Idon’tknowwhatatethecheese,"Peetasaysslowlyanddistinctly,asiftryingnottolosehistemper,"butitwasn’tme.I’vebeendownbythestreamcollectingberries.Wouldyoucareforsome?"

           Iwouldactually,butIdon’twanttorelenttoosoon.Idowalkoverandlookatthem.I’veneverseenthistypebefore.No,Ihave.Butnotinthearena.Thesearen’tRue’sberries,althoughtheyresemblethem.NordotheymatchanyIlearnedaboutintraining.Ileandownandscoopupafew,rollingthembetweenmyfingers.

           Myfather’svoicecomesbacktome."Notthese,Katniss.Neverthese.They’renightlock.You’llbedeadbeforetheyreachyourstomach."

           Justthen,thecannonfires.Iwhiparound,expectingPeetatocollapsetotheground,butheonlyraiseshiseyebrows.Thehovercraftappearsahundredyardsorsoaway.What’sleftofFoxface’semaciatedbodyisliftedintotheair.Icanseetheredglintofherhairinthesunlight.

           IshouldhaveknownthemomentIsawthemissingcheese.

           Peetahasmebythearm,pushingmetowardatree