Голодные игры
Chapter 6
Presentingourselvesnotasadversariesbutasfriendshasdistinguishedusasmuchasthefierycostumes.
"Tomorrowmorningisthefirsttrainingsession.MeetmeforbreakfastandI’lltellyouexactlyhowIwantyoutoplayit,"saysHaymitchtoPeetaandI."Nowgogetsomesleepwhilethegrown-upstalk."
PeetaandIwalktogetherdownthecorridortoourrooms.Whenwegettomydoor,heleansagainsttheframe,notblockingmyentranceexactlybutinsistingIpayattentiontohim."So,DellyCartwright.Imaginefindingherlookalikehere."
He’saskingforanexplanation,andI’mtemptedtogivehimone.Webothknowhecoveredforme.SohereIaminhisdebtagain.IfItellhimthetruthaboutthegirl,somehowthatmighteventhingsup.Howcanithurtreally?Evenifherepeatedthestory,itcouldn’tdomemuchharm.ItwasjustsomethingIwitnessed.AndheliedasmuchasIdidaboutDellyCartwright.
IrealizeIdowanttotalktosomeoneaboutthegirl.Someonewhomightbeabletohelpmefigureoutherstory.
Galewouldbemyfirstchoice,butit’sunlikelyI’lleverseeGaleagain.ItrytothinkiftellingPeetacouldgivehimanypossibleadvantageoverme,butIdon’tseehow.MaybesharingaconfidencewillactuallymakehimbelieveIseehimasafriend.
Besides,theideaofthegirlwithhermaimedtonguefrightensme.ShehasremindedmewhyI’mhere.Nottomodelflashycostumesandeatdelicacies.Buttodieabloodydeathwhilethecrowdsurgeonmykiller.
Totellornottotell?Mybrainstillfeelsslowfromthewine.
