Голодные игры
Chapter 6
"Somekindofelectricfieldthrowsyoubackontheroof."
"Alwaysworriedaboutoursafety,"Isay.EventhoughCinnahasshownPeetatheroof,Iwonderifwe’resupposedtobeupherenow,solateandalone.I’veneverseentributesontheTrainingCenterroofbefore.Butthatdoesn’tmeanwe’renotbeingtaped."Doyouthinkthey’rewatchingusnow?"
"Maybe,"headmits."Comeseethegarden."
Ontheothersideofthedome,they’vebuiltagardenwithflowerbedsandpottedtrees.Fromthebrancheshanghundredsofwindchimes,whichaccountforthetinklingIheard.Hereinthegarden,onthiswindynight,it’senoughtodrownouttwopeoplewhoaretryingnottobeheard.Peetalooksatmeexpectantly.
Ipretendtoexamineablossom."Wewerehuntinginthewoodsoneday.Hidden,waitingforgame,"Iwhisper.
"Youandyourfather?"hewhispersback.
"No,myfriendGale.Suddenlyallthebirdsstoppedsingingatonce.Exceptone.Asifitweregivingawarningcall.Andthenwesawher.I’msureitwasthesamegirl.Aboywaswithher.Theirclothesweretattered.Theyhaddarkcirclesundertheireyesfromnosleep.Theywererunningasiftheirlivesdependedonit,"Isay.
ForamomentI’msilent,asIrememberhowthesightofthisstrangepair,clearlynotfromDistrict12,fleeingthroughthewoodsimmobilizedus.Later,wewonderedifwecouldhavehelpedthemescape.Perhapswemighthave.Concealedthem.Ifwe’dmovedquickly.GaleandIweretakenbysurprise,yes,butwe’rebothhunters.Weknowhowanimalslookatbay.
