Голодные игры

           Weknewthepairwasintroubleassoonaswesawthem.Butweonlywatched.

           "Thehovercraftappearedoutofnowhere,"IcontinuetoPeeta."Imean,onemomenttheskywasemptyandthenextitwasthere.Itdidn’tmakeasound,buttheysawit.Anetdroppeddownonthegirlandcarriedherup,fast,sofastliketheelevator.Theyshotsomesortofspearthroughtheboy.Itwasattachedtoacableandtheyhauledhimupaswell.ButI’mcertainhewasdead.Weheardthegirlscreamonce.Theboy’sname,Ithink.Thenitwasgone,thehovercraft.Vanishedintothinair.Andthebirdsbegantosingagain,asifnothinghadhappened."

           "Didtheyseeyou?"Peetaasked.

           "Idon’tknow.Wewereunderashelfofrock,"Ireply.

           ButIdoknow.Therewasamoment,afterthebirdcall,butbeforethehovercraft,wherethegirlhadseenus.She’dlockedeyeswithmeandcalledoutforhelp.ButneitherGaleorIhadresponded.

           "You’reshivering,"saysPeeta.

           Thewindandthestoryhaveblownallthewarmthfrommybody.Thegirl’sscream.Haditbeenherlast?

           Peetatakesoffhisjacketandwrapsitaroundmyshoulders.Istarttotakeastepback,butthenIlethim,decidingforamomenttoacceptbothhisjacketandhiskindness.Afriendwoulddothat,right?

           "Theywerefromhere?"heasks,andhesecuresabuttonatmyneck.

           Inod.They’dhadthatCapitollookaboutthem.Theboyandthegirl.

           "Wheredoyousupposetheyweregoing?"heasks.

           "Idon’tknowthat,"Isay.District12isprettymuchtheendoftheline.Beyondus,there’sonlywilderness.