Chapter 11

Special Chapter (short). First night in the woods.

Paige POV

I heard her screams tear through the woods, I immediately charged through trees searching for her.

“Azzi!?” I shout, no reply.

No not now. I can’t lose her. Especially not in the middle of a fight.

I shouldn’t of left her alone.

Fear surges through my body as I pass through several branches.

I spot her with a younger boy hovering over her, a spear in hands. He begins to move the spear, but I’m quicker.

My sword pierces through his body, he collapses grabbing at his stomach.

I rush to Azzi’s side checking on her. “Are you okay!? Are you hurt?” I begin questioning her. I see her pain filled face and I begun searching for any wounds when I spot it.

I pierced straight through her.

“No, no, no. Keep your eyes open for me okay? Does it hurt?” I begin panicking. Her breaths are low and shallow, I can barely hear them.

“Please say something baby. Anything?”

I lean down over her and I hear her whisper. I lean closer trying to hear it again. “Say that again.”

“Just kill me. Please don’t make me suffer,” she pleads.

I shake my head, how could she ask that? “No way. No. You can’t! Not like this. Not by my hands. I…. you need to hold on okay?”

She doesn’t reply she just rubs circles on my hand. Anticipation. Tears flow from my cheeks to my shirt as they drip down slowly. A liquid residue being left in their path.

I hear rustling and panic shoots through my body. “We need to move. Are you able to on your own?” I ask, before she can reply I hear a low. Deep, voice reply for her.

“No need, I’m here to make a bargain.”

Bargain?

I look at her, then him. “Anything, what do I have to do?”

He laughs, regret shooting through me already know it’s gonna be some messed up shit. “You fake your death, let her win the hunger games.”

I freeze.

I can’t just-

Yes I can. If it means she lives then I can. “Okay. Yeah. Just give me something!”

I feel her eyes shift to me confused. “Why would you agree to that? I can’t live without you.”  She says tears welling in her eyes.

“Give her this, she won’t remember. And this cream will heal her.” He tells me, okay. Yeah.

I spread the cream on her wounds, and she instantly heals. I can see the relief on her face. “Okay now, you gotta drink this.” I tell her. She looks hesitant buy nods. “Promise you will tell me.”

She means faking my death…. I can agree to tell her. But she won’t drink it if I don’t.

“Of course baby. Now drink up.”