𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 ───── ᵖᵉᵉᵗᵃ ᵐᵉˡˡᵃʳᵏ

¹¹ - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟏

You look over at Rue to see she has eaten all the meat off of the bone and she is just looking down at it.

"You want mine too?" you ask holding out your bone that has a lot of the meat still left

"No, it's okay" Rue says sweetly

"Here" you say with a chuckle

Rue gives you a smile as she starts to eat the meat and you sigh looking at the fire.

"How long was it asleep for?" you ask her

"Couple of days. I changed your leaves twice" Rue tells you

"Thank you" you say to her "So what happened when i was out?" you ask

"The girl from one and the boy from ten" Rue says and you sigh happily

"And the boy from my district?" you ask and she smiles at you

"Yeah, he's okay. I think he's down by the river" Rue tells you and you nod "You're boyfriend"

"Yeah" you say with a chuckle and blush "My boyfriend"

"You want to go see him?" Rue asks you

"Is he with Cato and the others?" you ask her

"No. They got all their supplies down by the lake. It's piled up in this great big pyramid" Rue tells you

"Well, that sounds tempting" you say with a smile

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The next day you and Rue have come up with a plan. It started off with the two of you breaking off heaps of tree branches and making a huge pile in different locations.

"Now this green stuff is gonna smoke like crazy, so as soon as you light it move on to the next fire" you tell Rue putting another branch on the pile "Light this one last. And I'll meet you back over here"

"Right" Rue says with a nod

"And then I'll destroy their stuff while they're chasing us" you say standing up straight

"We need a signal, in case one of us gets held up" Rue tells you

"Okay. What are you thinking?" you ask her and you watch as she glances down at your mockingjay pin

"Here. Watch this" Rue says and looks up into the trees and she sings a small melody and you listen as the birds copy her

"Mocking jays" you say with a smile "That's smart"

"Back home, we used them to signal the time" Rue tells you and you look back down at her "You try"

You look back up at the trees and whistle a soft harmony and listen to the mockingjays copy the sound.

"Okay so, if we hear that, it means we're okay and we'll be back real soon" Rue says looking up at you

"We're gonna be okay" you say giving her a nod and Rue wraps her arms around your waist "Hey. I'll see you for supper

"Okay" Rue says as the two of you pull away

You nod and the two of you turn in the opposite direction and start to put your plan in motion.

You stand in the bush at the edge of the field looking at Cato and his group that are all sitting next to the pile of supplies.