The Escapee [Garri]

She asks if there was any water to be had, I replied, "Sure, there's a link to the water system in the house, follow me"

I pause for a second before replying, "No, they know who owns this house, if they find you here I'm in trouble anyway. We're both getting out of here, but first, follow me", I lead her back to the room where we'd left the deer carcass.

"Stick out your arm", I said, picking up a small knife. She did so, but she looked nervous.

I looked at her, "This is going to hurt, but it's the only way to get it out", she nodded, so I carefully stuck in the knife. I knew what I was doing, I'd picked thungs out of people's bodies before, I'd taken shrapnel out of one of the workers when a fuel tank exploded. She gasped in pai, but after a couple of minutes I found what I was looking for and pulled out a small rectangualr chip.

I ran over to the far wall, a large closet was there, which I opened, in it were two backpacks I kept for long hunting expeditions, with food, water spare clothes and medical supplies inside. I pulled one open and took out bandages and disinfectant. I bandaged up Acacia's arm as quickly as possible and gave her a backpack. On the way out we also picked up our bows and arrows, till propped up against the door.

I could hear people coming and told her "Run for the forest, don't stop until you're ten metres inside the trees, then wait there, I'll find you".

I shake my head slowly.

"No, they know who owns the house, they'd drag me in to find out why you were there, and if my answer didn't incriminate me, they'd torture me until I gave one that did". I stand up. "We should keep moving, there's a place a kilometre away where there's a small camp the hunters out here keep maintained, let's head there."

"Forget it", I say, "the moment I let you in I sealed my fate, and besides, I couldn't have left you out here to be caughtby the Capitol"

I lay out in my own sleeping bag and ponder the question...after a couple of minutes I said, "I don't know....I just know I couldn't leave you for the Capitol, we all hear stories about what they do to the people they capture, and about the Avoxes...I wasn't going to let that happen to you".

OOC: I'm off to sleep, it's very late here...

I awoke in the night to hear Acacia tossing and turning in her sleep. I get out of the sleeping bag and dash over to her, and nudge her awake,"Acacia! Are you okay?"