Closing my eyes doesn't help. Fire burns brighter in the darkness.

Just don't die for me, you won't be doing me any favour !

And it takes so much energy to stay angry with someone who cries so much.

Flight is essential, but I can't let my fear show.

I'm very hard to catch," says Rue. "And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me. So don't count me out.

We each get fifteen minutes before the Gamemakers to amaze them with our skills, but I don't know what any of us might have to show them. There's a lot of kidding about it at lunch. What we might do. Sing, dance, strip, tell jokes. Mags, who i can understand a little better now, decides she's just going to take a nap.

At the moment, the choice would be simple. I can survive just fine without either of them.