Conclusions
Feb. 28th, 2014 12:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fuelforthefireIt's been two days since I remember seeing the first reports about the murder int he park. Other than making a note to stay out of that area, and to mention it to the others, I'd not paid much attention. Even hearing that the woman was stabbed repeatedly by a number of different swords didn't make me tie it to home, only that there were some crazy people out there.
But when reports of a band of teenagers with swords and axes start surfacing, I can't help but be reminded of the Games. When there's another death reported in this morning's paper, along with a blurry cell phone photo of four identically-dressed youth holidng what could very well be those weapons my stomach bottoms out. It was taken the day before by some person near the edge of town, and there's been no sign of them since, only the body, also stabbed with swords.
I text everyone, Katniss, Finnick, Prim and Effie first. Tell them to stay safe and that we need to meet at Katniss' house as soon as we can. I send a message to Claudia telling her I'm worried about something, and I'll check in on her later, and for her to be careful. I make an excuse to my boss at the bakery, stuffing the paper in my bag and heading out. It's worth taking a cab, I decide, wanting to be home quickly. I have him drop me off at my house, though, not Katniss', coming via our path in the woods that separate the two places.
All I want is for them to tell me that I'm crazy. That this can't be the Capitol. That this is all a coincidence and those aren't Tributes running around our city. I don't think that they'll be able to.
But when reports of a band of teenagers with swords and axes start surfacing, I can't help but be reminded of the Games. When there's another death reported in this morning's paper, along with a blurry cell phone photo of four identically-dressed youth holidng what could very well be those weapons my stomach bottoms out. It was taken the day before by some person near the edge of town, and there's been no sign of them since, only the body, also stabbed with swords.
I text everyone, Katniss, Finnick, Prim and Effie first. Tell them to stay safe and that we need to meet at Katniss' house as soon as we can. I send a message to Claudia telling her I'm worried about something, and I'll check in on her later, and for her to be careful. I make an excuse to my boss at the bakery, stuffing the paper in my bag and heading out. It's worth taking a cab, I decide, wanting to be home quickly. I have him drop me off at my house, though, not Katniss', coming via our path in the woods that separate the two places.
All I want is for them to tell me that I'm crazy. That this can't be the Capitol. That this is all a coincidence and those aren't Tributes running around our city. I don't think that they'll be able to.
