The Hunger Games Page #15

PEETA:

Not really. It’s funny, actually. I

haven’t been hungry for days.

KATNISS:

Peeta, we need to get some food in

you. You’re already in really bad

condition, there’s no need to make

it worse.

PEETA:

It’ll just come right back up. Can

I sleep now?

KATNISS:

Soon. After you eat, and after I

check your leg.

She looks at the leg wound. She pours water over it, and

sees the damage.

KATNISS:

Eugh...

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PEETA:

Pretty awful, huh?

KATNISS:

I’m not sure. My mother and Prim

can withstand worse than this with

flying colors. Watching them, I

really don’t know what to think

about this. Here, eat this while

I... um...

PEETA:

Dress the wound?

KATNISS:

Yeah. Dress the wound...

Katniss hands him some food. She begins dressing the wound

with ointments and bandages it up.

PEETA:

So, how about that kiss?

Katniss laughs.

PEETA:

Something wrong?

KATNISS:

Sorry. I’m just no good at this.

I’m not my mother. I have no idea

what I’m doing and I hate pus.

PEETA:

How about your hunting?

KATNISS:

Trust me, killing thigns is a lot

easier than this. For all I know, I

may be killing you.

PEETA:

Can you speed it up a little?

KATNISS:

Shut up and eat your pears.

PEETA:

You know, you’re kind of squeamish

for being such a lethal person. I

wish I’d let you bathe Haymicth

after all. Did you get anything

from him?

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KATNISS:

Burn medicine and bread. You?

PEETA:

Nothing. I always knew he was your

favorite.

KATNISS:

Please, he can’t stand being in the

same room as me.

PEETA:

(muttered)

Because you’re so alike.

Katniss rolls her eyes.

KATNISS:

We have to go now.

PEETA:

Where?

KATNISS:

Away from here. Downstream, maybe.

Somewhere we can hide you until

you’re stronger.

She props him up and has him lean on her. She begins to move

forward, but he’s not able to.

KATNISS:

Come on, you can do this.

Peeta limps with Katniss as she guides him.

CUT TO:

IF ALL GOES WRONG

Katniss and Peeta arrive at a cave. She helps him sit down

on the floor. She takes out her sleeping bag and helps him

in it. She feeds him.

PEETA:

Katniss. Thank you for finding me.

KATNISS:

You would have found me if you

could.

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PEETA:

Look, if I don’t make it back-

KATNISS:

Don’t talk like that. I didn’t

bring you here for nothing.

PEETA:

I know. But just in case I don’t-

KATNISS:

No, Peeta. I don’t even want to

discuss it.

PEETA:

But IKatniss

interupts him with a kiss.

KATNISS:

You’re not going to die. I forbid

it. Alright?

PEETA:

(whispered)

All right.

Peeta falls asleep. A mini parachute falls in front of her.

It holds a pot of broth and a tiny spoon.

HAYMITCH:

(V.O. surreal)

One kiss equals one pot of broth.

You’re supposed to be in love,

sweetheart. The boy is dying. Give

me something to work with.

Katniss shakes Peeta awake.

KATNISS:

Peeta! Look at what Haymitch sent

you!

FADE TO:

DRASTIC MEASURES

Katniss walks towards the cave. Peeta sits up as she joins

him.

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PEETA:

I woke up and you were gone. I was

worried about you.

KATNISS:

You were worried about me? Have you

looked at yourself lately?

Peeta laughs.

PEETA:

Thanks for the broth. It made me

feel a lot better.

KATNISS:

Thank Haymitch.

PEETA:

You know, I thought Cato and Clove

might have found you. They like to

hunt at night.

KATNISS:

Clove? Which one is that?

PEETA:

The girl from distrct two. She’s

alive, right?

KATNISS:

There’s just them and us and hresh

and Foxface. That’s what I

nicknamed the girl from district

five. Well, we should work on your

leg.

PEETA:

Aren’t you tired?

KATNISS:

Not too much.

PEETA:

Go to sleep. I’ll take watch.

KATNISS:

No. I insist. We need to get

working anyways. Then I can sleep.

She undresses the wound. She grimaces at the sight.

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KATNISS:

Well, there’s more swelling, but

the pus is gone...

PEETA:

I know what blood poisoning is,

Katniss. Even if my mother isn’t a

healer.

KATNISS:

You’re just going to have to

outlast the others, Peeta. They’ll

cure it back at the capitol when we

win.

Trumpets blare. Katniss jumps. It’s an announcement from

Claudius.

CLAUDIUS:

Hello, my goodhearted tributes! In

celebration of coming this far,

we’ve organized a feast! Now, hold

on. Some of you may be declining my

invitation already, but this is no

ordinary feast. Each of you needs

something desperately. Each of you

will find that something in a

backpack marked with your district

number at the cornuopia at dawn.

Think hard about whether or not

you’ll show up. For some of you,

this will be your last chance.

Katniss begins to get up. Peeta stops her.

PEETA:

You’re not risking your life for

me.

KATNISS:

Who said I was?

PEETA:

So, you’re not going?

KATNISS:

Of course I’m not going. Give me

some credit. Do you really think

I’m running straight into some

free-for-all against Cato and Clove

and Thresh? Don’t be stupid.

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PEETA:

You’re such a bad liar. Never

gamble at cards. You’ll lose your

last coin.

KATNISS:

Alright, I’m going, and you

can’stop me!

PEETA:

I can follow you.

KATNISS:

Please. You won’t get a hundred

yards on that leg.

PEETA:

Then I’ll drag myself. You go and I

go too.

KATNISS:

What am I supposed to do? Sit here

and watch you do?

PEETA:

I won’t die. I promise. Only if you

promise not to go.

KATNISS:

I’m sorry, Peeta, but I may have to

gamble. I don’t want to lose you. I

may die, but this is a better bet

than leaving you like this.

Katniss gets up and leaves the cave. A tiny parachute lands

in front of her. It holds sleep medicine. She takes berries

out of her pocket, douses them with the medicine, and heads

back to the cave.

PEETA:

Changed your mind?

KATNISS:

I wasn’t sure. I’m sorry, Peeta.

PEETA:

It’s alright. What do you have

there?

KATNISS:

I got these for you, but forgot to

give them to you until now. Here.

Eat it.

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She hands him the berries. He eats it.

PEETA:

They’re very sweet.

KATNISS:

They’re sugar berries. My mother

makes jam with it. Haven’t you had

them before?

PEETA:

No, but they taste familiar. Sugar

berries?

KATNISS:

Well, you can’t get them much on

the market. They grow wild.

PEETA:

They’re sweet as syrup. Syrup...?

His eyes widen. He falls asleep. Katniss gets up.

KATNISS:

Who can’t lie, Peeta?

She puts on the night glasses, takes her bow and arrows, and

walks out of the cave.

CUT TO:

Katniss scopes the arena from behing a bush. The table in

the middle of the cornucopia holds two large backpacks, one

marked with an 11 and the other labeled 2. There’s a medium

sized backpack with a 5 on it. The last one is a miniature

backpack, small enough to fit in someone’s hand, labeled 12.

Foxface darts to the table, takes the one labeled 5, and

leaves. Katniss grunts. She runs towards the table. Clove

throws a knife at Katniss. She blocks it. Katniss shoots an

arrow into Clove’s upper left arm. Clove rips out the arrow

with a grunt. Clove charges at Katniss, knocking her down.

Clove pins her down.

CLOVE:

Where’s your boyfriend, district

twelve? Still hanging on?

KATNISS:

He’s out there right now. Hunting

Cato. Peeta!

Clove clamps her hand over Katniss’ mouth. Clove looks

around her.

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