Watching the Mockingjay Fall

Chapter 38 Part Three

There are cubbords, built into the wall, you could say. They are filled with instructions.

'One: Make sure that all members of your Compartment are accounted for.

My mother and Prim, aren't here yet, But I am one of the only ones down here, and Both of them are probably helping the hospitol patients.
'Two: Go to the supply closet and secure one pack for each person in your Compartment, Ready your living area and return pack(s)

I try and find the supply closet, and it is a deep room, that has a counter in front of it, I think that you are supposed to wait behind it. But there isn't many people there yet. I walk over awkwardly, to the desk that says, Compartment E. I ask for Three packs, and a man collects them for me. They are reasonably heavy, and when I turn around again, I discover that there is a line starting to form.
''Excuse me please.'' I say, and push my way through the gathering crowd.
I have to push through everyone, until I get to our space, which is the only free space in the whole cavern. Once I there, I lay out the packs, to see what they hold. Each pack holds a thin mattress, bedding and sheets, two sets of dull grey clothing, a comb, a small torch and three batteries. Its not much, when you think about it. All I can do now is wait. A flows of people move through the compartment, some with fear in their eyes, and some with no expression at all. People seem to start saving spaces, claiming it for their own. The place is filling up rather quickly. My mother and Prim are still not in sight, and I can feel my heart beat pick up as more time passes. Just as I stand up, to get ready to go and look for My mother and Prim, a familiar face appears in the crowd.
My mother. But no Prim.
''Where is Prim?'' I ask my mother.
''Is she not here? She left about Fifteen minutes before me. I though that she would have gotten down before now!'' My mother says worriedly. But not half as worried as I am. Where is she? I take a deep breath, and close my eyes. Where is she? The Cat!
''She went back for the Cat!'' I say, gasping, as I run through the steady stream of people, and down the corridors. They are getting the wall ready to close.
I sprint through, pushing the people that try to grab me out of the way. I start to run up the stairs. I take two stairs at a time, and only just manage to make it a quarter of the way.
''Prim! Prim!'' I shout up the stairs.
''Katniss! We are coming Katniss! Its alright! I'm coming!'' Prim replies.
She seems to only be two flights of stairs away from me.
''We are coming Katniss!'' Someone -Gale- replies.
I take a deep breath, and lean against the hand railing.
I start to turn down the stairs.
''Hold the doors!'' I scream. The doors continue to close.
''Hurry!'' I scream to Prim and Gale.

We make it through. But as soon as we do, I grab Prim by the shoulders.
''What on earth were you thinking! Why did you go back for Him?'' I say, my voice softening towards the end of the sentence.
''I... I.... I couldn't leave him there Katniss! Its bad enough that I left him back in Twelve! I couldn't Ever forgive myself if I left him!'' She says, with tears filling her eyes.
''Okay. I know.'' I reply, and wrap her in my arms.

Once Prim and my mother are settled, I start to relax. Until the first Bomb hits. We are all going to die! I think to myself.