第32部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

　rings　a　bell。　So　I　go　back　to　the　last　moment　I　saw　him　sparkling　in　the　sunlight；　yelling　at　me　to　run。　Then　Cato　appeared；　his　sword　drawn。　And　after　I　was　gone；　he　wounded　Peeta。　But　how　did　Peeta　get　away？　Maybe　heˇd　held　out　better　against　the　tracker　jacker　poison　than　Cato。

Maybe　that　was　the　variable　that　allowed　him　to　escape。　But　heˇd　been　stung；　too。　So　how　far　could　he　have　gotten；　stabbed　and　filled　with　venom？　And　how　has　he　stayed　alive　all　these　days　since？　If　the　wound　and　the　stingers　havenˇt　killed　him；　surely　thirst　would　have　taken　him　by　now。

And　thatˇs　when　I　get　my　first　clue　to　his　whereabouts。　He　couldnˇt　have　survived　without　water。　I　know　that　from　my　first　few　days　here。　He　must　be　hidden　somewhere　near　a　source。　Thereˇs　the　lake；　but　I　find　that　an　unlikely　option　since　itˇs　so　close　to　the　Careersˇ　base　camp。　A　few　spring…fed　pools。　But　youˇd　really　be　a　sitting　duck　at　one　of　those。　And　the　stream。　The　one　that　leads　from　the　camp　Rue　and　I　made　all　the　way　down　near　the　lake　and　beyond。　If　he　stuck　to　the　stream；　he　could　change　his　location　and　always　be　near　water。　He　could　walk　in　the　current　and　erase　any　tracks。　He　might　even　be　able　to　get　a　fish　or　two。

Well；　itˇs　a　place　to　start；　anyway。

To　confuse　my　enemiesˇ　minds；　I　start　a　fire　with　plenty　of　green　wood。　Even　if　they　think　itˇs　a　ruse；　I　hope　theyˇll　decide　Iˇm　hidden　somewhere　near　it。　While　in　reality；　Iˇll　be　tracking　Peeta。

The　sun　burns　off　the　morning　haze　almost　immediately　and　I　can　tell　the　day　will　be　hotter　than　usual。　The　waters　cool　and　pleasant　on　my　bare　feet　as　I　head　downstream。　Iˇm　tempted　to　call　out　Peetaˇs　name　as　I　go　but　decide　against　it。　I　will　have　to　find　him　with　my　eyes　and　one　good　ear　or　he　will　have　to　find