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。

me。　But　heˇll　know　Iˇll　be　looking；　right？　He　wonˇt　have　so　low　of　an　opinion　of　me　as　to　think　Iˇd　ignore　the　new　rule　and　keep　to　myself。　Would　he？　Heˇs　very　hard　to　predict；　which　might　be　interesting　under　different　circumstances；　but　at　the　moment　only　provides　an　extra　obstacle。

It　doesnˇt　take　long　to　reach　the　spot　where　I　peeled　off　to　go　the　Careersˇ　camp。　Thereˇs　been　no　sign　of　Peeta；　but　this　doesnˇt　surprise　me。　Iˇve　been　up　and　down　this　stretch　three　times　since　the　tracker　jacker　incident。　If　he　were　nearby；　surely　Iˇd　have　had　some　suspicion　of　it。　The　stream　begins　to　curve　to　the　left　into　a　part　of　the　woods　thatˇs　new　to　me。　Muddy　banks　covered　in　tangled　water　plants　lead　to　large　rocks　that　increase　in　size　until　I　begin　to　feel　somewhat　trapped。　It　would　be　no　small　matter　to　escape　the　stream　now。　Fighting　off　Cato　or　Thresh　as　I　climbed　over　this　rocky

terrain。　In　fact；　Iˇve　just　about　decided　Iˇm　on　the　wrong　track　entirely；　that　a　wounded　boy　would　be　unable　to　navigate　getting　to　and　from　this　water　source；　when　I　see　the　bloody　streak　going　down　the　curve　of　a　boulder。　Itˇs　long　dried　now；　but　the　smeary　lines　running　side　to　side　suggest　someone　�　who　perhaps　was　not　fully　in　control　of　his　mental　faculties　�　tried　to　wipe　it　away。

Hugging　the　rocks；　I　move　slowly　in　the　direction　of　the　blood；　searching　for　him。　I　find　a　few　more　bloodstains；　one　with　a　few　threads　of　fabric　glued　to　it；　but　no　sign　of　life。　I　break　down　and　say　his　name　in　a　hushed　voice。　¨Peeta！　Peeta！〃　Then　a　mockingjay　lands　on　a　scruffy　tree　and　begins　to　mimic　my　tones　so　I　stop。　I　give　up　and　climb　back　down　to　the　stream　thinking；　He　must　have　moved　on。　Somewhere　farther　down。

My　foot　has　just　broken　the　surface　of　the　water　when　I　hea