Damn.. How many times are we going to fall now?
The last thing I remembered was the water rising in the tank before I blacked out. What am I doing the only thing I did after coming here is black out. Am I just becoming a burden to everyone.
I opened my eyes. I couldn't get up. The pain of falling on your butt was so hardcore but this wasn't the time to become a cry-baby.
I managed to get up. I saw that everyone was already up but something seemed missing. Everyone sat burying their heads in their hands.
"Whats wrong?" I asked. Everyone gave a sudden eye contact which made me run chills down my spine. Flora's mascara was flowing down her cheeks, everyone seemed angry on me. Thats when I realised Root wasn't there otherwise he would have already landed a punch on me. His Root-47 was there sparkling is the small ray of light entering the floor.
"Umm,... Where is Root?"
No one answered. They just gave me the creepy stares. Suddenly I didn't feel comfortable.
"He died saving you." Damien said in a low voice. What? A big wave of guilt started washing over me. It wasn't a time to joke. What was his Root-47 doing here then?
"I told you not to say this to him." Harry said punching Damien. Both of them got up on there feet. Ready for a combat. Both started tugging each other.
"He needs to know about that. We can't let go Root's sacrifice in vain. That rat needs to know how weak is he." Damien scowled.
Suddenly I really felt how weak was. Root really sacrificed his life saving me. I fell on my knees. My emotions really mixed up. We really became good friends. I really depended on everyone to save me on both floors. I was really a rat.
"Stop it guys." Flora said jumping between Damien and Harry. "Its not a time to fight. We all are hurt on Root's death. Its the time to lift ourselves emotionally. He died saving us. If we really want to respect his sacrifice we need to survive out. "Flora was panting loudly after saying a real long speech at that moment.
I got up on my feet again. I started trotting towards Root's grey monster. The floor was made up of pure granite. I placed my hand on it melting a hole inside it. It was too heavy for me. I can't imagine the strength Root had to use it. I made it stand over the hole. It stood perfectly straight.
"Lets have two minutes of silence for the teammate we lost." Everyone stood up. Silent.
"Lets go ahead." I said after approximately two minutes.
Suddenly torches lit up on both sides for what seemed a long hallway. A long line of pillars running with the walls on both sides. The granite floor ran was till the unseen end. The symbol of the games was drawn on the floor(the pic on the book cover). The wall lit up saying the name of the next target.

Water.
The weakling

Hope I can give the respect to Root's sacrifice and I will.

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Sorry for writing a real short chapter.
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Harshit