Life, Minus all the Games.
Rue would've won the games, if not for Peeta and Katniss. But Katniss would never wish that upon Rue, because when she thought about it,death, in the arena, would have been a million times better then the horror of becoming a victim—victor, of the games.
Sometimes Finnick Odair thinks of Johanna Mason. They would have never met, without the games. He cannot image his life without her. She was, his best friend. They had the kind of relationship many wish they could find. He was there after she had won the Game. He was there, holding her as she cried herself to sleep after her letter had came, and once she was asleep, he wept for her, for the both of them. He was there, waiting for her to return, at 2:49 in the morning. He had gone through the same thing she did, he knew what it felt like. Sometimes, Finnick wished Johanna hadn't won the games, sometimes, he tries to imagine his life without her; and most selfishly, he cant.
Hamitch was broken, to say the least. He had no one, and for that, he blamed himself. He could have played the game Snow wanted him to play, but he was selfish. He didn't want anymore games, and so, his family had to pay.
Gale wondered how his life would have played out if Katniss and Peeta had died in the games. He wondered if he would have moved on with his life, and found peace in some other district. He knew he wouldn't have left Katniss's family alone without her, but sometimes, he wondered about the life he could've had, if not for those damned games.
Primrose thought the games were cruel, but not just for the children in the arena. She felt sorry for the creators of the games, and the people in the capitol who were ignorant of the rest of the world. Who were ignorant of the hurt and the wrongdoing going on in the other districts. Prim was sad for them, and that was the only way she managed to make it through the days.
People thought she was crazy, and she let them think that; even played it up a bit. Because sometimes, it was easier to let people know she was broken, then to pretend she is whole.
Annie Cresta was no fool.