I walk through town and I see a group of people from the seam gathered around the square and I hear it before I see it. The crack of a whip echoes through my ears. I run to see who it is but I already have a good idea. I try to get pass all the people but they all tell me to get out. I finally push through and that's when I see him. Gale, his hands bound to posts and his shirt has been torn and there is metallic blood crawling down is bare back. I see the peacekeeper pull back his hand and I scream for him to stop but it's no use. I jump from the crowd in front of gale. I swing my arms out to cover up as much of gales body. The pain is excruciating I feel the blood flow down my face, my hand just cups my cheek already covered in my blood. The peacekeeper cracks the whip again but before he can do anything Peeta rushes in and so does Haymitch.
"Look what you have done to her face; she has a photo shoot next week how is she supposed to do it now?" Haymitch says with a tone that is close to a growl. I zone out of what Peeta and Haymitch are saying and turn around the help gale. I undo the ropes that have skinned his wrists and he falls into my arms he looks at my face and a pang of guilt rushes through my body. Once I look back at his face I see that he isn't conscious anymore. I scream for someone to help him up. Thom and some of the miners come and carry him back to my house. I open the door and call for my mother who comes and gasp at the site but regains herself and gets right into work. She starts to ground some herbs together but even I know that won't help with the pain.
"Just give him the medicine can't you see that he is in pain that will barely knock out a headache." I scream at my mother but she doesn't listen to me. I start yelling at her to give it to him but she won't. Gale starts to come to with all of my yelling and he begins to start and try to say my name but it doesn't come out in any more than a mumble.
After 2 teeth clenching hours of mother and prim trying to supress gales pain Madge came and gave us some of her medicine and a flood of relief came through my body. We give it to gale and within seconds he is out. I give my thanks to Thom and tell everyone to head home, so it's just me and gale. In this time I begin to brush my hand over the feature of his face. His defined jaw line, his cheek bones and then finally they graze over his plump lips. Before I know it I'm leaning in and pressing my lips to his. He comes to and begins to move his lips with mine. This is a gentle kiss and much different from the ones I've had with peeta. We move with each other like what we do in the woods. Finally I pull back and I feel a blush creepy onto my cheeks.
"catnip, I've been waiting for that since I first met you" and with that he falls back into slumber but I now know that gale is mine and I am his. We are unbreakable.