Gale POV
I loaded the needle. Morphling was the only drug still being made in large quantities. I can't believe this. My best friend hates me. My country needs me. More death traps to be made to kill. But I can't do it anymore. As soon as Katniss was sent home I holed up in the apartment given to me in District Two. My weekly pay check was plenty to keep my habit alive. I found a vein that hasn't collapsed and inserted the needle.
It's the only thing that numbed me from the thoughts of killing Prim. My best friend's sister, my love's sister. I pushed the plunger down. The numbness washed through me and settled in my brain. God I love her. But now she is probably back in 12 with that fucking prick, Peeta.
I can't stand him. He is so good. It's almost criminal. My brain spun with my thoughts and the drug. What if she has made love with him. I was supposed to be her first. I was supposed to marry her. We would live a decent life in the Seam both of us hunting. We were supposed to be raising healthy beautiful kids.
"GALE!" Jared yelled through the door. "I will break down the door, If have to."
Jared, my only friend left.
I stumbled to the door and lazily opened it. "Hey, Jared." He strolled through the door calmly. "Come with my pay check?"
"No, I haven't, I have come to tell you that you are being kicked out for good. I here to take you home."
"Home? This is my home now." I whispered.
Jared frowned. "Well I'm taking you back to 12 because no one else wants to deal with you."
"I can't go back there!" Katniss was there and I couldn't face her. Not now not ever.
"Gale, I got a couple of letters from 12 here for." I practically ripped them out of his hands. She sent me letter?
I tore open the first one. It was from Greasy Sae. Probably had Haymitch write for her.
Dear Gale,
Get your little ass home. Katniss is slowly crawling into a bottle and I think you are the only one that could help. She needs you! Please I beg you for her. We all know you love her still.
From Greasy Sae
The second one was from Haymitch.
Gale,
Listen I don't really know you, but I know you love Katniss. I don't want her to end up like me but that's the way she is headed. So I'm only going to say this once. You help her or I will personally stick my boot up your ass so far that you will be spitting shoe laces for a week.
-Haymitch
Dear Gale,
I know you don't like me. But I will always respect you because Katniss loves you. But my intention is to ask Katniss to marry me. So I was just giving you a heads up because I think it wouldn't be fair for to come home and find everything has changed. She will always love you but I hope in time she will come to love me.
Sincerely, Peeta Mellark
"Fuck…" I mumbled.
"Bad news from home, Gale?"
"Yeah. You are really going to take me to 12?"
"If that's what you want, Gale."
"It's what I want. Now take me home." No way was I letting that damn Mellark kid take her away from me. Greasy Sae says she needs me , Hell even Haymitch says she needs me. Here is my chance.
Tell me what you like. what you hate.