I look down.

"Sorry Katniss, I didn't mean to insult you by asking that…" I know I'm stupid for asking her why is she is tried leaving with Gale. I know why. He's much better for her then I'll ever be. What can she do with a baking boy? He can hunt while I just bake. I almost snort in disgust for thinking I can be with her. She brings my head up.

"Peeta, I had to try at least once." She whispers. I nod. She's wanted to be with him for some time while she's been forced to act like my lover. She then drops her hand and wakes away. While I watch her walk across my lawn I think to stuff to myself. I go to my kitchen and find a notepad and scrawl something down. After I'm done I go out my window to see Katniss with Gale trying to escape. She seems to notice me then shoots me a look that says sorry. I go back to the kitchen and get a long knife. I pull it back dramatically and stab myself in my stomach hard and make sure its goes all the way through. I let out a painful shriek and I heard footsteps but now I hear Katniss says my name and come over to me.

"Peeta! You could've come with us" she says sobbing. I shakes my head "No, I was tired of the world period. I mean what good was it going to be leaving? Prim and Rory and Vick and Posy would've got interagateted and so would've me and your mothers" I take a sharp intake of breath. "Bye Katniss" I say then weakly kiss her cheek and fall back and the last thing I see or hear is Katniss. I want that image to remain with me forever.

*KATNISS POV*

I cry over his pale still body.

"He was right Katniss." Gale quietly says.

"I know he was!" I yell then get up. When I suddenly stand up I almost slip on a note. I read it and almost cry again. "What does it say?" I hand it to him but remove the bottom part. He shakes his head and I know what to do now.

*AFTER KATNISS DOES WHAT THE NOTE SAYS, THEM AS GHOSTS*

Finally President Snow has been killed but so have I. I asked kept the note with me at all times and it got buried with me. I see Peeta in ghost form at the point he told me to meet him at. "You have it?" he asks. I nod. "Read it" I nod again then read it.

Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance

Here's my chance
This is my chance

For Katniss

Become Mockingjay or whatever Cinna was saying and remember Katniss sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Theres a rebellion, The best you can do is kill Snow and die. Nothing else okay? When you die meet me at the old tree in the graveyard. Are you, Are you Coming to the tree? ;)


I love the ending because he mentions the twisted song my father used to sing. I smile at him and he smiles back.

"Yes, I'm coming to the tree." I say and he laughs...