Hey!
I am a huge Hunger Games fan, and in fact, I love Gale H. to death. This is my first Hunger Games Fanfic. Did I mention I love Gale?
Disclaimer: I do not own the Hunger Games. That would be Suzanne Collins.
Enjoy!
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Gale's POV
I had promised to be good. Sit, stay, isn't that what they told me? Well here I was. Eyes devoid of emotion. Hair combed. Glaring at the wall.
I watched as a woman I dimly recognized as Mrs Everdeen. She was a Seam resident like me. Her shoulders sagged and her eyes were empty. Behind her was a small girl with a long dark braid, a few years younger than me, maybe ten or twelve. She looked small for her age. She dragged a smaller blonde girl. The trio sat in their assigned seats.
Mrs Everdeen slumped against the back of her chair. I closed my eyes tightly, trying not to think about how unfit she looked to take care of the already too skinny girls that sat solemnly beside her. Slowing I unclenched my eyes and took in the eldest girl. She would have to be strong and stable, seeing as she would be the one to take over her family. I was ready for it. Was she?
Her eyes were wide and innocent, storm gray. She sat up straight as an arrow in her seat. Her small olive hand clutched at her sister's. On such a young face, her expression was too serious. Her chin was raised high, and by the look of her clenched jaw, she was just a little bit angry. Like I am. I mean, like I "was". Now I'm being good like they told me. They probably hadn't told her the same thing. How much trouble could an eleven year old girl cause?
She would support her family. I could see that. I snapped my eyes shut again, not daring to open them. It was too painful to imagine what this tiny girl would have to do to take care of her family. From then on, for the rest of the ceremony, I blocked out all sounds. Especially when they called her name to come get her dead father's medal of honor.
Thanks for reading! There will be more, whether you liked it or not. But I would appreciate a review, if you want to. I hope you do!
Also, if you know Katniss' mom's name, could you tell me? I hate calling her "Mrs. Everdeen.".
