Katniss watched her feet move underneath her as she hurried down the corridor of the hospital wing. Haymitch had told her both Peeta and Johanna would be available for visitors as soon as possible but she couldn't wait any longer. His fault for thinking she would listen to orders.
She stopped short of the door and took a deep breath before crossing the threshold. Peeta lay still on the mattress, attached to several blinking and beeping machines. His skin looked gray, as if he hadn't seen sunlight in several weeks, and his face was covered in dark bruises. Two nurses were bent over his leg, talking in hushed tones when she made eye contact.
"Excuse me, this room is off-limits to visitors," the first nurse barked. She squinted her eyes as Katniss strode further into the room. Her expression softened after realizing it was Katniss. The nurse grimaced briefly before grabbing the arm of the other nurse and backing away from the bed. "You have five minutes, Everdeen. That's it." She stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her, giving Katniss some privacy.
Katniss approached Peeta's sleeping body and got a closer look at her fiancé. She took his hand in hers and sat on the edge of the bed. His hands felt cold and rough in comparison to hers. She watched him sleep, observing his chest rise and fall with every labored breath. She eventually stood and kissed him gently on the forehead before whispering, "I'm sorry." She placed his hand back on the bed and left the room, silently closing it behind her.
She walked across the hallway to Johanna's room. The door was shut with the window half covered by the blinds, but Katniss could still see Johanna's frail body on the hospital mattress. Peeta appeared to be in perfect condition compared to Johanna. Her skin was broken in several spots along her thin arms, wrapped in thick white gauze bandages. Wires and blinking machines were attached to her bony fingers which lay by her sides. Unlike Peeta, Johanna was awake with her eyes drifting tiredly around the room. She caught sight of Katniss and smiled the tiniest bit before tilting her head back on her pillow. Katniss smiled to herself as she watched Johanna's middle finger feebly point toward her. Johanna grinned and looked at Katniss once more before falling back asleep.
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