I hide my face from everyone around me. Nothing could have prepared me more for the turn of events that just happened. The words still ring in my head. "It looks like we have yet another tribute!" Effie's words rang. Tears slid down my face. A knock on my door sounded.
"Katniss...can I come in?" Gale said. I curled in a ball on the floor.
"Go away..." I say, trying to hide the fact that I was crying. The door then cracked open before Gale walked in. He sat down next to me.
"Why Gale why? You're going to die in the arena with me!" I burst out crying.
"Because I would rather die beside you than watch you die alone." He says, beginning to playing with my hair.
"Oh Gale...what will we do?" I ask, relaxing slightly.
"We fight the hardest we can and win the damn thing, that's what we do." He answers.
"But we might die in there!" I protest, thinking about prim. "I promised Prim I would win for her and we might die in there!"
"But what if we don't die Katniss? If we don't die, then Prim gets you back and we go back to our normal lives. We go back to hunting in the forest together and doing what we normally do." He replies calmly.
"Oh Gale..." I trail off, touching his face with my hand. There is just something about him that I can't quite put my finger on. He smiles, resting his hand on my shoulder. I smile back. The room then starts to feel warm. Before I even know it, we're very close to each other. Our foreheads are resting on one another and our hands are locked together. The moment feels right and peaceful.
"Katniss Everdeen!" A voice bellows from the other side of my room door. I sigh, getting up and opening the door. I look at people with a bunch of styling things and all of that neat stuff. "We're your prep team!" They all chant at once before whisking me away in a chair. They escort Gale out of my room before closing the doors and preparing me. If only I had gotten more time with Gale...