What did he say? Thought rue. I'm going to try my best to get your mother back from the capital. Says Peeta. I'm comeing too! Rue blurted out. No you will stay here while me and haymitch try our best to get your mother back. Says Peeta. She's my mother and I want to save her too! The answer is no! says peeta. Me and haymitch are leaving tomorrow. And he left rue felt alone more alone than ever before. The next day there was a knock at the door peeta answered it and it was gale. What do you want? Says peeta. I'm comeing with you to save katniss. Says gale. No. says peeta. You don't have a choice! Says gale. You may be married to her but I know she still has feelings for me and im going to save her with or without your help! Peeta turns to him. Fine but no funny business. Says peeta. Rue stood there the whole time listening to them talk. The next day peeta gale and haymitch are prepareing for there departure. I will be home with your mother as soon as possible. Says peeta. I love you. I love you too says rue. He kisses her on the forehead and leaves. Rue go's into the empty house and walks upstairs. She walks into her parents bedroom and finds a picture of her and her mother and father. She climbs into there bed with the picture and cries herself to sleep. The sun shines on rues face as she wakes up. She go's downstairs to nothing no breakfast, no good morning sweetheart, just silence. Then there's a knock at the door. Rue go's to the door but doesn't open it. Who is it? She says. Its jun. rue opens the door to let him in. what is it? Says rue. Jun looks at her than looks at his feet. I um…hate being at my house alone can I stay with you? Rue blushes. S-sure. But don't you have a mother? Said rue. She was killed by peacekeepers when I was 5. Says jun. oh I'm sorry Says rue. I've learned to live without a mother though. Says jun. what about your father? Says rue. There's a pause it's about a minute before he speaks. He doesn't understand me. says jun. he wants me to become a hunter just like him but the truth is I couldn't hurt any living creature its not In my nature. Rue looks at him with sad eyes. I'm so sorry she says. Its ok says jun. rue reaches for juns hand and grabs it. Jun looks at rue blushing rue slowly leans toward juns face as he leans to hers and they kiss. Rue sits back in astonishment. Wow she says. I've never done that before. Me ether says jun. rue looks over at jun and smiles and he smiles back. The next morning rue wakes up in juns arms feeling so safe, so secure like nothing in all of panem could hurt her. She creeps out of his arms so she can go to the bathroom. Once she comes back he's not there anymore. Jun? rue calls. She finds him standing at the window. What are you- rue starts but jun shushes her and calls her over. Look he says. He points out the window to a bird but not just a bird a mocking jay! Oh my god says rue. Its beautiful says jun. rue looks at jun than back at the mocking jay. You know says jun. you gotta enjoy the little things in our cursed world. END OF CHAPTER 4