I hate this play. I hate everything about this play. I hate that Sokka suggested it, I hate that I have to sit next to Zuko and I hate that Toph is enjoying this way too much. Couldn't we have done something else? Isn't there anything else on this island to do? I mean we could have gone swimming or something. That would have been fun. This is not fun. I honestly don't know what's worse: the acting, or the fact that people actually like this play. My heart is so full of hope that I'm tear bending? What is this? I don't give over emotional speeches about hope all the time. I don't! I don't know why everyone thought it was so funny. It's not my fault I'm an optimist. Zuko was right when he said the acting stinks. Why am I sitting next to him anyway? What does he hope to gain from this? It better be nothing.
I know I told Aang at the second intermission that I was confused, but that's not completely true. I mean I am, but Idon't really know what to think. It's not about what the play said about Zuko and me. I never once thought about him that way. I'm confused because I'm afraid that this is going to change something between us. Stuff like this always does. Maybe that's what I'm afraid of; maybe I'm afraid of something more ruining what we have, I don't know. Emotions always seem to get in the way, and now I'm here, watching a crappy play and thinking about my true feelings. Or trying to not think of them. I mean, we're in a war! I guess I'm just afraid of opening up fully in case something happens and one of us doesn't come back. I don't know if I could handle that again.
I don't know who started that rumor about Zuko and me. Just because we were trapped in a cave doesn't mean we connected on any level. Not anywhere near the level this…thing is implying. We talked about our mothers and for a moment, he actually seemed human, just in time for him to betray his uncle and fool me into thinking that he had feelings. Why would I even be interested in someone like that? I don't care either way. I'm so thankful that he busted our dad out of prison, and getting revenge on Yan Ra felt really good, but I feel nothing more for him than I feel for all my friends. He's a good friend and that's it. I don't why Aang thought anything different. I mean really, it's not like we haven't been trapped in a cave before, and if the cave hadn't lit up we'd have….
This whole thing is silly, really. Why does he believe what an actor said? It's not like we all believe that Toph can shoot a sonic beam out of her mouth or anything. That doesn't even make sense, why did I just think that? I suppose I should be paying attention to this thing, but I'm not sure why. I doubt this ending is going to be any better than the first two acts. I don't know how they're going to end it since the comet isn't even here yet. How are they going to write an ending to something that hasn't ended yet?
And now my thoughts are on a loop again because I'm back to thinking about how we should relax and how terrible this play is. That's funny, why is Aang sitting up by Sokka and Suki now? There was plenty of room for him down here, I can scoot over. Maybe he didn't want to make a scene because he came back late.
I guess it's good that the comet is almost here. That means the war is almost over. I'll be glad for that; this war has really changed us, in ways we never thought possible.
Oh good, this play is almost over. We lose?! They think we lose?! Oh, this doesn't make me feel any better at all. Calm down, Katara, this is just Fire Nation propaganda. This won't really happen. Aang won't let it.
We'll get out of this alive. We have to. And when we do, I'll show Aang that I really do love him.
