Run away with me
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(Katniss POV)
"Gale!" Gale was looking at me with eyes like daggers. "The districts are rebelling, we have to get out of here."
He is still so mad at me. I could of said anything, but I said the worst thing possible. He loves me. I said "I know". He will never forgive me. Gale. Do I love him back?
"What about the kids? We can't take them with us. We would put them in danger. How would we feed everyone Katniss?" He is getting impatient. I should get right to it, but how can I say that I want to leave Prim and my mother?
I swallow hard then I say it. "We can't take them with us. It will just be you and me. No Peeta. No Prim. No Posy. No anyone."
His eyes soften a bit. "Well let's at least tell them where to find us: District 13."
His is still mad. He is waiting for the three words I can't bring myself to say.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow morning. Good night Katniss." He walks away, never turning to look back.
-break-
We pack up with supplies and food, Gale and I leave notes for our families, and then we head out to the forest.
Creeping down the sidewalk I halt as I see the white coats and the guns.
"Gale!" I whisper as I pull him out of sight behind a wall. "Peacekeepers!"
His voice is steady, but his eyes show his hidden anger. "They must of come in last night while we were asleep. Follow me."
We inch around the wall and dash to the meadow. They didn't see us, but they will soon if we don't get out of here. Careful to listen for the hum of the fence in my hastiness, I climb under with Gale. Just like before the rebellion. Before I was the Mockingjay. Before my life was sabotaged by the capitol.
"Gale I-" but I'm cut off by a quiet buzzing noise. The fence has been activated.
"Run!" Gale and I charge into the forest until we are tired and out of breath.
"We must be at least two miles into the forest, I've never been this far in. Either they saw us and turned on the fence, or this is just a new routine." I hope it's the latter. Either way, there is no turning back now. "So what should we do now? I think district 13 is west of us, but do you want to rest right now?"
"Sure Gale." I am not tired, but I can tell that Gale is. We find a nice place to rest in a cave near a stream. Gale probably doesn't remember, but this is exactly like the cave in The Hunger Games. I won't be comfortable, but its better then being taken by the capital.
We take some bread and water out of the bag and sit down to rest. Gale is asleep in minutes, but I am not able to fall asleep, so I go outside to get some fresh air.
I decide to hunt for when we run out of the food we brought. I take out a mountain lion type animal and three squirrels. We can eat the squirrels raw, but we will have to cook the mountain lion.
We are going to have to make a fire. I don't know how Gale feels about this. I will wait until he wakes up. Mabey I should get some sleep or look for berries or-
My thoughts are cut off when all the birds go silent and a mockingjay lets out a shrill warning call.
I trip over my feet as I dash back to the cave. Now in the cave, I don't see Gale.
"Gale!" Then I see him. He is by the stream drinking water, oblivious to what's in the sky. I stay hidden, but I call to him to get in the cave.
"Hey Catnip. I found a way to filter this water with a rock and some of these-" I didn't get to hear what he was going to say, because at that moment a hovercraft drops down some sort of ray that freezes Gale. I can see his distress, but if I go out there to help him, I will be captured or killed myself.
"Gale! Stay alive! I am coming to get you!" The next words come out of my mouth before I think. "I love you!" Why did I say that? Do I really love Gale? I can't tell, but I think that Gale was trying to smile at me. They bring him up to the hovercraft. Gale is gone.