Chapter Two

"Gale are you ready?" I yelled from the kitchen.

"Almost I'll be right there, just hold on." he replied.

I picked up the picnic basket I had just finished packing and started to fold the green checkered table cloth we would be using as a blanket.

Gale came with something wrapped in cloth under his arm. "What's that?" I asked, curious because Gale never bothered to wrap anything up in his life except the most precious things." "You'll just have to wait and see." he said slyly

"Alright." I said wondering what in the world it was.

On our way to the spot in the woods we stopped at Peetas new bakery across from Gale's weaponry shop to get some desserts for our picnic. When we walked through the door the scent of freshly baked goods hit us and made my mouth water. Little Finnick was crawling around the store with a pink colored chocolate cake with Annie close behind him trying to grab a hold of the squirming bundle. At that same moment Peeta came out of the kitchen with a sample tray of fragrant Danishes. I take one and bite into its flaky crust and let the raspberry jam melt onto my tongue. It was a very dangerous thing to have me in a bakery, because I'm pretty lousy at baking myself so I tend to go a little stir crazy, especially because I never really had anything sweet to eat before the games and now that I have money I buy tons of it for me and for all the little children that happen to be looking in the bakery windows.

Before I order I take a look around at the hardwood flooring, the wide windows that let in lots of sunshine, the whole place feels cheery and happy, not at all like it was when Peeta's father ran the place. He was very poor so the floor was mainly dirt packed tightly down in the front of the bakery .All the wood that was scavenged he used in the kitchen so no dirt would get in the baked goods .The place always felt kind of tense and depressing because you could hear Peeta's mother shouting orders from the kitchen. And she didn't care if customers were there. I thought about theses things as I ordered and even after Gale and I were out the door. I'm glad that Peeta has a place where he can be his creative, kind self and not have anyone degrading him.

Later that day when Gale and I have finished our picnic and are laying on the blanket looking at the clouds Gale says "so are you ready to see what's in this package?"

I sit straight up "Yes, Yes YES!" I said.

Gale sat up and slowly unwrapped a small knife made of silver and gold swirled together and incrusted with precious jewels. I gasped "this is beautiful Gale." I whispered. "Flip It over." he said. I flipped it over and saw my name in graved beautifully on the back …Katniss."

I leaned over the picnic basket and reached to give gale a hug but at that moment Annie came tearing through the flower field and ran through a pond completely soaking her green dress.

"Gale …Katniss …" she panted

"President Whitney… has been …shot."

"No, No I groaned lowering my head into my hands. Gale helped me up and Annie, Gale and I all ran back to town and not even stopping at home to gather things Gale and I headed to the new capitol to go see Haymitch .Praying for him and Whitney the whole way.