In the morning after breakfast I went home, saying goodbye to Peeta even though it was only for a while was difficult. At home I went and changed into my hunting gear and grabbed by bow and arrows. Sneaking through the fence and into the forest was easy when I've done it a million times. I headed towards the rock where Gale and I always meet. On my way I shot three rabbits and bagged them as I approached the rock I saw Gale's hunched figure.
"Hey catnip" Gale said smiling
"Hi Gale, nice to see you" I admitted
"Do you love him?" Gale said
"Yes" I answered
"Why?" He asked
"Because he is loving, handsome and he knows what I went through in the Games" I said
"But I am as well I could understand if you would let me" Gale said
"Gale, you are my best friend you always have been I wouldn't want to risk losing you if it doesn't work out" I blurted out
"And what if it does" Gale said quickly
"I like you as a friend Gale and I will never stop being your Best Friend and that's how I want it to stay because everything will be so different if we started dating, you know that" I explained
"I guess but I always thought you would end up being Mrs Hawthorne, my wife and the mother of my children" Gale confessed he said looking away quickly and I could tell he was starting to cry
"Are you happy for me?" I wondered aloud
"Are you happy?" he asked in reply
"Yes" I answered truthfully
"Then I am too" He said
I quickly hugged him and then we set off and did some more hunting I managed to shoot a squirrel, a deer and another rabbit. Heading into the Hob I sold Greasy Sae Two rabbits and the squirrel, the rest of my game went to Gale as he needs it more than me. He silently thanked me and we separated ways, me going home to my Family and Peeta and Gale going home to his Family.
Peeta, Mum, Prim, Haymitch and I eat dinner together at my place we eat the Capitols Beef Stew and Peeta brought over Cheese Buns to eat as well. We laughed, talked and ate avoiding anything to do with the Hunger games, Desert was Chocolate cake and cream with coffee. At the end of the night I went back to Peeta's house and stayed the night again. While we laid on the bed and I tell him about my chat with Gale in the forest and I can tell he is happy that he didn't ruin my friendship with Gale. At 2 am Peeta woke me up screaming and so I comforted him till he fell back asleep.