I heard a knock on the door, and I hugged my mother and each of my siblings. "You could win, Gale," Rory whispered. I hugged him, but I gave Mother a meaningful look. "If there's a way to get both of you out, I know you can come up with it," she whispered, and with that, the peacekeepers were pulling them away.

Next, the baker's son came in. Peeta looked at his feet. "Hey. Um, uh, thanks for volunteering for me," he mumbled, but we both knew why I'd volunteered. "Gale, you might be able to get out alive, the two of you. Just-protect her. She couldn't handle it if you died. Keep her-and yourself-alive." I looked at him. Here he was, having been in love with Katniss for years(it was obvious to me when someone liked her), and he was basically telling me to be with her. "You're a good guy, Peeta," I said. "I hope things work out for you."

"You, too." We shook hands, and the peacekeepers took him away.