Kale- By Paylor
When the last of the parachutes exploded, I caught fire. I think I almost died. I woke up in the President's mansion, injured and burnt to a crisp. My sister. Prim, the only one I was sure I loved in this world, gone. I tear up. I can't stand being stuck in this room anymore, I tear down the hall, not caring what health monitors I just upset. I run smack into Haymitch. He looks awful. "Where's Peeta?" I ask. He just shakes his head. "He made it to the City Circle, and when the parachutes exploded, one got him." he choked out. So that's it then. Peeta's gone.
Then I know. There's only one person left to love me in this world. The guy who's been there for me all along. My best friend, and survival partner. The love of my life, Gale. I start running, I have to find him. He's just walking out of a room when I crash into him, hugging him as tightly as I dare.
He whispers to me, "How much does it hurt?". He knows I'm not okay. "I just shake my head in return. This time he pulls me into a tight hug, and lightly kisses me on my cheek, to show he understands.
I feel more comfortable than I could with any other person in the world right now. So I say it. "I love you." I tell him. He gives a hint of a smile, the one I've come to love, and says back; "I love you too." And suddenly there's no one but the two of us around, and our love is too strong to break.
He proposed to me the next day. We've spent the rest of our lives here in District 2, trying to forget. Not that we'll ever be able to. But with my oldest friend beside me, I don't have to worry about anything anymore.