As I come back to consciousness I become aware of a slight jingling to my right, just as the restraint on my wrist releases. My eyes flutter open and I look to see the peacekeeper who had tortured Johanna releasing my restraints. "What's going on?" I ask confused as to why I was being release. I make the mistake to look at Johanna, she's now passed out again but she looked terrible. Sweat covered her face what I was guessing was from the pain. She had bruises and marks all up and down her arms, and blood smeared across her face, I could just see the light black around her eye. My eyes widen as I look at the peacekeeper afraid I was being taken somewhere to be tortured. He chuckles and I can tell he can see my fear, "Relax. You're just giving an interview with Cesar" Confusion crosses my face. Why did I have to be interviewed by Cesar, and that's when it hits me. Snow's snake like voice echos in my head "We can use her as a weapon against Peeta" a gasp escapes my lips as I realize this. "Why can't you leave Peeta out of this" I almost hiss at him, mad about this. "He's on the rebellion side" He releases the last restraint from my left wrist and grabs my arm roughly, yanking me out of my chair. He half drags half leads me down the hall until we reach another door. He stops to unlock it his grip on my arm tight, and I was sure it would leave a bruise. He opens the door shoving me inside, closing the door behind me. I stumble for a second trying to regain my balance after the shove. Once I look up I see Portia and Peeta's prep team all standing in front of me. They looked horrible, it was clear they were tortured. "Oh my God" I say almost inaudibly, as I look at the marks and bruises all along their arms and faces. Portia shakes her head and waves for me to come to her. "We have to prep you for the interview. The people back in thirteen will see it" as she says the people back in thirteen I know she means Peeta. That's who I am the weapon against. Portia makes me sit as the prep team quickly puts on some makeup and does my hair. I look at myself in the mirror and shock crosses my face. I hadn't eaten since I've been here and it shows. My cheekbones were prominent, and I had dark bags under my eyes. There were still bruises on my hands from where Snow has gripped them too tightly. I looked like a mess, but I looked far better then Johanna, or even Portia and Peeta's prep team did. As they finish and Portia gives me a dress to put on my breathing starts to increase. Portia walks up behind me once I'm dressed and whispers in my ear "Snow told me about the rebellion, you're suppose to go on the show and try to get them to stop. If it doesn't work, he'll use you to break Peeta" I watch my eyes widen and fear cross my face in the mirror in front of me as she tells me this. Just as she finishes the peacekeeper comes back grabbing my arm roughly in the same spot and pulls me through the halls until we reach Cesar. He gives me a brief apologetic smile, with as quickly as it disappears I take it that no one else was meant to see this. I just nod my head slightly so he knows I saw it. "Katniss why don't you take a seat" I glance up at the peacekeeper and he releases his grip on my arm. I walk to the seat and sit down feeling myself shake. There was only a small audience. The camera's start rolling within seconds. I didn't have time to get rid of the fear on my face before the cameras were turned on. Great. Now Peeta would know I was scared. Cesar asks me a few casual questions about the quarter quell, then he asks me about the last night in the arena. I take a deep breath afraid what I say would end in punishment for me. "I was just doing what Beetee told me to do. But I regret ever leaving Peeta's side that night." I stumble over the words trying to get them out, the concussion Johanna gave me making it hard to talk straight - especially under pressure. "I don't know what I was thinking when I aimed my arrow at the force field. It was stupid" I look down unsure if that was enough of an answer for him. "And what about the baby?" My head snaps back up at this question, I had forgotten about that. "I lost it, when I blew up the arena" I look back down hoping it'll come across as sadness. Cesar pats my hand "I'm so sorry" I give a sad shrug, I wasn't good at this. "What do you think about the rebellion? Do you think Peeta knew about it the whole time" The fact he even asked if Peeta knew about it made me mad, of course Peeta didn't know anything. "Neither of us knew anything about the rebellion" My voice gets louder as I talk "We were put into the arena without a clue, that all our fellow tributes knew so much about the rebellion. We were left out of it." I take a deep breathe calming myself down, I didn't want this to end in punishment. Cesar nods, and the interview ends. I get up ready to get away from here just as the Peacekeeper gabs my arm again. Snow follows us back to the room I was in before. He shoves me down into my chair and puts the restraints back on. "Take her out and feed her every now and then, we want Peeta to see she's okay. Then if nothing happens and the rebellion continues, we'll torture her until he breaks" I start panicking fear clearly painted on my face and I fight against the restraints with no use. 'Please just leave him out of it" I half cry out as Snow turns. "Oh, dear Katniss but don't you see? He has taken your place as the face of the rebellion, he is encouraging it and it needs to stop" I fight against the restraints harder as he turns around. "It's not his choice! Do you really think Peeta of all people would be encouraging war!?" I yell after him but the door slams shut. "Let me go!" I yell though no one can hear me except the three girls in here with your document here...
