Chapter 3

They shove Katniss into a room and Gale into another it is time that they get visitors.

Katniss is pacing the room taking in everything that just happened.

Prim was chosen, but I volunteered.

I will have to Kill my best friend or watch him die.

Gale! Gale was also chosen.

He will die, I will live.

We will both die.

But we can't both live.

Quickly a boy with blonde hair is shoved into my room, I have seen him before, he helped me when I needed it most, the baker's son Peeta Mellark. Why was he here, I have never had a conversation with him?

"Katniss" he says, "I know you must be scared, wondering how your mother and sister will survive with both you and your friend gone, tell your sister on Thursdays I will leave a loaf or two of bread behind the bakery for her and your mother".

"Why, Why are you helping me?"

The peacekeepers had dragged him out before he could answer.


Before she knew it her Mother and Prim were in the room and Prim runs to hug her. Katniss tells Prim about Peeta's promise to feed them while I was gone. "Katniss, come home, you and Gale need to come home" she says desperately.

"Prim, we can't both come home, it will be one of us or none, I will do everything I can to survive, for you Prim" Katniss says.

Her mother says nothing still shocked and the peacekeepers pull them out.


The next person to come into that room shocked her even more than Peeta did, it was Gale.

"Catnip" he says as he hugs her and she hugs him back terrified about the future. He just stands there looking at her for a moment until she interrupts his stares.

"Gale, I'm scared, I don't want to lose you" she says as she hugs him again, as she needs the comfort.

"I don't want to lose you either" he says as they are interrupted by a peacekeeper.

"Hey, you can't be in here" he yells as he drags Gale away.


They are then put on a train, both her and Gale, together. The first thing they see is the plentiful amount of food on the mahogany table. They take advantage of it and head straight for it. Effie stops them as they are reaching for food and spats, "Use a fork, we are not barbarians".

Her and Gale meet eyes and giggle, the first laugh since they were reaped, it was good that it was about something Effie said.


I thought since this is going to be more angst and romance i would add a little comedy, Review, and Tell me what you think, i appreciate everyone who has read this and favorited it, it made me smile. If you noticed i added some Peeta, there will be more of him, i promise. - CarolinePetrova