Disclaimer: All characters belong to Suzanne Collins. I am only a humble fan. ***All bow down in praise of the Hunger Games universe!***
The song that had a large part in helping me write this chapter is On My Own, sang by Eponine (who I think is best portrayed by Samantha Barks) from my favorite musical of all time, Les Miserables! Three cheers for Victor Hugo! (I think this song is amazing, but for Gale, obviously, it would be a "she" that he would sing about. And I don't think he would be this sappy. But yeah. :P).
On My Own - Les Miserables
And now I'm all alone again nowhere to turn, no one to go to
Without a home, without a friend, without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here
Sometimes I walk alone at night when everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy with the company I'm keeping
On my own, pretending he's beside me
All alone, I walk with him till morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over, he is gone
The river's just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him but every day I'm learning
All my life I've only been pretending
Without me, His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness that I have never known
I love him, I love him, I love him
But only on my own
*after Peeta's interview with Caesar Flickerman*
Gale's POV:
I thought you would have told me.
Why did you keep it a secret?
What were you thinking?
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, KATNISS?
You must be joking.
Why him?
I'm off to buy a bottle of poison.
I hope you have a great life ahead of you, Katniss.
But I won't be part of it.
Author's Note: Oh my God. I couldn't wait to write this. But then life interfered. Please don't hate me.
I wanted this to be a whole lot longer, but I realized that when the girl you love announces her secret marriage and pregnancy, the only emotions you feel are those of rage and hatred and overwhelming despair. Basically, the five stages of loss. You can't think clearly; all that goes through your brain are the disjointed thoughts.
And this author's note is much longer than the chapter itself. Sad, I know.
Um, who wants Gale to serenade them? :) And I still want to know - do you guys think Gale should have a happy ending? Three more chapters coming up, I believe. One's already written, and will be posted in five, four, three, two, one... click the next button...
