Chapter 6: Rue's Gift
Sorry for the wait. I had to wait to post, because I refused to walk to the library while it was raining.
lol Now I have an umbrella! Thanks for your patience! The feedback is always appreciated! Thanks for reading
and thanks for the support. "Hmph. Of course I am." (Piccolo v.) We were freed and made alive, the
day that true love died!
Katniss and Gale were the last to get registered for the Hunger Games. Katniss marveled at the high
ceilings and the almost perfect décor. She longed for the predictability of the woods. There were no
painted, smiling faces there, only the need for survival. Gale, however, seemed to expect everything as it
came. He looked bored and unimpressed. She knew he was the only one she could trust, but could even
he keep them alive in the Hunger Games?
A little girl wandered up to her. She looked to be Prim's age. She had coarse hair and brown skin. Her
eyes seemed to have a personality all their own. She held a book in her hand. She looked down, unsure
of what to do with it. She held it out to Katniss, the ghost of a smile on her face. Katniss bent down.
"What's your name?" she asked gently.
"Take it. It's the most precious thing from our District." the girl said, as Katniss reluctantly took the book.
"My name is Rue."
"Why did you give this to me, Rue?"
"You're silly. You need it."
"Don't you need it more?"
"No. I already have true hope." Rue said, simply and then hurried back to a man who looked old enough
to be her big brother.