Chapter 19: Bread From Heaven

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for taking the time to read. There ain't no stopping Me now! "We have always feared Elsa's powers

were too much for her. Now all we can hope is that, they are enough." (Frozen 2)

Gale struggled to the surface of the water. He heard voices from where the ropes to the other side had

been cut. It sounded like they were arguing. Katniss was listening too. They hadn't expected that, but

they would take water over rocks anyday.

"What were you thinking?" One voice pierced the night.

"Good riddance. This is the Hunger Games."

"Did you have to try to kill them?"

"Better them than us, Rue."

Gale looked at Katniss. She looked back at him. Her expression was unreadable.

"That's not fair!"

"Rue listen to me! There are no friends in the Hunger Games."

"You're wrong."

"I wish you didn't have to be here."

"I wish you didn't have to kill them."

"Oh, grow up!"

"Why, so I can be heartless like you?"

"Rue…"

The voices died down, and then there was silence.

Katniss swam to shore. There was a box there addressed to them. They exchanged hopeful looks. They

knew it was from Haymitch.

"Do you think he's tearing his hair out, right about now?" Gale asked, opening the box.

"What is it?" Katniss asked, staring straight ahead.

"It's bread." Gale said, with a heavy sigh of relief.

Katniss looked up at the night sky.

"Is this even real?" she asked, looking at Gale.

Gale shrugged.

"They all saw you praying, and you're worried about if any of this is real or not." Gale shook his head.

"We fell maybe forty feet into water, and you're only concern is them seeing me pray? I can take care

of myself, Gale."

"I was worried about your family, that's all."

"Well don't. You could be protecting them, but you had to leave it to Peeta who knows nothing about

survival."

"He would have laid his life down for you, just because he could. He knows something about kindness.

Kindness aids survival."

They looked at eachother and laughed.

"We're arguing about Peeta," Gale handed Katniss a piece of bread. "We must have hit the water harder

than we thought."