Chapter 21: Suit Up (Part 2)
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You keep me steady! "It's easy to fool someone who's already fooling themselves." (Mysterio v.)
The walk up from the river was brutal. Many bushes, trees, and fallen trees were obstacles. Gale
grunted once or twice, but he didn't complain. He kept moving ahead and Katniss was a few steps
behind him. They came to a clearing, but it wasn't the kind of clearing they were expecting. Katniss
recognized the Mockingjay emblem. She smiled. Cinna had spared no expense. He was really rooting for
them. Gale noticed the same emblem of wind that had been on the front of his tuxedo. He smirked.
"No one can see the wind." He muttered.
They approached the building cautiously. Gale went in first. Katniss watched his back from a few steps
behind. Gale could see the distance growing wider and wider between them. However, his focus was
not on or how their fairytale romance would end, but whether they would come out of their first Hunger
Games alive. People came out from every direction. Katniss and Gale braced for a fight. Cinna beckoned
them from the back. He and the people there helped them get dressed.
"Did you know about the ball, Cinna?"
He didn't answer. Suddenly the whole place digitally broke down. Katniss and Gale exchanged glances.
They were not alone.