Clara (Mrs. Everdeen)
We had treated Gale.
He had like 10 slashes on his back.
Gale was up and moving around the house.
He was worried about Katniss, since she wasn't back yet.
Peeta opened the door.
"It's Katniss."
"Get her here."
Prim quickly cleared off the table again.
"Here we go."
Haymitch and Peeta had a board with her on it.
"Really easy. Up, up."
Katniss grunted.
She was on her side.
It was Katniss's face and back.
"She thought she was tougher than the Head Peacekeeper." Peeta pointed out.
Katniss sobbed in pain as they moved her.
"Okay. Thanks."
"New head Peacekeeper. Not entirely peaceful." Haymitch pointed out the obvious.
"Make a snow coat."
"Peeta, get the snow. I'll grind the herbs." Prim ordered.
Peeta
I headed outside.
Clara
Katniss groaned loudly as I poured Scotch on her back and face.
I had covered her mouth to make sure none got in it.
I poured Scotch on Katniss's ear too since it was gushing blood.
"What is that?" Gale questioned.
"That's hurting her." He pointed out.
"She needs Morphling."
I sat the bottle of Scotch down next to Katniss.
Gale
Haymitch sniffed the bottle.
"It's okay." I assured Katniss.
He poured some of it into his Coffee.
I took the bottle from Haymitch.
He drank from the tea cup.
Clara
I got the Morphling out.
I was having a hard time with the needle.
"Mom. No. I'll do it."
Prim took it from me.
"Oh, God."
Katniss was groaning in pain.
She got the Morphling in the needle.
She whimpered.
"Hold her, please."
Gale held Katniss down.
She grunted as Prim injected the needle into her back.
He shushed Katniss.
"That's better."
Peeta
I was sitting by Katniss's side.
I had sent Haymitch and Gale home.
I stroked the top of her hair.
I kissed Katniss.
She sighed, waking up.
"Hey, Peeta."
"Hey."
"Thought you'd be gone by now."
I shook my head.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm gonna stay right here. Cause all kinds of trouble."
"Me too."
I kissed her hand.
Gale
I opened Katniss's Victor Village house front door.
Peeta was sleeping with his head on the table next to Katniss's arm.
"Hey."
He sat up.
"You wanna get some rest?" I questioned.
"I can look after her for awhile."
Peeta nodded his head.
"I'm gonna go get her more snow." He informed after checking the snow coat.
Peeta got up.
I sat in the chair next to the table next to Katniss.
He pulled his shoes on.
Peeta
I was scooping snow into a bowl.
Prim joined me.
"Hey." I greeted.
"How's your eye?"
"It's not my eye that's bothering me."
"How can we live like this? How can anybody live like this?" I questioned.
"It's not living, but... Since the last Games, something is different. I can see it."
I looked over at her.
"What can you see?"
"Hope."
"You understand that whatever we do comes back to you and your Mom. I don't want you to get hurt."
"You don't have to protect me. Or Mom. We're with you guys."
I hugged Prim.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
We applied the snow to Katniss's back and face.