A/N: AW I FEEL SO BAD FOR THA KIDDSSS! Poor kiddsss! Keep reading :)

Chapter 5- Settling Down a Bit

*TIME LAPSE OF 3 MONTHS*

We finally got used to Prim being alive. It all feels natural now. She lives the house to the right of ours. Prim visits every lunchtime. But she needs friends. She was pretty popular at school when she was little. Right now all Prim cares about is my family and I. But she needs a life too.

Charlie's birthday was a few days ago. He is as cute as ever. The kids also got over the Games, but they had LOTS of nightmares.

I hope over time I have become a better mom. I never would have thought that 15 years ago, but now I do. I love Peeta and my family.

And I love Prim.

...

At 4:00 AM I get a knock on the door and it wakes everyone up.

A man in a truck comes out and delivers a note to me. I smile but he doesn't smoke back. Something is wrong. I can tell. I open the note.

To Friends and Family of Gale Hawthorne,- I stop reading.

"Peeta!" I call very loudly. He comes running.

"Katniss, what's wrong?" I can tell he is very tired and have a little guilt for waking him up.

We read the letter silently.

To Friends and Family of Gale Hawthorne,

Gale has been working for the military for many years now. He was not a soldier; Gale was a strong leader who would help figure out situations.

Gale had decided to give his all for Panem and become a soldier- I cover my mouth with my hand. How-why would he? -He died while serving in a land outside Panem.

Gale Hawthorne, 1981-2015.

The man, before he leaves, hands us a notebook. I close the door and fall into the couch to start crying. I hated Gale after Peeta and I got married, but I never wanted him to die. Why would he go become a soldier. Because he thinks no one cares about him anymore. Who cares if he's alive- he's not married, no more me, no more District 12...I weep and weep.

Peeta sits next to me and kisses my cheek. "It's alright, Katniss," Peeta said. "Even though Gale despised me, I would have never wanted him to die. Still, there's nothing wrong with crying. Everyone does it."

After a few more minutes of weeping, I say, "I'll miss him."

A/N: OMG! Everything was going so perfect and then...then...GALEEEEEE WHYYYY! Even though I'm team Peeta not Gale

NO ONE DESERVES TO DIE #AMITYFOREVERXOX