The Hunger Games: Gale Edition
Chapter Two
Gale
Later that day, Katniss and I had to say our final goodbyes. To my surprise, Peeta Mellark walked in.
"Thanks for volunteering. Good luck," he muttered gruffly. "Protect her, yeah?"
I was surprised. Was Peeta Mellark in love with Katniss?
On the train Katniss and I didn't meet Haymitch. When we got to the Capitol, we finally met him.
Sitting at the table in the dining room, Haymitch walked in when we were halfway through our meal.
"Am I late?" he asked, smirking.
I don't know why, but immediately I felt myself warming too him. Katniss on the other hand, didn't. She fell out with him straight away.
"Just relax, it will be a blast. Stay out of the way of others-especially the Careers. Then at the end, both of you will be winners. I'm sure-" Haymitch began.
"Relax?! Relax?! How can we relax? We are going into The Hunger Games, where we will more than likely die !" Katniss pushed back her chair with a screech and stormed off.
I ran after her. She wasn't in her room. Only then did I notice the long metal ladder, leading up to the sky, or so it looked like, at the top I could just see the daylight.
I climbed up the ladder, onto what I thought must be the roof. Katniss was sitting on the hard concrete floor, staring at the view.
I gasped.
The view was astounding, you could see the whole city. This building must be right in the middle of the city. The narrow dusty road that led into the city looked so small that I almost laughed. I must have been stranding there for ages because suddenly it was dark. The bright lights of the city lit up the sky. The stars could hardly be seen, unlike in District Twelve. The stars there were so bright. I realised I was walking towards the edge when an incredible force shoved me back. A force field.
"It hurts doesn't it? It must be to stop tributes from killing themselves," Katniss looked up at me. "Do you really love me?"
"Yes, I do," I replied.
"When did you realise?" she asked.
"When I first met you, pretty much," I answered honestly.
"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.
"I didn't want to scare you off," I replied.
"I wouldn't have been!" she exclaimed.
I thought differently. To her, I was a friend , not a boyfriend.
Why was this so messed up. I would die in the Hunger Games, Peeta would get what he wanted, Katniss would fall in love with Peeta, marry him, have kids. Meanwhile I would be dead, my body somewhere in the Capitol.
Prim
I missed Katniss. Mum was just sitting on the chair, staring at the TV, even when it wasn't on, which was practically never. We were starving, we had milk from Lady, my goat and some water, but that's it. If neither Katniss nor Gale survive then I would have to put my name in the ball again and again and again. Tesserae. At least then Mum and I wouldn't starve. I thought that one of them would come out alive. Gale was trying to protect Katniss when he volunteered for Peeta Mellark, I don't tink Gale even knew who he was.