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Gale's POV. Seam living, AU.
It was like any other night. I was just getting out of the mines. Thom and I were laughing about a recurring joke between ourselves. It was warm out and the cicadas were screaming in our ears. We parted ways as I headed home to my beautiful wife and him to his growing family.
Madge had told me that she was pregnant a few weeks ago. The feeling of elation had filled me from my toes up. Now I couldn't wait until I got to see her. The seam was darkening and only a few of the lights around me flickered on. Only miners were out on the street.
I counted the houses, even though I knew exactly which one was ours. Madge had made red and white checkered curtains for the windows facing the road. She was constantly washing the coal dust out of them. I smiled slightly of the friendly glow of our house.
I opened the door and walked in. The house was filled with the smell of cooking rabbit and potatoes. I took a deep breath and dumped my dirty things in a large rubber tub by the door. I removed my boots and glanced into the kitchen.
Madge wasn't swaying her hips at the counter. She wasn't anywhere to be seen. "Babe?" I called. I walked back, opening the bedroom door. Blonde hair could be seen on the other side of the bed. "Madge?" I whispered.
A painful cry sent a shiver down my spine. In a second I was on the other side of the room. Blood coated the floor around the pool of my wife's short denim dress. She held onto the sheets hanging off the side of the bed.
She looked up at me. Her eyes were bloodshot with tears and her face was red with sweat and pain. "Oh God." I whispered, trying to figure out the scene playing out around me.
"Help me." She choked out. "Gale..you have to help me." Another cry broke through the quiet house. As Madge leaned against the bed, I got down in front of her. I was afraid to touch her. She looked ready to break.
Finally the word came to me, miscarriage. Madge had lost the baby. My own body shook. "What do I do?" I wondered aloud. Madge's hair had matted to her forehead and she made eye contact again.
"Mrs. Everdeen," she whispered. I reached out to her cheek, cupping it in my palm.
"It'll be okay." I said calmly. She leaned into my touch and nodded. I stood quickly, running back to the front door. I pulled on my boots and ran out into the night. It wasn't a long run to the Everdeen's but my breath was coming at spurts when I pounded on their door.
Mrs. Everdeen was wiping her hand on a cloth when she opened the door. Prim peaked around her confused. "Gale?" She asked, surprised to see me at the hour.
"It's Madge." I bit out. "She's had a miscarriage." It was the first time saying it out loud. It was hard coming to the realization of what was really happening. "You have to help me, I don't know what to do." Mrs. Everdeen and Prim gathered their things.
"Come on," Prim said sweetly and took my arm. "Everything will be okay." I let out an shaky laugh.
"Thanks." I said and patted her hand.
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Erin