Hey guys! Sorry for the wait, school has been keeping me really busy. It's been a while since I've updated any of my stories so if you do read any of my other stories, the new chapters should be up soon. I will continue trying to update this story every weekend but I might not always get to it so just be patient with me :)

Update: I was writing my new chapter, which will be up later today by the way, and I realized it didn't quite make sense with this chapter the way I wanted it to so I changed a couple of things in this chapter and reposted it so that it made more sense with the new chapter

In the last couple of weeks Snow has managed to convince me of one thing: Peeta has been against me the whole time. I don't know how I didn't see it before but re-watching the tapes has made it perfectly clear that my safety was never a priority. He tricked me just like he's tricked everyone else in Panem. This realization is tearing me apart with every new tape that is implanted into my memory. In the last year and a half I've believed every word he said to me, never doubting that he was acting in my best interest. I was convinced that I was the bad guy in our relationship. That I was the one deceiving him throughout the first games. The guilt of doing that to him killed me for months. And I hate him for that. Now I've come to my senses and I've realized that the whole time he was the one deceiving me.

The only thing holding me together right now, keeping me from just giving up, is the fact that there is a small chance my family is still alive in District 13. Snow told me that 90% of my district's population is dead but he didn't specifically tell me my family was among them. I think that if they had died, he would have taken the opportunity to tell me, to watch me fall apart all over again. But he said nothing, and that gives me hope. I think that as he realizes I am slowly converting to his side, he is becoming more slack with the release of information. He knows that I am no longer trying to protect Peeta as I was in the beginning. Now he has no motive to keep any of this information a secret because there is nothing I would be able to do with it.

After today's video, Snow doesn't immediately dismiss me to my room. He keeps me in my chair a little while longer so he can question me on my current opinions. He does that every week or two to see if I am yet fully on his side or fully off Peeta's side.

"What do you think?" he asks.

I shrug, "Of what?" Today they showed me some propaganda spots that Peeta has been making with the rebels. They went to District 8 and ended up drawing hovercrafts in to bomb innocent people in a hospital. And as it was happening, Peeta just looked on and did nothing. Snow told me that everyone in the hospital had died.

"Of Peeta and his most recent actions against you." Snow responds.

My fist involuntarily clenches up at the sound of Peeta's name and I feel my face get hot with anger, "It's nothing new." I say shortly.

"Does it make you angry. Knowing that he is safe in District 13, being protected, taking your place as the leader-"

"Stop it!" I scream at him, "I know who he is now! I don't need any more of these videos!" I slump back down in my seat and put my head in my hands, "I shouldn't have saved him in the Games. I should have let him die like he was supposed to."

Snow smiles. That's what he wanted to hear, "So you do want him dead." I don't say anything. Snow continues, "Well, then you will be happy to learn of our plans for tonight."

"Our plans?" I ask in confusion, "Am I going somewhere." I say a bit sarcastically.

"Well you will be doing an interview with Caesar tonight but once that interview concludes, District 13 will be bombed. And, with any luck, we will manage to wipe out Peeta Mellark just as you want."

I furrow my eyebrows, it that really what I want. For a moment I feel a shred of doubt but then the anger sweeps back in and extinguishes it. I nod at Snow, "So can I go get ready now? For the interview?"

With a sweep of his hand Snow dismisses me and I am led back to a prep room.

After a brief intro by Snow, he directs it to me. I am again supposed to talk about the now dire need for a cease-fire. I've been struggling with my most recent piece of information though. I do want Peeta dead. That would be better for all of us. But does that mean I want the rest of 13 dead as well? I can't help but think of my family and my hope that they are alive there. I am holding on to something that could be instrumental in either their life or their death. Do I really just want to sit back and do nothing?

I am snapped out of my thoughts by Caesar as he directs my attention to the map of the districts. I talk in a bland tone about the disastrous things the rebels are doing in every district, including the bombing in 8. I know I am not being very convincing and Snow will probably punish me for it later but I don't care. Im too caught up in thinking about what to do about the bombing.

Suddenly I hear gasps from the audience and Snow stands up, his contorting with anger. I glance up at the monitor and see that I am no longer on television. Instead, it is Peeta standing in District 8. Seeing him causes me to tense up as it brings forward a rush of memories.

He deserves to die. I should stay silent.

But what about my family? I can't put them at risk.

Then I am back onscreen. I stumble back into my speech as quickly as possible, my mind still racing.

Then I'm gone again and Finnick is onscreen. This makes me confused all over again. Finnick never did anything to betray me as bad as Peeta did. Does he deserve to die too? I don't think so. But what do I do about it?

Then the monitor goes dead and the Capital seal comes up. I stand up ready to do something, anything, but Snow motions for me to sit back down. In a couple of seconds the camera is back on me and Caesar is talking to me again, "Katniss, after seeing that, do you have any parting words for Peeta?"

I stumble over my thoughts for a minute before saying, "No matter how hard you try to fight this, all you will end up doing is hurting people. No one is safe now. Not here in the Capital, clearly not out in the Districts." And then I make a decision and without stopping to think about it I blurt, "Even you out in 13. You'll be dead by morning."

"End it!" Snow shouts. The camera cuts away from me quickly and I feel something strike me, hard, in the back of the head sending me crashing to the ground.

Everything goes black.

When I come to I am laying in my cell with a piercing headache. I touch the back of my head and my hand comes away with blood. Where did that come from? I remember having an interview with Caesar but...I can't remember what we were talking about. I struggle to stand up and, when I finally manage it, I am so dizzy that almost pass out. I sit down again and try to collect my thoughts.

A few minutes later I hear gunshots and I spring back to my feet. I feel woozy immediately but I don't know why. The dizziness knocks me to my knees and I am struggling to keep my eyes open. More gunshots. Then I hear a loud bang and my room is filled with smoke. Someone runs in wearing a Peacekeeper uniform. He picks me up and quickly hoists me over his shoulder. I want to protest but I can't move. I want to close my eyes but I force myself to stay awake. The man runs out into the hallway outside my cell takes off. I hear him yell to another Peacekeeper as he runs past. More gunshots. Eventually we make it out onto a landing strip and we are frozen in place on a ladder.

Once we are up in the hovercraft. The man slumps to the floor, lays me on the ground next to him.

I try to get a glimpse of him but my eyes are barely open and I can't quite make out who it is.

"It's going to be ok." a familiar voice says, "We rescued you. You're safe now."

I don't have time to register who this voice belongs to before my eyes finally close and I fall unconscious

Alright this chapter is a little shorter than the rest but it was probably my favorite to write. Hope you guys enjoyed it! Don't forget to leave a review, no matter how short :)

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