Katniss's POV
I sit up, light-headed, and I walk slowly over to the ever growing hole in the wall. So close. So close to getting out of here. I help dig.
TIME PASSES
The hole is finally big enough that we can crawl through! Well, that some of us can crawl through. Namely me, Gale, Prim, and Timmy. I slide through the gap first.
I'm in a huge pit, with bumpy rock walls all the way up to the top. I'm standing on a huge meteor. I guess it must have struck the ground, leaving this pit. I turn around and help Prim through the hole. Once Gale, Prim, Timmy, and I are standing on the meteor, we start digging to help our moms out.
GALE'S POV
Our moms are finally out. We move to the walls, looking for a place to start climbing out. The walls are relatively smooth except for a few random rocks.
Out moms start helping each other climb up one side, while Timmy and Prim are holding hands and climbing up thick tree roots.
"gale!" Katniss exclaims, "Can you help me reach this rock?" Her hand is extended towards a smooth-looking rock sticking out of the wall. So I lift her onto my shoulders, and she grabs the rock. I step back and watch her. But the rock crumbles out from the dirt, and with a small yelp, Katniss free-falls towards the ground. I catch her, and place Katniss back on the ground.
"Let's try over here," I say, pointing to an elaborate maze of vines and tree roots climbing up the pit wall. Katniss can't quite reach the first vine, so I lift her by the waist until she grabs a hold of it. We climb side by side for just 5 minutes, until we're at the top. Soon everybody else is at the top, too.
Katniss and I are walking a little farther ahead of the others, and we see the animals first. Katniss shrieks and points.
It's the animals we had caught hunting, the animals that we had also dropped to escape the meteor shower. A giant meteor is crushing the dead bodies, and the guts are spilled out all over the grass. I guess the animals... popped when they were hit. Gross. Maggots and other worms are tunneling in the rotting meat, and as we walk by, we can smell decaying flesh.
I put my arm around Katniss's waist because I can tell she's grossed out, and I hear a tiny grunt from behind us. I look over my shoulder. Mom. She holds her arm to her side, imitating my arm around Katniss's waist. Then she raises her arm to imitate an arm around some shoulders. So I move my arm to around Katniss's shoulders. Mom nods as Katniss leans her head against my shoulder. I smile at Mom. Since when has she been giving me girl advice?
It doesn't matter because we've finally arrived at the city. Our siblings went to go see the school, our moms went to see our homes, and Katniss and I went to see Peeta. Rows of destroyed houses line the streets, and we finally reach the baker's house. Katniss knocks on the door. Surprisingly, there's little damage to the little home. Peeta answers the door and his eyes light up.
"Katniss! You're safe!" Peeta exclaims, wrapping Katniss in a hug. Once the hug is reaching it's second minute of straight hugging, I "cough" into my fist. Katniss pulls away from Peeta, and Peeta glares at me.
"Glad to see you're safe too," I say coldly to Peeta. He nods stiffly. Obviously there's still some tension between us.
Author's Note: Thanks for everybody's commenting and faving!! I had to cut this chapter short so I could start working on my new story, The 75th Hunger Games, which features Gale and Katniss in the next year's Hunger Games. Don't worry, I'll still be working on this story, but I may not write so many chapters so fast. But the chapters will still come! So stay posted. Thanks!!!