Chapter 5

My insides were screaming. My girls were gone and I had no idea where they were. Who could possibly know where they were? Peeta and madge had just started looking at the treetops. They couldn't possibly have found them that fast. Even if they did I would have caught them trying to get the girls down. Since the girl choose they would probably would have had to climb the tree and get them down. I turned around furiously just to come face to face to Peeta.

"Where are the girls?" he demanded. Madge came up moments after him. She clung to his arms looking scared. I smirked at her.

"What is the forest to scary for you Madge?" I cooed. She glared at me.

"Where are the girls?" Peeta almost screamed. I flinched not expecting it. I glared at him.

"Like you don't know!" I hissed. He looked appalled. That's not a good sign I told myself. If he didn't know where they are where else would I look?

"What did you do to them?" Madge demanded. I glared at her.

"I didn't do anything." I sneered.

"Then where are they?" Peeta demanded.

"I don't know," I told them.

"God Katniss, what do you mean you don't know?" he yelled.

"They were in a tree but then when I came back from spying on you guys they were gone." I told them. Peeta froze.

"Who took them?" he demanded

"Peeta how would I know!" I yelled. He tensed and Madge glared at me.

"You should know! You kidnapped them!" Madge screamed at me. I laughed.

"Is that what he told you?" I asked her still laughing. I knew he would start lying but not this soon.

"What do you mean?" she hissed looking at Peeta.

"Madge I walked out on him. The girls read your letter, and then Riley asked. When Peeta got home I confronted him. Then walked out." I told her.

"But you took the girls with you." She insisted.

"Peeta told them to choose. They wanted to come with me." I told her. She looked at Peeta.

"Is this true?" she demanded to Peeta. Peeta looked at me with a disgusted look.

"What! She deserves to know the truth!" I fumed. She sighed and looked back at Madge.

"Yes it's all true." He replied in a dull voice. She looked back at Peeta and then me again.

"Why did you lie?" she asked Peeta. He said nothing.

"Madge, it's the only thing he knows how to do right." I told her. She looked at me with sadness in her eyes.

"Help me find Riley?" she suggested. I nodded and followed her as she walked away from Peeta. I passed Peeta just to feel someone grab my arm.

"You did this to me." He sneered. I shook my head.

"No Peeta you did this to yourself." I looked into his eyes just to look away quickly. He had something in them that troubled me. I had only saw this look when he was hijacked and tried to kill me. I tried to pull away but Peeta was too strong. He was going to try to hurt me in anyway he could. I could see it in his eyes.

"Peeta stop! You're hurting her!" Madge yelled. He laughed evilly.

"Trust me madge it's intended." He chuckled evilly. I struggled but knew it was no use. Suddenly he was 5 feet away from me on the ground. I turned to see Gale standing there smiling at me.

"Are you ok?" he asked. I nodded smiling and leaned in to kiss him. He kissed me back and walked over to Peeta. I grabbed his arm.

"Leave him, he's not worth it.' I told him. He sighed and turned back around.

"Madge. Get away from him." I told her. She nodded running to my side. Gale took my hand.

"Are you missing something?" he asked. I looked at him. He was the one that took the girls!

"Where are they?" I asked desperately. He laughed and pointed towards the trees. I saw two figures climbing down the tree. When they got down my girls appeared running into my arms. I hugged them tightly.

"Riley." Madge whispered. Riley pulled out and stared at her.

"You're my real mom aren't you?" Riley asked Madge nodded. She turned to me.

"I don't want to live with dad." She told me wide eyed. I looked at Madge.

"Riley, I won't ever let him near you if that's what you want." Madge vowed. Riley looked at me uneasy.

"Go on. You know you want to." I encouraged. I wanted her to stay but she belonged with her mother. Madge would be a great mother. She hugged me.

"Visit me?" she begged.

"Of course." I told her as she turned and ran into Madge's arms. Madge nodded to me and picked up Riley and walked towards the clearing. I smiled. I wouldn't ever have to worry about Peeta again. He was out of my life for good. I would file for full custody of Prim and Gale and me would get married but that was in the future. I smiled looking up at gale. He crushed his lips to mine and hugged me close. I pulled out picking up Prim and Gale put his arms around me. Who needed the future? I thought. I didn't all I needed was right now. Where I knew for once in my life that no matter what hell came through my door I could face it because I had Gale. I had my strength. I had my heart.