(Author's note: Yeah I forgot to say the whole I don't anything stuff. So just to be safe: I own none of this. Well i did write the story but you know what I mean. Anyways, can the wait for Mockingjay end already? I'll be ok if Katniss doesn't choose Gale or Peeta, but I don't like Peeta. I want President Snowflake or whatever to die and Peeta can end up with Madge or something. I like author's notes.)
I'm so busy making sure Katniss' burns get better, that I don't even notice the young girl next to her in the trees. All you can see are her large brown eyes. She points to a large object a little bit above Katniss. I'm horrified as I realize what the object is. A wasp nest. But not any wasp nest. A tracker jacker nest. Tracker jackers are muttations from the Capital that they used during the rebellion. Their stings are very painful and they swell to the size of a plum. Katniss seems to be thinking of a plan while she climbs to the branch that holds the nest. She begins to saw through it while the anthem plays. She only gets halfway through and goes to sleep. Her burns must still sting a little. I head to my bed after eating a rabbit leg and fall asleep.
When I wake up, Katniss is sawing again. None of the tracker jackers come out because they seem to be asleep. Suddenly, a few come out slowly. A few land on Katniss and she instantly starts to swell. The branch falls and the nest cracks open like a pinata. The tracker jackers swarm around the Careers and begin a stinging frenzy.
I see Peeta run off with a few other tributes to the pond while a girl runs the other direction. Another one falls to the ground and is stung all over. It's a sickening sight and I realize that it's the girl from District 1. Green puss oozes out of her swelled stings. Well she sure isn't playing sexy now. Katniss climbs down and tries to take the girl's sheath of arrows. The cannon blasts and a hover craft comes out is heard in the distance. Peeta comes out from the bushes and looks surprised to see Katniss taking such a risk. He tells Katniss to flee and she runs off with the arrows and the dead girl is taken away by the hovercraft. Cato comes back and sees that Katniss escaped. He yells at Peeta and slices his leg with his sword. Peeta screams as blood gushes out of his leg. Cato and the other Careers set off to make another camp.
I feel no sympathy for Peeta as he walks down a stream and into another patch of woods. He falls and uses his hands to camouflage himself with mud and leaves. I can barely see him and I wonder what would happen if he never came back up. I shake the thought from my head as the cameras go back to Katniss. She's stumbling and tripping as she walks. She soon falls into a ditch and falls asleep. It goes to the Careers making their new camp and the anthem plays. I see a small boy that wasn't there before setting up something around their huge pile of supplies. I can't tell what he's doing because the screen is so dark. 'He must be a replacement for blondie' I think to myself.
I turn the television off. My stomach growls and I realize I didn't hunt today. Vick comes up to me and says,"Gale I'm hungry. You didn't go hunting today! What will we have for dinner?" I curse under my breath and say,"I'll be right back. Don't worry." I run off to the woods and slip under the fence. I find my weapons and see Katniss' bow and arrow. I take it with me just in case. Katniss taught me how to shoot an arrow once. I was decent at it, but I was a joke compared to Katniss. After that, I decided to stick with setting snares. I hear some leaves rustling and whip around. I must be lucky because I see a family of two turkeys walking together near a large bush. I take Katniss' bow and arrow and aim towards them. I send the arrow flying and quickly shoot another one. They fall to the ground and I collect them. I hit one in the stomach and the other's neck. My shot isn't very good but it's good enough. I check my snares and see that I've caught a squirrel.
I'm about to run home when I remember my promise to Katniss. I had completely forgotten about her family and I suddenly feel extremely guilty. I run quickly to her home and knock on the front door. A worried Prim answers the door but smiles when she sees my face. She thinks of me as an older brother so she hugs me and I say,"May I come in?" She nods and holds the door open for me. I head in and see a very teary Mrs. Everdeen. She gives me a half smile and turns back to another person that I didn't notice until now. I recognize him because I sometimes sell my game to him. Mr. Mellark. He's obviously comforting Mrs. Everdeen and looks up and sees me. He smiles and says,"Hello Gale! We were just chatting about the games when... when... perhaps this isn't a good time. Um, so what did you need?" I reply,"I caught a turkey and I came to drop it off for the Everdeen's." Mrs. Everdeen turns to me and says quietly,"Thank you Gale. That was very kind of you." I nod and turn to Prim,"Would you like to help me skin it?" She nods with a smile and we walk out of the room with a knife. We start to skin the turkey and I ask,"What happened in there?" Prim say quietly so the others wouldn't hear,"Mother was really worried about Katniss and said she didn't want to lose another person she loved. Like our... our-" "Your father," I answer for her. She nods and says,"She started crying and she just started getting better. Mr. Mellark didn't want her to get upset again." I nod as we finish skinning. We wash it off and go back inside. Mr. Mellark says,"Gale, you can set that down next to the bread I brought. Thank you." I set the turkey down and say goodbye.
I get home in a happy mood, but my family looks extremely worried. My mother's eyes are teary from crying. "What's wrong? Did something happen to Katniss?" My mother shakes her head and I notice that someone is missing. Posy. I look around and ask,"Where's Posy. It's not her bedtime yet." My mother begins to sob and Rory hugs her and says,"It's okay mother. She'll be fine. They'll find her." My heart starts to beat faster than normal and I yell,"Tell me! What happened to Posy?" My mother sniffs and says,"Gale, Posy is missing."