Chapter 3
When I eventually felt my eyelids slowly open up after a long drug induced sleep, which were mostly
nightmares about Gale, Prim and the possibilities of what my torcher might be, I found myself sitting
in a cold, dark, small room. When I opened my eyes a bit more and they became less blurry, I
discovered that it wasn't really a room: it was a lift!
I felt confused, this is nowhere near what I imagined my torcher would be, I mean, how could you
kill someone in a lift? But then I remembered that this is the Capitol that I'm dealing with and that
they could probably find a use for anything to kill people!
Suddenly, a wide, squared window appeared on one of the four walls of the lift, and revealing who
was outside this rather claustrophobic lift: President Snow and Gale.
I allowed myself to glance at Gale just for 1 minute, though it brought pain and hurt and anger to my
eyes…. Gale seemed to have a far away look in his, and when he reached my eyes, tears started
forming in them and he quickly looked away again as if he was ashamed, he probably should be!
well unless he would've died instead of me, but somehow I don't think that's why he has done this.
"well hello there Mockingjay, so nice to finally see you again," said the President, chuckling, I glared
at him. "Well, theres no need to be unfriendly, I could've made this worse you know, put some roses
in there instead!" the mere mention of roses made my stomach churn, only me and him will
understand that sick joke….
"By the way, you do understand why you're here right?" he asked me, now with a twisted looking
grin planted on his face,
"you are going to torcher me in some way and kill me, its not that hard," I replied, still staring at Gale
As he avoided me,
"Yes well done Mockingjay! It seems as if you do still have some brains on you!" he laughed, he then
turned to Gale, "Your friend here has helped in some of your carefully planned out death, isn't that
right Gale?" Gale couldn't bring himself to nod, and I still couldn't bring myself to ask him why he
has done such a thing, to betray me, because I don't have the energy and it's too late anyway…
he then looked me right in the eyes and whispered to me, "im sorry Katniss," and I suddenly started
sobbing. I sunk to the ground and curled up in a ball, feeling even worse than I had before I had the
sleeping drug….
I noticed a red button next to Gale, I don't know what it was about it but it scared me! Like it was the
start of my doom if you pressed it…the way that the president was now smiling at it also scared me,
"now it is time for your slow, but painful death to begin! Every television set will be on as it will be
broadcasted around the nation!" he turned to the Capitol broadcasters to confirm it and they
nodded, "I have been planning this for months now if I were to capture you Miss Everdeen…" I stood
still, trying my hardest not to look at him, to let him get on and finish his stupid speech, "And it
seemed recently as if I never would, what with you running about and then disappearing at the drop
of a hat, I was secretly disappointed that I couldn't kill you personally and now that you aren't really
dead…well I can now kill you the way I intended, because now citizens of Panem: this will be the
mockingjays final hour!"
Then everything happened at once….i screamed at Gale not to press the button, he did of course,
while continually saying to me "im sorry!",Peeta came out of nowhere and suddenly attacked Gale,
the President had went away satisfied so there was no way anyone could stop the torcher now!
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO HER? SHE WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND! I WAS HIJACKED BUT EVEN I
KNOW THAT! PLUS NO ONE DESERVES TO GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF THING!" he shouted at him,
Up in his face,
"I had no choice! I had to help or else…" Gale shouted back, "I'v told her how truly sorry I am! But
theres nothing else I can do! I wish I could just turn back time and fix all this, I was so bloody
STUPID!"
"Well its too late now Gale! You had a chance right there to save her, to not push the button, but no
you didn't save her!" shouted Peeta,
"I was blackmailed alright? I had no control!" Gale exclaimed,He kicked a nearby empty box in his
anger.
"Well, all we can hope now is that her fire doesn't burn out," said Peeta, suddenly feeling quite
shaky and he sat down to keep steady, "im still not 100% sure that Katniss is not a mutt, but im
beginning to think she isn't one. She's more important than every of us because she can really
change this awful society, and for that: we really can't afford to lose her!"
Peetas words stayed in my mind as the lift started to move upwards and I clinged onto the side
unsure what to expect: they can't afford to lose me because I am the mockingjay, the symbol of
hope: if I die, everything dies! And I cant let that happen…