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My mind is trying to register the words that just came out of Peeta Mellark's Mouth. The words I think he said must be a mistake. Without realizing it I stood up and have balled my hands into tight fists. I feel my control slipping between my grasp. All I feel is anger. I look over at the television where Peeta's face was replaced with Katniss'. She is standing with her mouth agape and appears to be blushing and she tilts her face away from the camera as if she has a secret and wants to keep it that way. Her reaction to Peeta's words makes me even more pissed off that instead of listening to my rivals interview I storm outside. I here my mom call me but I don't respond I just keep walking hoping the farther away I get from reality the sooner my imagination can take over and the world will finally go my way.

I walk without out knowing my destination and the memory of Peeta confessing his love to Katniss keeps replaying in my mind over and over again. I run into a dead end. The fence that surrounds district twelve stands between me and freedom. It also keeps me away from Katniss and keeps her with someone I would rather she not be with at the moment. I make my way through the gate and head to the spot where I have the best memories with Katniss. Sitting down in the spot I usually sit with Katniss makes my emotions head closer to sadness than happiness. Tomorrow Katniss will be heading into the Arena and I don't know if she'll ever make it back out.

I stand up and run at a sprint to the edge of the cliff and yell with all the power I have. I yell for a good five minutes letting every bit of hatred I feel towards the Capitol and the people who are taking the best thing I have away from me until finally I feel my sanity return to me. I tumble to the ground and lay on my back to look up at the star filled sky. I think to myself, that even if I can't protect Katniss in the Capitol, I will do everything in my power to protect the two people that mean the most to her here in district twelve.

I get up with determination once again being my motivation to keep on living and to move forward. I don't want to disappoint Katniss if she comes home and finds her family to be in more of a mess than they were before she left. I make it home to find that the event has ended and my mom has already made it home from the Everdeen's. My mom asks me if I'm okay and I just nod and tell her I'm fine because I just want to avoid having a talk about my feelings with her. My mom seems to understand that I want to be left alone because after she gives me a quick hug she dismisses me to my room.

I shed off my clothes until I'm only wearing my boxers and slide comfortably into my twin size bed. Instead of having a night full of restless sleep like always, I fall asleep as soon as my head hits my pillow. No nightmares interrupt my sleep and as I awake to see the sun gleaming through my window, I remember that this isn't a good day, but one I have been dreading every since Prim's name was drawn from the pile of names. Today is the day the Hunger Games begins.

I tell myself not to panic and I slowly get up from bed and get dressed and make my way into my kitchen. My mom is there making breakfast and even though I don't feel the least bit hungry I plaster what seems to be a convincing smile and eat every single bite. My mom smiles at me and kisses my forehead. "You are handling this well, Gale. You are so strong and with you rooting for Katniss, I know she won't fail. She'll make it home. I love you."

My mom is someone I never really believed to be strong, but right now I see her in a whole different light. She is now the strongest person I know; because even after my father's death she never gave up, she kept on going and always put her children before herself. " I love you too, Mom." I tell her and hope she can here the sincerity in my voice. My little sister than comes into the room and steals the attention of my mom. With that I get up and say, "I'm heading to the Everdeen's for a bit. I'll be back in time before the event starts." My mom nods and says goodbye and I'm off to see the Everdeen's.

The Everdeen's house doesn't seemed to have a black cloud over it or closed off from visitors like the other houses that sent one of their children into the Hunger Games have been like in the past. It's seems more open and bright and I don't know if I should take this as a good sign. I see prim in the front yard, lying in the grass. She looks so much like her sister it's scary and all I want to do is go up and hug her and do whatever she wants me to do in order to cheer her up. As if she senses my presence her eyes open and she looks up at me.

My presence alone seems to have cheered her up immensely because she flings herself up and jumps up to give me a hug. I laugh and open my arms, welcomingly. She seems so small as I hold her, however she handles her sister being gone a lot better than I do. Prim finally says to me, " Gale, you stormed off yesterday, I didn't have a chance to say goodbye. You're okay aren't you?" She looks at me like she already knows the answers and also why I left so I answer back with, "You seem like you already know the answer to your own question."

Prim nods and tells me, "It's okay to be jealous, and I just hope you didn't break anything." She laughs and I look at her mouth hanging to the floor. She is too smart for her own good. I pretend like I'm going to drop her and she squeals and says Katniss would never give me a chance if I dropped her. I shake my head and exaggerate my movements by gently placing her on the ground as if to say I can't let that happen. She grins and takes my hand to lead me inside.

Mrs. Everdeen is no where in site and Prim whispers," My mom is really nervous for the games. So am I, but I don't think she can handle it." I ask Prim where she is and she points to the room where they all sleep. I nod and tell her to go get herself something to eat. She does as she's told and I walk towards the room. The door is ajar and I carefully push it open so I don't frighten Mrs. Everdeen. Ever since she lost her husband she hasn't been the same. Katniss was always the one to put food on the table. Mrs. Everdeen is someone who doesn't handle tragedy well.

I try to rehearse what I'm going to say in my head, but every time I think something sounds good, I always over rule it thinking it will only worsen the situation. Before I even utter a word Mrs. Everdeen says, "Katniss was always someone who made the best out of every situation. She's very good at surviving the worst." Mrs. Everdeen is sitting on the edge of katniss' bed and I go over to join her. " You're right. Katniss will get through the Games because she knows how to survive. She is good at that and she has something to come back to."

I get up from her side and stand in her line of vision so she is forced to look at me. "Katniss will come back. She would never leave Prim and you alone. She's love you both too much to let anybody keep you away from her." Mrs. Everdeen sighs and tells me, " I want to believe she will come back, but it's hard. I know she's strong and intelligent beyond her years and she can shoot, but the capitol, they're smart and they make those arenas into a death trap. I want her to come back, it's just seems impossible."

I kneel in front of her and say," It is impossible for some, you're right, but Katniss, I know her better than anyone else and if someone is going to make it out alive, it will be her. Don't give up before it all has started. She's going to need your support. Don't give up." Her mom looks at me and nods her head. She stands up and says, "I won't give up." I stand up as well and she hugs me in a tight embrace. I hug back, hoping my talk truly helped her feel better about the situation her daughter is in. She releases me and tells me, "We should start getting ready. It's almost time. She heads out of the room, but I stay.

I stand there, taking in my surroundings. There's not much of her here since she shares the room with both her mom and sister. There is a small dresser in the room and leaning on its side it Katniss' bow and arrow's. I walk to it and take it into my hands. I can only pray that the arena will put a set of bow and arrow's for Katniss to use. With them she can defeat whatever is in her way. I set them back to where they were and make my way out of the room. I walk into the kitchen Where Mrs. Everdeen has started to make a stew.

Prim sees me and winks but stays at her mom's side where she's needed. Mrs. Everdeen invites me to stay for the Games and said my mom can come over to if she's pleases. I take the invitation willingly, but instead of me going to ask my mom to come, Prim volunteers to go in my stead. Before she leaves she comes up to me and says, "I'll get her you can turn the television on. It'll start soon. " I nod and know she's doing me a favor. Before I know it, it's time for the Games to begin. We are all seated yet again in the Everdeen's living, and I realize this will become the routine while the games is airing.

I'm nervous and scared. The reality that we have all been dreading to face has now come into our view and I start to feel myself shake. Prim comes over and sits in my lap. I wrap my arms around her and the shaking subsides. We all watch the television in anticipation. The commercial on T.V. ends and now the beginning of the games starts. Claudius Templesmith is there holding a microphone, he speaks for a while and then the camera shoots to where the tributes are. I can only stare because there's Katniss. I don't pay any attention to the other tributes as they hit one face after the other. I just keep the image of her engraved in my mind. Now Claudius Templesmith is speaking again, " Ladies and gentlemen, let the Seventy-fourth hunger Games Begin!"