As you can see by the title, I'm officially 16 today! I'm slowly realizing that as you get older, birthdays seem less magical and more like any other day. The differences are, one, everyone acts more generous and patient with you, and two (if you're turning an age like 16, 18 or 21), you have…
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Hey everybody! I've been trying to think of something to post about for a few days now, but couldn't get myself to. I've had a lot on my mind with my surgery less than two days away (I won't be able to walk for two weeks, and then I'll need crutches... oh joy). Other than the…
Chapter Ten Katniss leaves the cave, and I lay alone in the darkness thinking about… thinking about everything. There’s not a single thought that I go over in my brain, but a series of several thoughts. How can I pick one? Everything is so overwhelming, so confusing, so perfectly perfect while also dreadfully dreadful. My…
Chapter Nine I wake to Katniss prodding my shoulder. “Peeta, we’ve got to go now,” she says softly. I puzzle at this, not having considered moving from the river. “Go? Go where?” “Anywhere from here. Downstream maybe.” Katniss smiles sadly. “Somewhere we can hide you until you’re stronger.” She helps me into my clothes, which…
Chapter Eight My eyes flash open the following morning and suddenly it all makes sense. The words of Claudius Templesmith that permeated the dark sky last night come back to me, and I realize in an instant what he meant. Two can win. Katniss and I can go home. Both of us. Together. It’s such…
Chapter Seven Cato leaves me for dead, and as time melts away I begin to wish that he’d just finished the job. I lay in the clearing for who knows how long, sure that I’ll be gone any moment. I can almost hear the cannon, my cannon, ringing in my ears. Finally I decide that…
Chapter Six When we catch up, Katniss is up in a tree looking down at us. I guess I was right. She really is good at climbing. I study her face, waiting for the shocked, accusing look. Now that I think of it, though, I’m not sure I want to see it. I decide not…
Chapter Five Even with a full canteen of water, I’m still exhausted. I stumble a few times, and Cato keeps sharply telling me to get control of myself. But I just can’t. It’s like all of my energy has just melted away. We take a break pretty earlier on, but then, it’s hard to tell.…
Chapter Four As the sun rises, the birds and other forest creatures spring to life. Our footsteps through the forest are joined by the soft song of the birds, the screaming of squirrels when we pass their trees, and the occasional snake slithering through the brush. “I’m hungry,” Glimmer whines, and all five of us…
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