Chapter 16 night

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you lay on his chest staring at the stars. 

Peeta: 14 dead.

(y/n): i don't know what to say.

Peeta: i know its hard b-

(y/n): no i literally don't know what to say.

Peeta: im not sure i understand...

(y/n): every year, i watch the hunger games. every year everyone watches the hunger games. and every year children die.

you could imagine the game makers  hesitating over whether to black you out of the main feed, you needed to be carful of your words. if you were a victor, you didn't want anything you said in here to hurt you in the future, make you seem like a rebel, someone who's actions needed to be monitored you would never  get any peace.

(y/n): and its always like "12 dead! 11 to go!" but that sounds... i dont know, exited, that you could easily be added to that tally in a second. and then someone else somewhere else is like "13 dead! 10 till i win the hunger games! i can feel confident in there death and go back to my home district and live a life of luxury!" and then they get killed. its just like that algebra equation for..... i dont know, im not  smart. you know like: n-1=x or whatever. its just like that. t-1=>v. tributes -1 is less people till the victor gets to walk away, with their lives and some guilt, whilst 46 people have just died. w-

the cannon goes off. ending your sentence before it had ever really started.

Peeta: i wonder who that was.

(y/n): i dont know. im not sure i want to.

Peeta: i hope it was tallom.

you laugh lightly. you could imagine ceaser flickerman and claudius templesmith having the time of their lives trying to figure out what he meant by that.

Peeta: no one gets to talk bad about my girl/guy/partner and live to tell the tale. he drew an imaginary sword and lives to tell the tale!

you giggled and sat back down on the short grass.

(y/n): when it gets light we should leave here.

Peeta: ok

(y/n): i just don't  feel safe when i cant see what around me.

Peeta: you dont need to explain yourself.

you kiss him gently and he leans back against the large rock.

peeta: i love you.

(y/n): i love you to.

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