*HUGE DISCLAIMER* I WROTE THIS WHEN I WAS 12YRS OLD, SO EXCUSE GRAMMAR AND CRINGINESS
What if.....?
Katniss has finally returned to District 12 both haunted and shattered by the past knowing the peace gained does not supply her with security and ha...
What if this is real? What if Gale Hawthorne is really standing in front of me, the killer of my sister? But what if he isn't? What if this was all just a big misunderstanding and President Snow was bluffing? What if Gale really did do nothing wrong? But if that was true why would he have avoided me for all this time? What if he knew he was at fault, and that is why he left? But what if it wasn't?
What if? What if? What if?
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I don't say a word. Instead I look at him in disbelief and disgust. He steps closer to me. He looks hurt by my reaction but stays silent, only staring at me. His eyes send me a look that begs for words. But I'm not giving them to him. I owe him nothing.
"Katniss?"
Oh no. Peeta. I pull away from the lock between mine and Gale's eyes. He comes over apologetic at first
"Sorry I got caught up...."
And then he sees Gale. And Gale sees him. Peeta looks at me, both shocked and questioning. Peeta asks me looking at Gale coldly
"What's he doing here?"
Gale immediately fires back
"Excuse me bread boy?"
He steps toward Peeta threateningly and Peeta does the same. They then go for each other. But before they can I step between them
"Stop it!"
I push them both back. I then turn to Peeta who looks flustered
"Go home. I'll handle him"
He says with a flare of anger still in his voice
"But..."
I tell him also getting frustrated but also feeling like all energy has been drained from me
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"No Peeta. I said I can handle it"
He gives me a look that shows I can't really define his emotion. He then walks off. I walk away from the memorial and into the trees with Gale close behind me. The memorial is not the place to fight with him. Once we each a spot in which we are alone I turn to him and ask angrily
"What are you doing here?"
He says softly, his voice small
"I came to see you"
I snigger and say
"You choose a great day. The day you killed my sister"
He looks guilty now. He looks at his feet
"I just want a second chance, that's all I want. I would never EVER do anything on purpose to hurt Prim and you know that. We have been hunting partners all our lives, at least tell me that you can believe me when I say what I did was not intentional"
I feel the tears forming in my eyes again. I look at his pleading grey eyes and say
"I can believe you. But it's not just about that"
He pleads
"Then what? What is it?"
I reply, my voice beginning to crack as the tears clog my throat
"The fact that you only regret making that bomb because it ended up killing Prim. If it hadn't killed her could you tell me you still regret it?"
He looks to the floor yet again as I continue
"That's the problem Gale! You've changed! The only thing you cared about when making that bomb was that it did what you wanted, and it did. But now that it effects you you suddenly regret it! It doesn't work that way Gale!!"
He says to me coldly
"And what about bread boy? Why was he here?"
He brought up Peeta. We were talking about the bomb and he brings up Peeta. Then I realise. I ask him
"Why are you really here Gale?"
"For you. But obviously that stupid bread boy is about to screw that up"
"Screw up what Gale?! There was never anything between you and me! And besides he cares... For me. You ran for the hills the minute you did fault and you think that after a year everything will be okay?!"
I step closer to him. So close that I feel his breath on my forehead. I say to him
"Stay away from me. I don't want anything to do with you"
And with that I walk away and soon end up sprinting. As tears fall down my cheeks all I can think about is Peeta.
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