The Hunger Games - Second Quarter

9

"Elsa?" i hear a male voice ask.

"Hm?" I reply turning to see Gale standing there, drink in hand.

"You don't love me?" He asks looking hurt.

"You dont love me either. " I reply.

"Who said?" He asks.

"You said the first interview we had"

"Ever thought i was lying?." He says.

"Gale, I just thought that.." I start.

"Thought what? That I did everything for the cameras like Katniss did to Peeta? No Elsa that was all real, I always did but obviously you dont feel the same so I should just stop." Gale snaps.

"Don't try to guilt me into thinking all this is my fault, that you have never made me feel this way also, cause you have," I yell at him, "In the interviews you said I was just your booty call, that you were just using me to get over Katniss because i'm exactly like her."

"I never said you were a booty call. " He yells back.

"Oh you didnt have to, I could tell, actually all of panem could tell." I say, I could feel the tears swelling in my eyes.

"Whatever." He says trying to walk away.

"Whatever?! No your not walking away from this." I screamed. I knew all this was being televised right now but I didnt care I had to know how he felt.

"You want to know the truth, I only said that because it was the heat of the moment." Gale yells.

"You know what. Forget it. Forget us." I say quieter backing off. I knew I was crying at this point.

"Elsa, wait I didnt mean it." He say grabbing my wrist but I shake him off and walk to Katniss. She hugs me tightly and whispers sweet things into my ear.

"Listen, I can't leave right now, if I could I would but Haymitch can take you back to the train though. He's by the drinks, tell him I told him too." Katniss says I nod and walk over to the drink table.

"Whats wrong?" Haymitch asks when I get to him.

"Gale," I reply, "Katniss told me to tell you that you had to take me to the train."

Haymitch grabs a bottle of wine and takes me to the train. We sit in silence for a while until he speaks up.

"Was it televised? " He asks.

I nod, "Yeah."

"Not good." He says.

"Snow talked to me." I say.

"What? What did he say?" Haymitch asks concerned.

"He asked me if I loved Gale and I said yeah but then he asked me again and I said no so then he told me to prove to him that I did, " I reply, "How do I prove that if he knows I dont."

"Do you?" He asks.

"I dont know." I reply.

"Then this fight is what you need." He says. I didnt know what he meant by that but maybe it was what I need.