Chapter 3: The Letter

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Images of the Games flash before my eyes.

I see Rue's death and Prim's. I see Finnick die right in front of me. I hear cries of innocent children before they're viciously murdered. I wake up screaming for them to run. I want comfort from someone, but Peeta's arms are already around me.

I curl up on his lap, clutching his shirt, twisting it with my fingers. Before I can stop myself, I'm crying. He soothes me, and eventually gets up to get me some tea. My eyes shift to the big grandfather clock on our wall. 4:26 a.m. Great.

My tears were dry by the time he was back. As Peeta walked in, he had a cup of herbal tea and a letter. "Ugh, what's this? Another letter from Plutarch?" I groaned. "Actually," Peeta said, handing it to me, "no. Check it out." He said, sipping my tea.

"Hey! That's mine!" I giggled as I reached for the mug. Peeta waved his index finger in my face. "Until you open that letter, it's classified as 'PEETA'S. DO NOT TOUCH.'" He said playfully. "Fine, fine." I said trying to sound angry, but my giggles gave me away. I opened the tucked-in flap of the envelope, signifying that Peeta has already seen it.

As I pull out the paper, I'm surprised to see it's an invitation.

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