The Quarter Quell

The reading of the card

Katniss's POV:

A dream pops in my head. The same dream of the games. But the Feast has been added. Clove, the girl from 2, opens my cheek with her knife; then transforms into a mutt and calls the others with one howl. It feels like they are all devouring me and I hear Cato's laugh.

"Now you know how it feels." Cato hisses at me. I scream and then I wake. I'm in my bed. My mother probably put me to bed after she came back. I put my robe on and go downstairs. Through the windows, I see a snow blizzard has hit District 12; on a Monday. My swelling eye has gone done and blood covers the bandage. The smell of bread comes from the kitchen and I know Peeta must've left some bread from the bakery. I walk into the kitchen and my mother cooks breakfast. Gale is still asleep and his mother isn't here yet. My mother puts the food in a plates and then removes the bandages from Gale's back. All the bandages are covered in dry blood. My mother goes outside and makes a snow coat and puts it in Gale's back. Gale wakes up and a sound of relief escapes his lips. I know we are lucky to have snow but on the warm months, my mother has to keep all the flies away and use a bucket of water. My mother takes away my bandage and gives me a snow coat. I sit in a table, that's not where Gale is still laying, and eat my breakfast. Then I remember that Prim isn't here.

"Where's Prim?" I ask.

"At school, it's Monday." My mother answers.

"The school still wants the kids to go? in this kind of weather?" I say surprised.

"It's there last day so they still wanted them to go." my mother explains "Plus, the blizzard started about 2 hours ago only."

"And how is she going to get home?"

"You can go and pick her up if you want." My mother says. I nod. I haven't gone to the school in a long time. Other than not having to assist the reaping anymore, Victors don't have to go to school anymore; unless they would like to have an education as a teacher or something. When I'm done with my breakfast I let my mother take it away and I change into some warm clothes. The phone rings in the study room and I pick it up. Peeta is in the line.

"Katniss is that you?" Peeta asks.

"Yeah it's me" I say.

"So how's Gale?" he asks.

"Better than before. He's woke up a little." I say. I don't mention our kiss to him. Who knows what could happen. Even though I've decided to choose Gale, I also don't want to lose my friendship with him.

"Good. And you?"

"Also better." I say "Have you seen or talked to Haymitch?"

"I stopped by his house before the blizzard hit. I left him so bread and build up he's fire." Peeta says.

"Ok, but you'll have to wait until the storm passes." Peeta says, not even showing a hint of concern in his tone of voice.

"Sure, okay." I say "See you then."

"Goodbye, Katniss." Peeta says and we both hang up.

Prim's POV: (in the morning)

I arrive to my school and the air is windy and cold. When I go in, I find Posy by her locker. She has a bandage in her face. I hear girls and boys talk about Gale's whipping in whispers. I can tell Posy is trying to ignore them.

"Hey," I say walking up to Posy "How are you feeling?"

"Better than yesterday, I guess" she responds. "Can I tell you something?"

"Sure. What is it?" I ask.

"Well, when I went hunting with Gale, I found this river and it had a bridge, and next to the bridge I found a this old wooden box. Inside there were pictures, and this." Posy reaches out for something inside her backpack. She takes out a small notebook that I have no idea what it is.