And once we reach the city, my stylist will dictate my look for the opening ceremonies tonight anyway. I just hope I get one who doesn't think nudity is the last word in fashion.

hey. I just wanted to make sure you got home," I say. "Katniss, I live three houses away from you," he says.

What will break me into a million pieces so that I am beyond repair, beyond usefulness?

Some walks you have to take alone.

You’re not leaving me here alone,” I say. Because if he dies, I’ll never go home, not really. I’ll spend the rest of my life in this arena, trying to think my way out.

As long as you can find yourself, you’ll never starve.

I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dialate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs.