How do you bear it?โ Finnick looks at me in disbelief. โI donโt, Katniss! Obviously, I donโt. I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find thereโs no relief in waking.โ โThe more you can distract yourself the better, โ he says. โFirst thing tomorrow, weโll get you your own rope. Until then take mine.
Suzanne CollinsImpulsively, I lean forward and kiss him, stopping his word. This is probably overdue anyway since heโs right, we are supposed to be madly in love.
Suzanne CollinsIn stark contrast to two nights ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I'm struck by his immediacy now. As we settle in, he pulls my head down to use his arm as a pillow; the other rests protectively over me even when he goes to sleep. No one has held me like this in such a long time. Since my father died and I stopped trusting my mother, no one else's arms have made me feel this safe.
Suzanne Collins