You haven't hurt people—you've given them an opportunity. They just have to be brave enough to take it.

Peeta smiles at me, sad and mocking. "Okay. Thanks for the tip, sweetheart.

I think....you still have no idea. The effect you can have.

Why don't I just pretend I'm on camera, Plutarch?" I say. "Yes! Perfect. One is always much braver with an audience," he says. "Look at the courage Peeta just displayed!" It's all I can do not to slap him.

Cleaning me up is just a preliminary step to determining my new look. With my acid-damaged hair, sunburned skin, and ugly scars, the prep team has to make me pretty and then damage, burn, and scare me in a more attractive way.

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

You don't destroy what you want to acquire in the future.