Isn't it strange that I know you'd risk your life to save mine, but I don't even know what your favorite color is?
hey. I just wanted to make sure you got home," I say. "Katniss, I live three houses away from you," he says.
But more words tumble out. 'You're a painter. You're a baker. You like to sleep with the windows open. You never take sugar in your tea. And you always double-knot your shoelaces.'Then I dive into my tent before I do something stupid like cry.
But I have to confess, I'm glad you two had at least a few months of happiness together."I'm not glad," says Peeta. "I wish we had waited until the whole thing was done officially."This takes even Caesar aback. "Surely even a brief time is better than no
You have a... remarkable memory.""I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't paying attention.
We could do it, you know.""What?""Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.
Sometimes when I'm alone, I take the pearl from where it lives in my pocket and try to remember the boy with the bread, the strong arms that warded off nightmares on the train, the kisses in the arena.
And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.
