The Careers regroup on the ground and I can hear them growling conspiratorially among themselves, furious I have made them look foolish. But twilight has arrived and their window of attack on me is closing. Finally, I hear Peeta say harshly, “Oh, let her stay up there. It’s not like she’s going anywhere. We’ll deal with her in the morning.”
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Peeta rinses the pearl off in the water and hands it to me. “For you.” I hold it out on my palm and examine it’s iridescent surface in the sunlight. Yes, I will keep it. For the few remaining hours of my life I will keep it close. This last gift from Peeta. The only one I can really accept.
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‘This has to stop. Right now. This — this — game you two play, where you tell each other secrets but keep them from me like I’m too inconsequential or stupid or weak to handle them.’
‘It’s not like that, Peeta —’ I begin.
‘It’s exactly like that!’ he yells at me. ‘I have people I care about, too, Katniss! Family and friends back in District twelve who will be just as dead as yours if we don’t pull this thing off. So, after all went through in the arena, don’t I even rate the truth from you?’
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
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