Chapter 27

           Theanthemboomsinmyears,andthenIhearCaesarFlickermangreetingtheaudience.Doesheknowhowcrucialitistogeteverywordrightfromnowon?Hemust.Hewillwanttohelpus.Thecrowdbreaksintoapplauseastheprepteamsarepresented.IimagineFlavius,Venia,andOctaviabouncingaroundandtakingridiculous,bobbingbows.It’sasafebetthey’reclueless.ThenEffie’sintroduced.Howlongshe’swaitedforthismoment.Ihopeshe’sabletoenjoyitbecauseasmisguidedasEffiecanbe,shehasaverykeeninstinctaboutcertainthingsandmustatleastsuspectwe’reintrouble.PortiaandCinnareceivehugecheers,ofcourse,they’vebeenbrilliant,hadadazzlingdebut.InowunderstandCinna’schoiceofdressformefortonight.I’llneedtolookasgirlishandinnocentaspossible.Haymitch’sappearancebringsaroundofstompingthatgoesonatleastfiveminutes.Well,he’saccomplishedafirst.Keepingnotonlyonebuttwotributesalive.Whatifhehadn’twarnedmeintime?WouldIhaveacteddifferently?FlauntedthemomentwiththeberriesintheCapitol’sface?No,Idon’tthinkso.ButIcouldeasilyhavebeenalotlessconvincingthanIneedtobenow.Rightnow.BecauseIcanfeeltheplateliftingmeuptothestage.

           Blindinglights.Thedeafeningroarrattlesthemetalundermyfeet.Thenthere’sPeetajustafewyardsaway.Helookssocleanandhealthyandbeautiful,Icanhardlyrecognizehim.

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