Голодные игры

           Thememoryofthefeastreturnsfull-forceandIfeelsick."Hedid.Butheletmego."Then,ofcourse,Ihavetotellhim.AboutthingsI’vekepttomyselfbecausehewastoosicktoaskandIwasn’treadytoreliveanyway.LiketheexplosionandmyearandRue’sdyingandtheboyfromDistrict1andthebread.AllofwhichleadstowhathappenedwithThreshandhowhewaspayingoffadebtofsorts.

           "Heletyougobecausehedidn’twanttooweyouanything?"asksPeetaindisbelief.

           "Yes.Idon’texpectyoutounderstandit.You’vealwayshadenough.Butifyou’dlivedintheSeam,Iwouldn’thavetoexplain,"Isay.

           "Anddon’ttry.ObviouslyI’mtoodimtogetit."

           "It’slikethebread.HowIneverseemtogetoverowingyouforthat,"Isay.

           "Thebread?What?Fromwhenwewerekids?"hesays."Ithinkwecanletthatgo.Imean,youjustbroughtmebackfromthedead."

           "Butyoudidn’tknowme.Wehadneverevenspoken.Besides,it’sthefirstgiftthat’salwaysthehardesttopayback.Iwouldn’tevenhavebeenheretodoitifyouhadn’thelpedmethen,"Isay."Whydidyou,anyway?"

           "Why?Youknowwhy,"Peetasays.Igivemyheadaslight,painfulshake."Haymitchsaidyouwouldtakealotofconvincing."

           "Haymitch?"Iask."What’shegottodowithit?"

           "Nothing,"Peetasays."So,CatoandThresh,huh?Iguessit’stoomuchtohopethatthey’llsimultaneouslydestroyeachother?"

           Butthethoughtonlyupsetsme."IthinkwewouldlikeThresh.Ithinkhe’dbeourfriendbackinDistrictTwelve,"Isay.