Голодные игры
Chapter 23
He’snotparticularlyhandsome.Notinthewaythatcausessponsorstoraingiftsonyou.Andhe’ssosurly,it’shardtoimagineanyoneteamingupwithhim.There’sonlyonewayHaymitchcouldhavewon,andPeetasaysitjustasI’mreachingthisconclusionmyself.
"Heoutsmartedtheothers,"saysPeeta.
Inod,thenlettheconversationdrop.ButsecretlyI’mwonderingifHaymitchsobereduplongenoughtohelpPeetaandmebecausehethoughtwejustmighthavethewitstosurvive.Maybehewasn’talwaysadrunk.Maybe,inthebeginning,hetriedtohelpthetributes.Butthenitgotunbearable.Itmustbehelltomentortwokidsandthenwatchthemdie.Yearafteryearafteryear.IrealizethatifIgetoutofhere,thatwillbecomemyjob.TomentorthegirlfromDistrict12.Theideaissorepellent,Ithrustitfrommymind.
AbouthalfanhourhaspassedbeforeIdecideIhavetoeatagain.Peeta’stoohungryhimselftoputupanargument.WhileI’mdishinguptwomoresmallservingsoflambstewandrice,weheartheanthembegintoplay.Peetapresseshiseyesagainstacrackintherockstowatchthesky.
"Therewon’tbeanythingtoseetonight,"Isay,farmoreinterestedinthestewthanthesky."Nothing’shappenedorwewould’veheardacannon."
"Katniss,"Peetasaysquietly.
"What?Shouldwesplitanotherroll,too?"Iask.
"Katniss,"herepeats,butIfindmyselfwantingtoignorehim.
"I’mgoingtosplitone.ButI’llsavethecheesefortomorrow,"Isay.IseePeetastaringatme."What?"
"Threshisdead,"saysPeeta.
