Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can’t help enjoying his distress.”Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven’t looked pretty?” I say.”It must be. The...

The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol’s plans. The symbol of the rebellion.

Until one time, I open my eyes and find someone that I cannot block out looking down at me. Someone who will not plead, or explain or think he can alter my design with entreaties,...

I’m okay once I realize you’re here.

Technically, I am unarmed. But no one should ever underestimate the harm that fingernails can do. Especially if the target is unprepared.

Shame isn’t a strong enough word for what I feel. “You could live a hundred lifetimes and not deserve him, you know,” Haymitch says.

I thought he wanted it, anyway,” I say. “Not like this,” Haymitch says. “He wanted it to be real.

He could have had his choice of any woman in the district. And he chose solitude. Not solitude – that sounds too peaceful. More like solitary confinement.