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Book Review : 'WeLl Catch The Thief'

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With a shared look, both Gale and Madge agree silently that any further discussion would have to be done somewhere more private. “We’ll be back,” Gale let’s Hazelle know as he ducks in between the trees, Madge right behind him. They don’t speak as they walk, Madge is still blinking sleep out of her eyes, finding it harder than usual to wake herself up. Must be a side effect of the concussion, which vastly healed, still hurts. Gale leads her to a meadow, and Madge’s eyes widen at the peaceful beauty of it. The grass looks vibrant and inviting, with the entire color spectrum sown into the soft ground in the form of springy wildflowers that flutter in the sweet morning air. “Oh,” is all Madge can say as she takes in the scene before her. …show more content…

“You were there. That day with...Thread.” Madge can only nod. “Hell’s teeth,” Gale mutters, running a hand through his already messy hair. “That’s why…” Gale trails off, looking at Madge very closely. “That’s why you brought me the morphling?” Madge looks up to the sky, which is no longer pink and gold, but a soft blue with a fading red. Is this the time, or the place to confess her feelings? And if is she to do that, does she explain it’s more than just an infatuation, that a corner of her mind is always thinking about him since that day he first showed up on her doorstep years ago with Katniss, a scowl and bucket of strawberries the only thing on his person? Does she tell him since that first encounter, she watched him carefully, and learned that beneath that billowing anger, was a boy who loved his family fiercely, and whose gray eyes were tinted with the visionary of a revolutionary? Does she tell him his ache for a different world settled between her bones as well, and that’s why she gave Katniss the pin? Madge shakes her head. This is certainly isn’t the place, despite it’s gorgeous setting, and she isn’t sure if there ever will be a time. Not while his heart still belongs to Katniss. “Gale, you and I, and everyone here have lived under a tyrant’s rule for all of our lives,” Madge says evasively. “Lightning never strikes twice- trying to intimidate everyone with power and fear will only lead to backlash.” “You need to go up there and

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