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Across the room Mrs. Everdeen gives Madge a knowing look, and Madge looks away from her in annoyance. That woman had no idea what she was going on about. Madge suddenly understands Katniss’s disdain for her Mother. “We’re fine,” Prim tells him slowly, as if she’s still confused over his outburst. “Well,” Gale says awkwardly. “I’ll go now.” Gale doesn’t offer to walk her back nor does she ask. “Sit?” Prim pats the spot on her cot next to her invitingly, and Madge takes her up on the offer, still resolutely ignoring Mrs. Everdeen on her own cot across from her now. “How’re you handling the move?” Madge asks, fully taking in the younger girl’s appearance. She looks healthy and happy, thankfully, but she still wants a verbal …show more content…

“I’ll be back soon.” “Is everything ok with you and Gale?” Prim asks tentatively once they reach the elevators. Madge appreciates her asking once they’re away from Mrs. Everdeen. “Were we ever?” Madge jokes, but her own words leave a sour truth in her mouth. Prim frowns but doesn’t say anything more on the matter. The hospital wing makes Madge uncomfortable, especially the dark hallway Prim leads her to. The smell of disinfectant is overpowering, and it's several degrees cooler here than it is in the rest of the District. Katniss’s room is the very last one in the hall, and a light shines through the small window of her door, letting them know she’s awake. Prim’s warning of ‘she’s been through a lot’ hadn’t properly prepared Madge. Katniss looks like a corpse, with pale skin, sunken in cheeks, and dark smudges under her eyes. Her normally braided hair is loose, and is wildly tangled. Her hands keep twitching and there’s a fine sheen of sweat on her. All of this is nothing compared to her eyes. Her wild, beautiful, brave, strong friend, who Madge looked up to more than anyone has the eyes of a broken person, someone who no longer has anything to live for. “Madge,” Katniss croaks, and Madge suddenly moves forward, taking Katniss’s clammy hands into hers. “I’m so sorry,” Madge cries, resenting herself entirely for being such an awful friend. “No one would tell me where they kept you, I should have come sooner.” Katniss doesn’t

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