The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Page #3

the Victors of the 74th Hunger Games.

Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!

Smile, smile, smile, smile.

Stand up straight. You're on camera.

Thank you.

We're honored to be

here with you today.

And to be with the families

of your fallen Tributes.

He put down the cards.

- Though they fought and lived with honor...

- Why do I bother?

...and dignity until the end,

both Thresh and Rue

were so young.

But our lives aren'tjust

measured in years.

They're measured in the lives

of people we touch around us.

For myself,

for Katniss,

we know that without Rue and without

Thresh, we wouldn't be standing here today.

So in recognition of that, knowing that

it in no way can make up for your loss,

we'd like to donate one month of our

winnings to the families of the Tributes,

every year, for the rest of our lives.

Sh*t.

Can he do that?

He can't. But he did.

Why doesn't he just

stick to the cards?

Thank you.

I just wanted to say that

I didn't know Thresh.

I only spoke to him once.

He could have killed me,

but instead he showed me mercy.

That's a debt I'll never

be able to repay.

I did know Rue.

She wasn't just my ally,

she was my friend.

I see her in the flowers

that grow in the meadow by my house.

I hear her in a Mockingjay song.

I see her in my sister Prim.

She was too young,

too gentle.

And I couldn't save her.

I'm sorry.

No! No!

Wait! Wait!

No! Leave him alone! Leave him alone!

No! Let me go!

Please leave him alone!

No!

No!

No!

You! No, no, no!

Come here! Stop it!

Stop it! Stop!

What did I do?

Come on.

Shut up.

In all my years, I've never seen...

You two have a very simple task.

I never meant for anyone to get killed.

He has to know that.

What are you talking about?

Who has to know what?

Snow. He came to see me.

He's worried about rebellion

in the districts.

He thinks that

they don't believe our love story.

So he wants you to

make them believe it?

- To calm things down.

- You know, Katniss,

you shoulda told me that

before I went out there,

and tried to give these

people the money.

I'm sorry. I didn't know what to do.

He threatened to kill my family.

Well, I have family, too.

Okay? People that I need to protect.

What about them? Who protects them?

Katniss, what were you thinking?

I was thinking about Rue.

Haymitch, please...

Please, just help me

get through this trip.

Please, just help us

get through this.

This trip? Girl, wake up.

This trip doesn't end

when you get back home.

You never get off this train.

You two are mentors now.

That means that every year,

they're gonna drag you out,

and broadcast the details

of your romance.

Every year, your private

life becomes theirs.

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