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Wasting Emotions|P r o l o u g e

[00]- Wasting Emotions
Chapter Zero|Prolouge
{07/17/16}{12:57am}
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Azalea Everdeen walked into her house with her head hung low. Her mother and youngest sister followed behind, each with tear stained faces.

Gale Hawthorne walked into the Everdeen home behind Prim, his face slightly red from the tears. He glanced at Azalea, his heart immediately aching when he saw her distressed facial features.

He walked in front of her, wrapping his arms around her slighly thick waist. He lighlty kissed the side of her head in an attempt to comfort her.

"It's gonna be fine." He whispered as she sniffled.

"Don't lie to me! You know it's not gonna be fine! She could die out there!"

She hurriedly rushed to her room in a hurry to grieve behind closed doors. She sat on her bed, glaring at the floor as her chest fell up and down at a rapid pace.

She heard someone knock on her door before entering. She didn't bother to look up, knowing that it would be Gale.

"I'm sorry. I was just trying to think positive." He rubbed her back with a sad look slapped onto his beautiful face.

"Well, you should think reality. " She hissed, instantly regretting it. "I'm sorry, Gale."

"It's fine." He whispered, pulling her close to his broad chest. "You should get some rest."

She only nodded as she whipped away a few tears and looked up at him. "Will you stay?"

"Of course."

The two crawled into her bed, wrapping the duvet around them for warmth. Gale shut off the lamp, the room instantly darkening. He wrapped his arms around her waist, nuzzling his face into her neck.

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The sound of heavy feet woke Azalea from her sleep. She looked over to see Gale wide awake as well. They heard banging against walls and stomping feet.

Before anything could be said, her door was busted open to reveal three peacekeepers, if you could call them that.

"Azalea Everdeen." One spoke, walking up to the bed.

"Yes?"

"I'm going to need you to come with me."

"What for?"

"Orders from President Snow."

He gave her no time to respond as he yanked her from her bed, tossing her into the arms of the two peacekeepers. Gale abruptly stood up in anger.

"What the hell?" He screamed, getting closer to the head peacekeeper. "Let her go!"

"No can do."

The guards swiftly turned, walking to the front door of the house as Azalea struggled to escape their tight grips while Gale followed, cussing them out the entire time.

Prim and her mother watched the peacekeepers take the eldest Everdeen. They knew better that to try to fight the peacekeepers; the entire Everdeen family would be killed. They hugged each other with tears running down their faces as they watched the situation.

At the front door, the peacekeepers  were about to leave when Gale yelled, "Let her go!"

He turned the head peacekeeper to face his, pulling back his fist and punching him. The peacekeeper stumbled back, immediately yanking out his whip. Gale flinched at the familiar object but stood his guard.

"Boy, I suggest you back up before things get serious."

"Let. Her. Go." He angrily ordered, now in his face.

"No." He spat at Gale, angering him more.

He pulled back his fist to punch him just as something came in contact with his face. The peacekeeper had whiped him across the face and he stumbled back.

"Gale!" Azalea yelled from the arms of the peacekeepers.

The head peacekeeper ignored her plea and raised his whip, bringing it harshly down on Gale. This one hit his stomach and he hissed just as another came on his back.

"Stop!" Azalea yelled as she tried her damnest to escape their grip to help him.

Gale had now received five whips and was on the floor in a weak heap. His vision was coming and going as he tried to will himself to get up and fight for Azalea. Eventually, he couldn't take it any more and passed out from the pain.

The peacekeeper smirked as they continued to drag a hysterical Azalea out of the house. She screamed and kicked at them to let her go only to be hit over the top of the head with the butt of the gun, instantly falling asleep.

Prim and her mother immediately began nursing Gale's wounds in an attempt to make the work forget about the other Everdeen they had just lost.
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Word Count|749
Status: Not edited