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Peeta
When Katniss asked me to stay with her last night, my heart broke for her. But I'll never leave her, whether she loves me back or not.

Because human beings don't love to be loved; we love simply for the joy of loving. Love isn't something that just happens. It's a choice. The only choice capable of stirring the cosmos.

I wish I had the guts to tell Katniss how I feel about her, but I just don't. I'm scared of rejection and heartache. I'm too imperfect. She deserves better than me.

I come to when I feel something on my torso. I pry my tired eyes open, then look down at my body. My stomach gets butterflies at the sight of Katniss's shiny brown braid across my chest, her head right over my heart. She's so cute, and she's not even trying.

I decide that I want to freeze this moment and live it forever. I close my eyes and pass out again, dreaming of Katniss's arms encircled around my neck.

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