( because he's really good at talking, far better than she is. but that doesn't mean he's saying anything she wants to hear, and there's no crowds to impress with his selflessness.
just her, who is much more easily consoled by hugging him tightly than she is holding this tragic conversation. can't they just stand in silence for a while, at least until she stops shaking? then she can wipe her face on the back of her hand and take a deep breath. glancing up and down the empty corridor, katniss spots the exit signs and squeezes the hand she's taken up instead (because no, she's found him again, and now she can't really ever let go of him).
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( because he's really good at talking, far better than she is. but that doesn't mean he's saying anything she wants to hear, and there's no crowds to impress with his selflessness.
just her, who is much more easily consoled by hugging him tightly than she is holding this tragic conversation. can't they just stand in silence for a while, at least until she stops shaking? then she can wipe her face on the back of her hand and take a deep breath. glancing up and down the empty corridor, katniss spots the exit signs and squeezes the hand she's taken up instead (because no, she's found him again, and now she can't really ever let go of him).
with a not so subtle (stable) jerk of the head. )
Do you think we should go?