"I am Cinna's bird, ignited, flying frantically to escape something inescapable. The feathers of flame that grow from my body. Beating my wings only fa...

I go back to my room and lie under the covers, trying not to think of Gale and thinking of nothing else.
~ Suzanne Collins ~












I go back to my room and lie under the covers, trying not to think of Gale and thinking of nothing e...
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