[There's no explanation, no answer to his question. At the sound of his voice, the tears finally fall down her face. She stumbles from the chair to the bed, heedless of anything in her way. The journal falls from her lap to somewhere under the bed and the devices that had been brought in to monitor his condition and help her in feeding him roll to the other side of the room.
Her arms wrap tightly around his neck and she kisses his forehead. Kisses his brow and his temple and nose, cheeks and lips. Tears continue to fall but she doesn't care. He's awake. Talking to her. Awake.]
Peeta. Oh, Peeta. [She repeats his name between sloppily placed kisses, arms tightening around his body. She never wants to let go. To let go might be to lose him again.] You're awake. You're awake.
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Her arms wrap tightly around his neck and she kisses his forehead. Kisses his brow and his temple and nose, cheeks and lips. Tears continue to fall but she doesn't care. He's awake. Talking to her. Awake.]
Peeta. Oh, Peeta. [She repeats his name between sloppily placed kisses, arms tightening around his body. She never wants to let go. To let go might be to lose him again.] You're awake. You're awake.