I'm not calm. [Always the difference between being okay and being strong for her. Now, he can't act upset because it would upset her more which would upset him more...] I'm so scared I'm afraid to leave this room. But Katniss...I have to believe this place is better than what's waiting for me. [For the first time since he's arrived, tears mist his eyes.] I can't just...wait in dread. If this place isn't better, somehow, then there's no point. Nothing to live for. If all my future has to it is being turned into something I'm not, and being used against you? I'd rather not have one.
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