[She listened to everything he had to say without interruption, doing her best to keep emotions away from her face. She needed to be stoic, as shadowed about her fear and grief as she had been that Reaping Day three years prior. The day she had volunteered to take Prim's place in the Hunger Games. She couldn't afford to show any weakness then, not when each reaping had been recorded, something all the other Tributes could easily access.
And now? Now, she didn't want people to see the guilt she occasionally felt for these children she sentenced to death. Sometimes, their faceless cries would haunt her nightmare. But showing guilt would be one of those things that made her likable, the hero she didn't want to be.
When he was finally done speaking, she remained quiet a few minutes longer. Then, she quickly shook her head.]
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And now? Now, she didn't want people to see the guilt she occasionally felt for these children she sentenced to death. Sometimes, their faceless cries would haunt her nightmare. But showing guilt would be one of those things that made her likable, the hero she didn't want to be.
When he was finally done speaking, she remained quiet a few minutes longer. Then, she quickly shook her head.]
I'm not one of them.