I sat on my bed in the solid white room, with anxiety rushing through my body. The door opened causing a loud bang and me to jump up.

"Peeta," I whispered through the glass. "Peeta, I love you." I continued.

"I love you." He whispered back, lifting his hand and placing it against the glass. I mirrored him, wishing I could feel his skin against mine.

"I have to tell you something, Peeta." I sniffled. And he looked over to me with bloodshot eyes. "Remember that night before we went back into the games?"

"Yes." He smiled a little, recalling the intimacy we held together.

"I think that was the most amazing night of my life. And it made me realize that if in a perfect world, we were saved and could run away to the woods, I'd want to start a family with you." I told him, showing a more soft side.

"I didn't picture you to be such a romantic." He smirked at me.

"They're back." Finn informed me and I lunged up, heading forward, following him down the hall into the hospital wing. I noticed Johanna. He head still shaved, and fury still held within her eyes.

"Jo!" I rushed to her side.

"Finnick!" A voice caused me to stop and I looked to see Annie and Finn running towards one another, embracing each other in their arms. I felt happy for them, as they cried together, but I needed to find Peeta, wherever they took him.

"Gale!" Kat shouted, running over to him, and kissing him, deeply. Seeing these encounters only made me long for Peeta more.

"Where is he?" I asked Haymitch. Kat overheard, and her and Gale walked over to me.

"I don't get it." Gale shook his head. "Every gun was online and pointing at us and they let us go." He informed and the three of us looked confused.

"Gale, where is Peeta?" I asked, even more concerned now. He looked down and led us to a window in which looked into a room. I opened the door, as Katniss followed behind me. Peeta's back faced us and I lifted my hands to my mouth. "Peeta!" I felt tears flowing down my face. He turned to us. Bruises covering his entire being. My heart dropped when I saw what more they had done to him. I imagine it got much worse due to me dissapearing and escaping.

He looked up and without even noticing me, lunged at Katniss, choking the life out of her. "Peeta!" I shouted, trying to get him to stop and get off her before he killed her. Haymitch and I, with some doctors as well, tried to pull him off, before Boggs smacked his head with a folded up chair, knocking him out. Katniss was passed out as well and I dropped to the floor in sobs next to Peeta. "What the hell is wrong with him?" I screamed.

"It's called hijacking." Plutarch informed me, walking in and causing me to perk up. "They've basically brainwashed him. Fear conditioning. They have put venom in him and tortured him with shocks and beatings, as you experienced. They took away his identity basically and now it seems he wants Katniss dead."

"What about me? He didn't even notice me."

"He may not even remember you, or he just doesn't care. We have to work to reverse it but hey, we got him safe." Plutarch said to me. "That's what matters most of all." I nodded slowly, before I reached forward and grasped onto Peeta's hand tightly. He could have forgotten me? Did I lose the love of my life to the Capitol?

***

Katniss awoke and we informed her of it all. Her neck brace sat snug around her neck. Coin gave a speech of informing District 13 that we've rescued them. I left Katniss's room and walked myself to the room Peeta was now held in. I walked down the dark hall, and found the window where Peeta lay screaming on a gurney. Peeta wasn't Peeta anymore. And my anger towards Snow, has skyrocketed. Take away my love, I'll take away your life.