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Give Me A Chance, Katniss

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Katniss

I kept asking myself, would I take him back?

I tried to picture what would happen if I did. Would the pain still linger? Or would the weight of our past fall away? Yet, as I imagined it, there was no trace of the hurt I thought would be there. Instead, I saw flashes of laughter—memories of James, our daughter, and me together, sharing happy moments that felt almost unreal now. But there was no bitterness in those images. Only a gentle warmth, a feeling I hadn’t allowed myself to experience in a long time.

What is this? Why doesn’t it hurt at all? Could this really be what I wanted all along? Or was it just a dream, a flicker of hope I hadn’t let go of?

“Katniss?” The deep, steady voice of Mr. Corleone pulled me out of my thoughts, snapping me back to reality. I blinked, startled, realizing just how close he was to me, his face mere inches from mine. My heart nearly leapt out of my chest, my pulse quickening with each passing second.

“Y-You’re too close, Sir,” I stammered, desp
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