Chapter 4

That's disgusting. I feel bad for Peeta. He should have called for a Capitol worker to clean up Haymitch. It was a good idea to help him, all things considered, but they could have helped by calling someone! Ew. Gross. Why did Peeta let Kat go and do that himself? Is he trying to get an advantage over Kat? Or is he just being nice to them both? Or is there something more than brief kindness in Peeta's heart?? Hmm! What will happen?
The moment when the cookies break open next to the dandelions, my heart aches for Kat. How could she ever kill the boy who helped her so much in the past? It's just not fair! He is kind to her, but because of the Capitol and the stupid Hunger Games, she can't appreciate his wonderful kindness! How is that fair to either of them? That dandelion in the school yard and all those in the field gave Kat the hope to carry on and not simply give up. Can this little flower she sees when she throws the cookies out renew that hope for a new challenge? Will Katniss be able to find the strength to fight through this horrible event and simply hope that Peeta is killed by some other tribute? Please, Kat, be strong! Surely teaching herself to venture deeper and deeper into the woods without her father would have strengthened her willpower to survive.
Describing her mother, again, I felt pity for Katniss. I wish she would have been able to forgive like little Prim. If I were Kat's mother, I would have been so very sad to know that my eldest daughter was distant from me.
At breakfast, I am disgusted with Haymitch. Does he not realize that he needs to stay sober for them? How could they possibly survive without his help? I am so happy when they "confront" him... Knocking his glass away and stabbing the table, barely missing his hand. I feel like Peeta and Katniss's actions are somehow valid... even though they may have been risking Haymitch's trust or liking for the two of them. Either way, I am glad they did it. Now they will have at least a little help, if not much.
Kat's revelation as they pull up to the station startles me. I had a hunch, but I didn't really think about it all that much. He would be fighting hard to kill her if he hadn't given up; if he was still planning. That's a frightening thought. Peeta is a big, strong guy, working in a bakery all his life. That could really be problematic for Katniss. After all, she doesn't have to be the only protagonist... If Collins kills her off in the games... Peeta would be left for the story to run with... No, no, these are not good thoughts at all. What do you think will happen?