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Mona
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I open the cover to find a picture of myself, standing straight and strong, in a black uniform. Only one person could have designed the outfit, at first glance utterly utilitarian, at second a work of art. The swoop of the helmet, the curve to the breastplate, the slight fullness of the sleeves that allows the white folds under the arms to show. In his hands, I am again a mockingjay.
“Cinna,” I whisper.
— Mar 20, 2026 06:45AM
“Cinna,” I whisper.
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Mona
is 45% done
Today I might lose both of them. I try to imagine a world where both Gale’s and Peeta’s voices have ceased. Hands stilled. Eyes unblinking. I’m standing over their bodies, having a last look, leaving the room where they lie.
— Mar 27, 2026 08:41PM
Mona
is 40% done
I knot the pearl into the corner of the parachute, bury it deep in the recesses of the bag, as if it’s Peeta’s life and no one can take it away as long as I guard it.
— Mar 27, 2026 08:38PM
Mona
is 35% done
Maybe everyone is just trying to protect me by lying to me. I don’t care. I’m sick of people lying to me for my own good. Because really it’s mostly for their own good.
— Mar 24, 2026 04:09AM
Mona
is 30% done
Haymitch is giving me a deadly smile and saying sweetly, “Yeah, we wouldn’t want to lose our little Mockingjay when she’s finally begun to sing.”
— Mar 24, 2026 04:07AM
Mona
is 25% done
I begin to fully understand the lengths to which people have gone to protect me. What I mean to the rebels. My ongoing struggle against the Capitol, which has so often felt like a solitary journey, has not been undertaken alone. I have had thousands upon thousands of people from the districts at my side. I was their Mockingjay long before I accepted the role.
— Mar 20, 2026 06:48AM
Mona
is 20% done
So I hold my bow over my head and yell with all the anger I can muster, “People of Panem, we fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice!”
There’s dead silence on the set. It goes on. And on.
Finally, the intercom crackles and Haymitch’s acerbic laugh fills the studio. He contains himself just long enough to say,
“And that, my friends, is how a revolution dies.”
— Mar 20, 2026 06:47AM
There’s dead silence on the set. It goes on. And on.
Finally, the intercom crackles and Haymitch’s acerbic laugh fills the studio. He contains himself just long enough to say,
“And that, my friends, is how a revolution dies.”
Mona
is 10% done
“As bad as it makes you feel, you’re going to have to do some killing, because in the arena, you only get one wish. And it’s very costly.”
“It costs your life,” says Caesar.
“Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?” says Peeta. “It costs everything you are.”
— Mar 15, 2026 04:43PM
“It costs your life,” says Caesar.
“Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?” says Peeta. “It costs everything you are.”
Mona
is 5% done
Still, I hate them. But, of course, I hate almost everybody now. Myself more than anyone.
— Mar 15, 2026 04:41PM
Mona
is finished
“Are you preparing for another war, Plutarch?” I ask.
“Oh, not now. Now we’re in that sweet period where everyone agrees that our recent horrors should never be repeated,” he says. “But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We’re fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.
— Sep 08, 2020 02:08PM
“Oh, not now. Now we’re in that sweet period where everyone agrees that our recent horrors should never be repeated,” he says. “But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We’re fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction.
Mona
is 95% done
I don’t know why his voice reaches me when no one else’s can.
“No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that’s the only way to convince her you love her.”
“Katniss will pick whoever she thinks she can’t survive without.”
At the moment, the choice would be simple. I can survive just fine without either of them.
— Sep 08, 2020 01:31PM
“No, you won her over. Gave up everything for her. Maybe that’s the only way to convince her you love her.”
“Katniss will pick whoever she thinks she can’t survive without.”
At the moment, the choice would be simple. I can survive just fine without either of them.
