Dear Panem,

I forgive you. I forgive you because I have to. I forgive you because it is the only way forward. I don't want to be trapped in this limbo between life and death anymore. I don't want Panem to be trapped in an endless cycle of death and destruction.

I believe that Katniss will bring peace to Panem. She will win the revolution, and when the war is won there can be nothing left but forgiveness. The Hunger Games were born of hatred, of festering resentment. Our resentment is what keeps us here, watching Panem burn, unable to rest. All we can do is write letters the living will never read.

So I forgive you all, and now I will rest knowing that I was loved and that peace is coming.

Rue

District 11