A/N: This is just a little one shot on Haymitch's thoughts on alcohol. Please Review!
Ever since they offered me a drink I was a sucker for alcohol. Every glass I downed made me forget any terrible thing. It did wonders, on the inside, but not on the outside.
It made me believe, for some time, that there was nothing to worry about, nothing to be upset about. Alcohol had its hypnotizing powers, every time I finished my glass; it was always refilled by another wasn't hard really, all I had to do was to look somewhat presentable, walk to the market, and purchase a couple of bottles, and in fact, it was quite easy.
It made everything wonderful; it makes me forget of her, and them. It makes me want more, more to drink, and more to forget.
It was my mother, and I was the baby, relying on my mom for everything.
No one had ever tried to stop me, to even bother to ask if I was alright. They just expected some brain washed, stuck up victor. They took one look at me, and sighed in disgust. But I always forgot that, with the alcohol.
It was my teddy bear, and I was the little boy, always expecting it to make the bad things go away
Every sip I took made me want more, and it never stopped. It drew me in, and kept me there. It made me happy sometimes, because it always hid the pain. It made me look at the brighter things, rather than the dull things.
It was a girl, and I was the desperate lover, hoping for something good to come my way.
It kept me going, and encouraged me to continue my life. Every year, when things got even worse, it was always there, to keep me company, to make me deal with all the sorrow to come.
It was the sun, and I was the little kid, waiting for the rain to go away.
But, it never truly made anything go away. For some time it stayed away, but soon after the memories came flooding back. It held me together like glue, keeping me from breaking. It took away the bad things, and replaced them with nothing. It left me empty inside, with no desire for anything else.
It made me, not for the better, not for the worse.