Chapter 2
Well… that was 8 years ago. I, Everly, am now 14 years old and am living with my father and 12 year old brother Kai. I will be telling the story for now on.
Well ever since the death of my mother, the one most of you know as Kaniss Everdeen, or 'The Girl on Fire' my father, Peeta Mellark has completely changed. And things have been slowly decreasing in the capital too… I feel like all of this is my entire fault. I could have helped her, I had medicine that could have saved her. But, I can't do much about it now, except go visit her grave, which I do almost every day after school. She is the only person I can talk to. But as soon as I get home, my father usually yells horrible things at me, throws another beer bottle at me, and I go straight to my room. Every day Kai promises me that one day we will leave him, I just hope that's soon. I can't keep this up, all the cuts and bruises, it's just not right.
If I'm not home with my brother, I'm usually hunting, everyone always tells me I'm like my mom. It's more than that though, I feel connected to her out here. I'm just afraid that one day I might get caught, that it would go back to before I was born. Everyone says it will, and when it does, they expect me to spark the same rebellion like my mom did. But, that won't happen, ever. I'm incompetent and lack so many skills necessary. And I sure don't feel as mighty as my mom, I can't get a break anywhere. I constantly face abuse- at school and at home. But I'm tired of this, it's time for me to do something.
I ran back home to Kai, I got back and went straight to Kai's room.
"We are leaving, pack your bags" I whispered and turned my back to his doors.
"Wait, now?" Kai asked.
"Yes, we only have a few minutes before Dad notices something, grab what you can, then climb out your window, we will meet outside." I said and swiftly went to my room.
I packed my bag as quick as I could, making sure to grab my bow and my medicine. I grabbed my mom's mocking jay pin that she gave to me when she began getting ill. I crawled out the window and waited for Kai, it took him a few minutes.
"So where are we going?" Kai asked shortly after we set off.
"I don't know really…. Maybe we could find Gale, where is he at again?" I asked Kai.
"District 2, right?"
"Well looks like we are going to district 2 then."