It was too quiet. I would have usually had a phone call by now. Where was he?
I started pacing and biting the inside of my lip. I always did this when I got nervous and could never seem to stop. Up and down, up and down, my shoes squeaking on the cold clean floor of my apartment in District 4. He should be here by now, why wasn't he here? We agreed, tonight, he knew it was tonight…
He probably didn't care. That's all I was to him, the mad girl that he left in District 4. He would never think of me as someone that may actually have feelings for him, I'm just a friend, if he can even call me that. But he KNEW it was tonight! And I knew it was tonight that he would be finally coming home! Away from the Capitol, away from work, back home. I may not be the biggest comfort, but I had to be something… didn't I?
Tick tock, tick tock… it's too late now. Maybe he doesn't even want to come home. I knew it was me. I knew that is why he had to go to The Capitol on a weekly basis, but maybe I have driven him away from home instead of being the enticing warmth that kept him here… he's the only person that believes I'm sane… I need him…
The sound of footsteps upon gravel awakes me from my meandering slumber. Is it him? Surely it is? Has he come home after all, maybe it's not me after all! Maybe I am a comfort to him! I wander to the door, trying not to look so anxious even though I have been up for hours waiting for him. I slowly open the door expecting to see the glow of the moon in the sky, instead I find myself looking into those gorgeous sea green eyes that have already captivated me, even though it has only been mere seconds. I know then, that he's finally home…