I'm walking through the snow, facing everyone from District 2. It had been a long time since I don't get out of my house because of my belly, and I was confined.
I decide to go home when I realize that the cold is increasing. I cover my mouth with my jacket and I note that the tip of my nose is frozen, even if I'm using the gloves of the Capitol.
When I finally arrive in the Victors' Village, I can see Enobaria chasing Gald and Brutus laughing at them. I always hoped that when I had a baby, my family would be just like them.
I don't interrupt their moment and I walk in the door.
"Oh my god, how long I still have to wait?" I ask while I sit on the couch.
My mother appears, she's holding a cloth and is smiling. "Honey, calm down. You are on your last week of pregnancy. "
I find it weird that she didn't take my boots until I see Cato coming out of the kitchen. I don't speak with him for a while. Especially because he continues with his girlfriend even though I'm expecting his child. Not that it bothers me.
"Hey," he greets me. "Can I take you for a ride?"
He's just trying to look like a good boy. I get up and accept. Maybe he's trying to promote us.
I cross my arms beneath my boobs that are now incredibly higher. "So. .. Why are we together? Santan will be jealous, "I joke, being true.
Cato laughed with me. "No. She knows that I'm doing this for my victory to be more interesting. "
I stop in the middle of our walk. He does the same. The chagrin dominates my body. "So you got me pregnant just so I look weaker than you? And all the things you said in the arena ... " I swing my head and I applaud him. "Good job. Congratulations. " I turn my back to him. My body temperature seems to be changing, I feel the deep heat rising. My legs seem to be sweaty.
He follows me, calling my name. Doing the same drama. "AH!" I fall into the soft snow, holding my belly. My uterus was heavier. I force my eyes.
Cato holding me in his arms, I can hear Enobaria screaming for help. I shut my mouth. Avoiding yelling.
"Clove, breathe! It helps, "my father guides.
My body is lying in my bed, I push my sheet. My back aches were more intense, but I can endure. I'm lucky that I fall into the snow, or my bones would break , especially because they are fragile.
My mom holds my hand. "She's ready."
"Wait," I say after looking at my father, Brutus and Cato. "I want them out, or that baby's not leaving me."
Cato seemed to disagree, but once he realized that that was my condition, the three left.
It was midnight and I was still pushing. This pain can almost be compared to my pain while Tresh threw me to the Cornucopia. My screams were scaring everybody, including myself.
Boom. I heard the cannon that identified the death of a tribute at the games. This meant the birth of one.
My father immediately enters accompanied by the other boys. The crying of my girl is a symphony. The midwife offers her to me, but I refuse. I'm still not ready for that.
"What's her name?" My mother asks.
Enobaria says which would be the name of her daughter if she had one. And I like.
"Her name is Kaya."