I wake up to rain falling down the window of my compartment I get up and go to the shower. I look in the mirror I'm a mess. My hair all tangled, bloodshot eyes and tearstains run down my face. A phone rings off in the distance, Lancy's I sigh my escort Lancy is the stupidest person on earth. I've spent my whole life with her though, she's been my escort aka baby sitter since I was ten. But I'm brought back by the intercom
"Lilly Everdeen please pick up the closest phone." I go into my bedroom and pick up the phone.
"Hello" I ask.
"Lilly I've missed you so much." And my heart falls because it's not Gale or Prim, or anyone I want to talk to no it's Liam. I just say
"I missed you to." It pains me to say it I look up and silently ask to be back with Gale.
" So how was your family?" Liam asks.
"They were good but so boring compared to you, all the guys were falling over me." I say with my fake capital accent making everything sound like a question, and an s on the end of each word.
"Well you belong to me" he says. No I don't I think in my mind, I belong to no one except maybe Gale, but Gale doesn't own me and he doesn't try to.
"I have to go" I say.
"Ok well call me as soon as possible" he says and hangs up. I put the phone down. I bite my lip so I don't scream. I run into the shower stripping off my clothes in the shower. I press the buttons for hot water, rose shampoo and conditioner. I let the water take me to Gale and I feel alright when I think about him. When I'm done fans come and blow dry me. I intercom Lancy and tell her I just need the day by myself and not to disturb me for anything silly, including eating. I go back to my room and get new underwear but that's all I can put on. I dial Liam's number he answers on the first ring.
" Hello honey bunches" he says. I reply back by
"hello pumpkin, I have to go breakfast awaits." I say, realizing I can' talk to him without gagging.
"Well that was quick, but ok call me later." he says and hangs up. I hurry over to the dresser and franticly search for something that's not pink and you can see down. Eventually I find a forest green V neck and a pair of black short shorts. Not too bad I think. There's nothing to do but sleep I think so that's what I do. I pull down the shades and pull back the covers and crawl into bed thinking of Gale. In my dream I'm sitting on the steps to a nice house watching a little girl playing jump rope on a street. Her hair is straight and black, with big grey eyes and olive skin. She's beautiful but I'm woken up from this wonderful dream by Fesca. Fesca is my stylist he has neon green hair with light blue skin and yellow eyes. But other than that is normal except for the purple lip stick. He tells me to
"go take a bath." and I do well I'm in the bath he dies my hair a dark brown. When I get out he puts dark brown contacts in my eyes. Then he helps me into a dress like Katniss's first interview dress. Excepet instead of fire when I move something that looks like lighting shoots up it.
"Thanks you're amazing" I say giving Fesca a hug. He hugs me back and mumbles a
"no problem." He helps me down from the stool and we walk to the train door where an adoring crowd waits for us. I smile and wave and Liam comes up and I make my face grin. Then he kisses me. The next few hours are me smiling and waving at the cameras and lots of kisses. When the carriage takes me to the place where they board the offerings. The offerings are what I am. Every few years whenever the other offerings die or turn 18 they go to each district and take the youngest twin. I was 10 when I had to go. I barely notice the elevator ride up to the twelve floor. I stumble down the hallway to my room. Inside is the sadly familiar the same green walls since I was 10, white carpet the finely framed bed with carved flowers, and the oak wardrobe. But the thing that makes me have to choke down my tears is the paintings on the wall all scenes that I loved in the forest, the first my mom healing a beautiful white dove, my dad teaching me and Katniss archery, Gale, Petea and me chasing a deer laughing, Prim and me swimming in the lake and the last one of Katniss singing up in to the trees a smile on her face and the mocking jays repeating her song back. Me and my dad following her smiling because her song her voice was, is so beautiful. And I remember what I loved about my sister my beautiful older sister. I remember singing songs at the hob with her in the middle and everyone saying to my dad
" you sure have beautiful girls with voices as beautiful as yours". And he would smile and say
"thanks." Looking so proud and happy. And sunddenly I can't hold them back and I sink to the ground and cry. It was so much like Katniss's room I didn't think of it at the time but now the grief of losing everyone over comes me my dads sweet smile, Gale's warm hugs but what hurts most of all is losing Katniss my best friend, my big sister. I sob until I fall asleep and when I awake, it's to Liam looking concernedly into my face.
" Where were you at dinner last night?" I am taken aback by this question so all I can do is stare. He clears his throat and says that "the games are on and we should go watch." I nod only because I need to see Katniss. Even if it is her, on a screen and could be murdered at any time, I still need to see her.