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Katniss sat on her bed, her hands shaking, holding a ruffled photo in her hands. It was, yet a picture of her dad, before the mine explosion. He was smiling to the camera, with her mom clutching his right hand. She traced the picture with her fingers. Her mom looked much younger, yet happy. I guess she loved him so much. She thought. She let tears flow at her thought. No. She must love him now, wherever she is now. She said in her mind, with tears flowing down her cheek. I let her go. I did, I did. She loved me, but I didn't love her back. The flashback flows back at Katniss, hitting her, blaming her for everything.
She stared at the forest, being shield with electricity shockers. Fire is burning trees. War has gone on for days now.
Now we will get killed. She thought. No more hunting, no meat to trade, and no food to eat. Now if we sneak in we'll get killed. If not we'll starve to death, or killed somehow through war. Better be killed than starve. Her mind was as mad as she could be. She was angry. But she doesn't know to whom.
To the Capitol for shielding the forest that was theirs? To the Capitol for leaving them with nothing to eat? To the baker's wife for not letting her husband to give more bread for them to save for days? To the people for not fighting their best to keep them safe? Her father who helped the war and made her scared to death? Her hands clenched to a fist. We can't survive, we need to escape. We need to. She yelled through her head. She wanted to run away, but she can't. Not without her family she can't. But she was just 12, and her sister Prim was just 3. She stared at the old wooded window pane. She must have realized someone sat on her bed, and turned away.
"Katniss," Her father said. "We'll get out, I know we will."
She turned around, tears making a barrier ready to spill any minutes.
"They'll kill us." She said. Her voice was shaking, scared to death.
"We'll make it. We'll get pass the barrier, we'll hunt." He promised.
She wiped away the tears from her eyes, nodding as strong as she could. She has her father. Her father who could shoot an arrow passes anything. Her father who could make traps unlike anyone in the world. Her father who loves her, forever and ever. Her father, who would protect her no matter whatever it costs.
"Promise me one thing." He said. "Promise me that if I couldn't make it, which I would try to, you know I will, Katniss. But if I don't, promise me to take care of them, promise me to survive, promise me to never let them starve."
She just nodded, holding up to her father's words. But she knows he would. He would try. He would try to make it.
Tears flow even harder. Flashbacks came rushing through. It wouldn't stop. She yelled tears, but none came out. Yet, it took her back to where she was.
Katniss was home. Her mother was taking Prim to the market. She braids her hair and puts on her favorite blue dress. Her dad promised to take her hunting today. It was over. The war has gone on, and they went hunting. They were happy, yet scared at what could happen next.
She went into her room, opening an old wooded wardrobe. She took the black metallic bow and arrows set she got from her father. She hung the bow behind her, and went out of the house.
She went up the hill. It was easy to see everything from there. She could see her house at the seam, the market, and the mines. It was a large place it was, she would wait from the hills to see her father come out daily, taking her hunting every Monday.
She stared at the sun. It was almost down. Her father should be out by now. She waited, and waited, and waited, but he didn't come. She walked down the hill, eyeing the mines carefully. She walked a few meters, and started running. It wasn't a dream, it wasn't just her.
The mines were on fire.
She could saw coal bursting out of the factory. Smoke was everywhere. She ran as fast as she could, taking her to the mines. People were there, screaming, and praying. Her father's in there. She thought. She was scared, he'll try. He'll try and make it. He loves me. He'll try and make it. She said. She counted the men coming out.
One…
Two…
Three…
Four…
Five…
He didn't come out. She counted and counted. Fifteen men came out afterwards, yet her dad didn't. Fear started to haunt her. He will make it. He will. She prayed. A man came out after, and none came out. She gulped in fear. He didn't make it. He died. He didn't try. Her mind said, hurting her like a knife passed through. He did try! He's okay, he loves me. She fought back. She ran back home, and her mom was crying, so was Prim. She didn't stop. She ran and ran to her room. He didn't make it. He didn't. She said, crying pass fear. Her father's words pass through. "If I don't make it, , promise me to take care of them, promise me to survive, promise me to never let them starve.."She nodded in tears. "I will. I will. I will." She promised herself.
She begged and begged through tears. She stopped the tears, and wiped them away. Yet, flashbacks, nightmares, won't come clean.
She did it. She did. She won the Hunger Games. She could take care of them. She could. Her mom was as usual, her eyes puffy, and sick. She hugged Prim. She saw how skinny she is getting, and scars are everywhere.
"What happened?" She asked her sister.
"I had to trade to the market, I couldn't let Gale do all the work, and I had to make food, and help him hunt, and-"
"She didn't take care of everything, did she? She just sat there and cry?" Katniss cut her off. She was pissed. How dare she. How dare she let her sister hunt? She promised to take care of her.
"It wasn't her fault Katniss, she's sick, she misses him." Prim said, she was about to cry.
"She couldn't. She promised to take care of you, she should!" Katniss yelled pass her sister, and went to where her mother were.
"How dare you, you promised to take care of her, but you didn't! You let her hunt, and you want her to do everything for you!"Word by words came out of anger. She was angry.
"I tried Katniss. I –"
"You didn't! You just sat and cried all day!" She cut her off, her hands clenched to a fist, and she locked herself in her room.
She couldn't remember what happened after, it was morning again, and she woke up. She heard Prim knocking and crying at the same time outside her door.
"Katniss, you had to come here. Katniss." She cried. Katniss opened the door.
"What happened?"
"Mom left, she left, I couldn't find her." Prim said, tears spilled on her cheeks. Katniss could see her puffy red eyes. She was pale, and she must have cried for a long time now.
Katniss barged out of the house, and told Prim she'll be back. She sneaked in passed the electricity shield, and went to the lake that her father used to take her to when she was nine.
She doesn't know how to feel, or what she feels. She was angry at her mom, for leaving her, angry at herself, and blame herself. Tears spilled, and she cried.
"I'm sorry dad. I'm really really sorry. I let her go." She said through tears.
She held the picture in her hands. Tears stopped falling down. She felt her phone vibrating. Twenty two miscalls. And someone was calling her. It was Gale.
"Hi, Gale." Katniss said as strong as she could. She could hear mine sounds on the line.
"Katniss," Gale said. Katniss gulped. Gale hasn't called her that unless, something wrong is happening there.
"What's wrong Gale?" She asked. Her voice was shaking.
"I don't have much time." He said. His voice was nervous, and guilty.
"I'm really really sorry." He said again.
"What's wrong?" She asked, her face turned pale at his answer.
"I killed Prim."
She felt her whole world crashing down. No, no, no, not Prim, no."
She felt tears fall again.
"It was an accident." He said.
"How could you?" She asked, her fist were clenched, she gritted her teeth. She was angry.
"Katniss-"
"Don't you dare call me again." She yelled to the phone, and hit the end button.
Tears whelmed up again. She couldn't do this. She ran outside, tears still flowing down her face. She ran and ran; to the place she knows she will be safe. She ran and ran until her feet reached her to- Peeta's house.
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