Chapter 2: Trains & Mentors
I've been crying, no sobbing alone, for, like, 10 minutes. Then the door opens and it's Macklie. Behind her is Brendan, who looks like he's been crying too. I still have tears streaming down my face. I'm hyperventilating after what just happened. We follow Macklie to a car. We get in and drive 5 minutes to the train station. Macklie has been talking for the past 30 minutes, but i haven't been listening to what she's been saying. At least not until she introduces us to Katniss and Peeta. When Katniss walks in, I run to her and give her a hug, which she immediately returns. She lets me cry into her shoulder, while she is murmuring something in my ear that comforts me.
"It's okay, I know, you'll be okay."
She is rubbing small circles on my back. When I can't cry anymore, she takes me to my room, leaves so I can change, comes back, tucks me in and spends the night calming and comforting me after nightmares.
The second day on the train, Peeta has nightmares and 2 flashbacks. Katniss calls for me to come help her. Peeta's on the floor, his leg is bleeding and I grab a first-aid kit out of the bathroom. He isn't screaming Mutt at Katniss anymore, but is still flailing on the floor. I'm just starting to bandage his leg when Katniss screams at me.
"Terra, look out!"
I look up just to be punched square in my cheek and into my eye. I fall over and the last thing I remember is Katniss screaming for help and screaming my name, begging me to stay with her. Then I black out.