Here's the next chapter. Enjoy :)
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Chapter 2
Im put into a room with a plush couch and 2 chairs. I sit on the soft cushion of one of the chairs and wait for my family and friends to say goodbye. The first to come is my mom and dad. They sit on the couch, I see tears in my moms eyes while my dad grips her hand in his. "Mom, dad-" I begin, but my father cuts me off. "Amber. I know we haven't been the most involved parents. But we love you, very much. Don't ever forget that." To say that I was shocked would be lying, but I wasn't expecting my parents to act like this. I don't know what to say so I go over and hug them. I sit between them and their arms surround me. I love this feeling, that I know how much they care. I've never known if they did care. My parents are called out, I stand and let them walk out. My mom stops and kisses my forehead before following my dad out. I stand there, in the silence, and wait.
The next to come are my brothers. All 3 come up to me and each give me a hug. Like my parents, they sit on the couch while I sit on the chair. I speak first. "Listen, guys, I'm really gonna miss you. I love you more than anything, remember that while I'm gone." They nod, their expressions hard and unreadable. "We love you to, no matter how old you are or what happens, you'll always be our baby sister." Tyler says with an attempt to smile. Evan takes a deep breath. "We always tried to protect you, but now, we can't." That's not when I start tearing up, when I see Tyler and Evan tear up that's when I do. Dante then kneels in front of me and puts his hand on mine I see the tears threatening to spill. "Amber, you're so brave and strong. I don't want you to count yourself out. I know you can come back, you have to come back, ok?" I nod, I have lost the ability to talk. I hug him, and tears roll down my cheeks. I let go because they are called out, and like my mom they each kiss my forehead. I wipe my eyes and wait again in silence, watching the door.
After a moment, Trent and Blake burst through the doors. They see me and give me even more hugs. Then Trent looks at me, studying my face. "Oh Amber, were you crying? Don't tell me you're going soft on us." He jokes. Leave it to Trent to joke around at a time like this. I'm ok with it though, it's just how he copes with uncomfertable stuff. I laugh a little and hit his shoulder playfully. "Oh shut up." he chuckles as Blake cuts in, being a little more serious. "We'll miss you. Make sure you at least try to come home. I mean, who else will hurt me on a daily basis?" He smiles and I smile back. "uh, I believe that I can do that until she gets back." Trent says, making me laugh again. After discussing the need of hurting Blake on a daily basis, I stop them with a question. "Wait, where's Willow? Doesn't she want to say bye?" I would feel really bad if she didn't come, she's been my friend since forever. I couldn't leave without seeing her first. "Oh don't worry, she wanted to talk privately. We didn't mind, we know how close you guys are." I nod, feeling relived. We come into a group hug until they too, have to go.
As I suspected, Willow comes next. I give her a reassuring smile when I see her sad face. We come into an embrace that lasts longer than the others. "It'll be ok. Just stay strong for me, k?" I say as we sit on the couch and she has tears in her eyes. "But what if it's not Amber! I can't live without you." I put my hand on her shoulder and make her look at me. "Don't worry about me. I'll try my hardest to come back." She nods, and I notice how much she looks like when we first met.
~Flashback~
I was 10 and it was lunch break at school. Halfway through lunch I notice a girl, maybe my age, sitting by the schools fence. I approach her cautiously and hear that shes crying. "Are you ok?" I asked and she looked up at me her greenish brown eyes looked almost scared. Like I might do something to her. She pointed to a group of boys, maybe 4 or 5 of them. "They took my lunch. When I tried getting it back, they pushed me to the ground and told me to leave." I realized that she was just sensitive and as harmless as a butterfly. I balled my hands into fists, those jerks shouldn't be taking advantage of her. "What's your name?" I ask and she replies, "Willow." I nod and stick my hand out to her. "I'm Amber, now lets get your lunch back." Willow takes my hand and stands up. We walk over to the boys where I forcefully take back the lunch. (Long story short, 1 bloody nose, a black eye, and many bruises) Willow sits at a table and I sit next to her. "Thank you, Amber." She says and eats "Anytime." After a moment of silence I start to think of how being friends could benefit both of us. She could use help with bullies and jerks, while I could use a good friend, I didn't really have any friends. But before I could speak, Willow did. "Wanna be friends?" I looked over and nodded, we both smiled.
~end of flashback~
I hug her again and she puts a small item in my hands. "I want this to be your token." she said. I look over it in my hands, its a necklace with a charm on it. the charm is a small, pale purple butterfly, like the ones in the stump yard during spring. I then notice she wears a similar necklace except her butterfly is a greenish color. I nod, Willow puts it around my neck. I hug her again with tears building up in my eyes. "And stay with Trent and Blake, they'll just fight all the time without you." This gets her to smile a little, we both know that even if the boys are friends, them without a third would end horribly. They call Willow out and before she stands up I hear her wisper. "You be strong too Amber." She walks out and I'm left alone again.
Soon after, I get escorted out and see the escort with Samuel. She chirps happily, "Time to go to the Capitol!" 'Yay, I can't wait' I think.
Second chapter is done! I would've had it done on Sunday or something but I had a crazy week. So, how do you like it? I decided to add onto Willow and Ambers friendship. And I've been thinking about adding onto Samuel. (and to those that are looking for her attitude, dont worry, its coming) See you in another week! Review!
