I'm so sorry I haven't updated in SUCH a long while... I had really bad writer's block. Today I have decided to beat my writer's block.. and see if it works :s Enjoy the (really) long awaited chapter of the Party :)

Chapter 10
Katniss and Cinna get their revenge

Over the next two hours, Cinna was ignoring me and talking to Katniss. They were up to something, I could tell and so I decided not to talk to them either. I talked to Peeta instead. Prim and Rue were in a corner, giggling away. I think it was at Katniss and Cinna's mood and so I smiled to myself. Haymitch was, yet again at the bar with Finnick, reaching out for yet another full bottle of vodka or some other strong alcohol. I chatted to Peeta about various topics, it was a very pleasant conversation, especially when Peeta talked about his passion- painting. It was ever so interesting!

Cinna called me from upstairs and I wondered to myself if I should go or not. I knew Katniss was there too and I knew they were up to something. Peeta told me I should go and see what they wanted and told me it was fine and they weren't gonna prank me. How wrong was he!

It wasn't fine...

When I got upstairs, I went into our bedroom but no one was there. I was sure I heard his voice from the bedroom but I might have been imagining it. Then Cinna grabbed me from behind. I screamed a little and kicked his leg. That was when I saw Katniss with a thick, black permanent marker making her way towards me. I looked behind me to see Cinna doing his charismatic smile at me and giving a small nod to Katniss who drew on my face. I think she was attempting to draw glasses and a moustache on me. I didn't let her which I should have done because it ended up being a massive black scribble down my face. That's why I decided to stay still. Yet another bad thing I did. She wrote on my neck in big black capital letters one word:

EUPHEMIA

I saw myself in the mirror and I frowned at Katniss when I deciphered what the writing was. How could she know? Only Cinna knew- my real name is Euphemia. Don't laugh, it is. Ever since I was little my parents called Effie. Everyone did. Effie is officially my name and has been since forever; it's even on my birth certificate. However I found that Effie was just a shortened 'nickname' of Euphemia when I was around eight. I told Cinna one day and he smirked at the ridiculous name but he promised not to mention it since.. until now. He told Katniss, to get revenge on me for the syrup incident. I ran to the bathroom and attempted to wash the black ink from my face and neck. After about half an hour the ink was gone but I was left with a very red patch on my neck where Katniss wrote. I didn't care. As I went past Katniss to go downstairs I whispered
"Dare breathe a word of this Katniss and you'll be dead"
She got the message and said,
"You don't have to prank us again or Cinna will tell me more embarrassing things about you and next time I WILL spread them."

Of course I didn't need to be told twice.

IT'S TRUE! Effie is a nickname of Euphemia which means well-spoken. Sounds familiar? Effie? Euphemia was also a Christian martyr. The origins of Hunger Games names are so interesting. Cinna was the surname of a rich Roman family who betrayed the emperor. Burning of the dress? Betrayal? I wonder about President Snow's name though- Coriolanus ...

Next chapter should come soon and be a little longer but for now.. SEE YAs and PLEASE REVIEW