As I wake up I can feel the pressure of Gale's arm pressing against me. I move inch by inch until I am out of the bed, successfully not waking him in the process. I tiptoe to the door and close it silently behind me before walking through to the kitchen where Prim is already sitting at the newly painted table. I sit across from her and gently trace one of the flower patterns before my breakfast is placed in front of me by a blond haired avox. I say thank you and finish quickly, wanting to make the most of the day seeing as we don't have anything planned.

We've been told that we're not allowed to leave our floor so I walk around, figuring out where everything is- mentally planning an escape route

Stop

I hate that this is all I've gained from the games. Subconsciously I'm figuring out where to go in an emergency, always on edge, always seeing people as a threat. It's not like there would be a way out anyway.

I walk down the hall and turn the corner, accidently bumping into Gale.

"Woah" he grabs my shoulders, steadying us both, "I see you've gone exploring as well" he says,

"Great minds think alike" I tell him.

"Come and see what I found" he takes my hand and leads me back the way he just came, down one corridor, then another, and another. It surprises me how huge our floor is, I'm starting to think it's endless before he opens a door I didn't even notice was there and leads me into a room made completely out of glass. Well, not completely, the wall behind us is just a wall with a door. But apart from that, the three other sides are made from glass and the room is devoid of all objects.

"What is this room?" I ask,

"No idea, I thought it was the bathroom until I walked in, pretty cool huh?"

"Yeah, really cool" I tell him, I'm not as impressed as I seem but I play it up for his sake. "We should show Prim." We go to find prim and bring her back to the room, she seems a lot more enthusiastic than me and when we go to leave she tells us she wants to sit in there for a while.

I woke up wanting to start the day early and do something with it but after a couple of hours I realise that there isn't actually much to do.

I sit in the living room and read for a while but I don't have the patience to sit in silence for a long amount of time- which Gale liked to make fun of me for, telling me that I have never been nor ever shall be the quiet type.

I look in the kitchen for something to do but after one attempt at making brownies Gale quickly pushes me out of the kitchen door, telling me I wasn't allowed to go back in for the duration of our stay. I look up at the clock and groan when I see that it's only 3pm,

"Then what can I do?" I ask him,

"Try going for a nap, you need to rest before training starts," I reluctantly agree and make my way towards my bedroom. I'm convinced that I'm not tired enough to sleep but I surprise myself when, before I've even gotten comfortable, I've fallen into a deep sleep.

I'm woken by Gale pulling the covers off me and telling me that it's almost time for dinner. I'm alert within seconds and I stand up to follow him into the kitchen before a feeling washes over to me and I run to the bathroom where I just about manage to throw up into the toilet and not onto the floor. Gale holds my hair back as I finish and hands me the toothbrush I've been using so that I can wash my mouth of the taste.

"Are you ok?" he asks,

"Mhm, hungry" I grumble, he laughs,

"I'm not surprised, why don't you go and find prim and I'll tell the avox we'll be ready for dinner soon," I agree and walk across the hall to Prim's room,

"Prim?" I call, she's not in her room and I look fleetingly out the window, surprised at how dark it has gotten. I close her door and walk down the hall away from the kitchen, calling for Prim. After 5 minutes I remember where I saw her last and head to the glass room.

I open the door, "Prim?" I call,

"In here Katniss" her small voice calls back, I push the door open fully letting light from the hallway in, just making out the small shape on the floor. I turn the light on wandering why it was off in the first place and walk over to the middle of the room where prim is sitting cross legged bending over something. As she looks up at me I see what she has been doing, painting.

She's painted the skyline and the stars which can be seen clearly through the far glass wall. She's a good painter, Peeta taught her well.

"Do you like it?" She asks, looking up at me with a worried expression, I stroke her hair back from her face,

"I love it, you're a talented little sister" I smile at her, even after everything that's happened throughout both of our lives, she still has somehow managed to create something perfect. "Dinner's going to be ready soon," Prim smiles back at me and stands up, leaving her painting behind and takes my hand, I squeeze tight and we walk back to the kitchen where dinner has already been set on the table.

As we sit down, Prim next to me and Gale across from me I can't help but wish that every day was like this. Even though I was bored, I would take this life over the one I'm currently living any day.


A:N/ Just a quick chapter, I'm hoping to write more soon but it might take a while for the next chapter to go up as I would like to make it longer. Sorry for any mistakes, I may be contradicting what I have said in earlier chapters but as the story progresses it will hopefully get better.

Please review, it would really help me :) Thanks for reading xo