"Thisbe" I heard the small voice calling me through my sleep. "Thisbe" it called again and this time I felt a tiny poke in my arm.
I shifted so that I turned away from the source of the poking. I heard tiny pitter patter of feet running around my bed, the source poked me again. I opened my eyes half way to see light grey ones inches from my own. I jumped and opened my eyes all the way. Little Posy's laugh echoed through the room and she danced around chanting I scared you. I laughed silently and looked around the room. Hazelle and the two youngest Hawthorne children were sitting in the room. Hazelle sat in the chair next to my bed, she seemed to be reading a book because there was one that I hadn't seen before on my nightstand. Vic was now playing with Posy; the two were sitting in two new chairs drawing on pieces of paper.
"I'm sorry Thisbe" Hazelle said bringing me to her attention. "I told her not to wake you." She looked at Posy with raised eyebrows and Posy let out a small giggle.
"But she was asleep for 2 whole day's mom!" Posy said looking at her drawing.
I've been asleep for two days? My eyes widened and I looked around my room again. The corkboard in the front was covered in drawings of flowers, stick people, and squiggles. Two days? I looked at Hazelle and she nodded her head as if to answer the question in my mind.
I waved my hands in a flurry of signs before I realized Hazelle could probably not understand me. I felt the panic rise in my chest and I had no idea why. My face fell into my hands and I felt Hazelle rub my back trying to calm me. Her hands ran through my short auburn hair as she calmed me down. When I finally relaxed she cupped my face in her hand she smiled and stood up.
"Hold on Thisbe" she said walking out of the room.
I nodded and turned my attention to Posy and Vic. Posy looked up at me and smiled; she trotted over to my bed and climbed on. She hugged me tightly wrapping her small arms around my neck. I hugged her back smoothing down her black hair.
"I missed you Thisbe" She whispered to me. I rubbed her back hoping that she knew that I missed her too.
She let go and turned to face the wall. She snuggled herself into my lap and I continued to run my fingers in her hair.
"Braid my hair please." She said. I split her black hair into three and started at the top of her head.
She hummed lightly and I listened to her song and the sound of Hazelle's footsteps coming down the hall. When Hazelle finally reached my room she gave me a new notepad and a new pen. I smiled tying off Posy's braid and taking the gifts from her. Posy stayed in my lap and continued to hum her song.
How long have you three been here? I wrote to Hazelle.
"Oh" She looked at the clock it read 12:50. "About an hour. We've been here every day waiting for you to wake up." She answered sitting back into the chair.
You should have woken me up sooner. I write back feeling guilty for making them wait.
"Don't be silly Thisbe. You needed your rest and we just did pretty much this you didn't miss anything." She smiled reaching out and touching my arm
How come you three are here and not following the schedule? I wrote curiously.
"President Coin is letting us visit you in the afternoon for two hours, and then Gale and Rory come in the evening. We've been trying to spend as much time with you as possible; we didn't want you to wake up alone." The way Hazelle said President Coin made me smile somewhat, but I smiled even more about the Hawthorne's waiting for me to finally wake up.
I guess she feels bad. I wrote back hoping that Hazelle would catch onto my sarcasm.
She chuckled and squeezed my wrist.
"I don't think so, I think it's more the fact that Dr. Lecroy and I" she stopped and seemed to be thinking of the right words. "Talked to her." I raised one eyebrow and we both laughed.
We sat in the room for the next hour catching up on what I had missed. District 13 was trying to find a way to get the captured tributes out that meant that Peeta would be closer to returning to Katniss. I wondered about how that would affect Gale. Hazelle sighed thinking about it too, we met eyes and she smiled. I wondered if she was hopeful for mine and Gale's future. I shook my head pushing that thought out of my mind.
The hour ended soon and I wished that the three Hawthorne's didn't have to leave. Each of them hugged me before leaving and I listened until I could no longer hear their footsteps in the hall. I sighed, I was already lonely. I looked around to find something to do but the only thing was a TV that only worked when something important was happening in the Capitol. I sighed and laid back down suddenly overcome by sleepiness.
I woke up to Prim's small hand shaking me awake. I smiled at her and caught her hand and squeezed it. I missed her and she smiled sweetly kissing my cheek.
"How are you feeling?" She asked handing me my throat medication.
I nodded my head swallowing the medicine. My throat was dry and I took a sip of the water on the table. I smiled looking at the warm bowl of soup on the table, my stomach growled hungrily and I blushed. Prim laughed and set up the tray in my lap so I could eat.
"I'm going to change your IV medication to something not as strong. That's what knocked you out for those two days." She said changing the bag on the machine. "Dr. Lecroy should be checking on you soon. Let me know if you need anything else Thisbe."
Prim fluffed up my pillows and then walked out of my room. I ate my soup in peace and waited patiently for Dr. Lecroy to come to my room, I looked at the clock it read 3:00 pm, I sighed because I could still find nothing to do.
I fell back asleep but awoke to the sound of footsteps. I listened carefully but ignored them since they didn't click against the linoleum floor. I heard a knock on my door and standing there was Dr. Lecroy, I furrowed my eyebrows and looked at her shoes.
"Well it's good to see that you're up." Dr. Lecroy said walking to my side and checking my IV. "How are you feeling?" She asked moving my tray of food off to the side.
A lot better. I wrote and Dr. Lecroy smiled.
She checked my vital signs and my infection in my throat and ear. She nodded her head, and I hoped that meant I was healing and could go back to my room next to the Hawthorne's. I was tired of staying in the hospital, even though all I did was sleep, the bed was uncomfortable and the couple hours I was awake I was bored to death.
"Well Thisbe, you definitely are healing." She said sitting in the chair. "The throat infection is almost gone, and your ear has healed. I believe you can be discharged tomorrow, but we'll see how you feel. If not tomorrow then definitely the day after." She stood up and shook my hand.
I smiled, the motherly personality was gone and she was back to being the professional Dr. Lecroy. I pointed at her shoes and raised my eyebrows. She continued for the door but turned to face me before she left.
"Gale let me know that the sound my heels made bugged you." She smiled slightly. "If you were sleeping I didn't want to be wake you up by clicking." I smiled toward her and she walked out.
I looked at my clock 6:00 pm exactly. I wondered where Gale was and listened carefully for his and Rory's footsteps. I didn't hear them and I sighed, my stomach growled again. I pressed my button for the nurse expecting Prim to bring my meal but it was somebody I didn't know she gave me another bowl of soup and I ate it hungrily.
The nurse was about to leave when the TV turned on. We met eyes panicked and watched the Capitol broadcast. Peeta was sitting on the stage with interviewer Caesar Flickerman. Peeta looked terrible, he was skinny and pale, and looked like something was disturbing him. I watched with furrowed eyebrows as Peeta talked about the war with the rebels. The last thing he said was a warning for District 13 about an incoming attack. The TV then shut back off.
I looked at the nurse and she seemed to be just as disturbed by this as I was. We waited for a second trying to wrap our minds around what we had just seen. Should District 13 take this warning to heart or was the Capitol just feeding us lies? My answer came seconds later when the alarm sounded.