Kylass~

Merrick was screaming in his sleep, that was new, I guess it was the 're-visiting' of his past today. He kept yelling 'Haley'. I remember him saying he had watched someone he loved killed in person, than Marina said something about Haley. The only question was, who was she?

"Merrick, wake up!" He was a deep sleeper.

"Huh, what, oh, Kylass what is it?"

"You were screaming in your sleep, about Haley."

"Thanks, and let me guess you want to know who Haley is?" I laughed hesitantly

"If you want to tell me."

"Make yourself comfortable, this is a long story."

"So, I had a little sister, her name was Haley, she was so sweet." He paused this was going to be hard for him, I could tell.

"When I was in the games she was only eight, but she understood the games, she knew I hated them. She hated them to, but she really hated seeing me in them. She was scared of me for the longest time after I came home, I was so jittery and jumpy; I wasn't the same, you know." I nodded I definitely knew.

"And, anyway, she eventually learned to trust me again, by that point I had become a very," he paused looking for the word. "Rebellious victor."

"And the president wasn't exactly happy with my attitude, so he killed her; tortured her to death was more like it; right in front of me. Had two peacekeepers hold me back. She screamed for me to help her, but I couldn't, I wasn't even allowed to close my eyes."

I knew Merrick had been through some rough things in his life, but I had no idea it was that bad.

"Merrick- I'm so sorry, I had no idea."

"You're not supposed to know, but I think I can trust you."

"You can trust me." There was a tear on his cheek it had been hard for him to re-visit his past yet again, I don't blame him, I didn't have any siblings but I can imagine that watching them get tortured but be a horrible experience.

Merrick-

I hated talking about what happened to Haley but Kylass deserved to know, and I knew I could trust her. Marina was the only other one who knew what happened, my parents were only told it was an 'accident'. I don't really know if I could tell them the truth, I think they'd hold it against me forever, Haley's one of those things we just don't talk about in my house. I think my parents have their suspicions about her death but it's left alone, if I could go back I would, but I can't. I had caused so much pain in my family, between the games and Haley. Kylass had already fallen asleep, I wished I could fall asleep that fast, I wouldn't have lay here and think of all the ways I've hurt the people I love.