Chapter 14: New & Old
Today, I'm going hunting with Katniss. Now that I have my blackouts sort of under control, I can hunt and gather again. I take down 2 good-sized turkeys, 5 rabbits, and 6 squirrels. Katniss gets 6 turkeys, 3 rabbits, 4 birds, and 12 squirrels. We go to the Hob. I trade 2 squirrels for some blackout medicine that I started taking after the Games. Katniss gets some stuff to give to Craylyn, a nurse that works at the Medical Center. She checks me every now and then to see if my concussion is healing properly. We split up once we get back to the Victor's Village. I walk to Skene's house and knock on the door. He doesn't answer and I get a little worried. I go next door to my house and Skene is sitting on the couch, reading. I breathe a sigh of relief.
"Where's my mom?" I ask.
"She's at the train station. She said she was going to get a shipment of something." He doesn't look up from his book.
"Oh, okay. I brought home fresh game." I set my game bag on the table in the kitchen.
"Cool. Did you get your meds?"
"Yea. I'm gonna put them upstairs and change."
"Okay."
I leave him downstairs. I go to my bathroom, open the cupboard and stick my medicine inside. I turn off the light and go find something to wear. I dress and hear the door shut downstairs.
"Is she upstairs?" Mom's home.
"Yea, she was putting her meds away and changing. She put some fresh game on the table."
"Mmkay." Her footsteps get softer. She walked away.
I slowly walk downstairs.
"Hey, is my mom home?" I quickly lie. Skene nods.
"Yea, I think she's in the kitchen."
I walk in and trip on myself. I fall hard on the tile, catching myself with my wrist. A sharp pain races up my arm.
"AH! OH GOD, OWWWW!" I screech. Skene comes racing in, his face changing to pure shock. He is instantly by my side. My mom grabs a towel and wraps my wrist with it. I writhe under her touch. The pain is blinding. Skene picks me up. He carries me to the Medical Center and Craylyn checks my wrist out. She takes me and x-rays it.
She holds up the x-ray, "Well, it's broken, badly. You are going to need a cast. I'll go get the supplies." She leaves the room. Great, my right wrist is broken and I need a cast. Craylyn comes back in and asks me what color I want it to be.
"Light blue." I answer immediately. She nods and walks back out. 5 minutes later, she wraps up my arm and sends me home with pain medicine. Instead of going straight home, I stop at Katniss and Peeta's house. My mom goes home. I knock on the door and Peeta shouts, "Its open!"
I open the door. Merritt, the 5 year old girl, and Isacc, the 3 year old boy, are playing on the floor with some old toys. They hear the door open and run to greet me and Skene.
"Terra! Skene!" They squeal. Katniss walks in and sighs.
"What happened?" she gestures to my arm. My answer seems so stupid.
"I tripped over my 2 left feet and landed, hard, on the tile in our kitchen. It's broken." Katniss chuckles.
"Good job, Grace." She says, sarcastically.
"But her name is Terra." Merritt pipes up.
"Your mother is just teasing, Merritt." Peeta walks up behind Katniss.
"Well I just came to tell y'all what happened and that I won't be hunting for a few days."
"Bye. Have fun with that arm." Katniss says.
"Thanks." I smile as I humor her. She rolls her eyes at me.
"Bye guys." Skene says. We give Merritt and Isacc hugs and leave. When we get home, Skene asks my mom if he can move in with us, since he spends more time over here than in his own house. My mom and I agree. Skene gathers his stuff and moves into the room next to mine. We eat squirrel stew for dinner and go to bed happy. I put a trash bag over my cast and take an awkward shower. Next thing I know, I'm in bed, falling asleep.