CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE HOME

Never reflecting on his life, and misfortunes Haymich chose to drink. Drinking seemed to cure him of his past. Looking back at when he was fifteen or sixteen was frightful. Effie was the only good part of his life. Winning the games just destroyed him, but loosing Effie broke him. Now about 27 years later and now Haymich could not wrap his head around the idea of having a biological son that was alive. Both Effie and Haymich were afraid to see their son, afraid he would lash out over abandoning him at such a young age.

Effie looked over to see Haymich slumped in his favorite chair so happy but so lost in thought. Although for her nothing mattered she was so excited to be seeing her son.

"Wake up Haymich we need to leave soon".

Effie wore one of her nicest outfits; she wore a violet dress with a short tulle skirt and a high collar, her makeup matched with a range of dark to light purple.

"Honestly, Haymich you always surprise me but when it comes to your fashion theirs no surprising me at all".

Haymich smiled "well I dress to please".

Effie and Haymich left for the train station.

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Katniss and Peeta waited to enter the train station, the trip seemed to never end. Peter was quiet and shy. Both Peeta and Katniss could not wait to get home. As they enter District 12 the group became very anxious. Katniss pointed out Haymich and Effie to Peter.

"Wow, the man looks so much like me" Peter said.

Katniss laughed "of course, he's you're his father".

"Right, that's going to take a lot to get use too".

"It's time" Peeta said as he walked onto the platform.

As Peter walked onto the platform before Katniss, Effie started to embrace her son.

"Sorry I just could not wait, let me introduce myself my name is Effie Trinket and this is Haymich Abernathy and were your biological parents".

Peter did not really know how to react he shakes Hamish's hand and hugged Effie as she continued to tell her son about her glory days in the Capitol.

"So what's the latest fashions now?"

"Well I do not really keep up with the latest trends I'm mainly wearing my officer uniform".

The reunion at first was awkward but once Peeta and Katniss left. Peter became more comfortable with Effie and Haymich.

"So on a serious note Peter your father and I have been looking for you and it's been so difficult. Have you ever tried to find us?"

"No, I was told that my father was killed in The Games and I always knew that my mother was the escort for District 12 and announced the names for the reaping. I just never chose to find you Ms. Trinket because I was never proud of The Games, I never wanted to have a mother that supported something that I was totally against. Although that was before the revolution; I do not feel that way now. I actually joined the army and became an Officer because of Haymich".

Haymich said, "Well were proud you have become such a great young man do you plan on staying in District 12 long or do you have a family in the Capitol?"

"No I've always been super shy and proper, I'm a bit of a home body".

"Oh sounds wonderful than I can help you find someone here in Twelve it will be perfection, I'm telling you, the girls here are just as shy and are a bit drab but I'm sure I can find someone with a bit of sparkle" Effie chimed.

As the family sat and laughed at Effie's match making proposition, Haymich and Effie showed Peter to his room.

Peter laid on his bed and reflected on his day unsure of what his next steps would be.