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Chapter 21
-Katniss-
We were finally in the Capitol, still we had no clue where Hope was. I knew she was with someone that was attending Coin's order, but I had nothing to prove it, so we would have to find another way to find her. Haymitch was making a list of everyone that had access to Tracker Jacker venom in the Capitol so we could start our search. Peeta and I were trying to keep calm but it was hard, after all she was our little princess and we couldn't lose her forever or we both would go nuts.
-three weeks later-
"Kat, Haymitch told me that he knows a guy that can let us enter in the place where they keep unwanted people and the ones they take hostages, maybe Hope is there, we need to go, but we'll have to go this place at night after the last one goes home." Peeta said and I nodded. I would do anything to have my daughter back. It would be tonight, I was trying not to get all my hopes up because I didn't want to be crushed if she wasn't there.
It was 11pm when we left the apartment and went to the unwanted prison, my heart was racing, what if something bad happened to my little girl? I would never forgive myself and I'm afraid Peeta won't either. We got inside and the guy, Haymitch's friend, Chaff guides us to a small room where we can see a child sleeping. It was Hope, I would recognize her everywhere. I walked to her slowly and suddenly she opened her huge gray eyes and smiled when she recognized me. "Mom?" she asked scared, I nodded. "Yes baby, it's me. C'mon, let's go back home." Hope jumped on my lap and hugged me tight, she was shaking, scared to death, then she saw Peeta and started yelling "Mom, he's not dad, he's a monster, he was replaced! We need to get away from him!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing, what the hell did the do with my daughter? Peeta's eyes went wide and he looked broken. We ran away from that place with Chaff's help. I needed to do something about Coin. I wouldn't let her ruin my family, not again.
Inside our apartment I put Hope to sleep and Peeta sat beside me, I held him tight and he broke down in my arms. He was sobbing so hard. I caressed his blond locks to try to calm him down "Babe, everything will be back to normal soon. Tomorrow I'll talk to Hope and figure out what happened to her. I know it's hard but I promise you I will make Coin pay for whatever she did. I promise you." He nodded and pecked my neck. "I'm glad she's here with us but what if she never loves me again?" he was so scared and I would be as well if it was happening to me. We cuddled together and after a long time sleep came.
"GET AWAY FROM MY MOMMY!" I woke up with Hope yelling at Peeta because he was holding me. I got up and took her by the hand. "Come here baby, talk to mommy." I sat on the couch and put her on my lap "What happened? Do you remember?" she nodded. "Can you tell me?" she nodded again "But you can't tell Daddy!" I sighed "I won't." she smiled and started talking. "Mommy, daddy and I were in the meadow and then a man I don't know did something to daddy and took me with him because he said that daddy would never be the same, that he would be a monster. They showed me videos of daddy hitting you mommy! I was there in that room for a long time till you found me. Oh President Coin came to visit me." I knew it. I knew Coin was involved in this. I only needed to find out why. "Oh baby." I hugged her tight "Daddy is fine baby, I have no idea what they showed you but he never hit me. He's still the same and loves you so much." She smiled lightly "Are you sure? Isn't he making you say that to me?" I nodded. Damn, what did these people showed her to make her so afraid of Peeta? I knew she still didn't believe me that much but I hoped she would treat Peeta better.
After a while Peeta joined us in the living room and sat beside me. Hope was still on my lap and I could feel she got nervous, so I ran my hand on her back to calm her down. He smiled at her, he was afraid to touch her and that broke my heart.
"Haymitch, Hope told me that Coin went to see her in those weeks she was hostage here, can you try to find out why?" he nodded, "yes sweetheart, but I think it's best if you and Peeta take the little girl back to 12 and please, till we find out why they took her, she should not leave the house, okay?" I nodded. "Thanks. We'll go back tonight." I told Peeta that we were going back home and he smiled at me, Hope was getting closer slowly but still she wouldn't stay alone with him. He was so heartbroken that it made me want to hug him forever and never let go.
We were inside the train, Hope was sleeping in her bed that was inside our room, Peeta was in bed and I joined him after I showered. He held me tight in his arms and whispered in my ear "Not I finally know what you felt when I was hijacked." I turned to look at him and his eyes were teary "Why do you say that love?" I asked curious. "Now I know what it feels like to lose the love of your loved one. I had no idea how destroyed you felt when I came back and could only yell at you that you were a mutt, and still you stood by my side. I had no idea how much it hurt." He started crying and I patted his hair "But it was one of the most amazing moments of my life when even hijacked Peeta started to love me. You fell in love with me all over again, and that was the time I knew you would come back to me. And I'm sure she will come back to you, it's just a matter of time. She's yours, she's a part of you and sooner or later she'll wake up to this."
To be continued.