A/N: Chapter Twenty nine! Whoo-hoo! :D
Disclaimer: The Hunger Games is not mine.

Chapter Twenty-Nine-Family Bonds

Mum isn't in the room but Dad sits on a bed oppisote the door looking a bit dazed. "Dad?" I whisper. He has a neckalce hanging from his neck that bleeps every few minutes. He snaps out of whatever daze he's in and looks at me. "Primrose?" he asks catiously.

"Yeah dad, it's me!" I smile, running over to him and giving him a big hug. "I've missed you so much!"

He wraps his arms tightly round me and whispers, "I've missed you too Primrose." I sit down beside him and hold his hand. "How have you been dad?" I ask.

"I've-I've been fine," Dad replies.

"What's this?" I ask him, taking the necklace in my hands after it beeps again,

"Oh, that's your mother's idea. When I have an episode apparently my heart rate spikes and this records my heart rate and if it spikes a pager your mother has will beep," Dad explains.

So this is what has become of my father. He has to wear a silly necklace just to keep a watch on him.

"Where is mum anyway?" I ask.

"She's been a bit rattled since the whole third rebellion thing."

"Oh. . .right. Where is she then?" I ask.

"Oh, she's away looking for Gale," Dad replies.

"I saw him," I say. "He's close by."

"Did he tell you what he learned how to do?" Dad asks me.

"Yes! It's amazing!"

"It'll definetly help when we get your friend Zeb back," Dad says.

"How did you know about Zeb's illness?" I frown.

"I heard you shouting at Cat sweetheart. The whole floor heard," Dad chuckles.

"I should have given Cat a chance," I mumble.

"Hey, your lucky, the careers were having an agruement when you were supposedly talking to Reyna about Zeb's history with Cat and stuff so nobody outside this base knows about it."

"I guess that's a plus," I reply. Dad wraps his arm round me and pulls me close to him. "I've missed you kiddo."

"I've missed you too dad," I reply into his chest. After I speak the door creaks open a crack. "Primrose?" a weak voice says.

"Yeah?" I reply with a confused frown. Mum pops her head round the door and smiles. Her eyes are red and puffy, she's obviously been crying. "Mum! You OK?"

"I'm so glad to see you again!" Mum sniffs. We both run towards each other and meet each other half way in a hug. "I'm so sorry for what they're putting you through! Don't let them force you into doing anything you don't want to do."

I pull any from the hug and look mum in the eyes. "Mum, I'm doing this. I'm going to start uprisings, I'm going to help Kaliana lead the rebellion, I'm going to kick the Capitol's ass, make sure there is no-one and I mean no-one left to bring back the Hunger Games and, just to top it all off, I'm going to help Gale cure Zeb's cancer. I want to move on from this stinking life! I want a normal one for once! I want to live the rest of my life with Maurice with the knowledge that if I ever have a kid again that they will be safe from a horrific gameshow when they're old enough to be eligable. Most of all, I don't want things to be expected of me becuase of you and dad's pasts. I no longer want to be your echo."

Cause that's all I really am in the end. An echo. We're all echos in the end. Echos of the past, echos of history. Echos of our parent's lives and histories. I hope someday someone will hear mine and I can leave the past behind. My name is Primrose Mellark. And I no longer want to be an echo.

Mum looks upset that I'm going to help the rebellion but there's nothing else I can do. The Hunger Games and Lynn's family have hurt my family way too much and I want to be the one who puts a stop to it. Permanatly.

"I think I should go and see what Kaliana's plan of attack for rescueing Zeb is going to be. The sooner we get the uprisings brewing the better," I say, hugging mum once more and giving her a peck on the cheek. I then go over to dad and give him a big hug and kiss on the cheek before grinning and leaving the room. I'm going to help Kaliana with this rebellion and bring down this horrific goverment if it's the last thing I do.

A/N: Ah the bond of family :)
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