Chapter 9: My Strength
I'll wake up next to Katniss I think happily. Maybe i could go find strawberries to make a meal. I could sweep the ugly floor and remove the herbs that grew in the floor cracks. But they will find us if we don't go further. «Wake up girl!» Who's voice is that? «Who are you!» I howl freely, something i would never do normally. «Come on we put on something and come talk with me in the dining room!» He says harshly. I open my eyes a little and see clearly the one and only Haymitch. I never left then it was just a dream. « Stop being lazy come on if I'm up you should be it's almost 11! Effie is stressing herself out wondering if you are alive or not!» « I'm alive then!» « Yeah, I'm pretty sure you are. Don't think a dead person would be that rude and scream that loud. Effie said Cinna left something for you to wear today at training... In the wardrobe.» he says, I look at him annoyed. «Also, calm down I haven't take any drink yet!» Then he gets out. I put on the out the outfit Cinna left. It's black and has the number twelve at the back of the shirt. I tie my hair up in a ponytail and go to the dining room Haymitch is the only one there Peeta and Effie must be somewhere else. « I'm sorry,» I say. « No it's fine I would've done way worst...» He says with a weird rusty giggle. I sit next to him. «Ok, so I wanted to talk to you about strength. I know you probably don't have much physical uh strength, but I thought maybe you could handle some weapons… Or that you might have some knowledge that could help you survive...» I think for a while and then say:« I can heal people pretty well. And I know a little bit about plants and maybe hunting.» He seems a little happier. «So you are a good archer!» I think about the first time I handled a bow. Katniss gave me the bow and an arrow I couldn't shoot well. And there was no way I wanted to kill something especially not an animal. Also, now I would have to kill humans no way I could do it this I would miss them anytime with a bow and arrow. « No I'm terrible but I know how it works my sister...» I don't finish my sentence because I know it's illegal to hunt how she does. «Yeah but I do know plants.» I finish. « Oh ok, then we can think of something else you will probably find something you are good at in training.» I nod even though I doubt I'm good at anything except plant knowledge.