A MockingJay Story Part 1 Chapter 9

Prim, Beetee, Plutarch, and Boggs gathered around Katniss In her room. She had a neck brace on and her eyes were red. She couldn't talk from the damage to her neck caused by Peeta strangling her. They explained to her why Peeta attacked her. He had been hijacked, meaning that the Capitol used tracker jackor venom, as well as other chemicals to alter his memories. They filled him with rage and darkness. They made him associate Katniss with everything bad in the world. The Hunger Games, 12 being destroyed, and who knows what else. They made Peeta blame her for his family's death when the Capitol bombed 12. The nursed had to keep him sedated because he was freaking out, trying to attack them too.

Katniss couldn't exactly ask the questions she had.

"We still don't know the extent of this hijacking," Plutarch said.

"Do you think they hijacked his earlier memories of Katniss?" Prim asked. "Like when they were in school and stuff the Capitol doesn't even know about?"

"We don't know that yet." Boggs said.

"Will you be able to fix him?" Prim asked.

"I don't know." Plutarch said.

Boggs cleared his throat. "I know this is a lot to take in at once, but there is one more thing you should know happened when we retrieved the victors."

"Boggs." Plutarch warned. He shook his head slightly.

"She's going to find out." Boggs said. "If not from us, then from Shay's cries."

Katniss narrowed her eyes at him.

Boggs took a deep breath and said, "Violet is dead."

Katniss's lip quivered as she looked away form them. Her gaze went up to the ceiling as her eyes started to water, which only made them burn more.