Chapter 2
AN: Another update! Thank you to the guest who reviewed on the first chapter, I appreciate it, reviews make me so happy, there may be a certain plot twist, but you'll have to find out later!
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The Capitol
A large boy with messy blonde hair lies in the white hospital bed. The heart monitor beside him is silent. The clipboard and the foot of his bed reads:
Cato Ludwig, MD274HG
(male, district two, 74th hunger games.)
Status: to be revived on Monday, currently dead. Organs are in good condition, injuries have fully healed, left hand irregular.
Signed-Dr. Millan
District 12
I walk the short distance between Haymitch's and my house slowly.
My mind struggling to comprehend the idea of reviving the tributes.
I reach the large brown wooden door of my house and turn the large bronze handle.
I step into the short bright hallway and see Finley running towards me, with a big smile and chocolate all over his face.
"Daddy is making CUPCAKES!" He screams excitedly.
"Shhh, inside voices Finley." I tell him
We walk towards the kitchen and I see a large mixing bowl filled with rich chocolate coloured mixture. Peeta looks up from the bowl and smiles at me. Quickly, I smile back, and say to him quietly "I need to talk to you."
He notices my serious expression and crouches down to look Finley in the eye "could you give your mum and I some space, why don't you go play with your trucks outside?" He suggests.
"Ok" Finley says happily and runs outside.
When I am sure he can't hear me I tell Peeta about my visit to Haymitch's house. With each word Peeta grows angrier and angrier.
"How can anyone possibly even think that this is a good idea!' he almost shouts. I put a hand on his chest, attempting to calm him down, but he turns away angrily.
"Peeta…" I begin, but he shakes his head"
"I need to take a walk." I sigh.
"Do you want to take Finley with you?" I ask timidly.
"No" he replies, curtly.
I cross my arms, as he walks out the door, turning to look out the window at Finley sitting in the yard next to the willow tree, playing with some colourful trucks.
I smile, he is so innocent, so oblivious to my history, he has no idea about the hunger games or my dead sister.
My whole body shivers in panic as I remember that day, and overwhelming sadness passes over my whole being. Suddenly an spark of hope pops into my head, and before I know it I am running into the yard picking up Finley, and I run towards Haymitch and Effies house.
I burst through the door seconds later. Effie runs in to the hallway where I stand, looking at me in confusion and then her eyes light up when she see Finley.
She and Haymitch had never been able to have kids, so when Finley had been born, I had appointed them godparents, and they adored him. Effie took any chance she could to spend time with him, she held out her arms, and I put him down and he ran to her. I then glanced around the empty hallway and turned to her
"Where is Haymitch?" I ask her,
"In the lounge, Katniss" she says, bouncing Finley up and down in her arms.
I run into their lounge and find Haymitch sitting on the couch, swirling a glass of alcohol in his hand, he looks up at me, his eyes are not too bloodshot so I know this is is his first drink of the day.
"Well look who it is, the firl on fire." He says. I grit my teeth at the name and I look him dead in the eye.
"Haymitch…." I say he glares at me, I sigh, "do you have to be so grumpy all the time?" I ask
"If you want pleasant company, then go see Effie, she is up stairs." He says and takes a sip of is drink.
"No, I need to speak to you" I say
"Oh, what a surprise, so what is it this time sweetheart?" he asks..
"If they are developing the technology to bring the tributes back to life, can't they bring back prim?" I say, my words spilling over one another as they fight to get out.
He sighs
"Potentially, they could…" he hesitates "But they would need her body" and I don't think it was ever recovered"
My heart sinks, and overwhelming sadness sets in.
"Are you sure?" I ask quietly,
"Not a hundred percent...but I can make some phone calls, and put up a search team, not all of the capitol streets were cleared, but don't get your hopes up." He says grimly.
"Can I go to the capitol and help look?" I ask hopefully, not thinking about the plans that would have to be put in place.
"I don't think so, but you can certainly go to the capitol to visit." he suggests, already knowing my answer.
"No" I say immediately, he smiles grimly,
"That's what I thought, well then, I guess I'm of to make some phone calls" he says heaving himself off the couch.
"Thank you Haymitch." I say, not wanting to let my excitement show 'I could get her back! See her hair, eyes, smile, hear her laugh, hold her close to me and never let her go ever again' my thoughts run wild with excitement. But I force myself to focus and not get over excited. I walk out of the lounge and in to the hallway, looking toward the stairs where I hear the sound of Effies high pitched voice drifting down.
I walk up the stairs slowly, dragging my feet. I reach the tp and enter the guest room to see Finley sitting on Effies lap, reading a colourful storybook, Effie looks up when I enter, smiling at me.
"Can you look after him for a while?" I ask her "of course Katniss!" she says "Is everything ok? You look pale" she says, concerned.
"Um, yeah all fine" I lie.
"Ok dear, I will bring him back at lunch time" she says looking down at him, fondly.
"Yeah, that would be great, thanks Effie" I say absentmindedly.
I step out of the house, once again, and am greeted by a strong wind. I turn toward my house, and a jolt of fear passes through me, when I see a large capitol aircraft in the middle of the street, memories come flooding back, but I push them away, and walk quickly toward the aircraft, my heart beating a thousand times a minute