Chapter 7:
Sorry for wait. I am very exited to post this chapter...I hope you all enjoy it!
I am going away tomorrow, untilsunday, and there is no internet where I am going, but i will definelty writeone or even two chapters and post them on sunday!
Please tell me in a review what you want to happen next...who else should be revived... Finnick? Prim? Snow?
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We exit Cloves room. I had stood there, anxiously while she glared at me, after five minutes of cold unforgiving silence; the doctor had thanked us, and told us to come back tomorrow.
We were then taken to a room in the hospital, where we sat with president Paylor.
She gave us a list of who would be revived, and when, and finally, told us that plans for the rebuilding of outer areas of the capitol were underway.
After visiting the tributes ward, we finally leave the hospital, and return to the apartment.
I walk across the large carpeted hallway, to Haymitch and Effies room, I knock, and am immediately met by Effie hugging me, and telling me to remove my shoes before I enter.
When I enter the large lounge, identical to Peetas and mine, I see Haymitch sitting on the couch, a glass in his hand, his eyes focused on the TV.
A blonde newsreader is pointing out the areas of district 6 that have been affected by the latest wind, and heavy rain.
I grab the remote and switch it of, standing directly in front of Haymitch.
"Hello, sweetheart" he says grudgingly.
I glare at him. He knows exactly why I am here.
He sighs, I have not yet spoken to the searchers yet, but last time I did, they hadn't found anything." I cross my arms, and march out of the room, thanking Effie, as I close the door behind me.
I desperately want to go and hide in a laundry cupboard somewhere, but I had promised Finley that I would read him a story before his afternoon nap.
I am sitting on the couch, flicking through a petty capitol magazine when the phone rings.
I jump, and look to the wall where the slim white phone rests on the wall.
I pick it up and answered hesitantly, I never had much need to use a phone.
"hello?"
"Is this Katniss Mellark?" a smooth clear voice says on the other line
"It is, who is this?"
"I am doctor Alisia Martiniee, from the capitol hospital, I was ordered to inform you that Rue has been bumped up the list, and will be revived this afternoon, I understand that you wanted to be there, when she awoke."
I listen in shock,
"why was she bumped up?" I ask, fearing the worst.
"Two tributes needed a little more work before they could be revived, and Rue was the next on the list." She says smoothly.
I sigh in relief,
"I will be there as soon as possible." I tell her.
"Thank you"
She hangs up.
I run into Peetas room, I tell him about the call, and my visit to Haymitch and Effie, and he decides to stay with Finley, and let him sleep.
I run down the hundreds of steps to the ground floor, and when I exit the warm atmosphere of the hotel lobby, I am greeted by a chilling wind from outside. I see a long black car waiting for me, I enter, and am surprised to find Plutarch Heavensbee waiting for me, I haven't seen him since we voted on the capitol games. I take the seat beside him.
"Hello Katniss."
"Hello Plutarch."
The car ride to the hospital is awkward, neither Plutarch nor I offer any conversation."
Finally, Plutarch speaks:
"We have begun making plans for the capitol games…"
"Oh." I say, not really interested.
He senses my disinterest, and doesn't speak until we arrive at the hospital.
I enter the large room, and run to a spot where i see several doctors clustered around a bed.
I push past them and see an old doctor holding a needle, he presses it into the small thin arm of Rue. She still looks the same as six years ago, the other day a doctor explained to me that she wouldn't of aged, because growing cells are not active when the object is deceased.
He injects her with the light orange fluid in the needle, each of the doctors stand back.
A doctor whispers in my ear
"It is a fast acting serum, she will be alive within seconds."
The doctor is right, because seconds after her statement, Rues heart monitor begins to beep crazily, and her chest rises and falls rapidly.
He eyelids begin to flicker.
She opens her eyes fully, and I run forward.
She begins to scream, her eyes are glazed over,
"Katniss! Behind you!" I glance behind me and see nothing but concerned doctors.
"She is still living in the games, she is probably just having a nightmare, we need to wake her"
A small nurse steps up to her and shakes her arm.
"Rue, Rue, honey its ok, you are safe." She sobs, reminding me of Prim on the day of her first reaping
"Katniss…help her!" She screams.
I step forward.
"Rue? I'm safe, you're safe, the games are over, no one wants to hurt you," I say gently, taking her hand.
She looks up at me, her eyes are no longer glazed over, when she sees me, her eyes widen, tears overflow and she hugs me, holding me as tight as she possibly can. I hug here back, and she sobs violently in my arms, a tear rolls down my cheek, and I feel a strong need to protect her from non-existent danger.
We part, but her small hand still grips mine. We wait while doctors check her blood, heart, lungs, throat and eyes.
When we are finally left alone, a curtain drawn around us for privacy, she looks at me and hugs me again, and I know that I must answer her unspoken questions.
I tell her everything. What happened after her death, my second games, district thirteen, and the war. Her eyes grow sad when I tell her of prims death, and happy when I tell her about Finley.
She smiles cheekily when she asks me about Peeta.
Then finally comes the question I had been dreading.
"Katniss, where is my family?" she asks. I gulp and speak
"I'm sorry Rue, president Paylor received information…saying…that they are…dead" I say sadly.
I look at her, tears roll down her cheeks,
"Where will I live?" she says desperately.
I pause thinking it through, but then I answer,
"With me" her face fills with joy, her eyes light up, and her cheeks flush.
"But what about Peeta, and Finley…they don't want me"
"How do you know? Of course they do, Peeta loved you, and Finley would love a big sister"
She hugs me, "Thank you Katniss."
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