Around two in the morning, my cellphone vibrates. It nearly scares the crap out of me because I was in a very deep sleep. I squint, looking to see who was calling me. Lexi's name is on my screen. I sigh and answer the phone, knowing it's probably important if she's calling me in the wee hours of the morning.

"What Lexi?" I try speaking while yawning.

"I'm sorry it is so late but is it true that Annie Odiar is coming into town today?" She asks me excitedly.

"Yes, Lexi, now can I go back to sleep?"

She squeals. "Is her son coming too?"

"Mhmm," I say very uninterested in the conversation. I just want to go back to sleep before I have to actually wake up early at five. I nearly fall asleep again on the phone.

"I'm coming over today! Anyway, get some sleep. You're probably tired," She says hanging up the phone.

You think I'm tired Lexi? Really?


My mom wakes me up this time, gently pushing my shoulder gently. I groan and put my pillow over my head, trying to block out my mother's pleading for me to wake up.

"Don't make me get the bucket," She threatens. I don't answer her immediately, still in my dreamy state. I hear her footsteps walk out of my room. When I hear her come back I immediately sit up not wanting to have cold water sprayed on me early in the morning.

She stands there holding the small bucket filled with water with a smirk on her face. I sigh and get out of bed, sliding on some jeans.

"We'll be leaving in ten minutes," She informs me before walking out of my room leaving me in my room alone to get dressed quickly. She gives me ten minutes to get ready? What if Annie's son won't talk to me because I look gross this early in the morning?

I go into my closet and find a t-shirt to wear since it is still early in the morning. Then I go into my bathroom to put my hair into a ponytail and curl the ends, so it doesn't look very gross. I don't bother to put on makeup because it would take me forever to apply it perfectly.

I walk out of my room with my phone in my hand. I get down the stairs quickly and smell some pancakes being made by my Dad. I sneak up behind him to attempt to take one but he softly pushes my hand away.

"You have to wait until you get back with the guests," He simply says, continuing to cook more of the breakfast.

I sigh but am soon distracted when I feel Johanna pull me towards the car. My mom follows behind her, with her car keys in her hand. She unlocks the car door and I hop in the truck.

"Jasmine, go to the back seats. You and Syrus will be sitting there. Annie's siting in the middle seats," My mom tells me.

I nod at her request and pull the seat back so I can have access to the back. Hopefully this car ride to the train station won't be that long.


We stand at the platform waiting for the train to come. We've been here for only five minutes and I'm just ready to go back home and sleep. My mom's on her phone, probably texting my dad. I've learned the hard way to not read your parents text messages. They aren't always the cleanest things that you would expect. Lesson of the day kids, never touch your parent's phones.

Interrupting my thoughts is the train's slow arrival. We all look up and watch as the comes to a stop. A few people come out of the train with their luggage and walk down from the platform. It isn't very crowded, since it is early in the morning.

A woman taps on my mom's shoulder. My mom turns around and a big smile appears on her face. I'm guessing that's Annie because my mom doesn't just hug anyone. The two women hug and Johanna joins in. As the women are catching up, I notice a guy who has Annie's sea green eyes. I walk up towards him.

"I'm guessing you must be Syrus," I say, startling him a little. He looks up and gives me a breathtaking smile. He is very handsome. He looks just like Finnick Odiar, but I wonder if they are anything alike or if he's more like Annie. "I'm Jasmine," I reach my hand out, offering a handshake.

"Jasmine," He repeats my name, lingering on the sound of the word. He kisses my hand and looks up at me again. Yep, he's like Finnick. "You have a beautiful name," He says lightly.

I smile at him. "Thanks," I thank him and sit down next to him. "Apparently we were good friends when we were very young," I start a conversation, hoping my awkwardness wouldn't ruin the mood.

He nods. "My mom said the same thing. I can tell that we'll be great friends," He flashes another one of his smiles at me.

"How long are you guys going to be here?" I ask, hoping that we'll be able to spend our time getting to know each other.

He doesn't answer for a while, so I assume that he's thinking about it. "About a month," He simply says

"That gives me time to actually show you some interesting things around District 12,"

"Well," He adjusts himself so that he is facing me. "I'd be honored to spend that time with you,"

Hey guys, I recovered the two chapters that my computer lost so I'm posting them now. The next chapter will go up shortly. :)