Effie felt Prim's stare, and she crossed her arms.
"Sorry, I know it's rude to stare," Prim said looking down at her feet.
"You're fine." Effie says.
There was a knock on the door.
"Effie, are you in here?" Cinna asks.
"Yes, is there something wrong?" Effie asks.
"No, just want you to come take a look at Katniss," Cinna says.
"Okay, I'll be out in a minute," Effie replies.
Prim wanted so desperately to ask Effie about the scars, but she didn't want to be rude. Prim kept her head down.
"Listen to me Prim, I know that look in your eyes. I can also tell by the way you tug on your sleeves. I need you stop what you're doing," Effie says.
"But I can't" Prim says feeling her eyes get teary.
"I know it's a long process, but you can do it. I know you can," Effie says.
Prim gave in, and her tears fell. Effie wrapped her in a hug, and stroked her hair.
"Just let it all out," Effie says.
Prim cries into Effie's shirt. Sobs rack her small frame causing her to hiccup.
"I've tried...to stop, but I can't...it's too hard," Prim says between sobs.
"Well you don't have to do it alone," Effie says.
"You aren't going to tell my mother will you?" Prim asks.
The fear in Prim's eyes made Effie's heart hurt.
"If those are your wishes, I respect them," Effie says.