A/N: This chapter will be long, so be prepared. All questions will be answered in the ending author's note!
Chapter 7
District 8 was a breeze during my Victory Tour, although I did notice Peeta's tension in the textile district. It was probably because of the girl with the fire that he finished off. But with Prim, it felt different. She began getting stressed when she heard that we were heading towards District 8. When she was taken to get prepped for 8, she vomited. Now, in 8, she's shaking.
"Katniss…I don't feel well," Prim says.
"It's alright, Little Duck," I say, questioning my calling her the childhood nickname now that she's a first-class murderer. But if it'll make her feel better, I'll call her what she wants to be called.
"Where's Peeta?" Prim asks.
"I don't know, but he's probably getting ready. Mentors have to get ready, too. So I should probably go," I kiss her forehead and leave.
We go up to the stage. Prim is nervous, as am I. Peeta looks better than fine. He looks like he thinks that he can do anything. He's beaming, his eyes are lit up like a Christmas tree.
I see Prim shake as she begins her speech, "I would like to begin by thanking you, District 8. Each year, you sacrifice so much for the Games. You sacrifice your children. It brings tears to my eyes to think that so many children have died in the Games. If it was only a fight to the death, with no Victors, 3,600 children would have died in total. It also makes me gracious to the Capitol that they have allowed 76 children be spared from that grand total.
"Although I did not know the girl from you District personally, I knew that she was a strong fighter. She didn't go down without a fight. I saw her fight for her life until the girl from 1 stabbed her. Your girl was strong and brave. You should all be proud of her. If I could go back and save her, I would have. She should have won.
"I did, however, meet your boy, Elijah. He saved my life. He could have killed my District Partner and me, but he spared us. If it had been anyone else, I would not be up here. In my place would be Marina, the girl from 4. I am not happy that she died, but she would have won if Elijah didn't save Gale and me. Thank you so much. I know that you all wish that in place of me, Elijah or your girl was up here, and I wish as much as you do that they were. But they can't be. Please know that I join you in your mourning, and for your lifesaving tribute, I will give Elijah's family 45% of my winnings for every month for the rest of my life. Thank you," Prim finishes her speech, crying. She comes to me afterwards, crying into my dress about how awful it is.
Peeta left early from the dinner, claiming that he had a headache. After dinner, I went back to our room to check on him. The scene that lay before me was horrifying. Peeta was on our bed, injecting needles of a yellow substance. I instantly knew that Peeta was addicted to morphling.
A/N: It explains so much! Why do you think I added that he looked high? In the next chapter, the Victory Tour will be concluded. Please excuse the clichéd speech. I understand the money was what Katniss and Peeta did, but I thought that Prim would be very grateful. She's not actually grateful towards the Capitol, but was required to say that. I did the math. 75 times 24 times 2 equal 3,600. Remember that the 2nd Quarter Quell was two times the tributes, thus the times 2. Hopefully, that answered all questions, but if it didn't, feel free to leave a review asking your question and I will answer it in the next chapter!