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- AB

I freeze. Completely. I haven't seen those blue eyes in 6 months. Can this be real? I see her. Prim. Standing there smiling at me, bright and as beautiful as ever. Her long blonde hair a in braid like I always used to wear mine, a blue dress, the one I wore on the day of the reaping, and a smile that outshines the sun. I dare to blink because the cool air stings my eyes, and when I open them, she is gone. Was that real? I shiver and my body is immediately attacked by sobs. I fall into the snow and lie there unable to face reality, sobbing, freezing, and empty of life. I probably shouldn't be lying here, know in the odds, I will catch an unwelcomed cold. Not that they are ever a welcomed thing. I try to push my body off the ground but the weight of the world shoves me back into the torture of ice.

"Katniss!" I hear someone call my name. I don't answer back, my voice won't allow it. "KATNISS!" I hear it again. By this time, I am so cold, wet and miserable I just want to close my eyes and sleep, but I know if I do that, I might not wake up. Haymitch would have a fit. I don't know how long I have been lying there. Two hours maybe? Either way, my mind loses the hard battle with my body over sleep and my eyes shut, but only after I hear my name one last time.

I hear whispers, and quietly expressed concerns. Where am I? I try to get the nerve endings in my fingers to function. I feel warm, very warm actually. My hands play with my surroundings. I feel a soft surface and a plush foundation. Ok, so I'm in my bed. Great. Progress. My eyes peel open to see Greasy Sae, Haymitch, and Dr. Aurelius standing around me. Greasy Sae looks petrified, Haymitch looks pissed, and Dr. Aurelius looks pensive. I did something outrageously stupid.

"Katniss, its Dr. Aurelius, how are you feeling?" he kneels by my bedside slowly as if almost he was going to frighten me. He puts a comforting hand on mine.

"Tired." I respond. Except my voice again doesn't allow it to come out as I had planned. Its scratchy and rather disgusting sounding. Brilliant.

"Mhmm. Alright I see. Unfortunately, your episode has caused some damage to your body, and you have a case of influenza B. Not to worry, I have prescribed some medicine for you that should ease the symptoms rather quickly as well as fight off infection." He says firmly, but softly as the same time. How does he do that? How does he know the effect he can have on people? I obviously have no idea what is going on, so I give him a confused look. Haymitch seems to catch it.

"Well sweetheart, seems you wanted to take a nap in the snow. Sae here came screaming, actually waking me from a peaceful sleep. To my surprise you are lighter than I thought." He says with a tiny hint of worry in his voice. Only I would be able to notice though, after all, he is my mentor. The thought of Haymitch carrying me up the stairs and not dropping me comes as a surprise, but still sends a spiraling chill down my spine.

I roll my eyes and try to sit up, only completely failing due to the hammer that has just been smashed onto my head. Not literally, but this headache can come in as a close second in the levels of pain. Greasy Sae swiftly goes downstairs and returns with some tea and bread. I eat and drink hopefully to feel some sort of relief. Sleep is all I want.

"You have been asleep for 4 days Katniss." Haymitch says quietly. "That is good for your body, but in your condition, not good enough."

"Katniss," Dr. Aurelius speaks up. "I want to know what happened. Why were you laying in the snow?" He asks so softly and tenderly, it would be cruel to refuse him an answer. So I say only one word.

"Prim." I whisper. I turn and let a tear fall down my face.

"Oh, I see. Ok then, you stay right here, and I will be right back." He excuses himself and motions for Haymitch and Sae to join him. I close my eyes again while they close the door, but do not dare close my ears.

"She doesn't know yet, and we need to keep it that way as long as possible." Haymitch hisses.

"No. She needs to know." Greasy Sae whispers.

"I agree. She needs to know he is here. He won't wait much longer." Dr. Aurelius says.

Who? Won't wait for what? What is it that I need to know? What is going on? My head is swimming with questions that I cannot answer, and no one on the other side of the door will not answer them the way I want it.

"Maybe if she sees him, it might help her recovery. It's been 7 months Haymitch. If this type of behavior continues, the chances of her survival are slim. Yesterday was the first time she has left the house in weeks."

I can hear Haymitch's frustrated sigh, "Look, give her two more days, then we will coax her into the idea so she doesn't go ballistic. I'm going need to drink soon." He snorts. I can imagine Greasy Sae rolling her eyes, and Dr. Aurelius wanting to give him a small speech.

"Alright, 2 days. That is it. She needs to know." Dr. Aurelius sighs.

"Two days. That's all I need." Haymitch responds, satisfied. They walk back and I pretend I wasn't listening to every single word they said.

"Katniss, I want you to listen carefully. Your body cannot handle much more, okay? I want you to rest and if you want to do some physical activity, slowly work on it, and don't dive in all at once." He says

I nod and he smiles in approval. "Alright then. I will leave some medicine for you…" he must be able to read my mind because he predicts my next words before they even leave my mouth. "Yes, you have to take them." Darn it.

"She will. I will make sure she does." Greasy Sae confirms. Dr. Aurelius shakes Haymitch's hand and gives him a look, proceeding to give Sae a polite nod and leaves. Haymitch whips around and glares at me.

"What?" I ask in a hoarse voice.

"You know what," he yells. "You cannot do that to yourself Katniss! Do you what it would look like if I couldn't keep you alive here, but in the arena? Do you know that if you died, how I would feel? How Sae would feel? How your mother would feel? Most of all, how would - " and he cuts himself off. He takes a deep breath. "Katniss, don't do this to us, okay?" He never calls me Katniss, that's how I know he is completely serious and maybe even a bit frightened for my safety.

"Why not? The Capital did it to me!" I shout as best I can, which only results in my voice cracking and more tears. Sae bends down and smooth's my hair. They have taken everything from me. They have taken my family, friends, my freedom, and my bread boy.

"There is no reason to be foolish Katniss. I understand loss, I really do." Sae says softly. There is a look in her eye that tells me I don't know everything there is to know about Greasy Sae. "It will get better soon. Trust me." She smiles. Trust her? How does she know it will get better soon? What is there in life that can make this better?

I have lost my family, my friends, and the love of my life that I was to prideful to admit that I loved him. Gale is gone, Cinna is dead, my mother is distant, Finnick is dead, Madge too, and my sweet little Prim. My precious Prim, dead, and there was nothing I could do to change that. As for him, I don't even know where he is. For some reason, that breaks my heart.

"I will be right down stairs making dinner. I'll be back to check in you in a little while. You just rest those eyes girl." She smiles. She gives my hair one more pat and quietly gets up and walks out, leaving Haymitch and I in a tension filled room.

"Look sweetheart. Just stay alive ok?" he smirks. I give a quick smile. The first piece of advice he ever gave me, and the one he continues to remind me to do. I roll my eyes and he leaves me in silence. Just when I have almost fallen asleep when Greasy Sae knocks on my door.

"Girl, I have some bread and butter I want you to eat. Its fresh out of the oven so it's nice and warm." She smiles and brings me a tray with the bread on it, along with a glass of water and my meds. "You have to eat a little something with the meds, or it will upset your stomach, and that is the last thing you need." She gives a knowing look. I slightly smile and without even looking, I bite into the bread. My taste buds immediately alert me, as the bread and butter melt in my mouth. This is cheese bread. There is only one person on planet earth that knows that this is indeed my favorite. Now all I have to do is find him.

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- AB