Chapter 2: In the Hob
Disclaimer:I really wish I owned the Hunger Games but unfortunately I do not, Suzanne Collins does :(
Today was like any day. I got up, got dressed, ate breakfast, kicked the cat, and hunted for an hour that morning. All was fine until I walked into the Hob.
I traded with the butcher half my deer for a few coins and bought some white liquor from Ripper for Haymitch not that he needed any, I was starting to get sick of his crabby sober mood. Lunch came around and my mom and Prim already knew I was going to Greasy Sae for a cup of stew.
As I ran over to Sae I heard some of the conversations hush to mere whispers but I still caught some of the discussions,
"She's that girl. She'll be so shocked to find out he's still alive!" And even stranger."I thought he died! How did he survive the accident?" Whispers continued to weave their way throughout the Hob as I ran to Sae. When I reached the small area, I felt like something was very wrong. A figure sat sat at the counter, his back faced to me. He wore a dark leather hunting jacket and a pair of dark jeans with some hunting boots. I had a strange feeling that he looked like... he looked like...me! I had never seen him before, so I crept behind a shop and eavesdropped on the man and Sae's conversation.
"How do I approach them Sae? I mean, the girl would be seventeen!" cried the man as he stirred some soup in his bowl that Sae had set out for him.
"She's a strong girl, the rest of the family is too. Make her understand, I'm sure she will,"
Sae responded placing her hand on the man's arm.
"I watched her grow up all these years," continued Sae, "She is stubborn but get past that and you can get her to work it out."
The man sighed, " What about Evelyn( A/n: I just made up a random name for Katniss's mom's name ) and Prim? How will they take it? I've been wandering these woods for five years with amnesia and now I'm back. Sae, has she moved on? Built another life with someone different?..." The man continued to ramble but Sae held up her hand , "She didn't move on. I can tell you that but I swear she will be overjoyed that your back. Toughen up Mark(A/N: another random name for Katniss's father), find them. Their living in the Victor's Village, as you know, said Sae, " I heard,"mumbled the man, a tone of annoyance in his voice, but Sae ignored him." Also make sure that the Hawthorne guy and the rest of the men are reunited with their families." Sae stated and suddenly the man pushed back his chair and left his steaming cup of stew on the make shift counter. " Hawthorne," I whispered to myself, as in my best friend Gale Hawthorne?
"Sae," said the man before any of the thoughts like Who is this man? Why does Sae keep telling him about my family? How does he know my mothers name? Why does Sae keep calling him my fathers name? appeared in my head. The man was twirling Sae around and laughing. "You are a genius Sae." continued the man as he set the woman down and grabbed his pack, " The rest of the survivors and I have wandering the woods for five years. We finally just gained our memories back and now we will be reunited with our families." The man was shouting now and dancing around the street now like a drunk Haymitch.
"I need to get the men from the Hut," the man finally realized, "and all the food, and supplies, and..." the man trailed off but I watched as he slowly turned back to Sae. " How am I going to explain this to the Capitol? They'll kill us Sae! That explosion was supposed to kill us!" the man's voice was strained now.
" The explosion was an accident, we all know that and the Capitol was just mistaken." Sae reassured the man but it wasn't working very well. However the man didn't see another choice so he turned around just as I jumped up from my hiding spot behind the small abandoned shrub. I was startled to see that the man had a long jagged scar across his olive skinned cheek.
This was not all that surprised me of course, for what did was the dark hair and gray eyes that had stared at me through the window just last night.
The man seemed startled by me too but I was already running down through the Hob. Pounding footsteps followed me so I pushed through a crowd of people and their shouts filled the musty air.
"Katniss!" Sae and the man which I now know is someone I knew cried in unison but I didn't stop, and neither did my pursuer. All I knew was that I needed time to think, to find out who this man was and ask some questions but the man obviously didn't care.
"Katniss, listen to me," the man shouted, sounding close, closer than I thought he was. I knew if I didn't find some place to hide, the man would catch up to me. But as these thoughts ran through my head, I had slowed down just enough for the man to tackle me into the grass and pin me down.
He was heavier than I expected for he was able to keep me down. Carefully, the man turned me onto my back so I could I see his face. All remaining breath was knocked from my body as I looked into the face I hadn't seen for five years.
The face none of my family has seen for five years
A face that I thought was lost down in the mines a long time ago.
A face belonging only to my father.
A face I hadn't seen since I was twelve and yet I spoke it aloud first time since then.
"Dad," I whispered, before I passed out.
I really liked this chapter and it is the longest I've done so far. Review please! Oh, happy New years and stuff, so yeah.
- Bookworm2700 out! PEACE :)