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Katniss takes a seat in the room she is given still unsure about how she feels. She blinks rapidly to fight off tears when the door opens.
"Kat!" Prim runs into her sisters arms she sobs effortlessly. However her mother stands strong not a tear threatens her blue eyes that have softened.
"My baby, my sweet baby." She said putting her hand on Katniss's face. She holds both of her daughters to her chest.
"Mother you are not allowed to leave again, not like when dad died. You have to take care of Prim okay? Promise me."
"I promise." She said in a soothing tone that Katniss could not recall ever hearing.
"Prim everything will be okay,"
"They're filming Kat" Prim whispered, "I heard them talk about how great this would be... Kat you have to win. You just have to."
"I'll try Prim I will I promise"
"Hello world hope your listening. Forgive me if I'm young, For speaking out of turn. There's someone I'll be missing, I think that they could be, The better half of me. They're in the wrong place trying to make it right, But I'm tired of justifying. So I say to you..
"Come home, Come home Cause I'll be waiting for you, For so long, For so long. Right now there's a war between the vanities, But all I see is you and me. The fight for you is all I've ever known, So come home Oh."
"I get lost in the beauty, Of everything I see. The world ain't half as bad, As they paint it to be. If all the sons, All the daughters Stopped to take it in. Well hopefully the hate subsides and the love can begin, It might start now, yeah. Well maybe I'm just dreaming out loud. Until then...
"Come home, Come home, Cause I've been waiting for you, For so long, For so long. Right now there's a war between the vanities. But all I see is you and me, The fight for you is all I've ever known. Ever known So come home Oh
"Everything I can't be, Is everything you should be. And that's why I need you here, Everything I can't be, Is everything you should be. And that's why I need you here So hear this now...
"Come home, Come home Cause I'll be waiting for you For so long, For so long, Right now there's a war between the vanities. But all I see is you and me The fight for you is all I've ever known Ever known. So come home Come home." Prim was crying by the end.
She was ripped from the room right out of Katniss's arms.
Gale ran in next, Katniss took him in a quick hug, "Keep them alive Gale, please I'm begging you. You have to keep them alive-"
"Shh Catnip I will I promise. I'll do everything I can. But you have to promise you'll do your best to get back here. Get a bow your best at that"
"I'll try."
"Your family aren't the only ones who need you Catnip." He said this before she could ask what he meant by it.
Katniss was sure no one else would visit her. So she took a seat on the sofa provided, when the door opened. "Katniss," Madge whispered entering the room.
"Madge what-... What are you doing here?"
"Please take this." She slipped a gold pin into Katniss's hand.
"Madge I couldn't-"
"They'll allow you one token from your district, please take it." Katniss nodded before she received a hug from the girl. "I have faith in you Katniss." She whispered before being torn from Katniss's side.
There was still one more person who entered her room. The baker... Wait, "Katniss"
"Mr. Mellark, what are you doing?"
He had tears in his eyes but a sad smile on his face, "Take this please." He handed her a bag that was hardly weighed down. "Stay safe." He said as his parting words.
Katniss opened the bag and inside there was a cookie. She wasn't sure why he had it on him nor why he gave it to her but she ate it anyway.
It was sweet, and melted almost the moment she bit down.
No one else was coming now and she examined the pin Madge had given her. The Mockingjay pin.
She pinned it to her dress before the guards entered the room and took her to the car.
Peeta sat with tears staining his blue eyes. He stared out the window, Effie made small talk as Haymitch drunkenly entered the car.
As Effie scolded Haymitch Katniss hummed the tune of Prim's song.
Peeta glanced at her making her feel instantly uncomfortable. They reached the train station and were bombarded with reporters. Both her and Peeta kept their heads down as they got on the train.
