Chapter 19:
Time has passed relatively quickly since I came home victorious from the games. It's still sometimes hard to believe that it has already been five months. And in just a month, I'll be going on the victory tour.
Shortly after I arrived back home, we had Kendall's funeral. It was probably one of the saddest days in my life, especially since I saw his death in person. For several days after, I wouldn't leave my room, I was simply too depressed. But I then realized that Kendall wouldn't have wanted me to be depressed, so I started to try to get life back to normal. Or as normal as life can be after becoming a victor.
James is still running the shop; not because we need to, but simply because he wants to. I think part of the reason is also because of the memories of Kendall that are in that shop. Alessandra helps him out in the shop sometimes when she isn't busy. But most of the time she is out in the forest working. I often look after Rosalinda and Dorian at these times. Chris has asked me to marry him, and we plan on getting married after I come back from my victory tour. President Xavier even offered for Chris to come on the tour with me, which I think is a great measure of kindness. Logan calls me every day, just like he promised he would; we talk about nothing in particular. But I don't mind; I enjoy simply talking to him since he is one of my best friends.
I've started working on my hobby. I have made many figurines of all of the tributes from the games, even the careers like Sparkle and Cress. I have sculpted different scenes from the games, like the tributes surrounding the cornucopia and some of the tributes in mid-battle. But most of all, I make many sculptures of Kendall. I try to remember him as much as possible, and doing this allows me to honor his memory.
Life has gone on since Kendall's death. It was hard the first few weeks for James and I, but we pulled through. And every morning, I still walk down to his grave and place fresh flowers. I try to live my life as happily as possible, because I know that Kendall sacrificed his life so I could be happy.
So I spend every day working on my hobby, thinking about Kendall, and just trying to live life to the fullest. Because I know that I am truly lucky to be alive today.
This was just a short little epilogue. So what did you think of the story? I know it wasn't fantastic, but I have another Hunger Games story that I'll post, which is much better, in my opinion (:
I hope you enjoyed the story!