Pathways

I had met a crossroad. What way should I go? Should I fall apart, lose my mind like Mother, loudly and messily? Or should I keep a brave face on, pretend that everything is fine. My final option was to hide; lock myself away at home, quietly break up into a thousand little pieces when no one is watching. But I was in charge now, I couldn't just leave. Mother wouldn't be able to cope without me, sure she could tend her patients, but she needed me there. If I couldn't heal then what was I? A cowardly, little girl.

Rue

It could have been me, standing up there. Shivering and scared out of my wits. I wouldn't have been able to stay as calm as her. She knew she was going to die, but she let no panic show on her face. Turned out that she had more of a chance than surviving than me, she ran and climbed like nobody else. The way Katniss acted with her reminds me of how she used to treat me. She was free and fun loving, I was almost jealous of the affection Rue was getting. But she died, and Katniss's heart broke.

Ideal

In an ideal world, Prim wouldn't be chosen for the games. Katniss wouldn't volunteer for her. In an ideal world, I wouldn't be knelt on the cold stone floor with Prim sobbing into my shoulder. I wouldn't feel her salty tears seeping through my shirt. In an ideal world, we might have been born into the Merchants, or the Capitol! We would watch as someone else's sister sacrificed herself for entertainment. In an ideal world, we would have won the rebellion and the Everdeens and the Hawthorns could live in peace. Katniss would wipe away Prim's tears instead of me.

Mother

Mother can mean so many things to so many people. Katniss only sees Mother as being ill in the head and untrustworthy. Madge's mother is spoken of, but never seen. Gale's mother makes me think of warmth and happiness, she works her fingers to the bone for her children and for me; she's like an auntie to me. My mother is perfect, Katniss may think otherwise, but I love her. Katniss thinks that she's ill. There must be some herb or potion that I can mix and make her drink. I'm training to heal; I can fix her too, right?

A/N: Yeah, I know the third one is more Gale than Prim, but I think it went alright. I'm still open to suggestions :P. Please review x