It was a typical spring day, flowers all over the place and a family was strolling through a meadow, the father and eldest daughter singing beautifully. It wasn't a big family but it was all they needed, they were happy that way and wouldn't change it for the world but fate as ways to screw people over. As they were returning to their home their eldest daughter, Katniss, asked if she could go ask her best friend to stop by for dinner, and her parents agreed already walking through the threshold saying their I love you's and to be safe and walking inside to start preparing dinner. The little girl went alone to her best friend's house skipping there, humming a tune her father had taught her. As she got there, Katniss asked if Gale would like to come over for dinner and she stayed over at his house for a bit playing because she was sure her parents wouldn't mind. When it was nearing dinner time she warned her best friend that they should get moving and was a bit surprised her parents hadn't said anything yet but she chalked it up to luck but luck had no place in what was to come.

Both children saw it before they realized what it meant, there was a massive fire down the street and with unsteady breath the little girl started running, faster she'd ever run before and skidded to a halt in front of their house, tears already streaming down her face. Gale had already began running to get help.

"Daddy!" She screamed with everything she had in her little body and although her voice was a bit hoarse from the tears the word could be heard from every house in the street and it even reached the town square with its intensity.

"Mommy, Prim! Please anyone HELP them!"

She was preparing to go inside the house when she heard a voice, the beautiful voice of her father who had been singing beautifully what seemed mere minutes ago.

"Katniss don't come in here! Stay out sweetie! I LOVE YOU! Prim, your mom and I love you."

"Daddy please!"

"Katniss I'm trapped, I can't get out. Now you have to be my brave little girl and get through this. You have to be brave, live, for me."

And that was the last time she heard her father speak.

She screamed with all she had for her daddy, Prim and mother but a part of her knew it was over yet she kept trying to get in the house, so much that a fireman had to hold her down until she calmed down but when he turned around she tried again but Gale was there and he gave her one of those big bear hugs, sat them down and wrapped his legs around her she wouldn't escape. Then the sobs came, bloody sobs that didn't stop for days because she had lost everyone she loved. Her whole family, gone.

Today she woke up screaming, an unusual occurrence but when she dreams about their deaths she can't contain the bloody screams that rip through her throat. She touched her face to calm down and realized it was streaked with tears, warm salty tears that filled her face and eyes and left them puffy.

She looked over to Cato's side to see if maybe the scream was just in the dream but no such luck; he was wide awake looking at her with quizzical eyes.

"What happened?"

"Nightmare. Open the door so that I can go to the bathroom. Please."

"Okay."

He got up, opened the door and I ran into the bathroom. I needed to clear my head, take a shower work through my problems and that is not something I'd like to do in front of Cato.

The water was hot and it helped ease my sore muscles and my jumbled mind yet it was over far too soon. I was trying to find clothes to get dressed but I could only find Cato's clothes which were far to big on me. One of his shirts nearly reached my knees and I decided to go with that seeing that whenever I trying to dress his pants they'd end up polled at my feet.

I walk out of the bathroom to see him sitting in his bed, elbows on his knees, waiting for me and them he looks over a gives a double take at seeing me wearing one of his shirts but still silently leads me to my cage and locks me up again.

All I can hope for is that my family doesn't plague my dreams again. At least today.