BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Its, 6:30 a.m., another day, another twenty four hours
I hit my alarm, get up, put on my orange running shoes, some shorts, and a sports bra
I grab my iPod running strap with my keys and make my way quickly out of my apartment; being extra quiet, in order not to wakeup Johanna and Prim
I run down the steps from our third floor apartment and make my way to the door and start my four mile pace
Carefully, crossing the streets I make my way down the early morning streets, breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the quietness that an early New York City has to offer
After the first mile, I plug in my iPod and start listening to "Who Are You" by the WHO
Who am I? My name is Katniss Everdeen, I am 24 years old, I am a psychologist, a sister, a friend to many, and a daughter. I like to read, run, sing (to myself), and go hunting. My sister name is Primrose, my best friend is Johanna, and I work at The Rutherford.
As the song comes to an end, and I reach my two mile mark, I turn around and make my way back home
As, I get to my apartment I notice the lights are on and the place smells like coffee. Johanna's up. I make my way to my room, grab a towel, and go grab shower. I quickly shower, head back to my room, and grab a blue sweater, blue jeans and a pair of black flats.
By now, its 7:15, 45 more minutes till work. I rush to the kitchen grab my coffee mug and who am I greeted by a sarcastic Johanna
"Morning brainless", she states while gingerly sipping her coffee and eating her bagel
"Morning JoJo, how was your evening ?" I reply oh so happily matching her tone
"First off I told you never to call me JoJo, unless you'd like to see you teeth in you're coffee cup. Second, I spent my evening with a wonderful green eyed, buff, boxer name Ren and boy did he knock my socks off" She replied oh so eagerly
"Well JoJo, if one teeth makes it into my coffee cup, shit will hit the fan. Additionally, I'm glad you finally found someone who can meet you're needs"
"Touché, and he didn't meet all my needs, but he certainly helped me relieve some stress if you know what I mean! Oh wait, you don't miss "I'm saving it for someone special", what does that even mean?"
"Don't blame me, we all can't be as free spirited as you JoJo. I just want to find someone that I know I feel comfortable with before I give up my virtue" I reply smugly popping a blueberry bagel into the toaster
"Johanna, stop bothering my sister, and by the way that boxer still in your room snooping around" Prim came out yawning reaching for a cup to grab some coffee
"Well that's my cue, to kick the idiot to the curb" Johanna grabbed her cup and made her way out of the kitchen to her room
"Morning Prim"
"Morning Katniss, how was your run?" she asked while making her way to the fridge and grabbing some goat cheese
"It was okay, helped me cleared my head" I walk over to her and carefully grabbed a slice for my bagel
"Are you worried about going to visit mom today?" She asked, looking at me concerned
"NO, I've accepted the fact that we lost our mother, when our father died, and I have moved on. Why we even go visit her every Wednesday I don't know" I reply agitated
"Katniss, she is still our mother, the woman who gave birth to us. You should respect her" She replied boldly
"Primrose Kate Everdeen, she may have given birth to us, but she quit being our mother the day dad died eight years ago. Furthermore, all she does is sit in her room and stare at the wall all day. We visit her every Wednesday and not once as she acknowledged our presence. I have spent enough time wasting my nights visiting her, but I refuse to let you face her alone, so I go with you. Call me and let me know when you are ready to go tonight. Goodbye." Quickly I picked up my coffee cup and made my way to the door, while grabbing my keys, bag, and phone from the living room. I opened up the door and left the apartment without waiting for her response
I made my way to the street, greeted the doorman, and hailed a cab to work. Great, I am going to be ten minutes late after two dreadful encounters this morning I am now stuck in the morning rush. I ponder my choices, I can get out of the cab and make the remaining ten minutes' walk or spend the next half an hour in traffic. Quickly I pull out a twenty, pay the driver and make my way onto the streets sipping my coffee and running into the tall, built, blond man in front of me.
"I'm sorry" I quickly apologized while trying to brush the coffee off of my clothes
"No, don't worry about it" He gets up and greet me with the bluest eyes that I have ever seen and a 1000 watt smile
"Okay, again I'm sorry. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about it, just one of the perks of living in the city" He replied oh so eagerly
"Again, I apologize and have a nice day" I carefully flashed him a small smile and left, making my way to the office
When, I get there it is 8:15. Wonderful, I am 15 minute late. I carefully, make my way to my assistant Gale's desk and grab my upcoming case files and my daily patient list
"Morning Catnip" Greets a highly enthused Gale
"Morning Gale, ready for the busy Wednesday" I hand him my cup and start looking at the anonymous name of my patients
"Yeah, you have twelve appointments today and you are almost late for your 8:30, but they haven't shown up yet. Additionally, the file for your first patient is highlighted in green. It's one of Odairs' old patients. Plus, why do you have coffee all over you?" He babbles relentlessly
"Well Gale, I had a little run in on my way here and its only 8:18 so I have enough time to read the patient file. So bye Gale" I quickly grab the spare sweater from my office closet and politely usher Gale out
"Bye Catnip, I'll send them in when they get here" He shouts while I try to escort him out so I can get ready for the day.
I grab the sweater, quickly change and read the patient file. Twenty five year old male, dealing with issues caused by previous domestic abuse and a brother with MS. Wow, boy this is going to be a tough one to crack. Hopefully, we can make a breakthrough.