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The door swung open and Flo beamed out at me, her curls bouncing on her shoulders. She immediately covered her smile with a fake look of disgust.
'Eww it's you… How do you know where I live?'
'I follow you home after school. I know everything about you Flo Kathleen Ashby.'
The disgust is replaced by an even faker look of fear.
'Oh gosh, no'
'I know that your dad works in the sweet shop and you help out Mondays and Saturdays. I know your best friends are Peeta, Kirsten and Miriam. I know you hate that bread with the cheese on top...'
'Okay, stop it now. I never knew you had such a good memory. You cant even remember your exes.' She winks and whips round hitting me in the face with her hair. It smelt like coconut.
Oh shit I can't do this. I love Flo. She was so funny and sweet, and although she could be mean sometimes, so could I. Sometimes it felt as if we were perfect for each other. We had lasted so long, I couldn't imagine it ever ending. But then again, she seemed liked a summer fling compared to Katniss. Katniss, who had always been there. Distrustful, quiet Katniss. I would do anything for her. She would do anything for me. Both of us in the same circumstances, finding solace in one another. I loved Katniss too. But did I love her more?
Flo lead me into the sitting room. We had to watch the victory tour, another way to keep the pain of the games real. I leaped onto the sofa and held my arm out, welcoming her to sit in the gap. She came and joined me, turning the incredibly expensive, high definition TV on. I'd do it after…
We watched the victor -a career from district 2- prance around district 5. He made speeches, ate a huge meal and danced with all the high-class women in the district. Oh how I despised him. No, not him. It was the games I hated. And the Capitol for creating these games. It finished with a promise of the district 4 tour, showing this time tomorrow. Then a warning about what would happen if you didn't see this 'compulsory viewing'. I shuddered.
Flo jumped up, shaking herself. I think she was as traumatised as I was by the games, and everything surrounding it. It was basically glorified mass-murder, but so much worse because it was teenagers, and they had to kill each other.
'So what do you wanna do now' Flo asked smiling.
'Erm…' I had to do it. There was no use prolonging it. I already felt terrible. 'I need to talk to you'.
A look of horror flitted on Flo's face before she covered it up with a laugh. This was going to be so hard.
'You sound like a woman' she joked.
I laughed lightly and pulled her down to sit next me. Taking a deep breath I tried to tell her. I had done this so many times surely it would be easy? But she deserved more than the usual chat up lines. She deserved the truth.
'I like Katniss. I still like you, but I just… like her more. I'm sorry. I truly am. I just don't think we can be together anymore.' Her face was completely blank. She was staring right through me, as if in deep thought. I decided to plough on. 'I hope we can still be friends' and I truly meant it.
I looked away quickly. Composing my face, forcing it into a smile. I turned to Gale.
'Cool'.
He looked at me in anguish. I could tell what was going through his mind. Did she ever like me? Why is she not upset, I am? I wanted to tell him, I was upset. More than upset. But I couldn't give him that satisfaction. So I just continued smiling.
'I should go now'. He gets up and walks out the door. The smile is fixed on my face until I hear the door slam. Tears trickle down my face, turning into a steady flow, and soon gushing down my cheeks. I sprint upstairs and dive under my covers. I grab my teddy as the only form of comfort. Sobbing I curl up into a ball, pulling my duvet around me.