MODESTY
"Do you all know the story of the Artemis?" Miss Summers started. Many of the children shook their heads, allowing Miss Summers to continue. "Well, Artemis is a Greek goddess. She is the goddess of the hunt, childbirth, and wilderness among others. Homer refers to her as 'Artemis of the wild land, Mistress of Animals'. Artemis was a different type of goddess, one who carried a bow and arrow instead of looking beautiful and dancing.
"After Katniss returned to District 12, she walked deep into the forest by the meadow. This time, there was no fence to outlaw her. Instead, she walked freely, as if she was meant to do this, as if her movements were supposed to be. In the forest, Katniss built a beautiful log cabin, with a warm fireplace among the trees. She gave birth to a beautiful son, Peeta's son. He had his warm eyes, his broad shoulders, and his light hair. He looked just like his father.
"Katniss received Peeta's paintings and hung them not only in the cabin, but outside in the wild. She never married, for she was married to the outdoors, to the forest, to the deer, to the sun. Sometimes, Gale would meet her and they would hunt together. Katniss taught her son everything she knew, about the past, about the present. She let him dream about all the wonders to come. His name was Asher, which means the blessed one.
"They lived a simple, modest life. A life Katniss wished and always wanted. In my hands here, is one letter Katniss wrote to Peeta, do you all want to hear it?" Miss Summers asked. The children nodded their heads in unison. Miss Summers looked up at the clock; the bell was about to ring. When it did, none of the children budged an inch. Finally, Miss Summers spoke the words written for one and only person.