Katniss
We had been gone for what had seemed like days. Tracking Prim down was the hardest task I'd ever faced in my entire life. That, and trying to care for an entire family at the age of eleven. Even though she was my own sister, Prim's capture was hardest on Posy. She'd began to grow fond of the other girl. After hearing the news, Posy was miserable. Gale had tried to get her smiling again, but it was no use. Posy had just lost a best friend.
"Katniss?" Posy asked, one night.
"Yeah, Posy?" I responded, sleepily.
"Do you ever think I'll see Prim again?" The girl questioned, on the brink of tears. I was speechless. I nudged Gale, who was sitting beside me, keeping watch over us. He gave me a worried look, and mouthed for me to make her feel better.
"Of course you'll see her again, don't be so silly. We just need to find her." I said, rubbing the child's back.
"Like hide and seek?" When hearing this comment, Gale and I suppressed a smile.
"Exactly like hide and seek, Pos. Now go back to sleep. We'll do whatever it takes to find Prim.'' Gale winked at me.
I just hope you're right, Gale.
Prim
"Alright you two, its time to train! You'll be training in the prestigious Training Facility! Of course, I won't have the pleasure of training you, but at least you'll have Haymitch!" Effie smiled to me and Peeta one morning after breakfast. I placed a hand to my forehead. After all the things she said, she still can be all happy about this? I wondered, following Effie and Peeta to the elevator. After a short trip to the basement, the doors opened smoothly as Effie lead us inside of an unfamiliar room. Haymitch waited for us, leaning against a wall.
"For the children's sake, please, please, please don't be drunk." I heard Effie whisper.
"Alright, now its time to train. I only have a few words of advice. " Haymitch said as we approached him. Amazingly, he wasn't totally drunk. That's a first.
"Now," Haymitch continued. "Stay away from anything you're good at. Save all that for the private sessions with the Gamemakers." And with that, he left. I stared at Peeta, who gave me a confused look back. What are we supposed to do?
After about five minutes of just awkwardly staring, Peeta began talking.
"So, anything you're already good at?" He asked. I shook my head. I didn't think I was really good at much, besides helping my mother take care of sick residents, but that was about it.
"Not much, really. What about you?" I asked. Peeta smiled and began to rattle on about how he had alot of skill from working with his father in the bakery. I had to admit, it was pretty impressive.
"Why don't you put that skill to the test?" I asked, walking toward the neatly set up stations.
It was actually pretty easy to train. The teachers were really nice and explained everything clearly. Who knows, you might've inherited Katniss' skill. I smiled, as I tried out the archery station. I giggled at my first few attempts, and earned bragging rights when I got the next three perfect. I looked down at my bow and frowned, remembering Katniss. I felt a tear roll slowly down my cheek. This wasn't supposed to be fun! I wasn't supposed to be here! I was supposed to be with Gale, Katniss and Posy, discovering different places and teaching Posy everything I knew! This is just a mistake!
I felt a tug on my shirt as Peeta pulled me away from the station, Effie and Haymitch in tow. Effie and Peeta had looks of concern on their faces, while Haymitch was just being Haymitch,(a drunken idiot who really couldn't care less about me.)
"Prim, what happened? You were training so nicely, then out of nowhere, you started bawling!" Effie exclaimed while Peeta nodded.
"Yeah, what's up?" He asked, offering me a tissue. I refused, then, out of embarrassment, ran out of the training room, to the elevator, the tears flowing even faster. I didn't belong here. I shakily pushed the '12' button as the elevator doors opened. I winced for a second, thinking it'd be Effie or Peeta wanting to talk, but it was someone else.
"Hi. I'm Rue. I'm from District 11. What's your name?" A small voice asked. I opened my eyes. A girl, about my age looked at me and smiled. I couldn't help but smile back.
"I'm Prim. I'm from District 12. Nice to meet you Rue." Rue smiled, then looked at my eyes.
"What happened? Have you been crying?" She asked, wiping away a few stray tears. I gave her a small laugh.
"Oh, its nothing." I replied, hoping she'd get the hint. Apparently, Rue was determined to see me smile.
"If its nothing, then why did it make you so sad?" She asked, brown eyes meeting blue. I felt my shoulders drop.
"It's a long story." I said. "I don't wanna bore you with the details." Rue shook her head. Just as she was about to say something, the elevator opened on the eleventh floor.
"Gotta go, this is my stop, but tell me about it tomorrow at training, ok?" She asked, pulling me into a small embrace. I nodded, returning the hug. The door then closed, and Rue was gone. Sighing to myself, I rode the small trip up, stepping out and walking as fast as I could, toward my room. I longed for Katniss. I wanted to tell her and Gale about Rue. I missed them. The short time I've been stuck in the Training Center have been horrible. I wanted to go back to where I belonged. Let's face it Prim. You may never see Katniss or Gale again. Throwing myself onto the bed, not even bothering to change my clothes, I cried myself to sleep, not bothering to answer the door when Effie called me down to dinner. Why does it matter? I'll never be happy again.
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