I know that I'm supposed to be brutal Cato, but I'm just not when it comes to her. She has this effect on me, and she makes me a better person. How could I have just let that slip away so easily? I keep going over that day in my head. I can't believe I said those awful things to her. She must hate me now. All my life I was told that my only purpose was to bring honor to my district. That's exactly what Lyme, Brutus, and Enobaria told me before she came over. I remember them yelling at me so vividly. Brutus telling me I'm not a man because I was spending time with Katniss instead of doing things for my District. Lyme was threatening to never let me mentor again if I didn't end it. Enobaria sat and laughed at me, calling me stupid saying that Katniss was using me. The tears in her eyes and the look on her face when I said those horrible things to her told me differently. She actually cared about me and I hurt her. By saying those things I took back everything I told her before that point. She is back in her district thinking that I never cared about her, that it was all a lie. I can't stand it. I should have stopped her from getting on the train when I called. Instead, I hung up on that squeaky lady like a coward. I'm going crazy just sitting here while she is in Twelve hating me. This isn't who I am. I go after what I want. I wanted to win the Hunger Games, and I did. I want Katniss, and I'm going to get her.
"I'm going to the Capitol," I tell Brutus.
I don't stay long enough for him to ask why. I grab a jacket and slam the door behind me. I know I can outsmart them, they trust me again. Seeing me say those things to Katniss made them proud of me. I stop by my apartment, quickly pack a bag and get ready for a long night.
The wind walking to the train is blistering against my face.
"Hello, Cato, nice to see you. Little late to be going to the Capitol, don't you think?" The train attendant says.
I know what people think of me, and now I can finally use it to my advantage.
"It's never to late, babe," I wink.
She blushes, and I quietly board the train, smiling to myself.
I keep my suite on, if I change into comfortable clothes someone would know something is up. After a couple of hours, I arrive at the Capitol. Luckily, it's 3AM here, and no one is going to be awake at this time. The same train attendant as before sees me off.
"Have fun, Mr. Cato."
"You know I will," I respond as I flash her a smile.
Since District Two is so much wealthier than Twelve we have a far better train station. It takes me about 20 minutes to find the station for Twelve. No one is waiting by the train to greet me; no one is even inside the train. I simply board and wait for it to take off. Since miners from Twelve are constantly in and out of the Capitol delivering coal, the train takes off about every hour. I guess I caught it right in time, because not long after I sit down the train moves forward. Since I know no body will care how I look I change into sweat pants and a t-shirt. Not long after departure I curl up on the couch and doze off. When I wake up, I'm almost to Twelve. Realizing how close I am to seeing Katniss makes my heart race. The train jolts to a stop, and I start to panic. Quickly, I go to the bathroom and splash water on my face. I stand in the doorway of the train and gather myself for a moment, then I make my way to the Victor's Village. It's not hard to find since most of the houses here are poorly put together. It's still morning here, but since everyone gets up so early, there are tons of people walking around.
I approach a house with "Everdeen" written on the door. I slowly make my way up the steps. My heart is pounding so loudly I can barely hear myself knocking.
"Cato?" she gasps.
Ok, a couple people asked me to do Cato's POV, so I did. This is mostly just for information, and I kind of wrote it in a hurry. Sorry if it's shitty. I told you things would get interesting quickly, didn't I ;), Review my lovelies!