I parked the car, walked through the school grounds and made my way to the Oval. I found Cato and Amelia sitting in the stands. As I sat down I gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Where have you been? Wade's race is about to start." Today was Athletics day and Wade was competing in the 100m race. He had been practicing with Cato for a month for this race.
"I was at Prim's house. She had some important news that she wanted to tell me. She wanted me to the first to know." I still couldn't believe it. Prim would be so happy now.
"Well do you want to tell me what the news is?" Cato asked. I waited, pausing for effect.
"Jason proposed and she said yes." I squealed. I was so happy for Prim. She had tears in her eyes when she told me; I thought that Jason must have broken up with her. I was ready to beat him to the ground.
"Really that's great." Cato had a big smile on her face. I looked over to where Wade was lining up. He noticed me and waved. I waved back and blew a kiss to him. Soon, the gun went off and the boys were running. Wade was flying past the other boys; however James kept up with him. Wade and James were best friends and very competitive with everything. James was pulling ahead towards the home stretch. I was worried that Wade would come second. The two boys ran past the finish line at the same time, so I couldn't determine who won. After a few minutes, Wade came running up to me.
"What happened? What place did you come?" Wade had a small frown on his face. He must have come second.
"I came first mum!" He burst into a huge smile and pulled his ribbon from behind his back. I gave him a big hug.
"Well done champ." Cato said passing Amelia to me so he could give Wade a hug as well. In my arms, Amelia shrieked in joy, her hands stretching towards her big brother.
"Why don't we go for a celebration?" I say as we walk back towards the car.
"Yeah, can we visit Grandma Lisa please?" Wade asks. Cato straps Amelia in while I sit in the car talking to Wade.
"Why don't you ask dad if we can?"
"What are we asking dad about?" Cato says as he gets into the driver's seat.
"Can we visit Grandma Lisa please?" Wade asks.
"Certainly, I sure Grandma will be happy to see us. You can tell her about your first prize ribbon."
"Yeah!" Cato starts the car and we drive of too see Cato's parents. I look back at my family, thinking how lucky I am. I have two beautiful children and a wonderful husband. I can't believe how greatly things have changed. Over nearly a decade ago, I was hunting the woods for food, to keep my family alive. If someone told me back then that all this would happen, I probably wouldn't believe them. It seems too good to be true yet it is. And it will only get better.
Well there we go. The final chapter. Hope you enjoyed it.
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...But wait there's more.
If you enjoyed Love Story, then be on the lookout for the next installment.
Love Story 2: Prim & Jason
We'll go though their lives although from their first meeting to the day they got married. I hope you read it.
Also I will be writing a small one shot for Katniss and Cato on the day she told Cato she was pregnant with Wade.