He takes a step towards me, and I gulp. He just nods.
"Okay." He says bluntly, and sits down in the nearest chair, the purple one El normally sits in. I sit down in the seat next to him. We try to talk about fires, which doesn't do any good. After some time we gave up. I just walk to my room, frusrated from the nights events. I strip down until I'm just in my underwear. I deicde a shower might do me some good, relive stress. Plus, from whatw I've heard from past victors, I think I might need to look nice for my prep team tommorow. So, I gently wash the dirt off, and climb out. I climb into a lace night gown El has layed out for me and go to sleep. By the time I wake up we'll be in the Capitol. But I don't sleep.I don't see how anyone could sleep on a night like this. I step out of bed, and pull a night robe tightly around me. As I step out, I walk into the main conpartment of the train, which happens to be outside. He's sitting there, on the edge. I sit next to him, the coldness of the deck chilling me to my bone. I look at him through the corner of my eye. Its obvious he's been crying. I dont say anything though.
"You okay?" I ask, my voice shaking, knowing I have to tell him I was sorry for throwing the knife, when in fact, I wasn't.
"Fine. Look, Rhia, I'm sorry. I know how much it means to you to go home, I do. I love someone too, like I know you love Jamie- " I can feel myself blush at this. Love Jamie? Where the hell did this come from? I have never looked at Jamie in that way. I couldn't...Could I? No, theres never been anything romantic between me and Jamie. Ever. He's like a brother. He cared for me when no when else would.
"I don't -" I begin.
"Well it looks like you do. Anyway, I love someone too, and when this is over, if I die, I wont see her again."
"Does she know how much she means to you?"
"No. She's never noticed me before...atleast not before the reaping." He whispers. I reach out, and pat him lightly on the shoulder. Hopefully coming of sympathetic.
"Sorry to hear that...We'll get you home. Even if I die doing it, I'll send you home. I promise." I say. I mean it. I want him to go home. I can see the pain in his eyes when I say it. Only one winner, I know that. We have to work as a team. Its a solemn vow in my district. Work together, live together, die together. If we don't, we'll shame them all.
"Winning wont help." He sighs, and walks way. I sit there, wondering what he meant. I just shrug it off, and go to bed. I finally get some sleep, but they're filled with hellish nightmares. First i'm in a desert, and Jamie was there. He killed me himself, with the bow my father made for me when it was illegalto hunt. Then I was in a forest, and me and Jamie had a house and Kids. These Dreams are weird...but the weirdest dream, was the chariot ride. I wa there, everyone was cheering, then as soon as I looked at them, they bowed, screamed. One threw a knife at me that hit me in the heart... I don't understand...What could it all mean?
What do I mean?
-SHORT CHAPTER, YES. I have been really busy so I don't have a lot of time for updates. Q~Q Sorry my lovies.3~