So, here's chapter 3 of Rebel After all. I decided to take some scenes of Mockingjay (only the ones of the TV spots) and include them into my story. Though I changed them a bit.
Anyway, this is a bit different from the first two chapters because it will take place in the past. Actually I first wanted to wirte an sepetrated fanfiction about it but I thought it would fit in it. I really hope you like it. R&R. :)
Ryker Trinket was a man with important tasks. Every once in a while he was supposed to visit each District and note the number of population and some other important stats. Normally, they would send peacekeepers or use other ways to get these information, but Ryker was a man who needed to make sure everything went right.
So every second month he would visit the Districts.
His daughter, Euphemia, but mostly called Effie, always wanted to join him. "Daddy, please let me come with you. I want to see the Districts." But her plea was always denied. She was too young. When she turned 12, her father allowed her to join him for the first time.
She loved every District she had seen so far – District 7 and 8 were her favorites. District 12 was the only one missing. When the train reached it, she was shocked to see its state. It was depressing, but still, the people got to live their lives and the kids seemed happy. As happy as possible in this District
It wasn't like the other Districts. But Effie saw its beauty, anyway. When she and her dad reached the justice building, he turned to his daughter. "Sweetheart, you can't go inside with me. It's like in the other Districts, you understand?" She nodded, her soft red curls bouncing a little bit. "There are peacekeepers that will keep an eye on you, so don't run away so far." With a last kiss on her forehead, he left and entered the building.
Effie looked around, hoping to find something to keep her busy. She took a few steps around the place, people eyeing her, as if she was an alien. But with her fire red curls, she preferred to be straight, her make-up, and her pink fluffy dress she didn't fit into the scene. She ignored it with a smile and went ahead. After a few minutes, she reached a meadow. How far did she go? Was she still near the justice building? She hoped so, but there were still two peacekeepers that kept following her.
On this meadow, she saw children playing. Something she saw in every District. She always wondered what it would be like. Back home in the Capitol, Effie didn't play like that. Sure, she had some friends to play with, but they were never running around or getting themselves dirty. She always wondered what it would feel like.
That was when something caught her eye. All the kids were playing, except for one. It was a boy, maybe two years older than her. With dirty blonde hair, and he stood beside a tree, not paying attention to the others.
Effie wondered why he wasn't playing with them. Didn't the like him? Didn't he like them? She didn't know. How could she?
She must have stared at him because suddenly, the boy started to walk towards her. She froze and grew nervous. During her trip, she never talked to one of the Districts' kids. "Hey, Capitol Girl, why're ya staring at me?", he asked her. His voice was strong which made her jump a little. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I was just wondering why you didn't play along with the others."
The boy looked over his shoulder and then back at her. His seam grey eyes meeting hers. "Ain't like the Capitol folk and like to pretend I like everyone. Just don't get along with the others. Stupid folks." She was surprised about his thick accent. If he would ever visit the Capitol, everyone would know where he came from.
"We don't pretend to like everyone. I don't like everyone. Actually, I don't like most of the other children. My mummy uses to say, 'if you aren't honest to yourself, who can you be honest to'. She's right. Why should I spend my time with people I don't like?" Now it was the boy who was surprised. He never heard about someone from the Capitol to talk like this. If he was honest to himself, he was a little bit proud.
"Name's Haymitch Abernathy.", he said, a small grin coming along his lips, and held out his hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Effie Trinket."
She took his hand and gave it a small shake.
"So, Haymitch Abernathy, what do you do to have your fun?" With an excited look on her face she watched him. He shrugged with his shoulders. "I dunno. Most of the time I wander around the District and that's it. If I find something interesting, it's fine. If I don't, it's okay." Effie nodded and looked around. "Could you show me around?" He looked at her and nodded. "C'mon. Your chaperones aren't watching. Let's get going, I don't like being watched by them." He took her by the wrist and dragged her along.
She followed as fast as her shoes allowed her to, her dress bouncing around her legs. When they were far enough, they slowed down. The District wasn't very colorful but it had its own beauty. She saw it. They reached another part of the meadow. A part, which laid away from the eye of the people. It was full of small flowers and looked almost like it was from District 7 or 11. Effie came to a halt and took in the sight. "This is amazing! The whole District seems so colorless and then you can find this place. Amazing!" She looked around and didn't notice Haymitch looking at her. When she took a few steps, she turned around to him with a smile.
"It's beautiful.", she added and slowly sank down to her knees, not caring if her dress got dirty. After a few seconds Haymitch joined her and started ripping some of the grass. For a moment, they sat like this in silence. "Found this place a few years ago. The others probably know about it, too, but I always come here alone." Effie looked at him and smiled a bit. "I'm glad you showed me. I'll remember this place for forever." And again she took in the field before her eyes reached him again. "Ya know, for a Capitol Girl, you're quite cool. Tjought you were all just a bunch of snobs." That made her smile even brighter. "It's nice to hear that from you. I always thought District 12 was a depressing place, but you taught me better. I'm already looking forward to my next visit."
She hoped her dad would take her on his ride again. Not only because she loved to see more of the Districts, but because she wanted to see Haymitch again, too. "I should probably be back at the justice building. My daddy must be ready soon. Could he take me back there?" Of course he nodded and stood up, holding a hand out for her which she took thankfully.
Together, they walked back and waited for Effie's dad to get out of the building, when they reached it.
Just a second later, he attended and Effie took a walk to him, saying a few words before getting back to Haymitch. "We will be back in two months. Will I see you again?" She really hoped he would say yes. Though she didn't spend much time with him, she already knew it was different from the time she spent with her friends in the Capitol.
When he nodded, a soft smile spread across Effie's face, and she reached behind her neck to unfasten her necklace. She gave it to him, closed his hand around it, said "Now you have to see me again", and left him. With a last look following her and her dad, he then looked down onto his hand, where Effie's flower shaped necklace laid.
So, I always imagined young Effie to have red hair which became brighter with the years. And for Haymitch I imagined him to be a lone wolf, who found a friend in the Capitol Girl.
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