Chapter 3

Cato POV

-I'm so sorry princess, are you alright?- I helped her to get up and her eyes caught my attention, a pair of clear blue eyes just like my mother and just like me.

The little girl had around 4 or 5 years and she was tinny, her hair was dark brown and curly but her eyes left me wonderstruck not only because they were beautiful but because they were a baby blue color just like mines and my mother's who I inherited from.

-Yes I'm fine- She raised her eyes to see me- Woooow! You are very tall, what's your name?

-Cato, and yours little lady? - God this little girl was really enchanting but there was a warm feeling in my heart that I can't quite describe.

-I'm Claire nice to meet you. - She got distracted by something and waved at someone- I have to go now goodbye Mr. Cato

I smiled as I saw her run towards a man, who immediately caught her and spin her around, and then I realized that there was a little boy with them; he was blond and a little bit taller than Claire. The man grabbed the children's hands and they left.

I arrived late to the academy but there were no students around so I headed to Brutus office to ask him what was going on, when I was in the hallway I heard him talking to someone, it was Enobaria, yes that was her voice, she had been out of the district for one month I think she was visiting some relatives or something; as I got closer to the door I could hear them talking

-But how do you expect me to not tell him anything? - Brutus sounded upset- Do you realize what is going to happen if he gets to know the truth?

- Yes I'm aware of that, but you have to understand this is not our decision it's her life, and she would know when the time is right to let him know the truth!- Enobaria was calmed but her voice was strong.

-It involves him as well, it is not only her life anymore if you don't remember there are two new persons added to this whole situation, she had no right to do what she did!- His voice was getting louder and angrier.

-Do not dare to blame her for this, no one better that you knows what happened and why!- Enobaria shout, and then I heard her coming to the door so I backed a little bit. Then she came out and the second she saw me she calmed down but still greeted me… nervous?

-Cato I was just leaving, Brutus is inside if you want to come in- She rushed walking down the hall and waved at me- Goodbye dear! -.

I entered to his office and he was, of course, sitting in the couch drinking whiskey, he looked upset but just like Enobaria his face changed when he saw me.

-Cato come and join me, I will like to talk to you about the knife throwing class-.

-Yes I realized that there are no students and the class was supposed to be today am I right? - I sit next to him, but rejected the whiskey, when she left drinking became my best friend but then I swore that I would be a good man even if she wasn't here so I quitted drinking and I even went to anger management classes, I will be better for her and maybe like that she would come back someday. Brutus voice got me out of my thoughts.

- The class was canceled today because we have a new trainer who will be taking care of that area- Ouch, something inside of me hurt, the hole in my heart got bigger just like every time that I think about her, after we won the games Clove was supposed to teach knife skills but she left a week after the Victory Tour ended and until now nobody was training that area.

- Okay, I hum I just… that will be fine the kids are dying to start that class- I tried to put myself together and sound normal but my voice still sounded broken.

- Well that's all so I guess I'll see you tomorrow morning, goodnight Cato- I waved goodbye and I walk to my house, and that's another thing that keeps hurting; the fact that I dreamed to live with Clove in one of the Victor Village houses , us together and maybe someday even have kids, but all my dreams broke the moment I realized that she was gone.

I sleep good considering that I used to woke up at least 5 times during the night because of the nightmares, like every other morning I got out of bed, tooked a shower and head to the training center, to be honest I was really curious about the new trainer, I don't know anyone that could be better than Clove.

When I got there I went to the reception to check some papers with Leigh, the receptionist, she told me that the new trainer was in the gym and that she was really pretty, so it's a woman; my curiosity was stronger than me so I left quickly to the gym. I looked trough the little window in the door and the moment I saw her I totally froze.

That dark auburn hair tied in a high pony tail, the tinny skinny but yet muscular body and that height that reminded me to a pixie, a midget as I used to teased her, that could only be Clove.

Finally guys it tooked me a while to write this chapter especially for the fact that my cousin asked me to teach her how to bake cupcakes, I will just say that she is not the kind of quick learning, I know that I will leave you inpatient for the next chapter but here is the good new! I might update tomorrow cause I'm going out of town and won't be back till Saturday so I want happy readers.

Again thank you for your reviews and I hope that you enjoy it! Xoxo