"It's nice to see you again as well Haymitch." "Yeah you two." "I see your still drinking." the man says with a look of disgust on his face as if he now all that Haymitch had been through "yep." is all Haymitch said "well I would like you all to meet my girlfriend Desiree."
The browned haired girl stepped up from behind the other guy giving me a bright smile that reminded me of rue.
"Hello Katniss, peeta, I'm very big fans of yours from your display at the 74 hunger games."
"Thank you it means a lot." peeta said hold his hand out for the Desiree to shake but they both became distracted by the two peace keepers entering the room.
"president snow would like to speak with you." One of the peace keepers said with no emotion in his voice making my insides turn as I look towards peeta wondering what we could have done to upset him this time.
"Oh just me or will peet- ." "Not you miss Everdeen. miss Blake follow me." the peacekeeper says cutting me off and walking away as Desiree looks at peeta once more "maybe next time." she told him her voice quavering an octave as she turns back around and begins the trail the peace keeper took with a little jog as to avox's begin to walk up to us.
"Can you please get there things and escort them to their rooms." The man tells the avox as they both nod their heads.
"I will meet with you all at dinner time please freshen up and enjoy yourselves he says while leaving the room a glint of fear and sorrow in his eyes and I can't help but wonder why.
"Well that was a nice wasn't it? Now let all make oursevels presentable for the president and his son we all should want to make a good impression." Effie says looking at me when she said that "of course we will Effie." Peeta tells her as the avox's begin placing her bags in her room breathing heavily from the long walk up the stairs
"oh and one more thing Katniss, please try to look like you enjoy conversation and join into it as well you can't let peeta do all the talking for you." She says closing her room door.
"Well that was interesting." Peeta sys with a soft laugh. "Yeah I guess it was." haymitch says with a strained smile on his face with the avox's coming back the stairs with all of our bags leading us to another room.
"But Effie's right Katniss you have to engage in conversation a little more." he says as the avox's stop at the second door to the right. "president snow didn't ask you both to come to hear silence he wants to now more just don't let him find out to much." he says walking into his own room turning around once more. "James and Desiree are very different from the other capitol citizens get to know them without telling them too much about yourselves." he tells us closing the door but freezes. "Katniss just be yourself." he says finally closing the door.
As I turn towards Peeta seeing the sad smile on his face it hits me that we will both be sharing a room and I curse myself for not thinking ahead. "So it's just us know." he smiles towards me as I give him a small smile.
"Yeah I guess it is." I tell him as we continue smiling at on another creating an awkward vibes until one of the avox's tap on Peeta's shoulder showing him and I where to go and were both silent the whole way till we get to our room and I realize that one of my bags were left downstairs.
"Um peeta I one of my bags were left downstairs I'm going to go and get it I'll be back."
"Katniss."
"Yes peeta" "if you want I can sleep on the floor I don't want to make you uncomfortable with all that has happened in the past few months." peeta tells me with a deep red blush on his face.
"Oh no peeta it fine. I don't want you to sleep on the floor." I say knowing that president snow wouldn't be fond of such an idea even if that's what I wanted, I think turning around feeling the warmth in my face from the thought of sleeping in the same bed as peeta after so long I say to myself heading towards the stairs.
After I get down the last few steps of the stairs I see my bag laying untouched in the middle of the ballroom. I walk over a few more steps and pick it up when I hear someone cry from outside the same door that Desiree had went through earlier.
being curious I walk over to the door and open it a little seeing Desiree holding her whole body and shaking from head to toe with tears streaming down her face as James tries to console her by hugging her and whispering things into her ear when all of a sudden she starts yelling and screaming at him telling him she hates him and this was all his fault and so many more hateful things until three peacekeepers come by. One holding a green tube awhile the other two hold her down so that the other one can inject her with the liquid.
I look into her eyes and I see all the light in her brown eyes vanish giving me a flashback of when I was in the arena with rue watching her die in front of me. The tears start pouring out of my eyes as the two peacekeepers drag her away "Katniss." I hear someone say almost falling through the door.