Greetings, fellow Tributes! I'm BAAAACK! ;P So sorry for the delay, I had some unexpected spending to do and was not able to purchase a new laptop. :( However, I borrowed a laptop from a friend for this weekend for a research project, so I will be posting several chapters both tomorrow and Monday! *Snoopy Happy Dance* And now, without further ado, here is Finn Rye Mellark!
*Finn Mellark POV*
I sat at the kitchen table, still in my pajamas, even though it's late afternoon. I haven't really oved from this spot, or thought of anything else since this morning. I feel like I'll never be able to cry again; I'd shed so many tears since this morning, it's a wonder I hadn't already cried my eyeballs out. Uncle Haymitch come over, but after spending several hours trying to get me to do anything but stare into space and cry, he simply left, said he'd needed to take care of his geese. He's probably passed out in their stall; he keeps a couple of bottles hidden in the feed trough. Just as I'm finally coming to grips with the fact that my big sister is in the hospital because my father knocked her out, who else but Dad dashed in. "Finn…" All my questions die off at the sight of him: he looked years older, so heartbroken that it's all I could do not to cry again. Flora always said I was a crybaby… in spite of Dad nearly hugging the life out of me, I had to know. "Dad, is Flora-"
At the mention of Flora, he immediately let me go and slumped in a chair. "Finn, I need you to listen to me: I'm leaving. I don't know where I'm going, but I need to leave right now." He stands up and heads upstairs, and I heard him throwing stuff around his room, but I couldn't move. Not only have I probably lost my sister, now I'm losing my father? My mother will probably not be far behind; my parents are basically inseparable, and I know that if Dad leaves, it'll destroy Mom. Before I could come up with an argument to convince him to stay, Dad walked in with a suitcase in hand. How long was I zoned out? He took my face in his hands and looked at me with loving eyes, and not the eyes of the monster I'd been fearing he'd become. "I just want you to know that I love you, all of you…. make sure your mother and sister know that too, ok? You need to be the man of the house, take care of them for me. You think you can do that?" I nodded, not trusting my voice. He then gave me a quick squeeze, kissed my forehead and left. As the door closed behind him, I just stood there, speechless; and for the hundredth time today, burst into tears.
So many feels! Review if you enjoyed, and if you didn't, *Mock Bow* "Thank you... for your consideration."