Hello, here I bring another chapter, I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games.
"I need your help Haymitch" Mags tells him. "Last year Clifford won and I need your help so you can guide him. You know what this is like. He doesn't feel comfortable being with me and I don't want what happened with our last winner Mackrefel to happen." Mags says, making a face.
Everyone knows what happened to Mackrefel. He couldn't stand everything that comes with the life of a victor and committed suicide, which was a big blow to the Capitol, which obviously tried to pretend that everything was an accident.
Haymitch sighs, the year of the 62 games is not looking good at all, in the harvest Trinket had to take out two 13-year-old children, he knows it will be a massacre and Mags asks him for this favor, she helped him when he had just left the games he can't help but tell her no.
"Okay, I'll try it, although I don't think this will work," he murmurs.
"So you're going to be a babysitter this year? "Chaff asks Haymitch, laughing, Haymitch rolls his eyes at Chaff's comment, he knows he's only saying it to be annoying since he also feels empathy for what the young winner has just gone through and what the most popular one is going to do.
"He's Mags' new boy, I can't say no," he says softly.
"I want to see your bodyguard's reaction when they see that you are going to leave your tributes behind to train a new mentor," says Chaff, laughing.
Cecelia, the 59-year-old winner, who now after 3 years has finally managed to find a better rhythm for this new life "I don't think he'll be mad if he tells Effie," says Cecelia calmly, who apparently since last year has become quite attached to Trinket.
Something that neither Haymitch and Chaff can understand, especially Chaff as always and he lets them know "She's a capitol, an escort, since when do you fraternize with the enemy, although it's hot" Haymitch rolls his eyes at this comment and gives him a light blow on the arm upon hearing that he must once again refer to his escort's body in that way
"She's better than other escorts," Cecelia murmurs, Haymitch gives a slight nod. The last few years have seen a slightly different concern in Effie than in other escorts.
"Marcell better give you the right thing" says Chaff finishing his drink, referring to his escort "But she's still a capitol bitch"
At this comment Cecelia rolls her eyes, knowing that it is inevitable to change Chaff's opinion.
As Haymitch assumed, Clifford would be a difficult case, his first year as a mentor and he had to observe at the party how several capitols were approaching and when he noticed how one was rejected, he knew that he had to intervene before it was too late and someone would pay for it. of his family.
"Hey boy, how about a drink? "Says Haymitch, approaching Clifford and moving him away from a woman who was old enough to be his mother. When he takes a distance, he begins to speak. "Look, I know that Mags already told you something about it, but…"
"No, I'm not crazy, I won't do it, I won't sell myself to the Capitol, they disown me, it makes me sick" Clifford begins to rant, Haymitch sighs, trying to prevent the peacekeepers from noticing them...
"Look, if you don't do what the capitols tell you, your family will end up dead" Clifford quickly interrupts at this, Clifford opens his eyes with only fear in them.
"No, that can't be true," he says in a whisper.
"Boy, I'm really sorry, believe me, this is shit, I know, but if you don't want to have a consequence, do what they tell you, try to play the game in the best way" he finishes this comment by patting himself on the back, it's more than what can do for him and Mags, he hopes the boy is smart enough to avoid a bigger disaster.
Effie was observing how Haymitch had spent these last few days hanging out with the new mentor of district 4, which began to bother her because in these 4 years with this one Haymitch never even half bothered to pay attention to his tributes, this year not even has turned to see the children since they were both picked up and put on the train, she has taken charge of everything, and Haymitch has only spent time in his group of friends with Chaff, Blight, Cecelia the only one Effie appreciates, and apparently the new boy will be part of Haymitch's group.
Which Effie still doesn't understand how that friendship or alliance or whatever works, since, in the games, no one had ever gotten involved in helping or giving advice, until this time and it just had to be Haymitch who did it with the district. 4.
"Is Haymitch serious? "Effie interrupts when Haymitch manages to go up to the pent house, it was obvious that he was drunk, but he was not drunk.
Haymitch frowns, not knowing what he's referring to this time "What did I do now? "he says rolling his eyes.
"You leave aside our tributes, but you have too much time teaching how to be a mentor to another district which is ahead of us," Effie complains, annoyed, standing up from where she was sitting so she could be at the same height as Haymitch.
Haymitch sighs, he really doesn't want to deal with this much less right now. "Look, I wasn't teaching him to be a mentor, if that's what you're worried about, anyway District 4 is one of the professionals, believe me he doesn't need our help honey, he never we won-
"It's your fault, because you can't be a mentor" Effie yells at him in annoyance "Maysilee would have been a better mentor than you" she finishes that sentence quickly, although she regrets it when she finishes it and more than anything when she sees Haymitch's reaction.
Haymitch feels a wave of anger run through his body, her games are something he can't tolerate. "You know what, if she had been, but unfortunately she's dead darling, and I'm not," Haymitch says darkly as he approaches Effie.
"Get away from me," Effie murmurs when she feels her back hit the wall.
"Or what? "You no longer feel strong enough to face me," says Haymitch, getting too close to her. He did so with the intention of intimidating her and getting her to leave him alone with his games. However, when he is close to her, he notices her and his breath catches as he observes. his blue eyes showing no fear, only a challenge towards him, to which Haymitch smiles.
"No, I'm not afraid, district barbarian," says Effie.
Haymitch laughs and gets closer. "Come on, you can insult better than this, little princess," he says, approaching at that moment. He is taken by surprise by the slap that Effie gives him. "Stay away from me," she tells him quickly as she tries to give him another one, however, this Once Haymitch is faster and stops his wrist in the air
"What the hell is wrong with you, your crazy bitch? "Haymitch snaps annoyed while with his other hand he rubs his now red cheek.
"Let go of me," Effie says, struggling against him, to which Haymitch lets her go.
"You're an Idiot"
"Tell me something I don't know darling"
"Why do you care so much about teaching the new victor of District 4 something but not your tributes? "Effie insists again, annoyed.
Haymitch sighs, he's tired of this fight, so he goes to pour himself a drink while ignoring Trinket. "Do you want to know the truth, princess?"
Effie looks at him upset about all the fighting she's had "Which one, right? "
"I wasn't teaching him how to be a mentor, i was teaching him how to survive in this fucking hell "he shouts as he throws the glass near where Effie was, the point wasn't her because if he wanted to he would have gotten it right, but it was to scare her.
When Effie feels the glass burst near her, she gets scared and looks at him with fear "What are you taking about? "she murmurs.
Haymitch approaches again so he doesn't have to shout and prevent the microphones from listening to the conversation. "It's the new favorite toy of all guys like you," he says, looking at her from top to bottom. "Fucking capitols that think they have the right to one and be able to use it." when you want, I was telling her how to behave so that her family doesn't die, because if princess, if Clifford doesn't agree to sleep with the capitols or sponsors, her family will end up dead... I was teaching her how to play this game, this is the reality of the world created by your President Snow" he says with all the resentment and hatred in his voice.
First of all, this Effie is speechless, she is in shock. She had already heard something about this that Seneca had told her, but that Haymitch told her firsthand is something she can't believe. "You're lying," she quickly accuses while trying to push him away. both hands on the chest.
"Why would I lie to you? "Haymitch questions sarcastically "I wanted to know what you've been doing with Clifford these last few days, this is the truth, I hope you enjoy it" he says sarcastically
Seeing that he finally left Effie speechless, he takes advantage of it to continue bothering her, he wants to see how she will react when she sees everything that the capitol has done to her,
"What happened honey, finally speechless?" Haymitch laughed "You know, if I had to tell you the whole truth about this hell to shut you up, I would have done it on the first day" Effie just looks down without being able to look at him directly.
Haymitch raises her chin so that she can stare at him. "You want more, right? Yes, honey, when you are a new winner, everyone wants to sleep with you, and you can't say no, man, women, whatever, the day I love you." At the time you must access or your family or loved ones will end up dead"
Effie looks at him sadly, she wants to cry, she wants to vomit, she can't accept all this" Did it happen to you? "She murmurs in a soft voice.
Haymitch, sensing pity in her voice, gets angrier, to which he squeezes Effie's face harder. "Don't look at me with pity," he snaps at her as he lets her go.
"You didn't answer," she replies.
"What do you care? "You want to hear it to maybe enjoy it," Haymitch says resentfully.
"No, I'm not like that Haymitch" Effie says softly. "I'm sorry for everything that happened to you, I didn't know this."
Haymitch looks at her and agrees that he may have gone a bit too far with her "Leave me alone, these guys don't have a chance, you know it as much as I do" he says this last thing as he leaves the pent house, he's anxious, he needs a drink, if he wanted to make her suffer so that she would finally understand everything, but seeing her last look left a bad feeling. taste in his mouth and a tightness in his chest that makes him feel guilty, Trinket hasn't acted so badly in recent years and maybe he has taken it too far with her...
Author's note: Well, I think there is nothing that Effie doesn't already know about the truth of the capitol... I look forward to your comments, thank you very much for reading.