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Cecelia goes up to the pent house to meet with Effie, however she did not expect to find the image of her crying on the couch.
"Ouh Hi Cece, I'm ready in 5 minutes" Effie begins to apologize while trying as surreptitiously as she can to wipe off her smudged makeup.
Cecelia calmly approaches her, since it is the first time that Effie is too vulnerable. "Don't worry, don't worry," she says with a sweet smile. As she watches, she sees small red marks on Effie's chin. At this, she frowns. "Are you okay, did someone hurt you? "She asks worried. Cecelia knows that many escorts, like the victors, must agree to sleep with other sponsors, she was not aware if Effie did it or not...
"Oh yeah, it's nothing, don't worry," Effie reassures her with a fake smile that doesn't reach her eyes.
Cecelia sighs, she knows it won't be easy for Effie to confide in her what happened to her. "You can trust me, you know that, right?" She asks in a whisper.
Effie is left wondering whether or not to confirm everything that Haymitch had told her "If she was already aware that some victors had to sleep with some sponsors" Effie murmurs, Cecelia grimaces at the conversation that she knows is about to come "However "I didn't know that if you didn't agree, your family was in danger," she says so softly that if it hadn't been for Cecelia being close to her, she wouldn't have been able to hear her.
Cecelia sighs, deciding to speak "Effie, what happens with the victors is practically similar to yours "at this Effie raises an eyebrow "I know that several escorts must agree to sleep with sponsors and…"
Effie interrupts "No, but they don't force us, it's just a way of working" she replies immediately.
Cecelia makes a disgusted face when she sees how life had to treat Effie for her to think like that" Effie, since when have you been doing this? "She asks softly.
"It is common to do it, it is a way to open doors and achieve success faster, I started doing it at the age of 18 when I started in the modeling industry and then it helped me become one of the most famous to be able to get a job. escort position" he narrates it as calmly as if he were not speaking that since he was 18 he has been selling his body.
"Did they force you? "Cece asks.
"No, of course not, my mother taught me that it was something I had to do and that it was just sex, and that it meant nothing more than a form of work," Effie explains calmly without really seeing why Cecelia is surprised every time. further
"Effie dear, you were a kid, you didn't have to have done all those things, and if you really think it's so bad that a winner has to do it even if he doesn't want to, it's the same thing that happens between you, the same thing that you've done all these years. "Just because you've normalized it doesn't mean it's okay," she tells her while taking her hand and giving it a gentle squeeze to let her know that she is there for her. "Now, about the other thing, unfortunately it's true, and not only with that, if not with being good victors, achieving and doing everything Snow wants, if you don't want to have any consequences—she murmurs annoyed.
Effie sighs at all the avalanche of information she is having, she finds it difficult to breathe, her chest hurts, she begins to cough to get air "Can you help me unbutton the corset? " she says quickly.
Seeing that Effie is hyperventilating, Cecelia worries "Effie calmly breathe, yes, everything is fine, relax" she tells her, trying to calm her down when she sees that she is having a panic attack.
"I need a cigarette," she says, grabbing her bag and putting one to her lips.
"Who told you all this? "Cecelia asks him.
"The fact that? "Effie says, avoiding the question.
"About the victors, Snow, the truth" she responds quickly.
"Haymitch," Effie murmurs softly. "Did it happen to him?" Or is it still happening to him? "I know his family died in an accident," Effie says softly as she pauses and opens her eyes in shock and quickly turns to Cecelia. "It wasn't an accident?" She asks in a higher tone of voice that the microphones can surely pick up.
"Effie," Cecelia scolds worriedly. "Calm down," she responds as she begins to drag her to the balcony where they should have started this conversation.
"If you start acting as a traitor towards the Capitol, they will kill you or your family too, you know, you are not exempt from this," Cecelia explains.
Effie sighs. "Yes, I know Crane, he told me," she says quickly.
"Then continue the game, before they kill you" she scolds her, he appreciates her a lot and doesn't want to know that next year Effie wouldn't be there because she was in a cemetery" Look, about Haymitch it's his story, I can't tell you about his past." Cecelia shrugs apologetically.
They both remain silent as they look at the city, Cecelia turns to look at her as she looks at the mark and remembers how it all started and gets angry" Haymitch did this to you, right? "she says touching her
Effie shudders at this" No, it wasn't him, he hit me" she mutters quickly, Cecelia doesn't believe her, but she's not going to push it, it was too much for one night, however, she can understand that Haymitch doesn't get along with Effie, no matter what. However, it is not to hurt you.
After managing to calm Effie down, Cecelia goes down in search of Haymitch as she obviously found him at the bar with Chaff, Blight, and her new acquisition Clifford, Cecelia rolls her eyes, there are only years left for the latter two to follow the example of living taken every day.
She approaches Haymitch "Hey idiot, I have to talk to you" she says, annoyed.
Haymitch narrows his eyes, it is rare for Cecelia to insult a person unless they have earned it and he sincerely doubts that this has happened, but seeing her upset he decides to listen to her and get up and follow her.
"How can you think of hurting Effie? "hisses
Haymitch frowns. "I didn't hurt her" he murmurs.
"And the marks on her chin? "She answers him in the same tone of voice "And seriously tell her everything that Haymitch was going through so cruelly? I understand that she's the Capitol that she´s an escort, I know, but if you realized it you would see that not all of them are bad, some were simply raised here, for them all this was fine"
Haymitch sighs as he rolls his eyes, he has to listen to the speech again about Effie being good and all.
Cecelia gently hits him on the head. "If you realized it's not that far from being like victors, they must accept sponsorships." Haymitch nods. He already knew that, and he suspected that last year Effie had to do it, although he warned her not to. "And if they don't, or if they give up the games, they die," she tells him angrily.
Haymitch is surprised at this "How do you know? "mumbles
"Because unlike you, I have socialized with more escorts and stylists, and the rule is the same for them, while you get on the train, there is no way to get off," she whispers in her ear so that everyone else thinks that they were just flirting and not arguing. about what happens in the capitol.
"I didn't know," Haymitch says with a shrug.
"You've been too hard on Effie, and believe me, she's not bad, you could be friends with them if you tried," she says with a smile.
Haymitch laughs sarcastically "Yes, of course"
"They have things in common, and she's the type of girl you like" Cecelia says with a mischievous smile.
At this Haymitch rolls his eyes" What? Irritating, crazy, stressful, annoying, she can't leave me alone, bossy, she wants everything her way" he quickly lists all of Effie's characteristics.
Cecelia laughs while sipping her drink. "Exactly prettier and sexier," she says, giving him a wink. "Look, just apologize, and try to make peace, it's not that easy for them either," she says softly.
Haymitch just sighs, he won't apologize, but if they can come to an agreement, he's aware that he went a little overboard tonight, even though she started...
Author's note: Well these two are getting closer to killing each other than loving each other haha. I look forward to your comments, thank you very much for reading.