*HUGE DISCLAIMER* I WROTE THIS WHEN I WAS 12YRS OLD, SO EXCUSE GRAMMAR AND CRINGINESS
What if.....?
Katniss has finally returned to District 12 both haunted and shattered by the past knowing the peace gained does not supply her with security and ha...
"Alright. Still badly bruised, but now I'm only on one set of painkillers so I'm much better. It seems like I will be getting a scar like on my shoulder but its a big improvement"
Haymitch and Effie both nod in sync but I am still anxious to know what they want to tell us. I think Peeta is too. I see him tapping his fingers anxiously on his knee beneath the table, just waiting for them to tell us what they wanted to. Eventually Peeta asks them, not showing his anxiousness but asking politely
"So what is you wanted to tell us?"
Effie giggles with excitement and Haymitch grins. I look at Peeta who looks at me too, confused at what is so funny and still wondering what it is they want to tell us. Effie links her arm with Haymitch and then glances from us to Haymitch every second. She gives him an excited and questioning look and he smiles and nods. Effie takes a deep breath before they both look at us. There is a moment of silence before she says happily
"We're engaged!!"
She squeals and holds up her hand to her cheek, revealing a beautiful engagement ring laid on her ring finger.
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I can't help but breath out in relief, I am always one to expect the worst when it comes to news. I grin largely and say to Effie and Haymitch
"That's great! Congratulations!"
Peeta says with a smile
"Congrats!"
We all get up and hug one another. I'm surprised I didn't see it coming, Haymitch and Effie have spend every moment together since the first Christmas after the rebellion, almost two years ago. I have seen the way they look at each other, you could not possibly deny their love for one another. We stay for dinner, I feed Sophie some stew before she goes back to sleep. They talk to us about their wedding plans, about the future. After dinner we decide to head home. Sophie has fallen fast asleep yet again on the couch. I offer to carry her home but Peeta insists on doing it himself, still fearing the pain in my back. I roll my eyes at his overprotective ways but don't bother arguing. There is no point in ruining a good day. After we have said goodbye to Haymitch and Effie we walk out the door. Peeta walks before me, Sophie in his arms and her head laid sleepily on his shoulder, her small fingers grasping his shirt. Sometimes I forget that she is as young as she is, she isn't even 2. She speaks like she's 4 sometimes. Sometimes I forget that she isn't mine, she is not my daughter. I know even though she isn't my daughter I will always love her like my own, for a matter of time she is. As we cross over to our house I see the beautiful sunset past the hills. The sight is so breathtaking I stop in my tracks. Peeta does too a few seconds after me, soon making his way to stand beside me. I look at him and smile softly, in a moment he does the same. When we get inside he lays Sophie down on the armchair in the living room, spreading a blanket across her before joining me in the kitchen. I tell him
"You can stay a bit longer if you like"
He nods and says in his gentle voice
"Okay"
Peeta makes some hot chocolate and I take out a plate of cookies from the bakery and we bring them into the living room. We turn on the TV at low volume and sit on the couch. I sit in the other armchair whilst Peeta sits on the couch whilst we watch some programme. After a moment Peeta gestures me over into his arms which I immediately accept. He wraps his arms around me, not too tight being aware of my spine. His embrace is warm and calming. His lips brush off my forehead every now and then, leaving a wonderful tingling sensation in their place. I try to process today. Haymitch and Effie are engaged. It's feels like only yesterday I just met them. This has made me realise how grown up we have become, how much we've changed. How much I've changed. I'm 19 tomorrow, I have Sophie in my life. I have Peeta, Peeta who I love more than anything in the world. Tomorrow I'm 19. The years are moving us further from the past and toward the good that awaits with the future, today proved that there is happiness coming into all our lives. I guess we are truly beginning to move on in our lives, but the scars are something I know will unfortunately never be left behind.
