Mockingjay academy

Chapter 46: numb

Out of breath
Out of time
Is it your turn?
Is it mine?
I can't sleep tonight
I can't sleep tonight, no
Is it fine, if we find
That in time this isn't right
I can't speak tonight
I can't speak tonight, no

Just make me feel special
And make me feel loved
Make me feel something
Lately life's made me numb
I just want to hold you
For just long enough
So you don't get tired of me telling you
I love you so much

So don't make me, no
Don't make me go
Don't make me

In a city I don't know
Hit me three times 'fore the show
I need sleep tonight
You'll be in my dreams tonight, tho"

Her lyrics are amazing. They are complex but tell story. And I can't help but read into it to much.
We all clap and she goes red in the face and makes eye contact with me. I try to hold the glance but she looks away. Damn it Jo.

We file out of class when the bell goes and the group find a place under a tree for old times sake.
"You know what?" Finnick chirps as I sit down. "I'm not feeling it. We should climb the tree."
"Fricking monkey." Katniss mumbles and she takes Peetas hands and he helps her to her feet.

Katniss goes into Monkey Mode and climbs the tree as if it was as easy as breathing. Peeta takes after her missing his grip a few times. Jo follows effortlessly. Clove gets help by Katniss. Cato wonders off in disinterest and marvel follows. Glimmer climbs up higher then Katniss and then I follow. Finnick and Annie are the last to climb. Annie giggles along the way.
"What should we talk about?" Asks Katniss.
"I don't know." I reply.
"Let's talk about Fluffy unicorns." Finnick adds.
"Finnick!" Annie shoves her elbow into his chest playfully. "Let's talk about dance." But her smile fades when she realises what she had said. Clove and Jo look down and Glimmer excuses herself and climbs down the tree and walks off.

"I got prim into. Gymnastics!" Squeals Katniss as she shows Annie a picture. "When my dad-" she stops and corrects herself when Finnick makes a funny face. "Our dad... he found a class that she can take here every Wednesday."
"That's great." Peeta says. And we all chip in after him. Then we fall silent again.

"What's up?" I ask everyone. Eyeing them Individually.
"A Disney Pixar movie." Replies Katniss.
"Not gravity. I checked." Smirks Jo.
"Not your grades." Cloves laughs.
"Not your Di-"
"FINNICK!" screams Annie in embarrassment.

Dani appears under the tree. She must have heard Annie. Well actually, the whole school heard Annie.
"Hey guys." She smiles. "This is shawn." She introduces us to the guys she's with. I recognise him from the party. He was the one she pushed in the pool.
"Is he-?" Annie points, catching on to what I've just figured out.
Shawn nods and flushes beet red. Dani kisses him on the cheek and the stroll off.

I look on the branch above me and see Jo Playing Pokemon Go. After a while she groans and shouts: "I HATE ALL THE FREAKING POKE-BALLS!" We all laugh at her. She then puts her phone to the side but it falls. I barley have time to register what's happening but by pure luck I catch it.
"I know your password." I say in a girly voice and log onto her Iphone.
I see her suppress a smile and she tries to reach down for the phone.
"Oooo. Let's see. Pokemon go looks good." I say and tap the app open. It's opens and plays straight away.
"Galeeeeeee." Jo whines and starts to climb down.
"Jooooo." I can't see the others raising there eyebrows. You suck at flirting Gale.
Jos phones buzzes and Pikachu appears down the road.
"Gale that's a Pokemon." She says and swings for the phone. I move it out the way but she catches sight of the screen. "ITS A PIKACHU!" She screams and pushes me out the tree. Luckily I wasn't far from the bottom. But I still landed on my bum. I hear Finnick laughing and I shrug it off before running to go catch the Pikachu.
I can hear Jo chasing me so I scream: "I gotta catch' em all!"

The other people stare at me crazy and I see some of the teachers laugh.
When I get off the campus to find the Pikachu I look at Jos phone it's gone. Oops.

JO POV

He lost the Pikachu. HE FREAKING LOST IT. I haven't got a Pikachu yet. I had never even seen one on a server before.

Ugh. I know I shouldn't be worrying about a Pokemon. But if I don't worry about that then I'll worry about leaving. I don't wanna go. I really don't. I want to see where this thing goes with Gale. If it even is a thing. But I also don't want to be alone. Yes Clove will be with me but she's only auditioning. What if she doesn't get in?
Wow. I mentally laugh at myself. Your such a good friend. You think so lowly of them all. "Stop thinking about leaving. Your heads going to explode," Gale informs me.
"Your heads gonna be the one exploding. After I smash it in for losing a Pikachu!" I jump onto his back and he falls forwards. I fall over him when he does this but I recover by rolling over smoothly.
"Nicely done," says Gale as I swing a punch at his face. He ducks as his foot sinks itself into the back of my knee. I stumble forward at the sudden impact then lunge towards him. "Your going to die." I spit.
"It's just a Pikachu." He laughs. I know. But it's all I can't think about right now.

*7 hours later*

It's eight o' clock and the Train just rolled into the station silently. We say our goodbyes as usual. But I don't know what to do when it comes to Gale.

CLOVE POV:

I don't know what to do when it comes to Cato. I remember when I told him. It was in the car only the way back from the Cinema when we tried to get Glimmer and Marvel back together.  He was crushed but he was brave and told me to go for it. I know how hard that must be for him.
"Don't go." He murmurs and we hug tightly.
"I have to. But it's only an audition I may not even get in-" I reply.
"You will, clove. And I'll visit you as much as I can." He says promisingly.
"Don't make promises you can't keep." I mumble. He breaks the hug and looks at me in the face.
"What are you saying?" He asks.

"Okay this is going to sound really dramatic but here you go! Just forget about me, okay? I want you to start fresh. Long distance relationships don't work. I'm letting you go." I feel the tears in my eyes.
"I'll wait for you."
"Don't." I say sternly and get on the train.

"Goodbye." Everyone cheers at Jo and I.
"I'll see you later." I correct but Jo just stays silent. And I don't say anything more to Cato. Nor do I say I love him. Because that would be foolish of me.

I get on the train with Jo.
"Love sucks." She mumbles as a tear rolls down her cheek and onto her palm which is tucked under her chin. Her elbow is propped up on the table in front of us.

I turn to my left and look out the window and soon their faces disappear. But I know it won't be the last time I see them.  It's just going to be a while till I do.

clove I say in the best mental- story teller- voice I can. Prepare for your next journey.

The train glides effortlessly across the bridge then sinks under ground which is lit up with powerful lights.

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*Evil laugh*
Just kidding. This is not the End of Clove!! Or Clato. Or Gravel (Glimmer and Marvel)

But I can't give you to much detail.

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