A year had passed and I'm still having a very nice friendship with Clove. We laughed, teased other people & did some things together. Like training. It's summer now and all we have to do is train and train and train. The reaping is just a week away.
She throws one knife and it swiftly hits the target. I can't help but be amazed. "Whoa." She glanced at me. "Pretty cool, huh?" She smiled and looked away. "Cato." I turned around and saw Jack, one of my enemies here in the whole district. He's stubborn but as much as I can say, I'm pretty much more bad-ass than him. If ever given a chance, I would kill him. I totally want to do that since I was 8.
Every time I see him, I just want to punch him so hard that he won't be able to recover. Or I'll just have to slice him into half. He's one of the bad memories that I want to forget but then I can't.
"What do you want, Jack?" I asked him. His friends laughed and he started to speak. " Nahh. Nothing. Do you like that girl?" He pointed at Clove. She never noticed it. "Why'd you ask?" I replied. "She's my sister." Clove has a brother? How? She never told me. "I don't believe you." I shook my head and he called out Clove. "Hey, Clove!" She turned around and said, "Yes, brother?" Then, she found out that I was there. Her face started to get serious. "See you later, Cato." Jack patted me on my shoulder and walked away.
Clove ran away. She went to the corner and I know she was sobbing. This was the first time I saw her cry. Nobody dared to comfort her. Just like how nobody dared to see the soft side of me. I thought she was totally different. I just thought so. I know there's a reason for everything so I walked towards her. She seemed to notice that I was there. "Hey." She mumbled.
"Why didn't you tell me?" She tried not to look right into my eyes. " I don't want to. You told me that you hate him so much that you want to kill him. I don't want to disappoint you. I-I was scared that you'll ... leave me." I was surprised with what she said. "I won't leave you. Why would you think like that?" She was controlling herself not to cry. "You're the only friend I have here. The girls thinks I'm different and I'm odd with guys. But Cato, you--" I hugged her. I just did.
"Please .. don't ever tell a lie again." I kissed her forehead and I think that she was surprised. "I promise." She was still sobbing but I can hear her clearly. "Even if you're Jack's sister, aunt, cousin or even ... mom----" She punched me and then she laughed. "Am I too old?" She smiled. "No! Of course not." I laughed and she hugged me again. "It doesn't matter to me anymore. You're a part of me now, Clove. You really are." "Thanks." She replied.
"Allies?" I asked and reached out for her hand. "I'll be honored." She takes my hand and we stood up together.
