The Hunger Games: Yellow Flicker Beat

Chapter 17: Familiar Face

      "Clove!" Cato yelled running fast past citizens of District 2 all the way to Clove's house.

      "What do you want, Big Mouth?" Sighed Clove annoyed by Cato disturbing her beauty sleep as she went outside.

      "I- it's - I found." Cato began catching his breath.

      "Slow down!" Clove exclaimed.

     "I found my girl," Clove smiled while talking. "you know Marilyn Faith? Her real name's Carolyn Faye. You were right about her fooling the two of us by her fake name. I'm guessing she changed her name so I wouldn't recognize her as the one who had saved me. But never fool someone from District 2. We citizens in the district are very clever."

      "Woah, woah, woah," Clove stopped Cato's tracks. "how do you know? What if you're not sure?"

      "I just know it Clove." Cato explained. "the mind knows."

       Clove was impressed by Cato's knowledge.

       "How'd you get so smart, nerd?" Clove smirked at Cato.

       "By Carolyn." Cato grinned with a happy sigh.

       "Guess you're the Lover Boy now." Clove teased.

       "Am not!" Cato blurted out while trying to hide his blush.

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     Carol got changed into her white dress. The one she wore when she went to Cornucopia. Carolyn began to explore the villages of District 2. Carol was mesmerized by the villages being near a coal mine. Carol could not believe the camera crew. This morning, a camera guy almost caught footage of her taking a bath in the river. How Carolyn got annoyed with them. While walking to one of the villages, Carol saw Cato and Clove messing around with each other. Carolyn was about to make a run for it until Clove had spotted her.

        "Is that your girl?" Clove asked Cato pointing towards the blonde wearing a white dress.

       "Yep. That's my girl," Cato said turning over towards Carol then to Clove. It took a moment for him to realize this. "That's my girl." Smiled Cato as he went towards Carol. Clove smirked devilishly at the scene she was seeing.

       "Oh dear!" Squealed Carol loudly for the cameras to see. Let them come, Carol said to calm herself down. Just this once, let him come to you.

          "Hey again." Cato grinned at Carol's lovely look.

          "Hey yourself handsome." Giggled Carol.

          "You're Carolyn Faye correct?" Cato asked.

          Carol froze. She was as stiff as a statue because of the shocking discovery. The blondie's eyes were wide open. Her mouth was open, but not fully. How did he know?

          Cato snapped his finger at Carol which brought her back to reality.

           "Um, yeah, I'm Carolyn Faye alright." Carolyn stammered.

          "And you're also the girl who brought me back to life?" Cato inquired again, hoping the answer was a yes.

           "Yes..." Carol felt unsure of what to do next.

          "Thank you." Cato pulled Carol close to him. He held her tightly so she wouldn't excape his sight. Cato looked below and saw Carolyn blushing deeply. Cato couldn't help himself but smirk. Then he saw people taking footage of them.

             "Get out of here, will you?!" Shooed Cato.

             "Don't worry, Cato.They're the Capitol Camera Crew who will be taking footage of me visiting all of the districts," Carolyn began. "after that, they'll turn it into a movie for the Capitol citizens to watch."

              "Okay," Cato grinned. "but first, I want to see them see us hugging as if we're madly in love." Cato pulled Carol into another hug which made Carolyn blush even more. Not to mention, the way Cato's hugging Carol felt somewhat comforting. It's not like Cato's death grips or hugs. In fact, he wasn't his brutal self. Cato was more of a happy puppy to Carol. When Carol looked at the corner of her eye, she saw a familiar face. Carolyn suddenly broke away from the hug and went towards where the brunette man was. Cato looked suspiciously at the two and watched. When Carol reached the man, she knew who it was. It was nobody else but Gale Hawthorne.

               "Gale?" Asked Carol as she went running towards Gale.

               "Carolyn?," Gale took a while to realize until it was Carolyn. "Carol!"

                "Gale!" Carol greeted the buff man.

                "Nice to see you again, Blondie." Gale teased.

                "Nice to see you again, Thorne." Carol joked with a welcoming smile.

                "What are you doing in District 2?" Gale asked.

                "Footage." Spoke Carol quickly.

                "I see," Gale began. "so how's Katniss?"

                "Fine." Carol said.

                 "What about Peeta, Katy, and Peter?" Gale inquired.

                 "They're all fine." Carol mentioned.

                 "Okay." Gale sighed in relief.

                 "Why are you asking how the Mellarks are?" Carol joked around with Gale again.

                 "Just worried." Gale told Carol.

                 "Worried because you can't see Katniss anymore?" Teased Carol.

                  That question did it. That silenced Gale for good.

                  "Hey," Carol continued. "I'm sorry."

                   "It's okay," Gale assured his companion. "it's not your fault I can't see Katniss anymore. It's my fault. I killed Prim. The bomb that killed Primrose Everdeen was from Gale. Gale Hawthorne."

                    "You didn't mean it," Carol began her voice soft. "nobody's perfect."

                    "If only that never happened." A tear slipped from the right side Gale's eye.

                    Carol put a hand on one of his shoulders. 

                    "You didn't mean it." Carolyn foresaid.

                     When Carolyn was done saying that statement to Gale, Cato suddenly yelled out to her.

                     "Carol!" Cato yelled.

                   "Coming," Exclaimed Carolyn. Carol looked at Gale one more time and gave him a pat. "you'll be fine." Then after that, Carol headed towards Cato.

                      "Don't ever hang out with that man ever again, you understand Faye?" Cato pointed out his voice somehow darkened.

                       "But he's a fellow friend of mine back then from District 12." Carol announced.

                       "I don't like the way the two of you hang out together. That's all." Argued Cato.

                       "Okay." Carol said.