The next few days after seeing Johanna, it was Finnick's wedding day. Even though Johanna had been back from the capitol, Arya hadn't been able to see her, as everytime she would go, the doctors would shoo her away, or Johanna would be sleeping.
The day of the wedding, she woke up and got a shower. She stood in the cool water in the early morning and let the water wash over her, scrubbing her hair. Even though she didn't know Finnick very well, she still wanted him to have the best possible wedding day.
When she finished, she wrapped the towel around her body, and stepped out of the shower, staring at herself in the mirror.
Her tangled, wet hair dripped down her back, and her green eyes stared at herself. Her freckles dotted her nose and cheeks, and her dimples were faded. It was her face, alright, but something had changed in the past few months. Her face looked a little less like a child, and more of a serious adult.
She brushed her hair out, and put into one fishtail that wrapped around her shoulder. Next, she grabbed a dark gray-almost black short dress with spaghetti straps and strappy sandals.
When she was finished, she found her way to the dining room, where everything was transformed from the normally dull place to a beautiful place.
There was a circle for dancing later, chairs neatly set up in rows, and flowers hung everywhere. She took a seat next to Vada and Oakley. Someone on the other side of Vada sneezed, and when she turned to see who it was, it was Colton. "Pollen..." he muttered, and Vada and Arya giggled lightly.
Soon, the ceremony started, to which Arya tuned out, but not to be rude, it was because she didn't want to think too much about love, because she missed interacting with Johanna.
Afterward, she got up and she and Vada danced in the corner, but soon Ryder took Vada away. As Arya walked around, she saw Colton and Oakley dancing together, and Annie and Finnick. But then, Arya saw someone walk up to another girl with brown hair and plain features. Katniss Everdeen.
But the first girl still had Arya's attention. Her shaved head and scars were exactly the same as Johanna's, so she went over.
She heard her say, "Are you going to miss a chance to let Snow see you dancing?" Katniss left, and Johanna watched her dance with a far-away smile.
"You're not going to take your own advice? I'm free." Arya smirked from behind her.
Johanna whipped around, her eyes wide, but then turned her back and walked away. Arya furrowed her brow and chased after her. "Hey, what's wrong?"
Johanna ignored her, but kept walking. Once Arya finally caught up with her, she said, "I'm sorry if you're angry because of me. I know I promised to get you out of the arena alive, but instead you got sent to the capitol. I'm sorry, I really am. Can you forgive me? Please? Do you want to talk about it? Please? JOHANNA MASON, STOP IGNORING ME!!"
Arya clamped a hand to her mouth after shouting at her, but Johanna turned around and the two girls stared at each other for a couple of minutes before Johanna spoke.
"Is that what you think? That it's your fault? 'Cause it's not. It's not, I promise. And I'm sorry if you think I've been ignoring you, I just don't want you to see me like this."
"Like what?"
"Hurting."
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