Reuniting Our Lives

Roller Coaster of Emotions

Over the past week, I've told Peeta everything that happened in my dream. I included every single detail because I know that he'd want to know everything. A lot of the time, I fell asleep while telling certain chapters of our life, so he had to wait until I woke up to hear the rest. Because of that, I've been falling asleep much better, thinking of the life I had, and having Peeta beside me, wanting to turn my dream into reality.

We sit on the couch as I begin to tell him about Finnick, I can't hold in the tears. He was alive. I don't know how, but he was alive. I bury my head into his chest and sob profusely.

"Katniss, it's okay. There's nothing you could've done differently that would've kept him here. Just know that he's probably with your dad and sister, wherever they are," Peeta reassured.

I knew that he was probably right, and that the only thing I could've done differently was that I could've gone to help him, but then I could be dead too. And Peeta was behind me, so Finnick, Peeta and we could've all died that day because of me. I could've caused two more deaths that wouldn't have been completely necessary.

After I had calmed down, I realised that I had reached the end of my dream. Then I remembered how bad my life was when I woke up and how broken I was. I felt so alone, and the only thing that kept me sane was Peeta's strong arms around me, holding me close and reminding me that my life isn't awful anymore. That my life has finally started to become what I wished it would be for a long time now.

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I woke up in my bed with Peeta's arms wrapped around me and a smile crept up on my face. Over the past week, him and I have gotten closer, especially when I told him about his proposal, our wedding, and our daughter, Willow. I think he saw how happy it made me when I thought about it and wanted to do whatever he could to make it all real.

Peeta's grip on me tightened ever so slightly and he too smiled. I brushed his blonde curls out of his face as he opened his eyes, and I could finally see his perfect blue eyes. All I wanted was to stay here in Peeta's embrace, but I know that something will force us to get out of bed. And that something was a knock at my door.

"I'll get it," I said, reluctantly getting out of Peeta's grasp and heading down to the front door to see who could be banging on my door so loudly.

I opened the door to find the people I least expected to show up in District 12. At my door step. The Odair family.

All three of them.

A/N: I finished all three of my AP exams! Woo!! If there are parts that didn't make sense, that's my bad. The people sitting around me on the bus wouldn't shut up and thought I was deaf, (long story) and I'm too lazy to proofread since you guys deserve a chapter. And I'm blocked again... 😬 But I gave y'all a short filler chapter. So be a little less mad at me.

~Rachel