It's not as it seems (Everlark story)

Chapter 12: Game

Chapter 12

Katniss P.O.V.

It started this morning. I saw him. I almost fainted. His evil smile, his hard eyes. I felt sick to my stomach and scared like hell.

I don't know how I got through this day today to be honest. But it did help to have Finnick and the others by my side.

"Katniss you have to report him to the police", Annir says.

"They won't believe me", I say.

"They will if you give them permission to look in your hospital file", Madge says.

"It's not worth it", I say bummed out, sitting down in the couch.

"Yes it is Kat", Finnick says. "It's worth it because you're worth it".

I don't know what to answer at this. I don't want to say what I think about that in front of them. I did that with Annie, and that was a mistake. I don't want to upset them.

So I just don't say anything instead. I don't nod my head. And I don't shake my head. I simply just sit still, not saying a word.

But I think they're on to me. Being quite is just like hiding something or admitting to something.

They don't push the issue further though. They leave me be. They try to get me to talk to them about something else instead. I talk with them half hearted. I'm still disappointed about the fact that I didn't succeed with my suicided attempt. Is that wrong? I mean I did go through something really terrible, can anyone judge me?

I don't know. I wouldn't judge someone and I don't think my friends would judge me, but they would be concerned.

"Okay we should definitely do something to ease the tension in this room", Finnick says suddenly. "It's making me really nervous".

That makes us two brother dear.

"Like what?" Madge asks.

"I don't know... Truth or dare?" Finnick says and a smug grin slowly starts spreading across his face.

At this point I don't really care. Normally I would've refused, but right now I just want to do something. And maybe that's why I so desperately say yes to this.

Finnick tells us to sit down on the floor in a circle. So we do. Finnick is the one with the smug grin still plastered on his face, and he's the one who wants to start up the whole thing.

"Okay, so... Who should I pick? Who. Should. I. Pick...?" He says slowly and very thoughtfully. "Gale, truth or dare?"

Gale swears quietly.

"Um... Truth I guess", he says.

"Wuss", Finnick mumbles. "But okay... How many times a week do you and Madge have sex?"

Apparently after I outed both of them in my suicide letter, they realized how stupid they were and simple got together.

"Finnick!" Madge shouts in a sigh with frustration and hits him on the arm.

Gale becomes awfully read in his face, and so does Madge. I just giggle. Finnick always asks embarrassing and tough questions. It's funny for everyone if you're not the target of the question.

"Nah-ah! It has to be answered because the question was asked!" He says importantly.

Madge hisses, sounding like a cat, and Gale sighs.

"I guess like... Four or five, we both have siblings and we live with our parents so when we get opportunity", Gale says.

Madge is red like a tomato in her face, which she now buries in Gale's arm.