A Delicate Primrose

Moving in

Prims POV:
Two weeks since the reaping that took away my sister mum had become cold and distant and Petunia gave me hell in school for walking out of her party Gale and Rory often came round to keep me company but other than that life was good. I walked home from school on that faithful Thursday with Gale and Rory school was finally over for the summer meaning no lessons for a month they didn't do this out of respite for the students however but more because the district didn't have enough money to supply air conditioning and no one wanted to be in a hot stuffy classroom for six hours a day that would be pure torture. Summer was also a time were the younger kids could run free for days on end while us older kids did other things to keep ourselves entertained. I was for once almost glad to walk into our drafty house because well it was shaded and cool unlike the outside which if you spent to long there your skin would be all burning and flaky because we didn't have enough to afford sun cream I found mum sat at the table a bottle clasped in her hand pills splayed across the table I gasped in alarm she couldn't have she wouldn't have would she? I tried scooping up the Pills and putting them into the small container "Prim stop" mum slurred grabbing my hand "no this isn't good for you!" I told her sternly "Prim siiit" she told me her words slurring together helplessly she had relapsed she did it when dad died i was terrified it would happen again and it did I sat on the condition she give me the bottle after a bit of coaxing she finally released the bottle of what I guessed was alcohol given her breath and the smell of the bottle "Prim I've decided to send you to the Hawthornes" she told me I sat there shocked to my core she was abandoning me the one thing Katniss told her not to do she was doing "mum you can't be serious?" I asked her "I can't give it up" she gestured to bottle in my hand "and if the government found out they would send you to the care home" I couldn't believe my ears my mother was choosing alcohol and drugs that did nothing good for her over her own daughter? "Pack your things your leaving tonight" she told me without another word I walked to my draw and started packing my bag.

T I M E S K I P (BROUGHT TO YOU BY PITA BREAD)

Prims POV:
I walked to the Hawthornes alone to let the reality set in I knocked on the door Gale answered a grave look on his face said everything I needed to know he brought me into the living room were the others sat watching the games "I'm really sorry" Gale told me I shook my head "no your not" I said knowing he was just trying to pity me "what do mean? I am sorry" he told me again "no!, no your not because nothing is wrong and I am fine!" I snapped getting up and leaving the door I ran to the tree that was my safe haven "it's not fair!" I yelled kicking the stump of the tree and then some rocks. No one understood what I was going through not mum, not the kids at school, not even Gale knew what I was feeling my Sister the one person who has been there since day one of my life might get killed in these next few days and then who will I have nobody I slid down the tree got angry tears falling i then started to sing a sweet song Katniss had taut me
Play the song
A million thoughts in my head
Should i let my heart keep listening
Cause up till now I've walked the line
Nothing lost but something missing

I can't decide what's wrong
What's right which way
Should I go?

If only I knew what my heart
Was telling me Don't know
What I'm feeling is this
Just a dream uh oh, yeah
If only I could read the signs
In front of me I could find a way to
Who I'm meant to be uh oh if only
Yeah

Am I crazy maybe we could
Happen, yeah will you still
Be with me when the magics
All run out

If only I knew what my heart was
Tell I me don't know what I'm feeling
Is this just a dream uh oh

If only I could read the signs in
Front of me I could find a way
To who I'm meant to be uh oh

If only yeah, if only yeah
If only yeah, if only
If only ,if only

At this point I felt a lot more relaxed and less mad at Gale "you have a beautiful voice" I turned around Gale was leaning against the tree "no I'm not" I said shaking my head "yeah you are look I just wanted to say I'm sorry and I didn't mean to offend you" he told me a looked at the ground digging my feet into the dirt "do you forgive me" he asked "yeah I guess" I told him "great let's go home" he said grabbing my hand. On the walk back home we dabbled in a bit of talk but over all it was a nice walk home appreciating nature.

T I M E   S K I P

Prims POV:
When we got back a beautiful steamy chicken lay in the middle of the table surrounded by mashed potatoes and gravy my mouth was practically watering looking at the food "ah come sit down" Hazelle said ushering us inside and opening our seats. We sat taking enough food to last me a lifetime "so ma did you know Prim could sing" Gale informed the table everyone went silent "is that true primrose" Hazelle asked me smiling I didn't reply I just stared blankly at my plate and then asked "can I go to my room please?" Hazelle helped me get changed and then told me which room to go to it was posy's there was a thin mattress on the floor with a pillow and blanket I climbed in and went to sleep.