Two halves of a whole (Clato)

Chapter 8: Comfort Before Preparation

Cloves POV
When we get to the capitol everyone cheers for me and Cato and we put on stone cold faces. When we get into our "apartment" well I wouldn't call it an apartment it's more like a penthouse but on the 2nd floor. We go in to enobaria and Brutus and they sit us down "alright so we didn't get to talk much on the train...what are y'all's skills?" Brutus asks "well I am great with throwing knives and regular knives and know how to fight with a sword" I say then turn to Cato with an 'impress them' look

"I'm good at hand to hand combat and great with swords so good I could teach someone else" Cato says smiling at me I smile back but try to hide it from our mentors "great! I think we have a good chance of winning! Right Brutus?" Enobaria says "Mhm you two are obviously skilled so on the first few days of training I want you to focus on allies" Brutus says with a kind voice I could tell that they were both great mentors but probably have been through so much

"Yes of course but first we'll have to get through the parade first!" Crystal says excitedly "and I've already talked with your stylist you two will have matching gold outfits! It will catch everyone's attention" she adds. Enobaria and Brutus looked annoyed they don't like her very much that's very obvious

"Anyways goodnight..tomorrow afternoon is your parade" enobaria says while standing up to go to bed. It was so great to meet both of them but especially enobaria i looked up to her since I was little...but I don't remember much from her games actually...

As I walk into my room I put everything up when I find something in my bag. It was a picture of me and Cato when we were still just friends. His arms were around me almost like a hug from behind, and i was smiling like a real smile. I cry as I remember what our lives were before the reaping. I'd always wanted to be in the hunger games but now all I wanted was to get out of it. I hug the picture and cry some more

"Clover..." Cato says while coming to my bed and sitting next to me to hug me. I don't say anything cus there is nothing to say...right now we just needed each other. Just me and him. Right now we needed comfort before preparation.