When two worlds collide

chapter 3

Chapter 3

Katniss POV:

We stand there for a bit in silence. I finally ask the question that everyone is asking themselves.

"So what are you doing here?" I say turning toward them.

The girl that's still holding Four's hand opens her mouth than shuts it, choosing her words. She looks up at four, and then turns to look at the rest of her small group. She sighs.

 "Well it's a long story." she says.

 It's hard to miss the pain written in her eyes, the kind you see mostly from people who've either gone through the games, or have lost everything, both I'm quite familiar with.

"Well as long as you're not from the capital, or trying to kill us, I think it would be best if we get out of here..." I say.

 Should we take them to 13? If not, then where? I glance at my group, seeing that they're probably thinking the same thing.

I look at Plutarch asking for permission, or what to do, using only my eyes. She stares at them, then nods slowly.

I turn back to them, "I guess we're going to 13" I finish. Just as Plutarch turns to push buttons into his communicator, probably letting president coin know about our new discovery. I turn back toward them. They give me blank looks.

"Where?!" says the women next to Four, who had stepped nearer to us at the beginning. Now actually looking at her, standing next to Four, I now notice how they look just the slightest bit alike.

"District 13." I repeat. "It's not safe out here. And our story is kind of also long and complicated. If you're telling the truth and you truly have no idea where you are, or who we are, then you should get ready for a long story," I pause, and then add, "That is if you want to know."

Curiosity sets into their eyes.

"That goes for you too," the girl holding Four's hand says.

I nod in her direction.

      Could there really be a somewhere else? Could Gale and I have found it, if we had run away? Before my life had been torn to shreds? I look over to Gale, and see he's looking at the ground deep in thought, but every once in a while he glances back up at the people; he grips his side where his weapon is kept. Guilt seeps into me, thinking how much different things could have been if we had. However, that would mean we wouldhave left all those future tributes to keep dying in arenas, because of myselfishness. This revolution was needed. It is needed.  

Now thinking more clearly, I realize even more the value of our fight, and maybe someday no one will ever enter another arena. Which is the lesser of two evils? To continue letting kids purposefully die every year and running from it all? Or being here? Fighting it, but at the cost of so many lives? I push the thought away, it's truly too late for what if's. so I set my jaw, and look forward. I take the lead back toward the hovercraft. Almost forgetting about the new comers, but I turn around and see they're obediently following, most of them looking uncomfortable.

Once the hovercraft comes into view lowering to pick us up, their eyes go wide, some stop in their tracks. Others just walk a lot slower. I smile to myself at their dumbfounded looks. Good, if a hovercraft is a shock for them, they're definitely not from the capital. 

I stop, remembering that I wanted a couple of things from the Victors Village. I tell them I'll meet them back at the hovercraft, and make my way to the Victors Village, my once upon a time home.

I grab a couple of things and am about to walk out when the door opens just as I was reaching for the door knob. I see that its Gale and I relax but he hasn't noticed me and bumps into me. I drop the things I was carrying.

"I'm Sorry" he says when he realizes it's just me.

"Sorry" I say at the same moment 

Were still standing really close, and I'm not sure how I Feel about that. But before I can decide, he looks at me and leans in ...His lips centimeters away. They brush my lips. 

 "You know I don't mean to brag or anything but I told u so" he says.

 I expect a small smirk on his face, but it's a sad smile. Of course he realized the same thing, that maybe we would have been okay if we had left. 

He brings me into an embrace holding me. I fight back tears and he notices right away because he quietly says "I didn't mean it like that though, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything." and that's when those stupid tears fall. He wipes them. And kisses them dry, softly.

He makes his was to my lips. I don't fight him. I even kiss him back.  I then quickly realize everyone is still waiting so I break us apart. He looks confused at first then realizes the same thing. He silently picks up the couple of things I grabbed and we walk out.

They're already on the hovercraft and I can tell they're trying not to stare at Gale and I. 

I close my eyes. It only feels like a couple of minutes when someone gently shakes my shoulder. It's a short ride to 13 but I fell asleep. So I get up, as everyone files out.

It has been a long day. Instead of following along and going to wherever Plutarch has planned for us all. I drop off my mockingjay suit, and make my way to my compartment and sleep.

Skipping dinner.

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"You can spend your whole life working for something just to have it taken away."-Aint no reason by Brent Dennen